How to talk to conspiracy theorists
Everyone knows a conspiracy theorist. Someone who believes we didn’t make it to the moon; or the September 11 attacks were a hoax. How do you talk to them? Is engaging with them, giving their the...
20 Maj 202120min
Gaza stripped: Israel v Palestine explained
The violence in Israel and Gaza explained. We’ll ask how it started... how similar is it to the last major flare ups in Israel... and what would it take to stop these cycles of violence? We’re joine...
19 Maj 202120min
NFTs: what are they, and are they the future?
Everyone is talking about NFTs - Non-Fungible Tokens. These digital certificates have been hailed as a way for creators to get paid for digital works and files that get shared online. Cameron Wilso...
18 Maj 202118min
Mouse plague: will they take the bait?
Huge numbers of mice have been tormenting farms and communities in western NSW for months. After lobbying, the state government has finally come up with a support package which they say will help “na...
17 Maj 202119min
Border shutdown: when can we travel overseas?
In last week’s federal budget papers, we discovered the government plans to keep our international borders closed until at least mid-2021. When can we realistically begin to plan to go back overseas...
16 Maj 202123min
The Weekend Briefing with Tanya Hennessy
Tanya Hennessy is one of the funniest (and busiest) people in Australia. As well as being a podcaster, radio host, TV presenter, comedian and author, Tanya also counts makeup guru and an “adults shoul...
14 Maj 202122min
Covid: did we miss an opportunity to house the homeless?
In March/April last year, 33,000 homeless people were given emergency Covid accommodation around the country. It was amazing to watch; thousands of people taken off the streets or from couch surfing s...
13 Maj 202122min
Budget follow-up: a bean counter spills the beans
We go right to the top today to question the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham about Tuesday night’s budget. Some key questions: Where was the money for a quarantine facility; will we all be vacci...
12 Maj 202122min
