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
Budget 2021: What it means for you
Last night’s federal budget was handed down by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. What does it mean for you? Why do we no longer focus on surpluses? How much impact has the pandemic had on the nation’s bo...
11 Maj 202121min
A refugee’s journey from Manus Island to bare knuckle fighting in the US
A story of courage, perseverance and bare-knuckle fighting. From seven years detained on Manus Island... to elite fighting in America... this is the story of Ezatullah Kakar Two weeks ago, Ezatu...
10 Maj 202120min
Is modern life killing our sperm count?
Imagine a world where humans are infertile. Where technology is the only way to conceive. Where sperm counts get to zero. It sounds like the plot of a bad sci fi film but according to American Profe...
9 Maj 202119min
