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1,196 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 hours ago - ★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.
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The extraordinary fall-out of the Trump shooting that rocked the world
July 14, 2024 06:37 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBOn Sunday morning, Australian time, we woke to the news that Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. We saw the images of him with blood streaming down his face, and shortly after, his fist raised in a seeming show of triumph. It’s the first time an American president, or presidential candidate, has been shot at in 43 years. That was then-American president Ronald Reagan. He nearly died. Afterwards, commentators speculated that his grace under fire helped him solidify the s...
Inside Politics: 'Guns for hire' and the power of lobbying in Australia
July 12, 2024 05:52 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBThey’re worn by the hundreds of lobbyists who are granted access to the building and the politicians who work inside it.It’s a lucrative business - lobbyists charge handsomely to help big firms get access to large federal deals. And with billions of dollars of government contracts up for grabs - including $22.7 billion for Labor’s made in Australia plan - a new class of Labor-allied lobbyists has emerged. This has heightened concerns about the power of top lobbyists and renewed calls for...
‘Dial up the crazy’: An insider on how to deal with Trump
July 10, 2024 19:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBShould Donald Trump win the presidential election in November, what might he do? Will he halve the US defence budget, thereby threatening allies, like Australia, that rely on the United States for protection? Or perhaps, as Trump once asked his most senior defence staff, he should “bomb the hell out of Iran?” This last anecdote is one that Chris Miller, the one-time defence secretary during the Trump administration, relayed to international and political editor Peter Hartcher, in an intervi...
'Hundreds of times stronger than heroin': A new killer drug is on our streets
July 09, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBWhen four people were found dead last week in one home in outer Melbourne, there was one common link. The same synthetic opioid was detected in all four bodies. Since then, government authorities, and various experts have sounded the alarm. A new synthetic drug is on our streets. It’s contaminating other recreational drugs. And it’s hundreds of times stronger than heroin. Today, general practitioner and addictive medicine specialist, Dr Paul MacCartney, on the growing risk of an opioid crisi...
Middle income earners are now calling debt hotlines in distress
July 08, 2024 19:01 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBMore Australians than ever are now holding down more than one job. It’s just one example that illustrates the perfect economic storm that surrounds us. A toxic mix of growing mortgage repayments and rents, plus broad inflation. So, what’s the way out for those in financial distress? Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on when we might next see an interest rate cut, or rise. And what it means that the Reserve Bank governor has gone a particularly long time, without giving ...
A court granted an ex-president immunity from prosecution. And yes, it happened in a democracy.
July 07, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14 MBLast week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to immunity from prosecution for “official actions” they undertook while occupying the highest office. The impact of this historic decision could shred crucial parts of the court cases against Donald Trump, as he vies for presidential election in November. Will the court decision mean he is now above the law, or, is there a good reason to protect both former and sitting presidents from prosecution? An...
Inside Politics: Fatima Payman quits Labor over Palestinian statehood
July 04, 2024 19:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBAfter a tumultuous couple of weeks in Canberra, senator Fatima Payman has quit the Labor party. On Thursday, Payman emotionally announced her decision to leave the party that helped her gain a senate seat in the 2022 election, saying she had exhausted every option to raise her concerns about the government’s position on Palestinian recognition. Today, political correspondents Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson talk to Jacqueline Maley about the split between Payman and the Labor party and its ra...
How to overcome shame after being scammed
July 03, 2024 19:01 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBNell Geraets is a journalist for The Age and she’d seen all the news about financial scams. That Australians were reporting more scams than ever, and that they were becoming more elaborate, more sophisticated. She was convinced it would never happen to her, or someone she knows. Then her parents were scammed. Today, Nell Geraets on the HSBC investment scam that trapped her parents, the shame they felt by falling victim, and how they overcame it. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe...
Why singles are deleting dating apps
July 02, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBFake reviews, bogus conversations with unsuspecting users and exposed private messages - are just some of the goings on at dating app Down, according to a whistleblower. And Down is one of scores of dating apps scrutinised as part of an investigation by The Age that found increasing concerns from consumers and experts about the industry’s conduct. Today, investigative reporter Clay Lucas on dating apps’ last-ditch attempt at survival, as a growing number of users walk away from the apps. Su...
Stage 3 tax cuts: How much money will you get?
July 01, 2024 19:01 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBAustralians should see more money in their bank accounts at tax time, with the start of what’s called stage 3 tax cuts taking effect from this week. But this benefit is looking like it could be wiped out, and quickly, with new research showing that middle income earners will be paying more tax as early as 2025. Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright explains how much money you could see back in your pocket immediately. And why Australians could be paying more tax in just a co...
Death blow or skyrocket: The economy and climate under Trump
June 30, 2024 19:01 - 18 minutes - 17 MBThere’s no one quite like Donald Trump. He heralds himself as the saviour of the economy, while experts seriously wonder if he'll drive the country into financial crises. He questions climate science even as his supporters faint at his rallies from the pre-summer record heat. So what would another term of Donald Trump in the White House mean for Australia, the global economy and the environment if he wins the presidency? Today, in our second episode of a special Monday series, senior eco...
Inside Politics: How big of a political coup is Assange's release?
June 27, 2024 19:01 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB"My name is Julian Paul Assange." These were the first words spoken by the Wikileaks founder and high-profile long-time former prisoner as he finally faced court to answer charges this week. Assange accepted a deal to plead guilty of violating US espionage law and appeared on Wednesday in a court in the obscure US Pacific island territory of Saipan. He was sentenced to time already served and boarded a flight home to Canberra, Australia. He arrived home on Wednesday evening to a cold Ca...
What most Israelis hope will happen to Netanyahu when the war is over
June 26, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15 MBWhat will it take for Benjamin Netanyahu to lose his grip on power? He holds the record in Israel for most time served as prime minister: three stints, over 16 years. But now, he is deeply unpopular; held responsible, by many Israelis, for not only the deadly October 7 attack, by Hamas. But also for turning his country, in the years before then, into a profoundly unsafe place to live. Today, international and political editor, Peter Hartcher, on whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement...
Julian Assange has suddenly walked free. What happens next?
June 25, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBWhen the news broke yesterday morning that Julian Assange had been set free from a London prison, the buzz spread immediately through parliament house in Canberra. After spending more than a decade in prison or hiding, what exactly, had Assange agreed to plead guilty to? And will he finally come home to Australia? Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent, Matthew Knott, on how the case that changed politics and journalism, forever, finally came to an end. And what the rip...
Reading wars: The way children are taught to read is about to change
June 24, 2024 19:01 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBWhen Victorian education minister Ben Carroll announced, earlier this month, that his government had mandated a change in the way teachers instruct children to read, he admitted that he was potentially “stepping on a hand grenade”. He was entering the long-running “reading wars”, which have pitted teachers, principals, and parents against each other. Today, education editor Robyn Grace, on why one union has ordered its teachers to disobey the government’s mandate. And whether the new m...
What another four years of Trump would mean for Australia
June 23, 2024 19:01 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThere's no one quite like Donald Trump. He has torn up long-standing treaties, threatened to abandon allies, indulged his rivals and shook America's stability as the centerpiece of Western democracy. So what would another term of Donald Trump in the White House mean for Australia and the global world order? In a special Monday series, our journalists examine his impact on trade, security, climate change and the economy, as well as who Australia's most influential lobbyists will be. ...
Inside Politics: Dutton's nuclear plans 'slightly bonkers', but will it win an election?
June 20, 2024 19:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThis week Opposition leader Peter Dutton unveiled the Coalition’s plans for its nuclear energy policy. In doing so, he drew the battle lines for the next election, with the Albanese government firmly backing in its own plan to lower emissions using renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar. Plus, this week Australia hosted a visit from the Chinese Premier Li Qiang. So did the visit improve relations with our largest trading partner, or set them back? Today, chief political cor...
Is China trying to buy us off with…therapy pandas?
June 19, 2024 19:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThe Chinese Communist Party has long used unconventional means to improve strained relationships. In the 1970s, this meant sending ping pong players to the United States, to encourage the country to lift its embargo against China. (It worked.) So it was that China pledged, over the weekend, that it would loan one of our zoos two so-called therapy pandas. That’s right, pandas. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher, on how this diplomatic strategy went down in Canberra. An...
Trump and Biden: how do geriatric candidates attract young voters?
June 18, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15 MBThere’s less than five months to go until the American presidential election. And the race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is neck and neck, with one recent poll putting Trump ahead by less than one point. Both are geriatric candidates. And they face the same challenge. How will they attract the youth vote? Today, world editor Nick Ralston, on which young celebrities are most likely to sway voters. (A hint: it’s no longer Taylor Swift.) And whether former Neighbours star Holly Valan...
Why can religious schools still fire gay teachers?
June 17, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBA music teacher was fired from her Christian school in Sydney this year - all because a parent discovered she was in a same-sex relationship. The firing was all perfectly legal, under a law that the Australian government promised - but has so far, failed - to scrap. The law change aims to protect LGBTQ teachers and students, but also promises to walk a tricky tightrope to allow religious schools the right to hire teachers who accord with their faith. The issue has dogged successive g...
Peter Dutton and the Paris Agreement
June 16, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThe climate change wars heated up, last week, after opposition leader Peter Dutton announced that, if elected to government, he would dump the current emissions reduction target for 2030. Activists, and even a member of Dutton’s own party, recoiled. This move, they said, may breach our commitment to the Paris Agreement - the treaty committed to fighting global warming. Today, national climate and environment editor Nick O’Malley on what the Paris Agreement is all about. And why political...
Inside Politics: The climate wars are back
June 13, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThis week, opposition leader Peter Dutton indicated he would not commit to a climate change target for 2030 until after the election. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back, saying the Coalition policy would mean energy shortfalls and higher bills. This development sets up the next election as a battle between the major parties on global warming. Also, there has been discontent among Liberal party members - particularly senator Hollie Hughes, who was recently kicked off a winnable spot o...
Is our egg supply in trouble?
June 12, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAs supermarkets across the nation have begun rationing eggs, some consumers are showing signs of panic. Nagi Maehashi, the founder of the popular food blog, RecipeTin Eats, put it this way, earlier this week: “We cannot afford to waste a single egg any more.” Today, science reporter Angus Dalton, on whether we’re headed for an egg shortage and skyrocketing prices, like in the United States. And what you need to know, now, about eating chicken and eggs. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https:...
Why can't the world's peacekeeper stop the fighting in Gaza and Ukraine?
June 11, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBThe United Nations is in the news almost daily now. Particularly about the war in Gaza. But what exactly does the organisation do? Because, increasingly, the world has questions about its capabilities and its relevance. Are the directions of the world’s peacekeeper even binding? And why can’t it stop the fighting in Gaza and Ukraine? Today, explainer reporter Angus Holland on what the United Nations is able to achieve in wartime. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/...
Are we headed for a recession?
June 10, 2024 19:01 - 18 minutes - 17 MBOur country has just received this year's first economics report card and the news is not good. The last time the Australian economy was this slow - outside of the pandemic - was the very early 1990s, when then treasurer Paul Keating famously announced that Australia had entered a recession. Are we now teetering on the edge of another one? Many news reports suggest as much. And just last week, treasurer Jim Chalmers acknowledged that many Australians are suffering through "uncertain times”...
Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice
June 09, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 18 MBLast month, Tuvalu and Australia confirmed a landmark climate and security pact, which would allow 280 Tuvaluans to migrate to Australia every year. The Falepili Union marks the first time Australia has offered resettlement rights due to the threat posed by climate change. But the new migration pathway will leave many Tuvaluans facing difficult questions: stay or go? How does the diaspora preserve their culture and language in the face of a disappearing homeland? And what happens to a co...
Inside Politics: Dog walkers, yoga instructors prioritised over tradies
June 06, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBAmid the national debate about immigration levels, it was reported this week that yoga instructors, martial artists and dog handlers have been put above some construction trades on the nation’s draft priority skills list for migrants. This is despite a desperate need for tradies to build more homes to address the nation’s housing crisis. Plus, a look at another important skills shortage - in our armed forces. Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss all this is chief political corresponde...
Farage and the far-right’s march across the globe
June 05, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBWhen far-right populist-turned TV presenter Nigel Farage made the bombshell announcement, on Monday, that he’d be vying for a seat in the British parliament in the upcoming election, the media had a field day. Hadn’t Farage, one of the architects of Brexit, announced, just weeks before, that he wouldn’t be running? And this, after a total seven previous tilts at a seat in the House of Commons over the last 30 years. All unsuccessful. And this was before Farage was splattered with a milksha...
Did a woman nearly become collateral damage for Josh Frydenberg’s regrets?
June 04, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBWhen rumours began swirling over the weekend that former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg might be poised to return to politics, fiery commentary broke out on both sides of the political spectrum. Did Frydenberg - or those loyal to him - want to muscle out of contention a young, Oxford-educated woman who had already won pre-selection to contest the Victorian seat of Kooyong, in the next election? As one woman put it, “Women are not collateral damage for Josh Frydenberg’s regrets”. T...
Inside Nine's #MeToo moment and the 'culture of silence'
June 03, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBTwo weeks ago, news broke that Darren Wick, the former head of Channel Nine’s news and current affairs division, had been the subject of a complaint from a female staff member, who alleged that the news boss had behaved inappropriately towards her. Since then, the number of allegations has grown. Around a dozen former and current staffers at the Nine network, which owns this masthead, have alleged verbal or physical misconduct by Wick. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker, on the impact t...
He's a despised, convicted child killer. Yet some say the case is fundamentally flawed
June 02, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIt’s the ultimate unthinkable. A father of three drives his children off the road and into a dam. The car sinks. And the father is the only person to get out alive. All three children drown. That father, Victorian man Robert Farquharson, has been in prison for the murder of his children, for much of the past 19 years. But could he have been wrongly convicted? On the eve of a lawyer launching a new appeal, a group of scientists, doctors and lawyers are arguing that key parts of the ev...
Trial By Water, Episode 1: Father's Day
May 31, 2024 19:01 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBOn Father’s Day, 2005, Robert Farquharson crashed his car into a dam. He survived, but his three children who were in the car with him didn’t. At first it seemed like a tragic accident. But quickly, it turned into a murder investigation. For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/trialbywater or smh.com.au/trialbywater. Subscribe now to access the special Good Weekend investigation, ...
Donald Trump is a convicted felon. What now?
May 31, 2024 08:49 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIt’s finally happened. In a court decision that breaks with 247 years of American history, Donald Trump has become the first former president of the United States to be criminally convicted. Because, earlier today, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found that Trump was guilty of falsifying business records. What do business records have to do with this infamous hush money trial, involving an adult film star? And can a felon still run for the American presidency? Let alone serve from jail, if Trump ...
Inside Politics: Direction 99 and the immigration detainee debacle
May 30, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThe Albanese government faced relentless pressure this week as it scrambled to replace a ministerial direction linked to tribunal decisions that has allowed serious criminals to stay in Australia. The Prime Minister has also been forced to defend embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles in parliament - as public servants revealed some criminals including murderers and sex offenders were not required to wear ankle monitors under immigration detention laws. The Coalition has stepped up ...
Rishi Sunak wants to bring back compulsory national service
May 29, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBWhen, last week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap national election for early July, the derision came thick and fast. First, it was because he made his announcement, in front of 10 Downing Street, while being pelted with rain. Without an umbrella. But then came his first election promise.Should the Tories be elected, all 18 year olds will go through compulsory national service, in a bid to create a “renewed sense of pride” in Britain. Today, international and political...
Will cutting immigration fix our social ills?
May 28, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBOpposition leader Peter Dutton has immigration numbers squarely in his sights. Lower the number of immigrants in this country, he has said, and we will see an improvement with all sorts of social challenges. This won’t just help fix our dire housing crisis. But it will also help people get in to see a GP, and finally gain a spot for their child at kindergarten. His policy was the cornerstone of his budget reply speech, two weeks ago. But since then, his speech - and the coalition - have co...
Depressed about the environment? Hold on, there’s good news
May 27, 2024 19:01 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBWe are used to hearing bad news when it comes to the environment. And it's for good reason. The world’s temperature is rising at an alarming rate, our air is full of pollutants, species are becoming endangered and then, extinct. But, we are here to deliver some good news, on the Australian initiatives that are making a difference. Today, climate and energy correspondent Mike Foley on the three good news stories about our environment. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.sm...
Introducing: Trial by Water
May 26, 2024 21:00 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBFrom The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005. Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didn’t commit? Episode 1 will arrive on Saturday, June 1. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/list...
Australia has its first-ever case of human bird flu. What happens now?
May 26, 2024 19:01 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBOver the last few months, a new wave of avian flu has been raging across the world. In the United States, the strain has been found in cows, and it has also reached far-flung Antarctica, infecting penguins, seals and polar bears. So far, transmission to humans has been extremely rare, and Australia remains the only continent in the world to keep the virus out. But last week, health authorities confirmed a Victorian child had been critically ill with another strain of the virus, becom...
Inside Politics: ‘Delay, deny, die’ the human cost of cutting public servants
May 23, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThis week we look at two stories about our public servants. The first story is about the faceless kind of public servant who toil in government departments, and the second story is about the political public servants at the heart of the Albanese government, as we discuss the different public and private roles of ministers. Joining Jacqueline Maley is national affairs editor James Massola and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright. Cut through the noise of federal politics with news...
Taiwan’s new president was once a ‘hothead’. Can he beat back China?
May 22, 2024 19:01 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBFor years, it has been the biggest question in geopolitics. Who will win the struggle for world domination? China? Or the United States? American president Joe Biden has dubbed it the “fight to win the 21st century”. But behind the grandiose rhetoric, there is one tiny country stuck in the middle of these two superpowers. Taiwan, the independent country that China claims as its own. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how Taiwan’s new president - a former politica...
Gina Rinehart and the portraits that captured the world
May 21, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBIt’s not everyday that an Australian artwork gets thrust into the global spotlight, let alone becomes a punchline on a hugely popular American late night talk show. But all that changed last week, after news broke that Australia’s richest woman demanded that her portrait be taken down from the walls of The National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra. Today, investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw, who helped break this story on why it’s gone viral, and how Gina Rinehart’s lengths to remove the ...
Gina Rinehart and the portraits that captivated the world
May 21, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBIt’s not everyday that an Australian artwork gets thrust into the global spotlight, let alone becomes a punchline on a hugely popular American late night talk show. But all that changed last week, after news broke that Australia’s richest woman demanded that her portrait be taken down from the walls of The National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra. Today, investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw, who helped break this story on why it’s gone viral, and how Gina Rinehart’s lengths to remove th...
Iran’s president has been killed. What does it mean for the Middle East?
May 20, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIran state media confirmed on Monday that president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on a foggy mountain side in a hard-to-reach corner of north-west Iran. Was his death an accident, or not? And might it escalate the ever-growing tensions between Iran, and Israel, its sworn enemy, which some have speculated is behind the accident? Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone on the hard-line cleric who oversaw a morality crackdown in Iran that led to nationwide protests. And what ...
David McBride: Heroic whistleblower, or, something else?
May 19, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 16 MBDefence force whistleblower David McBride was jailed last week for more than five years for leaking documents to the ABC. His information formed the basis of what became known as the Afghan Files, which aired allegations war crimes were committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. McBride has been lauded as a poster boy in the fight for greater protection for whistleblowers in Australia, but, like many of our whistleblowers, it’s not so simple. So, who is David McBride? Heroic whistleblo...
Inside Politics: Has the government written an election winning budget?
May 16, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 19 MBThe government handed down its third federal budget this week, and it was the usual blizzard of figures. Treasurer Jim Chalmers gave us hand-outs, grand plans for the future and some heroic predictions on inflation figures. Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs editor James Massola join Jacqueline Maley to unpack the budget as a political document - will it help the government win the next election, and will the voting public believe all the promises mad...
Netanyahu and Hamas know this war is unwinnable. So how does it end?
May 15, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBAs global outcry continues for the war in Gaza to end, after more than seven months, Hamas and Israel have reached an impasse. Recent ceasefire talks failed. And both sides are struggling. Much of Hamas’ fighting forces have been killed. And Israel’s main ally, the United States, just made the remarkable step of beginning to limit its supply of arms to the country. So, where to from here? Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how this war can end, when both sides no...
Budget 2024 - are you a winner or a loser?
May 14, 2024 13:18 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBIt was always going to be a particularly tricky federal budget. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, the Albanese government had been tasked with providing relief to Australians, but without causing inflation to rise. Which would have the dreaded impact of leading to yet another interest rate rise. So, did treasurer Jim Chalmers nail his brief? And what are the government’s priorities? Is it women, those suffering amid the housing shortage, and students with debt, as it had previously promised, am...
Why is Elon Musk fighting with Australia's internet watchdog?
May 13, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBIn the case of Elon Musk versus Australia’s E-Safety Commissioner, the billionaire owner of social media platform X had a win in court on Monday. A temporary order that forced the site to remove videos of the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney last month, was lifted ahead of a trial showdown between the tech giant and the Australian regulator. The court case has reopened debate about how much control a government can exert over these tech companies, but also, whether age restrictions should ...
What is the Elon Musk v. Australian internet watchdog all about?
May 13, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBIn the case of Elon Musk versus Australia’s E-Safety Commissioner, the billionaire owner of social media platform X had a win in court on Monday. A temporary order that forced the site to remove videos of the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney last month, was lifted ahead of a trial showdown between the tech giant and the Australian regulator. The court case has reopened debate about how much control a government can exert over these tech companies, but also, whether age restrictions should be...