With a focus on international politics and business, Geraldine Doogue talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
plus, top analysis on A Foreign Affair.
Plus, ideas for preparing for the next pandemic.
and a film about bird medics in New Dheli
and A Foreign Affair: the Pacific in focus
Tackling transitions and life after politics
and Election express and Jessica Irvine's financial tips for the young people
and the connections between spies and showbiz.
and the economic challenges and opportunities that await for whoever wins office.
and the story of an indigneous returned soldier in the wake of Anzac Day
and what are the obstacles facing democracies?
And what do Indonesians think of Australia?
Plus, turning wasted talent into productivity gold.
Also, Australia and India look to cement ties in education sector
And how to be a good global citizen
and Kevin Rudd on the relationship between China and Russia
And what will the international turmoil mean for upcoming federal election?
Plus Gonski funding ten years and is bigger government needed?
plus what makes a top stock picker and 'dynamic' covid zero in Hong Kong
Plus, where the next waves of migration might take us; John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, on the role of business in tackling some of the world's biggest problems; and Politicians' Picks - three politicians join us with their recommendations for reading, watching and listening this summer.
And a history of appeasement analogies in defence rhetoric; Plus, can our gum trees withstand climate change?
Plus, the geopolitics influencing the unrest in Solomon Islands, the future of Australia's casinos, and the rascals and rebels who shaped the modern tax system.
Plus, Anne Applebaum on the Belarus-Poland border crisis; developing and protecting Australia's critical technologies; the tricky science of trigger warnings; and the rise of female share investors.
Plus, how unshakeable is President Xi Jinping's power? Veterans pull in the harvest, and charting the relationship between two cultures in Western Australia.
Plus crisis looms in Ethiopia and our November edition of The Pick: things to read, watch and listen to.
Plus, the aims of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the plan to get one million Australians into tech jobs and Peter FitzSimons on Australia's greatest unknown explorer.
Plus, political and religious developments in the Middle East, the politics of net zero in the regions and Gillian Tett on using anthropology more flexibly.
Plus, supply chain woes as we head towards Christmas, the Afghan evacuees starting their new lives in Australia and recommendations for reading, watching and listening this month.
Plus, a farewell to Gladys Berejiklian, Lin Hatfield Dodds on systems leadership and steering Australia's oldest charity The Benevolent Society, where you can go to build your digital skills and the history of radio as a tool of female empowerment in Australia.
Plus, are children orphaned by Covid-19 being left behind? And Australia's changing role in the Pacific.
Plus, Lebanon's crumbling healthcare system and improving adult literacy in Australia
Plus, upheaval in Japanese politics and the enduring appeal of Roger Federer.
Plus, the fight to stop Silicon Valley giants from dominating the Australian electronic payments sector. And, recommendations for entertaining and enlightening things to read, watch and listen to this month.
Plus, will Pakistan come to regret helping the Taliban to victory? Tales of hope from the pandemic, and what's behind the sudden boom in golfing.
Plus, the 70 year history of the Australian Financial Review, and how discuss Covid with civility.
Plus, Iran tackles challenges at home and abroad with a new conservative president; and recommendations for reading, watching and listening this month.
The story behind the founding of Afterpay, a reflection on the Beirut explosion and David Miliband's thesis on "The Age of Impunity".
Plus, what it will take to manufacture mRNA vaccines in Australia, a short history of war, and looking back and forward on the 75th anniversary of the Australian National University.
Plus, Professor Ian Hickie on protecting your mental health in lockdown, and the achievements of Vera Deakin, daughter of Alfred.
Plus, reflections on the messaging and measures employed when Sydney's Covid outbreak moved to its multicultural South West, and what policy lessons the Nordic countries might hold for Australia.
Plus, Crown casino bombshells, an update on the Covid situation in India, the incredible true story of the women who took on ISIS, and recommendations for reading, watching and listening.
Plus, Hungary vs the EU, and the superhero spreading the vaccine message in the Northern Territory.
Plus, the future of virus research, bushfire recovery 18 months, and a setback for Australia's Asian Renewable Energy Hub, in WA.
Plus, the looming elections in war-torn Ethiopia; Whether the Northern Ireland Protocol could provoke a crisis in UK-EU relations and undermine the Good Friday Agreement; And the long history of women walking.