How the Voice referendum impacts our attitude to Australia Day
This year’s Australia Day comes after the defeat of the indigenous Voice to parliament last year - and the decision by a number of big retailers to stop stocking Australia Day merchandise. The questio...
25 Jan 202416min
Luke and Sassy Scott on becoming a parent through overseas surrogacy
There are many ways in Australia to have children if you can’t physically procreate. You can foster or look into adoption - or you can find a surrogate. In Australia, it’s illegal to pay someone to c...
25 Jan 202417min
Forget Margot Robbie. Meet the Aussie who is nominated for an Oscar
Our chat with Nicky Bentham, an Australian movie producer living and working in London. Nicky’s been nominated for an Academy Award for her work producing the short film ‘The After’. In this episode...
25 Jan 202410min
Crypto had a big year in 2023. What's in store in 2024?
We stare into the crystal ball to see what's in cryptocurrency's future in 2024. Last year saw the notorious high-profile crypto court cases involving Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao. But despite...
24 Jan 202423min
Why the biggest election year in world history threatens democracy
2024 will be the largest single election year in human history, with voters representing more than 40 per cent of the world’s population going to the polls this year. Fascist, authoritarian and stro...
24 Jan 20249min
Google it: How 'doing your own research' can make you believe anything
If you've been online at all in the last decade, you would've seen the phrase 'do your own research' in likely hundreds of comments sections. It turns out 'doing your own research' is precisely what c...
23 Jan 202420min
Scott Morrison has officially announced that he'll retire from politics
Scomo is finally calling it – the former PM announced today he will be stepping down from federal parliament. It closes a wild chapter in Australian political history. Most Australians came to know h...
23 Jan 202410min
Can the government force supermarkets to lower their prices, and should it?
Grocery prices have been sky-rocketing. A brief trip to the supermarket for just a handful of items can cost a small fortune. The Federal Government has announced it is holding a review into grocery p...
22 Jan 202424min
