The comedian we need right now – Sam Simmons
Australian comedian Sam Simmons was feeling like the rest of Aussies in lockdown....a little bored, lonely and sad. So, he decided to do something about it. He’s taking calls from random strangers...
19 Aug 202118min
Aussie soldiers react to Taliban victory in Afghanistan
The Taliban has stormed back to power in Afghanistan. The images of people falling from aircraft this week have left the world in shock. Heston Russell is a retired major who served in four tours t...
18 Aug 202119min
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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 202121min
