The Morning Edition
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 killing of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies: What we now know
March 04, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBThe alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in a terrace house in the inner city of Sydney, on February 19, stunned the nation. The case began after police found a bag with bloodied contents on February 21, in a skip near a police station in the south Sydney suburb of Cronulla. This led to a manhunt, across Sydney and beyond, after which time Beau Lamarre-Condon, an active police officer, handed himself in at a police station. Exactly a week ago today, Lamarre-Condon led police to t...
The most revealing 24 hours for Trump and Biden, and the votes they’ll really care about
March 03, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBTomorrow marks one of the most important dates on the American political calendar. It’s Super Tuesday, when 15 states hold mini-elections to help determine who will win their party’s presidential nomination, and then go on to vie for the top spot in the White House, in November. So, which states are voting? And how might they tap into the personal and political vulnerabilities of the three main challengers: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Nikki Haley? Today, North America correspondent Farr...
Good Weekend Talks: Former army lawyer David McBride on the cost of being a whistleblower
March 01, 2024 19:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBDavid McBride is awaiting sentencing for the leak of classified military documents from his time as an army lawyer in Afghanistan. In a candid conversation with senior Good Weekend writer Jane Cadzow, he speaks about what led him to do it, the personal fallout and his complex relationship with his father William, who blew the whistle on problems with thalidomide in the 1960s before his own fall from grace. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/liste...
Inside Politics: A spy in parliament
February 29, 2024 18:01 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBWell, it seems that spies walk among us. This week ASIO boss Mike Burgess made an extraordinary revelation. He said his agency uncovered a sophisticated foreign interference operation, which involved a former Australian politician betraying Australia, and trying to involve a relative of a Prime Minister in the web. So just how bad is the threat? And why won’t they tell us who this former politician is? Plus, we already knew the average working woman is paid less than the avera...
Peter Hartcher on what Nikki Haley gains from losing to Trump
February 28, 2024 18:01 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBShe’s been ridiculed, and threatened. And though she continues to spend millions on her campaign, she has yet to win a single primary in the race to become the Republican presidential nominee. To top it off, there’s virtually no chance she can beat Donald Trump; her only other Republican opponent. So why does Nikki Haley stubbornly continue to fight in this race? Today, International and political editor, Peter Hartcher, on what Nikki Haley can still achieve, even when she’s destined to ...
Is a Gaza ceasefire imminent?
February 27, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBFor months now, officials in Israel and Gaza have been trying to negotiate another ceasefire. And now, according to experts, the enemies are within days of reaching one. But what might a ceasefire look like? Hamas has demanded a complete cessation of hostilities and an end, long-term, to the war. While Israel has insisted that nothing will stop an imminent ground invasion into the south of Gaza. Meanwhile, more and more Gazans risk starvation, while the world looks on in horror. Today, fo...
What happens after a serving police officer is charged with a double murder?
February 26, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBA young couple in the prime of their lives missing from their Sydney flat, presumed dead, and a serving NSW police officer stands accused of their murders. A little over a week ago, flight attendant Luke Davies and AFL umpire Jesse Baird went missing. Their Paddington flat became a crime scene, and bloodied clothes were found in a rubbish bin just metres from a police station. Then the manhunt began for senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon, Baird’s ex-boyfriend, who was later charged wit...
The crisis of confidence in our supermarkets
February 25, 2024 18:01 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBWhen Brad Banducci, the long-time CEO of Woolworths, gave an interview last week that made headlines, for all the wrong reasons, the fallout was swift. The company’s share price fell. The prime minister piled on, scrutinising the supermarket for a potential “abuse of power”. The issue of price gouging and lack of supermarket competition has been in the spotlight for months now. But, to what end? Today, business columnist Elizabeth Knight on whether we’re likely to see any reform from s...
Inside Politics: Booze, boats and borders
February 22, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLast week, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce made headlines after he was filmed lying on a Canberra footpath, intoxicated, swearing into his phone. The video went viral - and questions began swirling about the culture of drinking in parliament. But that wasn’t the end of the saga. This week, Nationals deputy leader Perin Davey has come under scrutiny for slurring her words at a recent parliamentary hearing. She admitted to having a couple of drinks beforehand, but has blamed her style of speech ...
Peter Hartcher on who’s next on Vladimir Putin’s hit list
February 21, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBWhen Alexei Navalny died last week in a remote Arctic penal colony, many felt that it signified the death of hope for a future, democratic Russia. Because for nearly two decades, Navalny fought for fair elections, human rights, and freedom of speech; eventually rising to become Vladimir Putin’s most feared opponent. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher, on Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, who has vowed to take over her late husband's work. And whether she will be abl...
Taylor Swift’s Australian shows – and what to expect next
February 20, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBCan Taylor Swift really be everything, to everybody?Way before the pop star took Melbourne by storm with three sparkle and tear-filled concerts, earlier this week, she captured the hearts of everyone from toddlers, to our prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock recently cited the scrambling for Swift tickets as a lesson in fiscal responsibility. And educators and leaders now use Swift to teach us everything from urban planning to legal principles. But, on t...
Is Julian Assange’s fight for freedom at an end?
February 19, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBIt’s been almost 14 years since Julian Assange started leaking the largest tranche of American military and government secrets to the world. For most of that time, the Wikileaks founder has been fighting extradition to the United States, where he faces a possible sentence of 175 years in jail, for crimes under the espionage act. But that struggle has reached a critical juncture. Because the High Court in London will decide, in a hearing being held today and tomorrow, whether Assange will...
Has North Korea declared war on South Korea?
February 18, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBHas North Korea declared war on South Korea? This is the question many have been left wondering, ever since North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un declared last month that South Korea is its “principal enemy”. Kim may be an erratic and paranoid leader, who has pushed much of his country to starvation with his isolationist policies. But this change was historic, marking the abandonment of a policy, held for more than 50 years, that the countries were aiming for peaceful reunification. Today, N...
Inside Politics: What is doxxing, plus Barnaby's spill and a PM's wedding
February 15, 2024 18:01 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBHow would you feel if details of your private chats, including your name, were released publicly, making you a target for attacks? That is precisely what happened to a group of Jewish creatives whose Whatsapp chats were leaked last week. In response the Albanese government has vowed to legislate against the practice of “doxxing” as it is called. But is it even possible to make laws against this? Plus, we talk about the PM’s engagement to his partner Jodie Haydon, Barnaby Joyce’s ...
Peter Hartcher on the new president who could change Australia’s fortunes
February 14, 2024 18:01 - 17 minutes - 16 MBBy the time you listen to this, Indonesia likely has a new president after the country held its much anticipated election on Wednesday. And who takes over Indonesia - the world’s third-largest democracy - after 10 years of relative democratic harmony under the hugely popular president Joko Widodo, gives Australians cause to pause. Today, International and political editor, Peter Hartcher, on whether the new leader might return Indonesia to the bad old days, when it was run by a fierce di...
How do you solve a problem like Barnaby?
February 13, 2024 18:01 - 17 minutes - 16 MBWhen photographs and a video of politician Barnaby Joyce lying on a footpath late at night, seemingly incapacitated, went viral last week, it triggered a series of political explosions. Almost immediately, politicians started lobbing accusations. That the shadow minister for Veterans’ Affairs was undermining his party. And embarrassing the nation; even bringing the culture of parliament into disrepute. Today, national affairs editors James Massola on the political manoeuvring currently goi...
Nick McKenzie on how crooked companies made millions from offshore detention
February 12, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17 MBWhen we think of where our tax dollars go, we aren't likely to imagine they’re being sent to companies that have been linked to suspected arms and drug smuggling, corruption or bribery. But this is what a new inquiry has found. Specifically, that multi-million dollar government contracts, for the offshore processing of asylum seekers, have been granted to companies that have been suspected of links to serious crimes. How could this happen? In the very government department - Home Affairs -...
The 'existential' fight to free an Australian from China's death row
February 11, 2024 18:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBWhen Australian citizen Yang Hengjun was given a suspended death sentence, last week, by a Beijing court, the Australian government recoiled, as though slapped. The details of the espionage that Yang has been accused of committing remain secret. But the ripple effect that this harrowing conviction is having on the relationship between Australia and China, is beginning to emerge. Today, North Asia correspondent Eryk Bagshaw on the tightrope that the Albanese government now has to walk, in o...
An exciting change to the podcast
February 09, 2024 03:21 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBThis coming Monday, we will officially be relaunching our daily news podcast. It’s going to be called The Morning Edition, hosted by the dynamic Samantha Selinger-Morris. The podcast will drop in your feed at 5am each day. And we have two regular episodes: Peter Hartcher every Thursday, dissecting the biggest issues at home and abroad, while on Friday Jacqueline Maley and David Crowe take you behind the biggest stories in Canberra. Until then, have a listen to this short trailer, which gives...
Inside Politics: On 'Nemesis' and the tax cut battle ground
February 08, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBAfter weeks of lamenting the Prime Minister’s broken promise, the Coalition has decided it will vote for Labor’s changes to the Stage Three tax cuts. The Coalition says it will match Labor on tax and more. Will this tax-war turn into a proper go at tax reform? Plus, we talk about Nemesis, the three-part ABC documentary on the leadership ructions of the former Coalition government. Did we learn anything new from the documentary? And how did the major players come emerge from the revela...
Peter Hartcher on why the US is an unreliable ally
February 07, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Biden administration is, many Australians believe, a leader that is supportive of Australia. We share similar values. Not to mention deep defensive and security co-operation, and extensive trade and investment. But, over the last few months, the American political system has become so dysfunctional that it’s in danger of acting against its own interests. Which could, in turn, threaten us, too. Today, our international and political editor Peter Hartcher on why the usual chaos in Americ...
Bastardry, budgets and broken promises: Ross Gittins on 50 years covering economics
February 06, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBRoss Gittins, the longest continuously serving columnist in The Sydney Morning Herald’s 193-year history, is celebrating his 50th anniversary of writing for our mastheads, today. Over the last 50 years, he’s covered 50 federal budgets, 19 federal elections, 11 prime ministers, and 16 treasurers. He’s seen promises made and broken - and the economic reality of Australians change immeasurably. Ross was, after all, around to write about the time when the price of eggs, bread and petrol were ...
Inside the government’s new plan to lower emissions on our road
February 05, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBThe Albanese government has finally released its plans to curb motor vehicle pollution. This is crucial for the government, as Labor won the 2022 election on a promise of climate policy reforms. But the proposal also puts a spotlight on just how behind Australia is in reducing carbon emissions. We are reportedly the last developed country, other than Russia, to impose pollution caps on motor vehicles. So, why are we so behind? And what will it take for the Labor government to successfully ...
The secret tapes that exposed a high court judge
February 04, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBIt was the late 1970s, and members of the NSW police force were tapping phones, illegally, in the hopes of cracking down on organised crime. The sorts of people they had in their sights were well-known underworld figures, like Abe Saffron, known as “Mr Sin”, and drug boss Robert Trimbole. But what they stumbled upon instead, shocked them. Conversations between a high court justice and his well-placed friends that would implicate the judge, Lionel Murphy, for years, in corruption allegation...
Inside Politics: Has Labor discovered the wedge?
February 01, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBWhen the Albanese government announced its controversial changes to the stage 3 tax cuts last week, the Opposition denounced the Prime Minister for breaking a promise. But legislation will be introduced next week to implement the changes, and the Opposition will have to decide whether or not it will support them or not. The tricky part is that Labor’s tax changes will deliver a larger tax cut to more voters, which is a hard proposition to argue against. Plus, federal political staffers a...
Has Australian cash gone to a brutal military dictatorship?
January 31, 2024 18:01 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIt was exactly three years ago today that Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup d’etat, toppling the democratic government. Since then, the junta has killed and imprisoned its opponents, and attacked innocent civilians - all in the name of consolidating power. It’s a devastating state of affairs that has led Myanmar to become an international business pariah. Many Western democracies have placed sanctions on the country, barring companies from investing there. But Australia’s efforts a...
Peter Hartcher on whether the US is about to enter into a war with Iran
January 30, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17 MBWhen a militia, believed to be backed by Iran - killed three American soldiers, in Jordan, over the weekend, it marked a dangerous new development in the war in the Middle East. It was the first time, in the more than three months since Hamas launched its attack on Israel, that any American troops had died from hostile fire in the conflict. So, could this tip the United States into a full-blown war with Iran? It’s a situation that American president Joe Biden has been actively avoiding ...
What's next for the ABC?
January 29, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBIt’s been nearly six weeks since journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked from the ABC. How did a short contract, that was only ever meant to last for five days, turn into a full-blown cultural reckoning? Because it’s not just the national broadcaster that has been plunged into turmoil. Today, media reporter Calum Jaspan on how this scandal saga has exposed questions about free speech and workers’ rights. And whether journalists have any business performing the role of activists. Subscri...
Could the US migration crisis upend Biden’s re-election bid?
January 28, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15 MBThe United States is in the grip of a migration crisis unlike it’s ever seen before. The seemingly never-ending flow of migrants into New York, Chicago and Denver has - according to those cities’ mayors - pushed their areas to breaking point. The migrants themselves, bussed in from the border with Mexico, often end up in foreign cities without any assistance; injured, unwell and ill-prepared for freezing winter temperatures. And for president Joe Biden, these historic migration levels dur...
Inside Politics: The promise and peril of Labor’s broken promise
January 25, 2024 18:01 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWhen it comes to the stage 3 tax cuts, voters will judge for themselves. We learned this week that the Albanese government will break its oft-repeated promise not to change the stage 3 cuts - which gives tax back to high income earners. Instead, it will redirect some of those cuts to middle-income earners - those earning up to $150,000. The overall impact on the federal budget will be broadly the same, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers. So will voters let Labor off a broken promise i...
Trump is one big step closer to the White House
January 24, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBYesterday, Donald Trump won the Republican primary election in New Hampshire. He beat his only remaining rival, Nikki Haley, and with this victory, Trump declared that he is now his party’s presidential nominee. This status won’t actually be made official until the Republican National Convention in July. But one thing is for sure, Trump is now one giant step closer to returning to the White House. Today, Bruce Wolpe, senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre, on whether Nikki Haley...
Kate McClymont on the life and death of Australia's most corrupt cop
January 23, 2024 05:09 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBWhen Roger Rogerson died over the weekend, many people celebrated the end of an era. Gone are the days, they said, when the NSW police force was so corrupt, it offered priority parking at police headquarters to the select gangsters with whom it was in cahoots. Because Rogerson, once a celebrated police detective, was arguably the most corrupt of them all. He gave the green light to criminals to commit crimes, in return for wads of cash. By palling around with notorious hit men, and in one c...
How you'll be affected by the stage three tax cuts
January 22, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBFor years now, we’ve been hearing about the so-called Stage 3 Tax Cuts. And not just hearing about them, but being warned about them. They’re going to increase the gap between the rich and the poor. Even take us back, economically speaking, to the 1950s. At other times, we’re told they’re great. After all, they’ll help workers earning as little as $45,000 a year to keep more of their pay packet. So, which is it? Today, economics correspondent Rachel Clun takes us through what this all m...
The pope called surrogacy despicable. Does he have a point?
January 21, 2024 18:01 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBWhen Pope Francis remarked in a speech earlier this month that surrogate motherhood was a “despicable practice” that should be universally banned, for some, it signalled a backwards step for the Catholic Church. Only weeks earlier, the global religious leader had allowed same-sex couples to finally receive the blessings of a priest. But before we write off the pope’s most recent comments, we have to ask ourselves: does he have a point? Today, surrogate and surrogacy lawyer Sarah Jefford o...
Inside Politics: Penny Wong walks a tightrope in the Middle East
January 18, 2024 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Albanese government has announced a review into the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says all options are on the table to force supermarkets to ease cost of living pressures on consumers. Even the option of significant government intervention. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Penny Wong copped criticism for her itinerary on her visit to Israel, representing Australia. And the Chinese Ambassador gave an interesting press conference in Canberra which took an...
Is your data safe from the next big hack?
January 17, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIf you’re getting the feeling that more and more Australians have fallen prey to cyber attackers recently, there’s a reason for that. The number of hacks has recently grown by 300 per cent in the period of just 12 months. And the devastation to Australians is multifold. Some have lost tens of thousands of dollars. Others have had deeply private information - including intimate health details, and court testimony they thought was given anonymously - exposed to the world. Today, technology ...
Why Beijing tried to sabotage Taiwan's new president-elect
January 16, 2024 18:01 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBOver the weekend, Taiwan elected a new president. This was a race that was watched incredibly closely by leaders in Washington and Canberra, for the ripple effect that it will have on so much of the world. Because the president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is precisely the person China didn’t want to win. His campaign was centered on attacks against Beijing, and its plans to unify with the island. So, will Taiwan’s new president bring his nation closer to “war and decline”, as China has claimed? ...
US airstrikes and a genocide charge: The latest in the Israel-Hamas war
January 15, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWe are now more than 100 days into the war between Israel and Gaza. And as the suffering in Gaza continues to grow - with reports of famine and disease - so too, does the fear that the conflict has gained a new and worrying momentum. Do the attacks by the United States and the United Kingdom last week on Houthi rebels in Yemen mean we've passed a point of no return with regards to where this conflict could spread? Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent, Matthew Knott, o...
Are Woolies and Coles ripping you off?
January 14, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThe federal government is reviewing the supermarket code of conduct over concerns about the gap between food prices charged by big supermarkets and those paid to farmers. While a separate senate inquiry will examine alleged price gouging by Coles and Woolworths in coming months. Supermarkets have denied accusations of profiteering and say they’re experiencing economy-wide inflationary pressures. Today, business columnist Elizabeth Knight what an inquiry may be able to tell us. Subscrib...
Wind farm fight blows up in Victoria
January 11, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThe Victorian government is stuck in limbo after its proposal for a wind turbine production terminal was rejected by federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek who argued the development would harm globally significant wetlands. The dispute is the latest from a growing list of community and environmental group opposition to offshore wind farms along Australia’s east coast. Today, climate and energy correspondent Mike Foley, on how we reconcile both the development of a renewable energy ...
A hole was ripped in an Alaskan Airlines plane mid-air. What caused it?
January 10, 2024 18:01 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBA plane door ripping open mid-flight, leaving a gaping hole thousands of metres above sea level is usually the stuff of nightmares or blockbuster Hollywood movies. But for those on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 last week, that became a reality. The flight made an emergency return to Portland, where 171 passengers and six crew landed safely. But the incident caused air safety investigations all over the world to probe whether there may be issues with other Boeing aircraft in operation. Today...
America’s highest court weighs in on Donald Trump’s candidacy
January 09, 2024 18:01 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBWe’re days away from the first Republican primary, where in Iowa, Republican party members will nominate their chosen presidential candidate for 2024. Polls place Donald Trump as the overwhelming front-runner to become the Republican presidential nominee, but Maine and Colorado have found Trump ineligible to run, with challenges pending across the country. Today, North American correspondent Farrah Tomazin on the Supreme Court ruling on a civil war era provision that could bar Trump from r...
An Australian cricketer’s Gaza protest and the politics of sport
January 08, 2024 18:01 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBWhen Australia’s lead batsman and first Muslim player Usman Khawaja sought to express his politics on the field, his team and even the prime minister rallied behind him, but he was ultimately reprimanded for it. Khawaja wore a black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth in a personal gesture of mourning for children killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict. That was after being rejected for wearing shoes with the words ‘All lives are equal’ and ‘Freedom is a human ...
When doctors are incentivised to prescribe dangerous amounts of cannabis
January 07, 2024 18:01 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBDemand for medicinal cannabis in Australia has sky-rocketed since its legalisation in 2016. Same-day telehealth consultations are a quick google search away. Cannabis dispensaries are popping up in major cities across the country. And while medical cannabis is helping people with conditions ranging from chronic pain and anxiety, to cancer and migraines, concerns are being raised about how the industry is operating. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on whether doctors have their patie...
Best of 2023: The curious tale of the British Museum's disappearing collection
January 04, 2024 18:01 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBToday, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. Who robbed the British Museum? And how did they get away with it for so long? The news that the world’s largest, and arguably most prestigious, history museum was robbed made global headlines. It’s no wonder. It’s home to, among other precious artefacts, the Rosetta Stone. As in, the stone that was originally discovered by Napoleon’s soldiers, and later taught the world, for the first time, how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. So, just ...
Best of 2023: She exposed Australian war crimes. She paid a price
January 03, 2024 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBToday, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. In November 2020, a damning report about Australia’s Defence Force was published. Known as the Brereton report - it found credible evidence that our Defence Force had committed war crimes. This investigation shocked the nation, and led to a reckoning within our Defence Force - and the public’s perception of it. And there was one woman - Samantha Crompvoets - whose research kicked off the whole thing. But in doing so, she has had to pa...
Best of 2023: The cocaine boom behind Sydney’s gang wars
January 02, 2024 18:01 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBToday, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. Over the last couple of months, Sydney’s streets have been plagued by murder after murder. They’re a byproduct of turf warfare, linked to the lucrative cocaine trade. We’ve seen this carnage before, in various parts of NSW. But we’re now in the midst of an unprecedented cocaine boom. And experts have warned that the violence it attracts is likely to grow rather than recede. On this episode, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what’s behind...
Best of 2023: Roe v Wade shocked the world. What's happened since?
January 01, 2024 18:01 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBToday, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. For nearly 50 years, women in the United States were protected, by federal law, from having to carry an unwanted pregnancy. They gained this right, in 1973, thanks to the historic Supreme Court judgement in the Roe v Wade case. This held until nearly a year ago, when the current Supreme Court overturned that judgement. This weekend marks the one year anniversary of that groundbreaking decision. So, what has life in the United States...
Best of 2023: Was the woman dubbed “Australia’s worst female serial killer” wrongly convicted?
December 31, 2023 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBToday, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. Most Australians know the name Lindy Chamberlain. She’s famously the victim of what’s been called “the most notorious miscarriage of justice” in Australian legal history. She was wrongfully convicted of murdering her nine-week old daughter, Azaria, during a camping trip at Uluru, and sentenced to life in prison. But how many people know about the murder conviction inquiry that’s going on right now that could, as one expert put it recen...
Best of 2023: Stan Grant, the ABC, and Australia’s racism problem
December 28, 2023 18:01 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBToday, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. In May 2023, Stan Grant announced that he would be leaving the ABC and standing down as the host of its Q+A program. His decision, and the torrent of abuse that prompted it, has led to a reckoning about how responsible the media is for the racism that pervades our culture. On this episode, culture news editor Osman Faruqi joins Samantha Selinger-Morris to discuss Stan Grant, the ABC and Australia's racism problem. This episode first a...