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1,196 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 21 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 book banned in Sydney - and why it's a warning for Labor
May 12, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBAbout two weeks ago, a council in Sydney’s west voted to ban books about same-sex families. A former mayor and current councillor led the charge, brandishing a book he said his constituents complained about. Though he hadn’t read the book himself, he claimed residents wanted their kids kept safe from “sexualisation." The motion prompted immediate outrage, including from the NSW Arts Minister, who said when civilisations turn to burning books, or banning books, it was a very bad sign. T...
Inside Politics: Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises relief and reform in upcoming budget
May 09, 2024 19:01 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBThe Federal government will hand down its third budget on Tuesday, May 14. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised the budget will be about cost of living relief and also reform. The Treasurer says people should also expect ambitious investment from the government on housing supply. Today, in a special episode, chief political correspondent David Crowe and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright speak to the Treasurer in Canberra, covering migration, housing pressures, the future made in A...
Riot police, violence on campus and a new political battleground
May 08, 2024 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBFor months now, anger over Israel’s military operation in Gaza has spilled over into mass unrest at universities across the United States. This culminated in disturbing scenes last week, when police in riot gear stormed the campus at Columbia University, setting off flashbang grenades and eventually arresting nearly 120 people, many of them hauled away, their hands handcuffed with zip ties. This won’t be the last of it, says North American correspondent Farrah Tomazin, who has spoken t...
Donald Trump has enemies everywhere. More than anything, he wants revenge
May 07, 2024 19:01 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBFor years now, Donald Trump has been shooting off inflammatory messages on social media, and shouting invective about his foes, from lecterns. But as for his actual plans for how he would lead the United States, should he be elected president on November 5? They’ve long been thin on the ground. Or they were, until the other week, when Trump offered a surprising interview in which he revealed, perhaps for the first time, a detailed vision of what he wants to achieve in a second presidency. ...
Australian brothers killed in Mexico: What we know now
May 06, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14 MBThey were two brothers from Perth on a trip of a lifetime in Mexico. Callum Robinson, who was playing college lacrosse in the U.S and his brother Jake, a young doctor at the start of his career in Australia, were avid surfers chasing waves on a trip in the north-west coast of Mexico. Last week they went missing, before Mexican police found four bodies down a well on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Authorities have now confirmed that two of those bodies are those of Jake and Call...
A new spy ring unearthed and it's not Russia or China
May 05, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWhen you think about spies infiltrating Australia and which countries they’re coming from, you’re probably going to think of China, or Russia. But we’ve just learned, for the first time, that India’s intelligence agency - known as the RAW - deployed secret agents to try and steal sensitive information from one its most important global partners, Australia. It comes as reports emerged from the United States that a hired hit team with links to the RAW was in the final phase of carrying ou...
Inside Politics: So much talk, but will anything be done on domestic violence?
May 02, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBThis week in politics was dominated by the tragedy of gendered violence, and what measures the Albanese government will adopt to tackle it. Hit by a wave of national anger over a spate of murders of women by men, the PM convened an emergency National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. So what did he announce, and how much can the federal government do on this issue of domestic violence? We also examine how a released immigration detainee was able to allegedly attack and severely beat a 77-year-...
The next major tech breakthrough that's the size of an atom
May 01, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBNearly 200 years ago, the industrial revolution radically upended how people experienced the world - where they lived, what work they did, and the sort of stress they endured. And now? We’re on the precipice of the next industrial revolution. The advent of quantum computers will likely be able to help countries win wars and solve some of our trickiest social problems, according to experts. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on just how soon the technology that Albert...
'Playground for degenerates': Inside Australian livestreaming giant
April 30, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBWhen you think about live streaming, you might picture mainstream social media sites, but its popularity has skyrocketed on other platforms. With a focus on gaming, Twitch emerged as a live streaming giant over the past decade. Now, there’s a new player making noise – and some of it’s troubling. Edward Craven, the founder of Stake.com and the youngest billionaire in Australia has gone on to co-create the streaming platform Kick. Today, investigative reporter Patrick Begley on a platfor...
The 'climate of fear' for Australian women
April 29, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBSo far this year, 27 Australian women have been murdered. Nine of the alleged perpetrators were under the age of 30. Erica Hay, Molly Ticehurst, Emma Bates and Hannah McGuire were all allegedly murdered over the past few weeks. And in the horrific stabbing spree at Bondi Junction, five of the six victims were women. Politicians at the state and federal level are now facing pressure to take action and deliver real solutions to what’s been described as a national crisis. Today, chief re...
Why Australians experienced the biggest tax increase in the world
April 28, 2024 19:01 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBThe cost of well, almost everything, has skyrocketed. From petrol prices, to rent and mortgages, to insurance premiums and to the supermarket shop with cereal, bread and eggs all costing more. And now, a new report says Australians have suffered the biggest increase in the average tax rates in the developed world, with New Zealand a close second. So why did we end up with the biggest tax increase? And what have been some of the worst price increases we’ve seen over the last few years? ...
Inside politics: Elon Musk, the Prime Minister and a cauldron of poison
April 25, 2024 19:01 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBA video of a violent attack on a Sydney bishop has sparked an international fight over free speech, censorship, and the potential threats such videos could pose when spread on social media. US billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X was ordered by Australia's E Safety Commissioner Julie Inman grant to take down some copies of the clip, amid fees it could be used to radicalise more people. Musk has been fighting the takedown drawing criticism from politicians across the spectrum, ...
Peter Hartcher on how the US finally re-emerged as an 'indispensable power'
April 24, 2024 19:01 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBAfter more than a decade of weakening strategic resolve under the Obama and Trump administrations, the United States is showing signs of re-emerging as an indispensable power to the world. The United States helped to curtail broader conflict in the Middle East by rallying a coordinated response to Iran’s attack on Israel, and passed a 95 billion dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. This willingness to again embrace its role as the gamekeeper and gardener of the internationa...
Why accused killer mushroom cook doesn't want case heard in Melbourne
April 23, 2024 19:01 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBEarlier this week, the woman at the centre of the mushroom deaths case that captured the attention of the country, attended court for the second time. Erin Patterson was arrested and charged in November last year with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder in the small-town Victorian case tracked around the world. Legal teams are now focusing their efforts on the timing and location for a committal hearing, which could be impacted by a request from Patterson’s legal t...
Missile strikes, confusion and tension: What’s happening between Israel and Iran?
April 22, 2024 19:01 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBAfter seven months of war in the Middle East, the world again held its breath when news emerged that Israel had struck inside Iran. This followed an unprecedented attack by Iran on April 14, when it launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israeli military targets. What appeared on Friday to be a major response from Israel, and a signal of potentially a significant escalation in the region, then gave way to conflicting reports and confusion. So what actually occurred, and what might...
Lust, power and hush money: In court with Donald Trump
April 21, 2024 19:01 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBLast week, Donald Trump became the first current or former US president to face a criminal trial, charged with falsifying business records in an attempt to cover up a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Allegations he has denied. The first hurdle of the trial was jury selection, but finally, a 12-person panel was sworn in. But it took laborious vetting by the legal teams to get there. Prospective jurors took themselves out of selection because they professed they couldn’t be impartial, ...
Inside Politics: Politicians tested in the wake of Sydney stabbing attacks
April 18, 2024 19:01 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThe past week has seen two shocking stabbing attacks by lone actors in Sydney - one in the city’s east, and one in its west. Both incidents have horrified the community, but the attack against a Bishop at an Assyrian Christian church on Monday evening has prompted a particularly strong political response. These two destabilising events represent a test of Australia’s social cohesion, and a test of our political leaders’ capacity to nurture tolerance within the community at a time of gr...
A shopping centre, a church and a city on edge
April 17, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIt was scarcely more than 48 hours after the tragic attack in Bondi Junction when across town in Sydney, another confronting incident was unfolding. During a service that was livestreamed at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley, a teenager allegedly attacked Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. The attack, which has now been declared an act of terror, sparked chaotic and violent scenes outside the church, where hundreds of people rioted and clashed with a heavy police presence. ...
Iran’s ‘proxy war’ with Israel is out of the shadows. What happens next?
April 16, 2024 19:01 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBWhen Iran launched a direct missile and drone attack on Israel, over the weekend, it was the realisation of one of Israel’s worst fears. This was a historic first. And has always loomed as an existential threat. For decades, Israeli leaders have feared a direct attack from its sworn enemy, which has been experimenting with its nuclear capabilities for around 70 years. And now, much of the world is holding its breath, as it waits to see how Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu - a man...
Unpacking the extraordinary Bruce Lehrmann judgment
April 15, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBAfter five years, one aborted criminal trial and millions of dollars in legal fees, Justice Michael Lee handed down his judgment in the defamation case that Bruce Lehrmann brought against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson. Justice Lee found that Bruce Lehrmann had raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, and dismissed Lehrmann’s defamation claim. The judgment, which was delayed at the 11th hour, was delivered in great, and at times colourful, detail. The decision does not amount to a fi...
Nick McKenzie on the Seven expenses affair
April 14, 2024 19:01 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWhen news broke last week that one of the most powerful people at Seven Network allegedly tried to cover up an internal fraud investigation, the network suffered reputational fallout. It’s just the latest scandal that has exposed the misogynistic, bullying and get-a-story-at-any-cost culture that has seemingly been thriving in pockets of the media company. Because, later today, a judgment is expected to be handed down in the multi-million dollar Bruce Lehrmann defamation case, which has al...
Six dead, many injured: The Westfield attack that shook Sydney
April 14, 2024 06:33 - 19 minutes - 18 MBAustralians across the country were shocked on Saturday, when a man brandishing a long knife stalked through a shopping centre in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. What resulted was horrific. At the time of recording, six people have been killed, including two mothers. A dozen other victims have been taken to hospital with stab wounds. The attacker was shot dead by police. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on a mass murder that took place in a location that many people - especially mothers...
Inside Politics: What does Australia's shift on Palestinian statehood mean?
April 11, 2024 19:01 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBSix months after the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas began, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has signalled a shift in Australia’s position on the question of Palestinian statehood. Wong said that recognising Palestinian statehood, without waiting for years of peace talks with Israel, could improve the chances for peace and build momentum towards a two-state agreement. The Federal Government’s position has been met with fierce backlash from pro-Israel groups and the Opposition...
Japan forbid itself from going to war. So why’s it expanding its military?
April 10, 2024 19:01 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBFor more than 75 years, Japan has had, at the centre of its constitution, a very particular promise. The country renounces war as a sovereign right. Forever. This means the country is forbidden from maintaining an army, navy or air force - and from using force as a means of settling international disputes. This so-called “peace constitution” was an instrumental part of Japan rising from the ashes of World War II, and the destruction that it both suffered, and meted out. But now, Japan ...
Supermarkets could finally be fined billions if they price gouge
April 09, 2024 19:01 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBFor at least a year, we’ve been hearing allegations that our biggest supermarkets have been rorting us - paying the farmers who provide them with produce too little. And charging consumers way too much. As the stores themselves rake in tens of billions dollars each year, amid an ongoing cost of living crisis. The end result has been enraged consumers. And fiery political outbursts that have spilled over in senate inquiries in which politicians have grilled supermarket CEOs. And now, a n...
Chasing the story of the 'forever chemicals'
April 08, 2024 19:01 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBFor decades, these chemicals were miracle ingredients for 3M, a company that has made billions from the products that used them such as Scotchguard and Teflon pans. Nicknamed “forever chemicals”, they repel everything from grease, to water and stains - and are found in everyday items like frying pans, household cleaning products, and even school uniforms. Now 3M is at risk of bankruptcy, with allegations that the company deliberately deceived the public from being aware of the serious ri...
Trump, trolls and the Kremlin's plot to reshape the U.S election
April 07, 2024 19:01 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBWhen Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Hilary Clinton it wasn’t just his grabbing the top spot in the White House that shocked Americans. So, too, did allegations by intelligence agencies that Russian President Vladimir Putin directly ordered a campaign to interfere with the election. This would play out on social media via troll factories, with fake profiles befriending real people to spread Kremlin propaganda. And now, only seven months out from the next Ameri...
Inside Politics: The good, the bad and the ugly in the Albanese government
April 04, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThis week, national affairs editor James Massola and political correspondent Paul Sakkal join Jacqueline Maley to look at how the Albanese government is going ahead of the next election, likely to take place next year, after an interesting few months of political ups and downs. They also to examine the ups and downs of political behaviour, after leaked documents revealed potential punishments for MPs and senators who are found to breach parliamentary standards. Cut through the noise of f...
The bombshell last-minute twist in Bruce Lehrmann’s case
April 03, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBLater today, we were meant to be hearing Justice Michael Lee’s judgment, in the multi-million dollar defamation case that Bruce Lehrmann has brought against Network 10. But then, in a surprise turn of events on Tuesday evening, lawyers for Network 10 made an eleventh-hour bid for Justice Lee to re-open its defence, and admit new evidence. This is just the latest twist in a case that has its origins more than five years ago, when former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins alleges that Lehrma...
She made it big in America. Then her Australian past caught up
April 02, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBOne-time Sydney real estate agent Sarah Dougan always dreamed of making a life for herself in the United States. At one time, her goal was to make it as an actress in New York City. That never happened. Instead, she’s become a successful CEO in the US, and the owner of a multi-million dollar mansion. There’s just one problem. Australian authorities have been combing through her Australian business records since 2011. And the results have been damning. Not only did she leave Australia,...
What's the latest AFL drugs scandal all about and who blew the whistle?
April 01, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBWhen Independent MP Andrew Wilkie made claims of secret illicit drug testing within the AFL, the sporting community went into damage control. At the centre of his parliamentary speech was a whistleblower - a former doctor for Melbourne Football Club who alleged that players in some instances underwent off-the-book drug testing ahead of a game. If they tested positive, he claimed, the player might fake illness or injury in order to avoid match-day testing conducted by the independent spor...
Scared to sleep alone: Ukraine’s children of war
March 31, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15 MBMore than two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we have become accustomed to seeing vision on the news of drone attacks and bombed out buildings. But what of the psychological, emotional and physical toll on the country’s children? Do they sleep safe at night? Do they go to school? Do they play? Their experience has been lost in the fog of war, say teachers on the ground, who are struggling to give these children, and their mothers, a sense of normalcy. Today, ...
Inside Politics: Labor's chaotic bid to play god on migration
March 28, 2024 18:01 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBIn the final days of Parliament before a long break, the federal government tried to rush through drastic new deportation laws that would give it the power to threaten people with jail if they are not deemed refugees and refuse to leave the country. Labor says the laws close a loophole that prevents the country from deporting people who have exhausted all legal avenues to stay in Australia and are refusing to leave. But the move was met with strong opposition, and in a bruising loss for ...
Peter Hartcher on why China is tanking its economy on purpose
March 27, 2024 18:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBFor decades, a downturn in the Chinese economy has meant a boon for investors in the West. But then came an unwelcome announcement, earlier this month, from the Chinese government. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on why this announcement isn’t just bad for our economy, but is a reminder of China’s dramatically revamped - and dangerous - geopolitical goals. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The church, the Liberal Party, and the Tax Office raid
March 26, 2024 18:01 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIt’s a church that preaches a hatred of people outside of its own flock. Women are treated as second-class citizens. And homosexuality is not tolerated. So why does the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church have such extraordinary access to political power brokers? And does it actually perform the acts of charity that it says it does? For which it receives multi-millions of dollars in government funding and tax exemptions? Until last week, many remained questions without answers. That is, ...
Trump says he’s nasty. But can Kevin Rudd win him over?
March 25, 2024 18:01 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBOnce one of our most popular prime ministers, before experiencing stunning and repeated political rejection, Kevin Rudd has been out of the spotlight for years. But that was before Donald Trump let rip with a string of invectives against Rudd, in an interview last week. It was a conversation that unleashed a barrage of think pieces. Why did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appoint Rudd as the ambassador to the United States in the first place? And how can he possibly advance our interests ...
Nick McKenzie reveals the ‘priority target’ of Australian intelligence agencies
March 24, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn the struggle for power and influence in the Pacific, there is one man Australian security agencies have their eye on. He’s allegedly a member of a powerful organised crime network spanning the Pacific. And, according to secret intelligence documents out of Canberra, he’s a potential threat to our national interest. Why? Because he’s also a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party. And his alleged activities are taking place amid China’s growing influence in the Pacific. All this...
Inside Politics: Another government abandons religious discrimination laws
March 21, 2024 18:01 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIt is an issue that has come up for the last couple of governments, and one that none of them have yet been able to resolve. Religious discrimination laws have been a contentious topic in our politics for the better part of a decade now, with the rights of gay and gender-diverse students and teachers set against the rights of religious schools to teach and hire according to the values of their faith. During the election campaign, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would settle thi...
The world’s biggest tech firms are enabling the most nauseating crimes imaginable
March 20, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBThe world’s biggest information and communications companies dominate our lives, in many ways. Google, Apple, Microsoft, among many others - we use their products to write up work reports, store our photos, and send messages to our loved ones. Sometimes hourly. And yet, these same companies, according to recent research, are arguably enabling paedophiles to commit the most heinous of crimes against children. On a scale never before seen in human history. These companies are also producin...
TikTok ban — US declares virtual war on China
March 19, 2024 18:01 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBMany know it as the platform of choice for people who love to share videos of themselves dancing, or, say, combing the fur of their toy poodles. But, to hear politicians and late night talk show hosts discuss TikTok, lately, you’d think the app was a one-way ticket to political and social chaos. It all kicked off, last week, when the American House of Representatives passed a bill that - should it become law - would require the Chinese company that owns TikTok to sell it to an American inte...
Lehrmann and Higgins: Following the evidence trail to discover the truth
March 18, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIt was just 45 minutes. But what happened in that short space of time has set-off a frenzy of news stories, an aborted criminal trial, and a multi-million dollar lawsuit. In that time, a young Liberal Party staffer says she was raped by her colleague. He says he is innocent. A court decision on whose truth, is the truth, is expected to be handed down soon. But amid the layer upon layer of conjecture, is a trail of evidence. Today, legal affairs reporter Michaela Whitbourn what happ...
Going nuclear? Canberra divided, but support is on the rise
March 17, 2024 18:01 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBA new poll suggests that Australians no longer fear nuclear power the way they once did. Is this actually the case, and if so, how come? And are more young people open to nuclear power as a clean energy solution because they didn’t live through disasters such as Chernobyl and Fukushima? Today, environment reporter Caitlin Fitzsimmons on why we’re talking nuclear and just how realistic it is that nuclear power will be a part of our transition to a cleaner, greener Australia. Subscribe ...
Inside Politics: The age-old problem of funding
March 14, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBWealthy Australians should pay more for aged care, and use their superannuation to do so. That’s one of 23 findings from a government-appointed taskforce that has examined how the country covers its rapidly growing aged care costs. Meanwhile, the Albanese government is also mulling an overhaul of a different kind. It’s planning to restrict the amount that can be donated to political parties and candidates, in a bid to limit big-money donations and restrict the influence of billionaires. ...
Peter Hartcher on whether Australia can Trump-proof itself
March 13, 2024 18:01 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBNow that Donald Trump has secured his position as the Republican candidate for the American presidency, leaders around the globe have begun to worry. Can they Trump-proof their countries? In Australia, concerned government officials are turning to one man for advice. Mike Green is an expert on American policy in Asia, who worked in the George W Bush administration. So, what challenges could Trump pose for us? And how could we best combat them? Today, international and political editor, Pe...
The secret society you didn’t know still existed is tearing itself apart
March 12, 2024 18:01 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIt is the oldest fraternal organisation in the world; and began with a group of builders who first gathered in the Middle Ages in Europe to build cathedrals and, later, some of the world’s great architectural structures. But at the heart of the Freemasons, is secrecy, too. It’s against the rules to speak, publicly, about what happens in this order, which has chapters around the world. Today, investigative journalist Charlotte Grieve, about the 31 current and former freemasons who spoke t...
Samantha Murphy vanished without a trace. Here's what we know
March 11, 2024 18:01 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBIn the early hours of Sunday, February 4, Samantha Murphy left her home in Ballarat for her usual morning run. It’s what so many of us do, every day. But when Samantha failed to show up later, as planned, for brunch, her family raised the alarm. Police soon appealed to the public for help with finding the mother of three, and began searching hundreds of hectares near where Samantha regularly ran. Volunteers later joined in the effort, gathering from around the country to comb the dense...
Sam Kerr saga: Is it racist to call someone white?
March 10, 2024 18:01 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBShe is probably the most famous female athlete in Australia. A beloved - and extremely bankable - role model, who helped unite Australia last year, when she led the Matildas into the World Cup semi-finals. So when news surfaced, last week, that Matilda’s captain Sam Kerr had been charged with using a racist slur in England, the fallout was swift. There were questions about her future in the sport and her leadership of the Australian team. But people also questioned the likelihood of Kerr...
Inside Politics: Dutton's policy problem
March 07, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBLast weekend the people of Dunkley, in south-east Melbourne, voted in a byelection, and delivered a respectable victory to the Labor candidate Jody Beylea. Before the vote, Liberal Senator Jane Hume said that “what we’re hearing from voters on the ground is there is this white-hot anger, there is this fury”. But that turned out to be a massive overreach. There was only an average swing against Labor. Today on Inside Politics, chief political correspondent David Crowe and political cor...
Peter Hartcher on Putin's nuclear strategy
March 06, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBFor years now, global leaders have become somewhat accustomed to Russian president Vladimir Putin threatening nuclear attack on his enemies. He’s only picked up on those threats, since launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, just over two years ago. To many, these were simply sabre rattling; a show of strength. And a bluff. But then came the leak, about a week ago, of Russian military documents that give new insights into Putin’s nuclear strategies. Today, international and pol...
Why our spending habits have reverted to the 1940s
March 05, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBYou know it; I know it, and the politicians sure know it. We’re still in the grip of a cost of living crisis. But while our two main political parties take pot-shots at each other, and try to score points over who’s doing a better job at providing relief, one main part of the discussion has been lost. What are we spending our money on now? And why? Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on the biggest shift in our spending habits that he’s seen, in his nearly 40 years long...