Why homosexuality is dividing the Anglican Church
There’s been a major split in Australia’s Anglican Church; conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage have launched a breakaway movement led by former Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies. They aim to lure ...
23 Aug 202222min
Why women are ditching the pill
The oral contraceptive pill was an absolute game changer for Australian women when it was introduced back in 1961. Why then, are oral contraceptives on their way out. We’re joined by Kelsey Menzies, a...
22 Aug 202220min
The Salman Rushdie stabbing: why he was targeted
Salman Rushdie has been stabbed at a New York lecture and could lose sight in one eye. The motivation behind the attack may be more than 30 years old. In 1989 the Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ru...
21 Aug 202221min
Are Australia’s coal companies underreporting their methane emissions?
The Science Briefing is a new podcast from LiSTNR and The Royal Institution of Australia about the science of everything and your new go-to podcast for your snapshot of science news. In this episode, ...
20 Aug 202213min
Ezi Magbegor is taking the world by storm
This year’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup is only a month away and Ezi Magbegor is more than ready. A self-described ‘quiet person’ Ezi says she has tried to stay grounded during her meteoric rise...
19 Aug 202224min
Will a Native American technique help save Australian Indigenous languages?
Native Americans have been teaching Indigenous Australians how to strengthen their languages at a conference in Alice Springs. The Master-Apprentice method was developed by small Indigenous language c...
18 Aug 202219min
The man who exposed Scott Morrison’s secret portfolios
The nation has been stunned by revelations in Simon Benson’s new book Plagued, where we learned former Prime Minister Scott Morrison assigned ministerial portfolios to himself. His colleagues in the p...
17 Aug 202219min
Stop It At The Start: talking to your children about domestic violence
Not all disrespect towards women ends in violence, but all violence against women starts with disrespectful behaviour. We want to set good examples for the young people we influence in our lives. S...
16 Aug 202212min
