Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

The celebrated author on what a cancer diagnosis taught her about life and art.

Today's speaker Chelsea explores the extreme cold in Antarctica to bring home something important... Ice cores! 

These ice cores can be used to uncover clues about Australia's past. 

The Ukrainian rock band Antytila is in Australia as part of a global tour, showcasing their music and gathering support for Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia.

The band has taken time out from serving in the Ukrainian territorial defence force to engage in some cultural diplomacy.

Guest: Taras Topolia, band member 

The criminal trial of Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride begins in Canberra this week.

The former army lawyer who leaked classified information to the ABC that revealed allegations of war crimes by special forces in Afghanistan, faces a life sentence if found guilty.

Guest: Kieren Pender, senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre’s Whistleblower Project

How the Commonwealth Bank tried to stop a royal commission by using dirt files, intimidation, threats and surveillance against whistleblowers and journalists.

Can you guess this week's tweeter?

This week's mystery callers were sent in by our wonderful listeners – listen in to guess each one.

For much of the past 50 years Bryan Brown has starred in a wide range of Australian and international films - titles like The Thorn Birds , A Town Like Alice, Breaker Morant (1980), Cocktail (1988), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) to name just a few. More recently he has added author to his list of accomplishments. His first book, Sweet Jimmy - a collection of short stories - was shortlisted for Best Debut Crime Fiction, Ned Kelly Awards last year. And in 2023 Bryan Brown is releasing his first novel, The Drowning … also in the crime genre

Julia is a retelling of the dystopian classic1984 from the point of view of Julia, the lover of George Orwell's protagonist, Winston Smith.

Today's speaker works with radio of a slightly different sort – radio astronomy!

Dr Laura Driessen explains what radio is… and isn't.