The General running Australia's vaccine rollout
We’re all being urged to get a Covid vaccine so the nation can reach the critical milestones of 70 and 80 percent vaccination. They’re the targets state and territory governments have to hit before w...
1 Sep 202121min
Did Banjo Patterson whitewash the Man from Snowy River?
Australia has the largest wild horse population in the world with numbers estimated in the range of half a million. In the Outback they’re regularly culled by helicopter and nobody bats an eyelid - th...
31 Aug 202121min
The Poor Economist (Part 2)
This is the second instalment in our interview with the Poor Economist, a young Australian who grew up below the poverty line before moving to a career in economics and policy. Alison Pennington is ...
30 Aug 202117min
The Poor Economist (Part 1)
Poor and economist, two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence. But this week we’re looking into what it’s like growing up below the poverty line and moving into a typically middle-class care...
29 Aug 202120min
Annika Smethurst - Political reporter, author and co-host of the Briefing
Political reporter and author and co-host of The Briefing Annika Smethurst joins Jamila in this captivating conversation. Annika is a double Walkley Award Winner, and has worked in the press gallery...
27 Aug 202128min
Is the pandemic a game changer for stay-at-home Dads?
With Tom about to take time off to welcome his first child, we thought we’d look at how the pandemic is influencing the traditional roles in the home. Mark Tamhane is an ABC reporter and stay- at-ho...
26 Aug 202121min
Regional Australia's race against Delta
Regional NSW and Victoria are currently in lockdown as the Delta variant of the Covid virus spreads across rural Australia. We’re joined by Dr John Hall, President of the Regional Doctors Associat...
25 Aug 202121min
The new rule infuriating Aussies overseas
The federal government has introduced a new rule requiring Australians who live overseas to apply to return. One of our listeners asked us to get to the bottom of the story. We’re joined by Kar...
24 Aug 202120min
