Controversial ways to reduce road fatalities; is Milton Friedman economics dead; former British spy chief John Sawers on the other consequences of Brexit; how population movement has shaped the world, and Australian filmmaker Tom Zubrycki on the changing landscape for Australian documentary

Forty years since the Iranian revolution; the curious encryption bill and global implications; Deborah Lipstadt on the rise of antisemitism in the West; implications for the broader publishing industry post MUP resignations; and Charles Massey on what we can learn from the agricultural history of the Middle East…

Sudanese protests continue calling for the President to step down; human rights groups are calling for independent monitors to assess Saudi women imprisoned; what is the situation with Palestinian access to water; unintended consequences of the banking royal commission; a report on our tertiary education divide, and ten years on from the devast ...…

Water conservation in Israel, update on electrical vehicles and how we compare globally, Merivale's troubles over pay and a loophole in the industrial relations system, A Foreign Affair looks at Brexit, Afghanistan, Putin and Serbia and China and writer Paul Daley on patriotism.

A Foreign Affair from July 2018; press freedom forum with Peter Greste and Salil Tripatha; a reflection of growing up in Broadmeadows, Victoria and Argentine Alberto Manguel on packing up his personal library.

Global scholar Michael Sandel on his success in China, historian Grace Karstens on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River and A Foreign Affair from February 2018 recorded at the ANU.

A Foreign Affair from January 2018 and the Australian history series Saturday Extra broadcast in March 2018. Guests are historians Tom Griffiths, Tony Hughes d-Aeth, Ian Tyrill and Billy Griffiths.

A story of wealth and power, moneyland; Egypt on the edge, debating immigration, the psychological effects of inequality and the world's largest ship chase.

How Democracy Ends. Pigeons were the key to a secret Belgian WW2 spy network. Germaine Greer and the menopause. How to achieve a 'good' death.

Lobbying and political donations, taxing to reduce inequality, ensuring a viable democracy, opportunity US and economic mobility poet Nancy Campbell about reading ice and stories from a cold climate.

Michael West on deals made with the banks, economist Mariana Mazzucato on the state and innovation, problems across the channel in both France and the UK, why honour matters and economic botany.

Investigation into the fatal Lion Air crash, Justice Reinvest, farewell to financial giants, social housing, John Curtin's leadership during WWII and the Mekong review on literature, politics and culture in Southeast Asia.

Troubles in Sri Lanka; Saudi Arabia's relations; Reserve Bank governor and the importance of trust; US political and cultural divide with writer Barbara Kingsolver and A Foreign Affair.

What lessons can we learn from the Irish housing crisis; will the APEC summit benefit PNG; on the campaign trail in regional Victoria; culture and politics in Victoria and Diarmaid MacCulloch on Thomas Cromwell.

US midterm election analysis; Timor Leste, oil and spies, Morrison moves into the Pacific, Mary Robinson on climate change, new documents provide insights into the League of Nations operations and stories of Indigenous soldiers dating from the Boer War.

What are the odds in the US mid term elections; housing, it' not just about buying; the suffocation of democracy; the battle of South America during World War II and what exactly did Adam Smith think and represent.

Strong man politics in Brazil; does Australia need a new political party; A Foreign Affair; remembering the anti-apartheid struggle and the former royal "it" woman, Princess Margaret.

The future of gambling in NSW. The politics of reporting on corruption. Where to next with the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The possibilities of #MeToo. Invisible Countries. Kicking goals with Caroline Wilson.

Jamal Khashoggi's Saudi Arabia. Improving our financial capability. The vested interests driving Australia's policy decisions. Tobacco free portfolios. The hidden past of Australia's towns and places.

India's progressive Supreme Court. Doing business in Vietnam. Moneyland - A story of 21st century wealth and power. Laura Tingle on 'leadership'. The Spirit of Endeavour.

Erdogan changes his tune on Germany. Chairs under pressure. Could fracking set off the next financial crisis? A Foreign Affair - Iran, Female Foreign Ministers summit; Broadcasting to Asia/Pacific. Rethinking cement.

Macron's quest to reinvent France. Media moguls face continued scrutiny over spill. Trending now: Royal Commissions. Roman culture and empire. Is idleness a vice or a virtue?

Bannon's European 'masterplan'. Life Insurance anyone? A decade after the GFC. Roadmap for a bold new India economic strategy. Claire Tomalin's autobiography. Hugh Riminton on GFC.

Brexit mess. Cyber surveillance. George Friedman on how the GFC ended the myth of liberalism. Making AI human centred. In Byron's Wake.

Bishop's legacy. New Western Order. The effects of the mining boom. Forum: the challenges of the Australia-China relationship. The Incidental Tourist.

A new Prime Minister. The economic impact of poker machines . How Democracy Ends. A Foreign Affair - August.

Turkey contagion. The clubs fighting to keep penalty rates. Space lawfare. The 'new age' of missile defence. America's Opioid Crisis. Australia's biggest gold heist.

Superannuation trustees. Egypt on the edge. Debating immigration. The psychological effects of inequality. World's longest ship chase.

A dangerous moment for Iran. Zimbabwean election. Restoring the legitimacy of central banks. Portugal's revival. Short stories of the sea.

Nicaragua in crisis. Too much talk not enough content. Farewell to Fairfax and Macquarie Bank CEO. A Foreign Affair . How to achieve a 'good' death.

Is Pakistan's upcoming election Imran Khan's best chance of victory? Adani funding claims. Treason. What does populism really mean? Hemingway's Havana. Reinventing Paris.

Brexit and the Tory Party. Trump shocks European allies. Broadcasting into the Pacific. Reconciliation Action Plans. The Cult of Napoleon.

Can Australia and Indonesia be friends? Tensions come to a head in Poland. Obsessed with the Anglosphere. How 'America First' might affect Australia. A solution for Syria. Packing up a personal library.

Will Australia thrive in a turbulent region? Will Angela Merkel survive? Modern Slavery Act. Japan's foreign policy in a changing region. A Foreign Affair - focus on China. Australia vs NZ.

Elon Musk under pressure. Turkey at a crossroads. Germaine Greer and the menopause. Malaria scare. Iceland's World Cup.

Regional Fallout from the Trump Kim Summit. Record number of renewable energy projects coming on-line. Australia's first conference on forced marriage. Glyn Davis on the Ramsay Centre and Hannah Arendt. Secret pigeon service: the tale of a Belgian WWII network .

Protests in Jordan over austerity and arrests and reform in Saudi Arabia. Instability in the Pacific. Universities and private money. Successful health programs around the globe. A history of the Southern Ocean.

Sweeping changes to Family Court. Italy's populist parties to form government. Buyer Beware under threat. Tensions in Australia-China relationship affect local community . MI5 and me.

Press freedom in Southeast Asia. Uluru Statement from the heart: one year on. Corporate boards. A Foreign Affair. 19th century seafaring 'lady'.

What next for Palestine? India update. Argentina's economic crisis. Mothers to bombers: the underrated threat of Indonesian women extremists. Australia's default immigration policies. Elizabeth Macarthur, colonial farmer and wool pioneer.

Review of the Australian Public Service. Israel's 70th birthday. Historic victory for opposition in Malaysian election. Decline in life expectancy. May 1968 Revisited.

Armenian revolution. Turkey's snap elections. Malaysian elections. The business of banks and boards. We Three Hundred: life in the ADF. Does Karl Marx still speak to us?

Alan Kohler on financial advisors; the livestock export trade with Craig Emerson; potential hopes in the Middle East, a Foreign Affair and Geoff Raby travels along the Silk Road.

Update on the Banking Royal Commission; Super and insurance; a rape trial in India is threatening ethnic lines and politics; a doctor's report from Yemen and Peter Greste and Salil Tripathi on press freedom.

Rising ocean temperatures; the West response to the chemical attack in Syria; Eisenhower and the cold war; Trump and Bezos and those who support them and the 1918 Spanish Flu and how it changed the world.

The politics of the Gaza protests; crisis in Australia's oral health; Michael Ignatieff on two very different leaders; the political mood in Malaysia; what the international community should be doing about ending Rohingya persecution; and the story of Indigenous advocate, Mary Montgomerie Bennett.

Women and power; pressure on Australian cricketers; A Foreign Affair; New York Times and the missing obituaries; Broadmeadows in the 1960s.

Taxing debate; what do the Brexiters want? Philosophy of politics Michael Sandel; Robert Manne on finding his voice again and historian Grace Karskens.

How to discuss human rights abuses at the ASEAN summit; cyber-terrorism workshops; Vladimir Putin and his foreign policies; R&D in Australia and deep time dreaming.

Political uncertainty in Ethiopia; political advertising; US and North Korea to meet; the future of the National Party; the environmental history of the Cooks River that runs through the inner west of Sydney.