Taiwan, trade and the balance of power: What’s at stake when Trump meets Xi Jinping
When US President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping this week, it will be a geopolitical heavyweight match-up with enormous stakes, according to Joe Biden’s former deputy secretary ...
13 Touko 24min
Zoomers, boomers and a federal budget that could fix housing
The federal government has delivered one of the most anticipated budgets in recent history, with the focus on shifting wealth from Boomers and opening more of the housing market to younger wage earner...
12 Touko 26min
Will One Nation push Labor to reshape our society?
We’re only hours away from the federal treasurer handing down the government’s much-anticipated budget. All eyes have been on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s anticipated - and controversial - change...
11 Touko 20min
A fiery air crash in the Top End – and a miracle by Aussie doctors who saved a US marine
Travis Reyes, a 21-year-old US marine, remembers feeling smug as he sat with his feet dangling out the door of a military aircraft, soaring high above a gulf in the Northern Territory.Yes, dozens of m...
10 Touko 22min
‘Popcorn out’ for Farrer by-election, plus the RBA’s pointed comments on government spending
The electorate of Farrer is holding a by-election this weekend and we’re expecting the contest will be a good one. The NSW seat, which hugs the border with Victoria, belonged to former opposition lead...
7 Touko 27min
Once dominant fascist powers, Japan and Germany are now saving democracy
US President Donald Trump never fails to miss an opportunity to punish his allies. This week, it was Germany after Trump announced he’d be pulling 5000 troops from the country after Chancellor Friedri...
6 Touko 19min
David Attenborough is 100. His legacy may be very different than you think
For millions of people, David Attenborough was the man who introduced us to the wonders of the natural world.But, with Attenborough turning 100 years old on Friday, some are rethinking his legacy, and...
5 Touko 26min
Kylie Moore-Gilbert on why Australia's hostage strategy must change
Kylie Moore-Gilbert was imprisoned in Iran for more than years, accused of being a spy. Five years after her release, the research fellow in security studies at Macquarie University is calling on the ...
4 Touko 24min
