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1,196 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day 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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Inside the battle for the future of Australia's biggest polluter
May 31, 2022 03:10 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBAustralia’s biggest carbon emitter, energy company AGL, has walked back from controversial plans to split its business. AGL’s plan to break up its retail and power generation operations into separate entities came under relentless pressure from tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brooks and others. They argued splitting the business would leave it in a poorer position to accelerate the closure of coal-fired power stations in Victoria and NSW. AGL’s chief executive, chairman, and two independent ...
Labor eyes off savings to bring budget under control
May 30, 2022 04:13 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe new Labor government could cut or wind back billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects promised by the Coalition, as it tries to bring the budget under control. Labor has inherited a forecast deficit of $80 billion this financial year, while gross debt is on track to reach $1.2 trillion within three years. In the frame are more than $20 billion in infrastructure projects promised by the Coalition during the election campaign, which haven’t been vetted by Infrastructure Austra...
Anthony Albanese's whirlwind first week as prime minister
May 27, 2022 04:46 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBIt’s been nearly a week since Labor was swept to power in the federal election, with new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promising an era of change. The start of his term has already been a whirlwind. Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong boarded a plane to Toyko shortly after their swearing-in, to head to a Quad meeting with their counterparts from Japan, the US and India. Chief Political Correspondent David Crowe and Canberra bureau photographer Alex Ellinghausen have spent the week ...
After Texas, will America's gun laws finally change?
May 26, 2022 04:34 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBAt least 19 children and two teachers are dead, after the worst school shooting in the United States since the Sandy Hook massacre. Lone gunman Salvador Ramos, who was just 18, was also killed in the attack on primary-school aged children at Robb Elementary School in Texas. It was the 27th school shooting in the US this year alone. Gun Violence Archive reports there have been 213 mass shootings in the United States this year, with 2,255 children aged 17 and under killed or injured by gun v...
What is the Uluru Statement from the Heart?
May 25, 2022 04:41 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBAustralia’s new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, began his election night victory speech by acknowledging the land’s traditional owners. In his very next breath, he committed the Australian Labor Party “in full” to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. So, what is the Uluru Statement from the Heart? What does it mean for Labor to commit to it "in full"? And what level of optimism is appropriate that a new era has begun which will improve the every day lives of Indigenous Australians? Joini...
The Coalition's election reckoning
May 24, 2022 04:21 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe Coalition is undergoing a reckoning in the wake of the federal election, which could sweep up to 20 seats away from the Liberal party. The Liberals are set to elect a new leader, with Peter Dutton all but certain to be the next opposition leader. While the party is undergoing an internal tussle over its post-election direction, the Nationals are also set to vote on a new leader as it undergoes a bitter public debate over its future and its support for net zero by 2050. Today on Please...
Climate change: What will the newly-elected independents and Greens mean for the government response
May 23, 2022 03:47 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBOne of the big winners from the weekend's election is greater action on climate change. Six independents and at least three Greens elected into the lower house have vowed to push the new Labor government to go further on climate action. Does this parliament now have a mandate to go further on climate action? Political reporter Katina Curtis joins today's Please Explain to delve into this question and more. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.c...
Anthony Albanese to be Australia's new PM
May 21, 2022 14:48 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBScott Morrison has lost the prime ministership after the coalition failed to secure enough seats to form a government. Now Labor leader Anthony Albanese will become Australia’s thirty-first prime minister but what shape that will take remains unknown. Whether he will be able to form a majority government in his own write or a minority government with the support of the greens and independents could take days to ascertain as postal votes and pre-polls are counted. To look at what has happe...
Why The Herald and The Age backed Labor this election
May 20, 2022 04:34 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBToday on Please Explain editor of The Age Gay Alcorn, and the editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Bevan Shields join Tory Maguire to round out a long election campaign. In less than 24 hours Australian voters will go to the polls after a six week federal election campaign that has left many people underwhelmed and disillusioned with the major parties. Today all the major newspapers, including ours, published their traditional pre-election editorials. Our own Resolve Political Monitor, pub...
Wrapping up the big moments of a ‘presidential style’ election campaign
May 19, 2022 03:07 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBThe grand finale of an election campaign that officially began six week ago, but informally has been dragging on for months is nearly upon us. It’s a campaign that has been dominated by gaffes, gotcha moments, crash tackles and divisive and damaging debates on trans issues. Today on Please Explain, national editor David King joins Nathanael Cooper to look at the biggest issues of this election as we prepare to make the decision about who will lead the country. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: ...
Could the Coalition still win the election?
May 18, 2022 04:39 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThree more sleeps to go. As the election campaign enters its death rattle stage, exclusive polling for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age has revealed the race is tight. Labor’s primary vote has sunk dramatically from 34 to 31 per cent in the latest Resolve Strategic survey. Meanwhile, the Coalition’s primary vote – who voters would mark with a ‘1’ at the ballot box – rose slightly to 34 per cent. The remainder of Australians intend to vote for an independent, the Greens or smaller part...
Will the government's new policy raise house prices?
May 17, 2022 04:12 - 15 minutes - 14 MBOver the weekend, the Coalition unveiled its last major piece of election policy, promising a new housing scheme to allow first time home buyers to access up to $50,000 of their superannuation for a deposit. The policy is in stark contrast to the Labor party’s shared equity housing scheme, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison touting it as a game-changer that would provide more choice for new homeowners. However, the government’s proposition has already hit a snag, with Coalition minister Ja...
Scott Morrison's high stakes brinkmanship with AUKUS deal
May 16, 2022 05:38 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIt was a deal Australia had been trying to shore up for more than four decades, and this year, following a series of secret meetings, it finally became a reality, revealed by the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age’s international and political editor Peter Hartcher. The deal, which was part of an enhanced trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, allows Australia to have conventionally armed, nuclear powered submarines for the first time. The anno...
What impact will the independents have on the election
May 13, 2022 07:27 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBPerhaps more than any election before the independent candidates are dominating nearly as much of the dialogue as the leaders of the two major parties. The interest in the independent candidates lies in the position many of them take on the political spectrum with values that align with more moderate liberals with a stronger stance against issues like climate change. These independents provide an option for voters frustrated with the state of both parties. Should the independents prevail ...
Fighting misinformation or internet censorship? IPA lashes government plan
May 12, 2022 02:51 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBLibertarian think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, which is typically aligned with the coalition, has lashed the federal government over plans to create a misinformation code of practice. The plan, unveiled by the government earlier this year, would give the Australian Communications and Media Authority power to create and enforce a misinformation codes of practice that could force social media giants to pull down posts deemed harmful or false. The IPA sent a letter to MPs complaining...
Will Mike Cannon-Brookes solve our climate crisis?
May 11, 2022 05:18 - 21 minutes - 20 MBIt’s shaping up as one of the most fascinating and important stories in Australian corporate history. Australia’s third richest man, tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes, is trying to steer Australia’s biggest polluting company AGL toward a greener future. In recent days, Cannon Brookes has amassed an 11 per cent shareholding in the energy company. At a critical upcoming meeting, all AGL shareholders will have to decide whether to join Cannon Brookes in voting against an AGL plan to demer...
Gender pay gap: could closing it solve Australia's skills shortage?
May 10, 2022 05:33 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBAustralia is in the grip of a major skilled worker shortage with 85% of business reporting the lack of workers is holding back their ability to operate at full capacity. There are currently 425,000 job vacancies across the country and the National Skills Commission has projected that over the five years to 2026 the economy will require an additional 1.2 million jobs, with female-dominated industries experiencing the biggest increases – including healthcare and social assistance, education a...
Who won the second leaders' debate?
May 09, 2022 03:17 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBLast night Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese clashed very energetically during the second leaders’ debate. With just two weeks to go in the election campaign, it’s clear both men feel they are fighting for their political lives. Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire is joined by chief political correspondent David Crowe, who was on the panel of the great debate, as well as Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields and The Age editor Gay Alcorn to discus...
How 'real' are Morrison and Albanese on the campaign trail?
May 06, 2022 03:07 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBIt’s just over a fortnight until Australia goes to the polls and in 2022 the choice is between two men who grew up five years and ten kilometres apart. Scott Morrison from the affluent eastern suburbs of Sydney and Anthony Albanese in the Camperdown from the inner west. Associate editor Deborah Snow recently spent four days with Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail while National correspondent Matthew Knott has just returned from following Scott Morrison on his campaign. Today on Please ...
US supreme court set to overturn abortion rights
May 05, 2022 04:03 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBIn 1973 the US supreme court made a landmark decision to protect the right of women to terminate a pregnancy through the first trimester. The ruling in Roe v Wade, which was brought about when Norma McCorvey, who was known as Jane Roe in the case, successfully challenged the law in Texas that made it illegal for her to get an abortion. But this week, a draft ruling leaked to US website Politico revealed Roe v Wade, and the rights of women to make their own decisions about their pregnancies...
Why are interest rates going up?
May 04, 2022 03:42 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBThe Reserve Bank has fired the starting gun on what is expected to be series of multiple interest rate hikes. On Tuesday this week, the bank announced a bigger than expected quarter of a percentage point hike to it official cash rate, taking it to 0.35 percent. Banks have responded quickly, confirming they will pass on the increase in full to their customers with variable rate loans. For someone with a $800,000 loan, they will be paying nearly $100 more per month. And there are warnings ...
20 hours in the air: would you take Qantas' new long-haul flight?
May 03, 2022 04:48 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBQantas has announced an order for a dozen Airbus aircraft to operate between east-coast Australia and London and New York from late 2025. They would offer the world’s longest flights, making the other side of the world just a single flight away. Qantas believes passengers will pay extra to save time and avoid stopovers. But will they? And what’s at stake with this gamble by Australia’s largest airline? Today on Please Explain, business reporter Patrick Hatch joins Bianca Hall to discuss ...
Labor ahead in the polls as campaign hits midway mark
May 02, 2022 05:40 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBNew polling has put Labor in an election-winning position, halfway through the campaign. The Resolve Political Monitor results shows Labor holding a clear lead of 54 to 46 per cent over the Coalition in two-party terms. It comes the day after the ALP’s official campaign launch in Perth on Sunday, with leader Anthony Albanese spruiking a positive vision for the future under a Labor government. However his sharpest lines were reserved for attacking Scott Morrison’s government, highlighting ...
Climate, cost of living and wedge politics: young people and the election
April 29, 2022 06:12 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBIn the days after the election was called, 21,000 people registered to vote who had turned 18 since the last federal election. About 152,000 18-year-olds are registered to vote, but that only represents 55% of those who are eligible. Billie Eder, a trainee journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald, and Lachlan Abbott, a trainee journalist at The Age, join Please Explain to discuss why some young people are disinterested in voting or if they are politically engaged, what they care about the m...
Labor unveils plan to tax multinationals
April 28, 2022 01:55 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBOn the back of the biggest rise in inflation since the introduction of GST, the Labor party unveiled their economic plan should they win this year’s election. With gross debt on track to reach $1.2 trillion by 2026, Labor plans to save money by taxing large multinational companies, raising $1.9 billion and saving $3 billion by cutting expenditure on consultants and labour hire companies. Today on Please Explain, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss ...
Interest rate hikes could be just 6 days away
April 27, 2022 05:55 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBNo, you are not imagining it. Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in two decades. Official inflation figures have just lobbed like a grenade into this federal election campaign, revealing prices in Australia are rising at an annual rate of 5.1 per cent, vastly exceeding expectations. From fuel to food to housing, price hikes are widespread across the economy. And for mortgage holders, there is more hip pocket pain ahead. Many economists are now tipping the Reserve Bank will h...
Could Elon Musk bring Trump back to Twitter?
April 26, 2022 03:57 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBElon Musk has bought Twitter for a staggering $US44 billion, in a move that will shift control of the social media platform to the world’s richest man. Musk says his priority will be the promotion of free speech, which is being interpreted by some as signalling his intention to remove some of the curbs on hate speech and misinformation. While solid details about his plans for the platform are scant, Musk’s influence on public debate could be vast, with more than 200 million daily users wor...
'Prepare for war': Coalition escalates rhetoric on China
April 25, 2022 05:01 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThe Coalition’s rhetoric on China has dramatically escalated on Anzac Day, with Defence Minister Peter Dutton saying Australia should "prepare for war" to preserve the peace. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the weekend said China building a military base in the Solomon Islands would be a "red line" for Australia, but did not say what Australia would do in the event a military base was built. Labor’s defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor said the opposition would be seeking a briefing from th...
Election 2022: the editors address perceived bias
April 22, 2022 06:37 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThe media is responsible for holding politicians to account and ensuring the public is fully informed about the decisions the government is making. In the lead up to May 21, when Australia heads to the polls, the role the media plays only becomes more important. But how do journalists and editors decide what to cover and what to skip? How do we address bias? And are we looking for gotcha moments or are we looking to investigate the policies that each major party is bringing to the election?...
How long will prices keep going up?
April 21, 2022 03:27 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBAustralian retailers have been warned to expect significant and continuous price rises from their suppliers as the war in Ukraine and fresh lockdowns in China batter the world’s supply chains. The price rises from suppliers comes on the back of inflationary pressures that have been mounting over the past 12 months driving up the cost of pretty much everything. Today on Please Explain, business reporter Dominic Powell joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss price rises. Subscribe to The Age & SM...
Natural gas: hot air or the future of energy?
April 20, 2022 05:18 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBNatural gas has been touted as the wonder solution to many of Australia’s most complex challenges, from climate change to job creation to drought-proofing regional areas. Governments at the local and federal level have been championing the growth of Australia’s onshore natural gas industry, with the Prime Minister even pledging a ‘gas-led recovery’ out of the pandemic. But what impact does drilling for gas really have on regional areas and can gas really deliver all the benefits promised? ...
Who's to blame for Qantas' airport delays?
April 19, 2022 05:25 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBLast week, jet-setting Australians were greeted at the airport by long queues and longer delays, as a shortage of airline staff and an influx of travellers prompted chaos at the gates of major carrier Qantas. The airline’s boss Alan Joyce, blamed the delays on a lack of workers but also on travellers themselves, who he said had become inexperienced after years of COVID hibernation. However, industry veterans have questioned why the multi-billion dollar airline was not more prepared for the...
Election now too close to call as Labor loses lead
April 18, 2022 04:20 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBWe’re one week down in the six-week election campaign and already voters have been treated to a range of gaffes, gotchas, and broken promises, with both leaders stumbling in their efforts to convince voters to back them come May 21. However, new polling completed for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday shows the first week has hurt Labor the most, with primary support for the opposition dropping from 38 per cent to 34. Scott Morrison has also claimed the position of preferred P...
Religion and politics in the election
April 15, 2022 00:38 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThe intersection of religion and politics can be a perilious path for politicians. If you're perceived as too religious, you risk turning off voters who are not religious at all, if you aren't religious enough, you risk alienating a significant number of religious Australians. In this year's election, the leaders of the two major parties present a very different religious picture. Today is the first in a series of panel discussions on Please Explain. National correspondent Matthew Knott a...
George Christensen joins One Nation
April 14, 2022 05:07 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBAfter announcing his retirement and quitting the party, the National Party’s George Christensen has revealed he will instead contest the election as a senate candidate for One Nation. Christensen has been a controversial figure in the government where he has been a vocal critic of COVID-19 restrictions and was reprimanded by Prime Minister Scott Morrison over dangerous anti vaccination remarks he made earlier this year. Today on Please Explain, national correspondent Matthew Knott joins Na...
What happens if Russia deploys chemical weapons?
April 13, 2022 03:32 - 13 minutes - 12 MBYesterday, unconfirmed reports emerged that Russia had used chemical weapons in the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol. The alarm was raised by Ukrainian soldiers who claimed a Russian drone flew overhead releasing a cloud of smoke and that three soldiers were left with breathing difficulties. Under the Geneva Protocol, the use of chemical and biological weapons is prohibited in international armed conflicts. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the west to impose even tou...
Why Australia is running out of blood
April 12, 2022 04:28 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBIf you’ve ever been in a hospital, an ambulance or other life-threatening situation, having a supply of blood on hand for a transfusion is something many of us may take for granted, or not even think about in the first place. But to get a transfusion, that blood needs to have been donated by someone else - a task that’s proving difficult as the high COVID case numbers force donors to cancel their appointments. Now, the Red Cross has warned that the national blood supply has just days left ...
Polls suggest Labor victory within grasp
April 11, 2022 04:49 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIt’s been less than 24 hours since Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the election but already battle lines have been drawn and fierce campaigning is underway. Both Morrison and his Labor counterpart Anthony Albanese are on the ground today in marginal seats, hoping to convince local voters they should be the one to lead the country for the next three years. In question are a range of hot-button election issues, including the country’s massive national debt, support for aged care facilit...
Election 2022: What's in store
April 10, 2022 06:51 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBAfter months of unofficial campaigning Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the election and Australia will head to the polls on May 21. The announcement gives the coalition six weeks to convince voters to return them for a fourth term, or the opposition to have their first shot at running the country in nearly a decade. Last week polling by these mastheads showed opposition leader Anthony Albanese as the preferred Prime Minister for the first time, firmly placing Scott Morrison on the...
Kate McClymont explains why the disappearance of Melissa Caddick is so fascinating
April 08, 2022 05:04 - 14 minutes - 13 MBThe disappearance of Melissa Caddick, a seemingly successful businesswoman who built a Ponzi scheme that ripped off investors to the tune of 20 million dollars, is a missing persons case that has truly captivated the country. But Caddick’s investors weren’t wealthy business people, it was her friends and her own family whose money she embezzled to fund her lavish lifestyle of designer dresses, expensive jewelery and luxury cars. Australians have been captivated by the story from the bizarr...
War photographer Kate Geraghty on returning to Ukraine
April 07, 2022 04:31 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBThroughout the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been accused of directly targeting civilians like the bombing of hospitals, including the maternity hospital in Mariupol, and other places where civilians have sought shelter from air raids. Reporters Anthony Galloway and Kate Geraghty travelled to Ukraine to cover the humanitarian crisis created by the invasion. This trip was a return to Ukraine for Kate who was there to cover the referendum in 2014 and the downing of MH17. Today on Please E...
Interest rates set to rise in June
April 06, 2022 04:37 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBMortgage holders be warned. Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will lift interest rates in June. A statement released this week by Reserve Bank governor Phil Lowe has caused a shift in expectations about future rate hikes. It noted Australia’s falling jobless rate, rising inflation pressures and large wage increases in some sectors of the economy. Crucially, Lowe dropped a reference to the bank’s intention to be ‘patient’ when considering future rate increases. Most analysts n...
Election decks cleared as Coalition trails Labor in the polls
April 05, 2022 05:47 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBExclusive polling conducted for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald shows Labor is ahead on 38 per cent of the primary vote to the Coalition’s 34 per cent. The poll also put Anthony Albanese narrowly ahead of Scott Morrison as preferred prime minister, for the first time since the Resolve Political Monitor began last April. It comes as the NSW Court of Appeal made a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The court confirmed the validity of the Liberal Party federal executive’s endorsement of candi...
PM denies racially vilifying Liberal Party competitor
April 04, 2022 04:47 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBPrime Minister Scott Morrison says he’s prepared to sign a statutory declaration denying claims he racially vilified a Liberal Party competitor in a 2007 preselection battle. The allegations surfaced after Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells described Mr Morrison as “ruthless” and a “bully” in a late-night parliamentary speech last week. Michael Towke, who initially won preselection for Cook with 82 votes to Mr Morrison’s 8 votes, was dropped as candidate after a bruising internal b...
'A failure of Australian diplomacy': China's security deal with the Solomons
April 01, 2022 04:38 - 12 minutes - 11 MBA new security deal between Solomon Islands and China is causing consternation among neighbouring Pacific islands, including Australia and New Zealand. The deal is expected to allow Chinese navy ships and defence forces to be based in the Solomons to protect billions of dollars in Chinese infrastructure investment in the developing country. It will be signed after days of lobbying from Australia and New Zealand to reconsider and is seen as a failure of decades of engagement with the Pacifi...
Outgoing Liberal senator unleashes on Scott Morrison
March 31, 2022 01:50 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBAs Josh Frydenberg unveiled his pre-election budget for 2022 in the house of representatives on Tuesday night, in the senate Concetta Fierravanti-Wells was unleashing something of her own. The outgoing Liberal senator described Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a bully with no “moral compass” and someone who uses his faith for marketing purposes. She also described him as an autocrat who is not fit to be Prime Minister. Today on Please Explain, senior writer Jacqueline Maley joins Nathanae...
Unpacking the pre-election federal budget
March 30, 2022 03:22 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOn Tuesday night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down his fourth budget. He promised $8.6 billion in fuel tax cuts and cost of living payments, pushing budget repair into the future as both major parties prepare for a federal election. The fuel excise will be halved, to 22 cents a litre, for six months, and more than 10 million Australians will get an extra $420 on top of their existing tax cut of up to $1080. Another 6 million people on income support, including pensioners and those on...
A slap heard around the world: 2022 Oscars descend into farce
March 29, 2022 04:09 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBIt was the slap heard around the world, as Hollywood’s night of nights descended into farce. Will Smith leapt to the stage during the Oscars and struck Chris Rock in the face after Rock mocked the appearance of Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, who has alopecia. Smith went on to win an Oscar, receive a standing ovation, and celebrate his win at Vanity Fair’s after party. He issued a formal apology late the following day. Even by Hollywood’s standards it was a bizarre night, and the assaul...
'Be here tomorrow': Push to cut suicide rate by 25 per cent
March 28, 2022 01:37 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MBMental Health Australia is calling on the federal government to set a national target to reduce the country’s suicide rate by 25 per cent in three years. It’s the leading cause of death for young people aged between 15 and 24. In 2020, there were 3,139 deaths by suicide in Australia, an average of 8.6 a day. The reduction target was launched by Mental Health Australia chief Matt Berriman, who has also bravely shared his story of trying to take his own life two years ago. He says attempt...
Behind the refugee deal with NZ
March 25, 2022 04:41 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MBNine years after the offer was first made, Australia has announced it will take up New Zealand’s offer to take 450 refugees over three years. Priority will be given to about 100 people still on Nauru. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie says she secured the deal from Prime Minister Scott Morrison in return for her vote to end the medevac legislation for asylum seekers and refugees. NZ’s offer had been repeatedly rebuffed by the Australian government since it was first made in 2013. But the...