Abandoned: Afghan local speaks to the Briefing
The Taliban stormed into the Afghan capital Kabul at the weekend, just days after allied troops retreated from the city. We're joined by Sharif Safi, co-founder of the Kabul Peace Forum, an Afghan m...
17 Elo 202116min
Tom and Annika interview the Treasurer
Australia had its first recession in almost 30 years last year, as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc around the world. We made a quick recovery, but is the Delta variant and the lockdowns it’s cau...
16 Elo 202119min
Why the Delta variant exploded in western Sydney
The Sydney Delta outbreak paralysing Australia’s largest city started in the East, so why is it in the west and south-west that the impact’s been felt the hardest? Is it the culture? The landscape? ...
15 Elo 202122min
Author Amani Haydar on her mother's murder at the hands of her father and how it shaped her parenting.
Amani Haydar lost her mother in a brutal act of violence, perpetrated by her father, in March of 2015. She was five months pregnant with her first baby at the time. The horror of that experience sha...
13 Elo 202128min
We answer your questions on how to survive lockdown
Millions of Australians are in lockdown and wondering how they’re going to survive, mentally and financially. We asked our social media followers to send in their questions and we asked an expert to ...
12 Elo 202120min
IPCC Report: what it means for Australia’s future.
The United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report on the future of the planet – and it’s not good news. Professor Will Steffen is a climate change expert and r...
11 Elo 202121min
Will Delta change the game in China?
China has trumpeted their suppression of Covid-19 since the virus first emerged within their own borders and are now locking down on Delta, but are they doing as well as they seem? Bill Birtles is t...
10 Elo 202119min
Terminator: dual Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus
The world watched on as Australia’s Ariarne Titmus and the USA’s Katie Ledecky prepared to battle it out in the women’s 200m and 400m freestyle events at the Tokyo Olympics. Ledecky is regarded as th...
9 Elo 202118min
