Sunday Extra - Full program podcast

On Sunday Extra this week, a post-mortem of the Farrer by-election, and was Chinese interference behind the cancellation of a major human rights conference due to be held in Zambia? Plus, new research on how awe can be good for our mental health, and on the Year That Made Me, Frances Rings shares her experience as a dancer, choreographer and now Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Company.  

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

On Sunday Extra this week, why the UAE is being excluded from negotiations to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. 

Former WaPo editor Robert G. Kaiser on how the Washington Post has fared under its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.

And the intriguing stories of the KGB’s archivist and the murky underworld associated with one of the biggest collections of works by Frida Kahlo.

What is behind the landmark secularism case in the Canadian Supreme Court that could redefine religious freedom and minority rights?

Will Chadian troops arriving in Haiti be able to finally push back the violent gangs taking over Haiti?

What’s in the draft Children’s Online Privacy Code, and how it could change young people’s digital lives?

New York Times puzzle editor, Will Shortz, takes into the world of competitive crossword puzzling.

And on The Year That Made Me, artist and writer Omar Musa revisits the year that shaped his creative trajectory. 

Will Hungarian elections on 12 April spell the end for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán?

A new report uncovers how North Korea is sending state-sanctioned forced labourers to Russia.

The end of more than 700 years of rule for hereditary peers in the British House of Lords

And on The Year That Made Me, an Easter Sunday special guest, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, a new study finds no evidence that medical cannabis was any more effective at treating anxiety and depression than placebos. 

The fascinating world of numbers stations, one of the oldest forms of encrypted communication which are still used by intelligence agencies to get messages to operatives in the field.

A new documentary from Werner Herzog called records a journey of conservation biologist Steve Boyes as part of his search for “a mysterious elusive herd of Ghost Elephants in the highlands of Angola”.

And why is the State government of Victoria going to introduce a fee for tourists visiting the Twelve Apostles along the Great Ocean Road.

Plus Dr Olivia Ong on the Year that Made Me, Tweet of the Week, Expanse: the Nannup Four, Lab Notes and more. 

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, as the war in the Middle East continues we look at the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

As Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah or Iran, makes his case for why he should lead the country through a democratic transition we look at the history of the Pahlavi dynasty.

Nepal held new elections this week to replace the government ousted by the Gen-Z-led protests, Roman Gautum examines the results.

And our guest on the Year that Made Me is Yorta Yorta soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon.