Why I met the neo-Nazis who firebombed my family's restaurant
Crispian Chan is a Chinese-Australian who grew up in Perth. His parents ran a Chinese restaurant until it was firebombed in the late 1980s. It turns out it was a coordinated race-based attack by neo-N...
22 Aug 202319min
Have the Greens forced the government into rental caps?
The Greens are putting lots of pressure on Labor about housing. The party is demanding a cap on rental increases. Are they reading the room or proposing impossible ideas? In this episode of The Briefi...
21 Aug 202320min
Modern slavery: Hiding in plain sight
When you hear the word ‘slavery,’ you probably get images in your head of pre-civil war America. But it’s happening right now here in 21st century Australia. On today’s Briefing, Katrina’s looking int...
20 Aug 202315min
Elly Desmarchelier on access
Welcome to On Topic with the Weekend Briefing, a special series where Jamila Rizvi talks to some of her favourite guests - old and new - about a single, fascinating subject. Over the next two months, ...
18 Aug 202324min
What role should brands like Qantas play in politics?
Qantas has thrown its weight behind the Yes campaign for an Indigenous Voice to parliament. We saw it with marriage equality, Black Lives Matter and now The Voice. Antionette Latouff sits down with cr...
17 Aug 202322min
Sam Kerr's big call after the match
The Matildas have missed out on the World Cup final. We speak with Johnny Keko who’s been on the ground about all the twists and turns of the tournament so far, the emotions at the game last night and...
16 Aug 202319min
Matilda-nomics: How celebrity and money will change the game
Matildas v France World Cup match on Saturday night was watched live by 4.17 million Australian TV viewers. Eclipsing NRL and State of Origin finals, it was a watershed moment for women’s sports in Au...
15 Aug 202320min
Secrets We Keep: How Amelia uncovered her mum's hidden past
Journalist, Amelia Oberhardt, thought she knew her mum, until she died. At her mum’s wake, Oberhardt discovered a photo of her mother as a teenager, wearing a wedding ring, standing beside a man she d...
14 Aug 202319min
