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The least consequential news from around the world from the least informed minds in Australia. Andrew, Theo, Lucy and Ben bring you the week's stories that conveniently fit into one of their countless, concerningly specific segments. Keep up with the latest news from Nature Corner, Paging Dr. Lucy, Planely Speaking, Omens and Portents, The Hole Report and many, many more. • Find out more at https://www.boontavista.com • Subscribe for weekly bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/BoontaVis ...
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The best analysis and discussion about Australian politics and #auspol news. Presented by Eddy Jokovich and David Lewis, we look at all the issues the mainstream media wants to cover up, and do the job most journalists avoid: holding power to account. Seriously. / Twitter @NewpoliticsAU / www.patreon.com/newpolitics / www.newpolitics.com.au
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Everything you need to know about Australian public policy in just 20 minutes. Grattan Institute is dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia’s future. Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. Our podcasts concentrate on budget policy, economic growth, energy, health, institutional reform, household finances, school education, transport and cities.
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Making sense of a changing world, Extra with Geraldine Doogue explores the risks and possibilities of big shifts in power, puts events with our neighbourhood and overseas into context and explains how this affects Australia’s place within our wider world.
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The world is on fire. There's a coup. A former president is being indicted. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes.
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What is the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum all about? Where did the key ideas come from? What it could do for Indigenous Australians, and how it might help or hinder organisations working to close the gap? Fran Kelly and Quandamooka woman Carly Williams will cut through the noise surrounding the upcoming referendum in this new podcast, and give you the information you need when it's time to vote.
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Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack. 🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com If Patreon isn't your thing, and Apple Subscriptions are too Appley — chip in with A-Cast here: https://plus.acast.com/s/a-rational-fear-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Green Left is Australia's leading ecosocialist and anti-capitalist publication and seeks to be a voice for activists involved in First Nations, environment, social and workers campaigns and struggles. If you like our work become a supporter and share your stories.
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The damage caused by six months of using a vape equates to five years of cigarette ­smoking, according to a shock new finding by medical ­experts. Australian rugby faces becoming an amateur sport, such is the disastrous decline of the game overseen by decades of administrative and coaching failures. Australians in remote communities have begun to c…
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Journalist Clare Armstrong on the government's new employment white paper, and what it means for pensioners keen to work more hours. Why are undersea cables becoming a source of geopolitical tension? Plus, the improvisational creativity of artist Lonnie Holley.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Chances are your favourite writer got their first break in a literary journal. While they're most often seen as flash-in-the-pan print publications, run on love and free labour, the reality is a lot more complicated.Ahead of of the 2025 launch of Writers Australia — the federal government's proposed peak body for Australian literature — Western Syd…
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The nightmare for young home-hunters is set to dramatically worsen, with the pain of 12 interest rate rises now magnified by a shock property price surge across swathes of Sydney due to a migration boom and a building bust that both have years left to run. A murder contract of up to $1m was on the head of gangland heavy Gavin Preston when he was sh…
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WHEN I INTERVIEWED Mary Crooks in May, the Victorian Women’s Trust was finalising its ‘Together, Yes’ Kitchen Table Conversations package for Australians willing to host get togethers of up to ten people to discuss The Voice without the noise. Four months on, we discuss the project’s rollout, under the auspices of the Yes23 campaign, and why Mary […
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In the 12th and final hour of the Election 2023 Megapod, the Mount Rushmore of political podcasting returns and makes a desperate dash for the finish line. There is some discussion of polling and the campaign trail as it hits mid-point, but mostly it’s Annabelle pounding her chest and shouting, “there’s nothing left in here for you.” This is an exc…
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It’s getting late and unruly on the Election 2023 Megapod, and that means it’s time for The Real Pod’s Jane Yee and Duncan Greive to join Toby Manhire and Ben Thomas – as well as Spinoff editor Madeleine Chapman – to remember The Worm, the strange and transformative graphic that once crawled across debate screens. The quintet then look back on key …
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Donald Trump has several of legal problems - the most recent being in the state of Georgia. Where he and 18 co-defendants have been charged under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act – otherwise known as RICO. Originally created to fight the growth of the Mafia - today RICO Acts are used in the prosecution of white-collar cr…
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In an extended interview, Toby Manhire talks to Bernard Hickey about his life in media, politics and the economy. We also discover why Bernard has totally changed his approach to journalism. This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream here. Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Ollie Neas of Policy.nz joins Toby Manhire to reflect on the history and purpose of New Zealand’s best policy comparison tool, how it works, and what it can tell us already about the parties’ priorities in this year’s election. This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream he…
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A former Ambassador to China, Geoff Raby has revelled in travel since he set off to Europe backpacking at aged 21. His academic path as an economist led to a serendipitous career in diplomacy, which took him to China in 1986 for his first diplomatic posting.While there, Geoff developed an appreciation for the contemporary Chinese art of the time, w…
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As the second season of The Spinoff video series Youth Wings is released, two of the participants from the previous season join Toby Manhire to give their impressions of the new crop, reflect on responses to their own appearances three years ago, and reveal what they’re up to now. This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded…
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A new musical, The Dismissal - An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy, features the performance of actor Matthew Whittet as Norman Gunston, with permission from the character’s creator Garry McDonald. Matt’s Gunston 2.0 is the narrator of the Dismissal musical, and amidst all the narration of political and personal backstory, Matt revives the genius o…
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Despite a poll that put him in third place, Raf Manji insists that he can win the seat of Ilam and bring the Opportunities Party into parliament for the first time. This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
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Mushroom poisoning victim Ian Wilkinson has been released from hospital and is making “significant progress” in his recovery. A new poll has found hardly any Australians rank the Voice as a top priority issue for the government. Health fund executives have been rewarded with million-dollar-plus pay rises, as their members brace for the misery of an…
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How does Labour’s economic record stack up after six years? Toby Manhire talks to Grant Robertson about his approach to politics, memories of 2005, and whether he feels he’s achieved what he hoped for. This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream here. Learn more about your …
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Just how much power does the governor general wield, is David Seymour’s thought experiment of “confidence but no supply” plausible, and what would happen in a 60-seats-all tie? Constitutional expert Andrew Geddis joins Toby Manhire to chew through the scenarios. This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. W…
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Act leader David Seymour explains why he thinks political dramas on television are a dangerous drug for politicians. Plus: does he want Act to “own” policy areas in a coalition, or to feed in across the board? This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapod, recorded on September 20. Watch the full megapod livestream here. Learn more abo…
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Australians will vote on October 14, too: on creating a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. What would the creation of this body mean and how is the debate shaping up? Plus: how interested are Australians in New Zealand politics now Jacinda Ardern has left the scene? This is an excerpt from our day-long Election 2023 Megapo…
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Green Left journalist’s Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world. For more information on all of these stories, read our in-depth coverage here. Music and editing by LittleArcherBeats. Public forum: Albanese's Labor: Sacrificing principles for power? | Housing Justice Summit | Peoples’ Blo…
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