Malcolm Turnbull’s campaign to change Australia’s energy future: Part One
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is determined to change Australia’s energy future. He’s teamed up with mining magnate and billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, to lobby here and overseas for g...
12 Okt 202125min
Space tourism: how long before ordinary Aussies blast off?
Briefing listener, Laura, contacted us asking for an episode on the commercial space race….and in particular, when Australians should expect to be able to fly on rockets at an affordable price. Prof...
11 Okt 202121min
Are we headed for a global economic meltdown?
Financial markets are jittery with at least four critical economic fault lines developing across the globe….Covid-19, the Evergrande crisis in China, the US fiscal cliff and concerns over rising infla...
10 Okt 202119min
Harley Breen, the comedian who grew up without television and now graces our screens
Harley Breen has graced some of Australia’s most important comedy stages, fronted some of the country’s flagship radio shows and appeared on our screens as a revered host. He now embarks on a new gi...
8 Okt 202130min
Facebook’s week from hell
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and Facebook Messenger crashed Tuesday morning. All the Facebook-owned sites were down for six hours. It’s been described as the company's worst outage since 20...
7 Okt 202120min
Brendan Cowell; Game of Thrones, Avatar 2 ...and a new book
Brendan Cowell’s new novel is called “Plum”. It delves deep into the life of a former NRL player who’s forced to answer questions about his masculinity, his past and his future. After starring in L...
6 Okt 202122min
The David Attenborough of the Covid-19 pandemic
Professor Peter Doherty is a Nobel laureate …a world-famous immunologist. He’s been called the David Attenborough of the Covid-19 pandemic. He’s patron of the Doherty Institute, which publishes pre...
5 Okt 202119min
Did Gladys have to go?
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian stunned the country in suddenly resigning last Friday. The state’s Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating grants awarded to applicants in the rural ...
4 Okt 202121min
