Badass women of Australian history
It’s International Women’s Day – so why not celebrate by unearthing some of the most badass women in Australian history. Nancy Wake karate chopped Nazis; Annette Kellerman was the first woman to appe...
7 Mars 202219min
The foreigners taking up weapons in Ukraine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on "all citizens of the world" to join Ukraine’s defence. He said Ukraine would welcome overseas fighters and would consider establishing a foreign l...
6 Mars 202224min
Alice Zaslavsky on feeding the soul as well as the tummy
Alice Zaslavsky writes the cookery column for The Weekend Australian Magazine and is the ABIA award winning author of the internationally acclaimed In Praise of Veg. She is the culinary correspondent ...
4 Mars 202237min
Meet the Australian Winter Paralympics co-captain
The Winter Paralympics begin in Beijing tonight and snowboarder Ben Tudehope is co-captain of the Australian team. Ben became Australia’s youngest ever Winter Paralympian when he was selected for th...
3 Mars 202221min
The floods: how did we let this happen again?
15,000 homes in Brisbane and surrounding areas were inundated with floodwater this week, after a “rain bomb” hit the region. The clean-up has begun and locals are starting to ask themselves, ‘how did...
2 Mars 202223min
Dodging rocket fire in Ukraine
The world is watching the Ukrainian people fighting back against Vladimir Putin’s massive military might. How long will they hold on? And will the West’s sanctions kick in to force Putin’s hand. A...
1 Mars 202221min
Will Vladimir Putin start a nuclear war?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put Russia's nuclear forces in a "special regime of combat duty". The order means Putin wants Russia's nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch....
28 Feb 202222min
Chanel Contos' 12-month journey to change consent laws
Education ministers have agreed to mandate holistic and age-appropriate consent education in every school in Australia from next year, following a year-long campaign spearheaded by consent activist Ch...
27 Feb 202219min
