Does a broken promise matter in a broken system, and Angus Taylor’s migrant plan
The federal budget was pitched as a big moment for a progressive government that wants to equalise wealth and home ownership. And one of the...
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Taiwan, trade and the balance of power: What’s at stake when Trump meets Xi Jinping
When US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping this week, it will be a geopolitical heavyweight match-up with enormo...
Zoomers, boomers and a federal budget that could fix housing
The federal government has delivered one of the most anticipated budgets in recent history, with the focus on shifting wealth from Boomers a...
Will One Nation push Labor to reshape our society?
We're only hours away from the federal treasurer handing down the government's much-anticipated budget. All eyes have been on Prime Minister...
A fiery air crash in the Top End – and a miracle by Aussie doctors who saved a US marine
Travis Reyes, a 21-year-old US marine, remembers feeling smug as he sat with his feet dangling out the door of a military aircraft, soaring...
‘Popcorn out’ for Farrer by-election, plus the RBA’s pointed comments on government spending
The electorate of Farrer is holding a by-election this weekend and we're expecting the contest will be a good one. The NSW seat, which hugs...
Once dominant fascist powers, Japan and Germany are now saving democracy
US President Donald Trump never fails to miss an opportunity to punish his allies. This week, it was Germany after Trump announced he'd be p...
David Attenborough is 100. His legacy may be very different than you think
For millions of people, David Attenborough was the man who introduced us to the wonders of the natural world. But, with Attenborough turning...
Kylie Moore-Gilbert on why Australia's hostage strategy must change
Kylie Moore-Gilbert was imprisoned in Iran for more than years, accused of being a spy. Five years after her release, the research fellow in...
'This is far from over’: The case of Kumanjayi Little Baby
On the evening of Anzac Day, a man is alleged to have set in motion a series of events that sparked a national outcry, broke hearts, and ign...
Why young people are so angry about housing, and whether this budget will fix it
Inflation figures were out this week, and it wasn't good news. Next week's interest rates figures from the Reserve Bank aren't looking crash...
Mark Butler on the NDIS, private health and vaccine hesitancy
When the National Disability Insurance Scheme was created in 2013, it was proof that a rich society could find the money to help people livi...
Peter Hartcher answers your questions about Iran, Trump and the state of the world
Regular listeners will know Peter Hartcher – he's our international and political editor and a weekly voice on The Morning Edition , h...
The Australian philanthropist and the alleged $1.6 million sequin-studded fraud
It's shaping up to be a story of profound betrayal – if the allegations are proven in court. On the one hand is one of Australia's mos...
Trump and the Washington attack: This shooting is different
Within hours of the shooting, right outside where US President Donald Trump was dining at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, the American presi...
Airtasker of the underworld, offshore gangs and the uniquely Australian crime
Prohibition-era gangs, mafia dons, the notorious Melbourne's gangland wars and the rise of flashy outlaw motorcycle gangs. Crime in Australi...
Labor’s baby a ‘honeypot of fraud’ and the gas tax’s viral moment
Today, we are talking about one of the federal budget's trickiest customers - the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Labor was once like...
The ‘axis of upheaval’ that's forming against the West
Since the Cold War ended more than 35 years ago, many of us have likely not given much thought to Bloc warfare. Those nuclear threats that t...
The likely change to the capital gains tax and the 'Ponzi scheme' of housing
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is slated to make a big change to the tax system, with the centrepiece of the May budget a change to taxing capital g...
The uprising in women's basketball
There's been something of a revolt in women's basketball in the United States, and two Australians – Alanna Smith and Ezi Magbegor &nd...
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