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    Nino Bucci on the sentencing of Erin Patterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 19:18


    Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years after murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth with a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms. Justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci tells Nour Haydar how Justice Christopher Beale arrived at his decision and how Patterson reacted when she learned her fate

    Has Trump succeeded in normalising American autocracy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 19:46


    It's been more than 200 days since Donald Trump's return to power, and many have been left asking: are we seeing authoritarianism normalised in the US? Global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth talks to Reged Ahmad about whether the US is at a point of no return for democracy under Donald Trump

    Back to Back Barries: divisive debates and Dan Andrews

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 27:07


    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss this week's immigration debate and why politicians from all sides need to speak up strongly on the benefits of immigration. They also take a look at Dan Andrews' ‘photo bomb' alongside some of the world's most powerful men, aged care and whether PMs should have longer terms

    Newsroom edition: covering the far right without amplifying hate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 22:59


    The violent and confronting scenes that took place at anti-immigration rallies across the country last weekend continue to reverberate throughout Australian politics. Protesters said they marched because migration levels have reached record highs. Despite the real figures telling a different story, some sections of the media ignored the issue of racism and claimed those taking to the streets were motivated by legitimate concerns. Bridie Jabour speaks to Guardian Australia's editor, Lenore Taylor, and the national news editor, Josephine Tovey, about the challenges of covering the far right without amplifying their dangerous views

    Xi, Putin, Kim and a big parade: are we seeing a new world order?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 19:17


    Tens of thousands of spectators packed the stands to witness Xi Jinping's military parade marking 80 years since the defeat of Japan in the second world war. And watching from above, along the Chinese leader, were some of the world's most powerful men, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. The parade follows diplomatic meetings with other non-western leaders, including India's Narendra Modi.Helen Davidson talks to Nour Haydar about why Xi has invited some of the world's most powerful men to China – and how these alliances are reshaping our world

    Anti-immigration rallies and the rise of neo-Nazis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 19:36


    Thousands attended the ‘March for Australia' anti-immigration rallies around the country on the weekend. Among those there were neo-Nazi groups and far-right figures who have captured the headlines. While the organisers have distanced the events from white supremacists, and the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said some good people attended too, the protests have still been widely condemned as hateful. Reged Ahmad speaks to independent researcher into rightwing extremism Dr Kaz Ross on whether we are seeing a growing anti-immigration movement in Australia and an emboldened far right

    Australia's 'secret' deportation deal with Nauru

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 15:12


    On Friday, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, released a six-line statement announcing a new deal struck with Nauru. The deal allows the government to deport about 280 members of the NZYQ cohort, a group of noncitizens living in Australia whose visas were cancelled on character grounds. And despite costing hundreds of millions of dollars, the public have been told little detail about how the arrangement will work. Senior reporter Ben Doherty speaks to Nour Haydar about why critics have labelled the government's plan to deport people to its Pacific neighbour ‘discriminatory, disgraceful and dangerous'

    Is it depression or an iron deficiency?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 14:28


    Treating an iron deficiency can be elusive and frustrating. That's particularly true for women who may have been misdiagnosed with depression and other chronic illnesses, until those low iron levels are finally picked up. Reged Ahmad speaks to health reporter Natasha May on why so many women have to wait years to find out what's wrong, and whether a new test could be the solution

    Back to Back Barries: can the Coalition find a circuit breaker?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 27:32


    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the expulsion of Australia's Iranian ambassador and Anthony Albanese's plan to help first home buyers. They also examine what the Coalition could do to get out of its post-election slump

    The manhunt in Porepunkah continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 19:52


    Since Tuesday morning, police have been searching for Dezi Freeman, a so-called ‘sovereign citizen'. Police say he has fled into bushland after the killing of two police officers, allegedly in ‘cold blood', at a property in the Victorian town of Porepunkah. Reged Ahmad speaks to Catie McLeod, who is on the ground in Porepunkah, and Nino Bucci about what we know of the suspect and the manhunt for him

    Iran blamed for antisemtic attacks in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 14:28


    Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia's Jewish community, the domestic spy agency has determined, prompting the Albanese government to expel Tehran's ambassador from Australia. The prime minister announced on Tuesday that Asio had ‘credible intelligence' to determine the Iranian government was behind the attacks against the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne and Lewis's Continental Kitchen in Bondi, Sydney. Iranian diplomats posted to Australia were not involved, the Asio director general, Mike Burgess, said. Nour Haydar speaks with political correspondent Tom Mcilroy and senior reporter Ben Doherty about why the Albanese government has taken this historic step against Iran

    Kmart faces legal action in Australia over potential forced labour links

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 15:22


    Earlier this month an Australian-based Uyghur group launched legal action against Kmart in the federal court. The case has put the retailer's supply chain under scrutiny for potential links to forced labour in China's Xinjiang province. Nour Haydar speaks with senior reporter Ben Doherty about the legal action against Kmart and the warnings that Australia could become a dumping ground for products linked to forced labour

    Why the Australian gun lobby says it's ‘winning'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 21:42


    Australia's gun laws are often called the gold standard for community safety, but almost 30 years on from the Port Arthur massacre that led to decisive reforms, there are more legal firearms in the country than ever before. Nour Haydar speaks with senior correspondent Sarah Martin and investigations reporter Ariel Bogle about why the number of guns in Australia is on the rise, the escalating threat of 3D-printed weaponry and why the gun lobby claims it's ‘winning' the fight against firearm control

    Back to Back Barries: roundtable reforms, and diplomatic rows

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 30:11


    Barrie Cassidy, Tony Barry, and George Megalogenis discuss how productive the economic roundtable in Canberra was this week, and which ideas the government will act on first. They also discuss how the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has handled Benjamin Netanyahu's continued attacks on his leadership

    Newsroom edition: Netanyahu attacks the Albanese government

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 20:40


    The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has launched a diplomatic attack against his Australian counterpart – calling Anthony Albanese ‘a weak leader' who betrayed Australian Jews. The row kicked off when Australia pledged to recognise a Palestinian state alongside international allies in response to the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians. At the time, Albanese claimed Netanyahu was ‘in denial' at the suffering of civilians in Gaza. Bridie Jabour is joined by the editor, Lenore Taylor, the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, and deputy editor Patrick Keneally to discuss Australia's relationship with an increasingly isolated Israel

    Can the government keep kids safe in childcare?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 20:23


    Calls for childcare reforms have become louder since revelations surfaced of multiple sexual abuse charges laid against a Victorian worker. Federal and state education ministers are set to meet on Friday in an attempt to restore faith and safety to a service few can live without – but is real change possible? Senior reporter Kate Lyons talks to Reged Ahmad about whether the government's next moves will give parents and carers the reassurance they desperately need

    Zelenskyy suits up for peace but can Trump deliver?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 20:29


    Six months on from their explosive meeting in the White House, Volodymyr Zelenksyy once again met with the US president, Donald Trump, in Washington. But this time the Ukrainian president arrived with the support of key European leaders, who dropped everything in the hopes of securing a potential deal to end the war with Russia. Washington DC bureau chief David Smith speaks to Nour Haydar about whether Europe's united front managed to steer Trump away from the Kremlin, what chance is left of a ceasefire and how Trump welcomed Vladimir Putin back on to the world stage

    Labor go looking for an economic legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 19:33


    As Labor's much-hyped economic summit begins, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, say they want to hear big ideas to bring about the reform Australians are hungry for. But does the government's talk match its political ambition? Reged Ahmad speaks to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy about how Labor's economic roundtable will shape the future of Australia

    How doomsday prepping went mainstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 18:28


    It used to be a view held by a secretive few on the fringes of society, but preparing for disaster has now grown in popularity, with many believing having a backup plan just makes good sense. Senior reporter Kate Lyons speaks to Reged Ahmad on whether there is value in preparing for an apocalypse that may never come

    Back to Back Barries: the tricky politics of a treasurer-PM relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 25:08


    Ahead of next week's productivity roundtable, Tony Barry and George Megalogenis examine how Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese work together and compare the duo to their counterparts of decades past. They also examine the timing of the prime minister's plan to recognise Palestine and the RBA's decision to cut interest rates. *Barrie Cassidy is on holidays and will return next week

    Newsroom edition: can Labor jumpstart the economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 19:30


    Next week – just over 100 hundred days into its second term – the Albanese government will bring together business leaders, unions and interest groups at an economic roundtable to try and figure out how to best jumpstart the economy. Big ideas such as a four-day work week and limiting negative gearing have been put forward, but the prime minister has been quick to dampen expectations.Bridie Jabour talks with the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, and Guardian Australia's economics editor, Patrick Commins, about whether the Albanese government has the ambition for big reform

    Al Jazeera's managing editor on Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 24:20


    Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif was on air until Sunday, when the 28-year-old correspondent was killed along with five other journalists in a targeted strike carried out by Israel. Al Jazeera's managing editor, Mohamed Moawad, tells Nour Haydar why al-Sharif refused to leave Gaza, even though ‘he knew this day would come'

    Will Trump and Putin decide the future of Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 20:08


    Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine war. But the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will not be there, and European leaders fear damaging concessions could be made without Ukraine at the table. Our global affairs correspondent, Andrew Roth, speaks to Reged Ahmad about whether this meeting between two strongmen could end the war in Ukraine.

    Australia's plan to recognise Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 19:41


    The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed his government will join other allies to formally recognise Palestinian statehood. Guardian Australia's chief political correspondent, Tom McIlroy, speaks to Nour Haydar about why the Australian government is making this move now, and if it will change anything for the Palestinians living under attack in Gaza

    Why doesn't Adani pay any corporate tax?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 19:43


    When Adani first sought government approval for its Carmichael coalmine in Queensland, a major selling point was the company's pledge to deliver $22bn in taxes and royalties. While the mine is now smaller than originally planned, it still generates millions in revenue each year of operation and the Australian government has not received a single cent in corporate tax. Business editor Jonathan Barrett speaks to Reged Ahmad about how the company has generated a loss on paper and why it's time for a rethink on how we tax corporate wealth You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

    Back to Back Barries: is Trump the new Xi Jinping?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 28:48


    Tony Barry and George Megalogenis (filling in for Barrie Cassidy) discuss Donald Trump's sacking of his chief statistician over unflattering job figures and compare it to a similar move by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. They also discuss the Sydney Harbour Bridge protest and whether it will change policy both abroad and here in Australia.

    What the mushroom murders trial jury wasn't told

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 21:50


    On Friday, an interim suppression order prohibiting Australian media from reporting on any evidentiary rulings made in pre-trial hearings and during Erin Patterson's trial was lifted. Now we can reveal what the jury never got to hear. Justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci tells Reged Ahmad how the court heard Patterson's estranged husband suspected she had been trying to poison him, too

    One doctor's hopes to rebuild Gaza's health system

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 13:38


    Palestinian paediatrician Abdalkarim Alharazin has seen more suffering and death than most over his time as a junior doctor on Gaza's frontlines. Amid relentless Israeli bombardment, displacement and starvation, he applied for and has been accepted into a master of public health at the University of Sydney. With significant hurdles ahead, logistically and financially, Alharazin joins Nour Haydar to talk about what he's witnessed and his plans to rebuild Gaza's health infrastructure

    Newsroom edition: the politics of the Sydney Harbour Bridge protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 20:29


    Hundreds of thousands of people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the weekend to protest against the Israeli government's actions in Gaza. But, police, organisers and the protesters themselves all portrayed the same public event in a very different light. And depending on which news outlet you read, you might have a different understanding of how that event unfolded.Bridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about the political fallout from the Harbour Bridge protest

    Can Trump be shamed into supporting human rights?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 25:42


    After three decades at the helm of Human Rights Watch, the former executive director Kenneth Roth has written a memoir about his time campaigning against human rights violations around the world – including in the Palestinian occupied territories. As the Albanese government faces increasing public pressure to take action against Israel, Roth speaks with Nour Haydar about why he thinks there's always a strategy to pressure governments into supporting better human rights outcomes

    The Descendants: the search for Tom Wills

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 31:47


    For some years, there have been suggestions that in the 1860s Tom Wills, Australia's first sports hero and the founder of the AFL, may have taken part in the massacres of Gayiri people in Central Queensland. Now, in a Guardian Australia investigation, Indigenous Affairs reporter Ella Archibald-Binge travels in search of the truth behind the allegations. In this two part special Full Story, she and Lorena Allam from UTS's Jumbunna Institute discuss how families on both sides of the conflict are reckoning with the truth of their ancestors' colonial past Warning: This episode contains historical records that use racist and offensive language, and descriptions of events that will be distressing to some.

    Is Australia a conspiracy theory nation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 21:39


    Conspiracy theories and fringe ideas are now increasingly a visible part of Australian politics and public life. But what pushes people to abandon our shared reality, and what is responsible for the rapid rise in false truths?Reged Ahmad talks with Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson about the threat conspiracy theories pose to Australia

    The Descendants: decoding a massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 29:17


    Colonial pastoralist Major Logue is a figure of note in the city of Geraldton, Western Australia. But his diaries, written partly in code, reveal a dark and confronting chapter of Australia's past – a history that Yamatji people already know all too well. Descendants of some perpetrator families are now challenging what they call ‘colonial silence'. For them, truth-telling is real, personal and local. There are no guidelines or rulebooks, and it can lead to denial and indifference – but it can also be a liberation. In this two-part special Full Story, Guardian Australia's Indigenous affairs reporter Sarah Collard and Lorena Allam from UTS's Jumbunna Institute discuss decoding the truth behind Logue's diaries, and how descendants of colonial violence are coming together to heal from the horrors of the past Warning: This episode contains historical records that use racist and offensive language, and descriptions of events that will be distressing to some

    Back to Back Barries: does Albanese care more about polls or Palestine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 29:54


    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Labor and Liberal positions on recognising Palestine and ask: will the prime minister change Australia's position on the issue? They also discuss the many obstacles to net zero, if 16-year-olds should be given the vote and why Barrie came last in maths at school

    Newsroom edition: when will Australia recognise Palestine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 20:18


    On Wednesday, Australia joined 14 other countries to describe the recognition of Palestine as ‘an essential step towards the two-state solution', linking progress on statehood to the upcoming United Nations general assembly meeting in September. But the prime minister has resisted demands for increased sanctions on Israel as clamour grows to follow the UK, France and Canada in recognising Palestine as a state. Reged Ahmad talks to deputy editor Patrick Keneally and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about the pressure pushing Australia towards Palestinian recognition

    Could Murdoch bring down Trump?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 17:52


    For Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein is the story that won't go away. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal reported about a letter they claim was written by Trump to the late convicted sex offender for his birthday in 2003. And in response, the president is suing the paper and its billionaire owner, Rupert Murdoch. Prof Andrew Dodd speaks to Nour Haydar about how two of the most powerful men in the world got to this point and what could happen next

    Why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 13:51


    Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not a simply linear process. Instead, recent research appears to show that we age in three accelerated bursts; at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. To find out what might be going on, Ian Sample hears from Prof Michael Snyder, the director of the Center for Genomics and Personalised Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, who explains what the drivers of these bursts of ageing could be, and how they might be counteracted You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

    Why the Australian Greens expelled their cofounder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 21:33


    Earlier this month the Greens officially terminated the membership of one of its founders. Drew Hutton, the expelled member, criticised the party as ‘authoritarian', claiming it is silencing members who challenge its official policies on gender identity – but the party says it will not tolerate harmful commentary within its membership. Queensland state reporter Joe Hinchcliffe tells Nour Haydar why the Greens have terminated Drew Hutton's life membership over debate that the party considers harmful to trans people, but which Hutton has framed as an issue of free speech

    Is this the tipping point in Gaza?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 19:57


    After days of international pressure, Israel has agreed to increase the amount of aid going into Gaza. It follows last week's pictures coming out of the besieged territory showing confronting scenes of emaciated children. But experts say much more is needed to reverse what has been described as a full-blown starvation crisis. The Guardian's William Christou speaks to Reged Ahmad from Jerusalem about whether this moment is a tipping point in the Israel-Gaza war

    Is Trump building a political dynasty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 34:09


    In this episode of Politics Weekly America, author Gwenda Blair and reporters Rosie Gray and Ashley Parker introduce us to the family members who helped the US president on his road to the White House and during his time in office

    Back to Back Barries: is the Liberal-National Coalition a ‘sham marriage'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 30:02


    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the return of federal parliament, the net zero debate and why Latham's portrait is still on display in the Labor party room

    Newsroom edition: the real net zero questions do not involve the Coalition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 23:10


    Evidence shows urgent action is needed to prevent the climate crisis from worsening but political will is waning. As the Coalition takes the debate back to the future on the merits of net zero, questions remain about Labor's willingness to act on its own policies. Reged Ahmad speaks to editor Lenore Taylor, head of newsroom Mike Ticher and climate and environment editor Adam Morton on what's distracting Australia from acting on the climate emergency

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