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The state locking up more children than any other

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2023/04/03

One state in Australia locks up more children than any other: Queensland. And new laws will send more children into custody than ever before. The laws go against its Human Rights Act, but the state has chosen to override those protections in response to growing media pressure about youth crime. Today, Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall on the rights of children in a state that’s going to lock up more of them – and how his office has been sidelined. Socials: Stay in touch with us

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21:53

Is Murdoch media about to turn against the Voice?

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2023/04/02

A scare campaign is gathering momentum in the conservative media. Will the Voice to Parliament dictate policy? Are elite interests behind the referendum? And does it threaten the integrity of the constitution? These are the questions being asked by conservative commentators, mostly in the Murdoch-owned national newspaper. But The Australian wasn’t supposed to be opposed to the referendum – there was a time when it was one of the Voice’s biggest allies. Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper and

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20:04

Inside Peter Dutton’s leadership test in Aston

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2023/03/30

The Liberal Party is in a state of disarray. After the NSW election loss, powerbrokers and former strategists were airing dirty laundry – has the party forgotten the traditional values it stands for? Has it failed to offer younger voters anything? Or is there just not enough talent in its ranks? Well, this weekend these questions could multiply as the federal party faces the ballot box under Peter Dutton’s leadership for the first time, at the Aston by-election. Today, columnist for The Saturday

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21:16

Trump 2024: Why Republicans want to vote for him,...

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2023/03/29

Donald Trump officially launched his campaign to be president again on a stage in Waco, Texas. Despite the likelihood of an imminent arrest and a campaign in disarray he is still, somehow, the frontrunner to face Joe Biden at the 2024 election. So, how can Trump still command the Republican base? Can the party, and America, ever be rid of him? And will he be the first former president to be indicted? Today, senior fellow at the US studies centre and former Democratic staffer Bruce Wolpe on Trump’s

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22:46

It won’t stop climate catastrophe. So why are the...

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2023/03/28

Adam Bandt stood in front of TV cameras this week and announced a decision that could define the future of the Greens. The party will support Labor’s climate policy, after winning a series of concessions, even though it means new coal and gas can go ahead and it doesn’t meet the pleas of climate scientists around the world. So what does the deal mean? Will it make a difference? And is something better than nothing? Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on why

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22:37

Banks are failing around the world. Could it happen...

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2023/03/27

When you think about a bank run, you might think of lines around the block – of regular workers eager to get their hard-earned wages out of a troubled bank. But recently there’s been another kind of bank run, one that plays out over group chats and email threads involving Silicon Valley billionaires and cryptocurrency investors. The panic among this group of depositors has already led to the collapse of several small and medium-sized banks in the US, and now that anxiety is hitting other banks as

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23:05

Why is Australia importing anti-trans activists?

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2023/03/26

A speaking tour claiming to quote ‘let women speak’ has been at the centre of disturbing scenes across Australia. Last week in Melbourne, neo-Nazis stood on the steps of Victorian parliament and openly performed the nazi salute. Meanwhile in Canberra, Senator Lidia Thorpe was tackled and held to the ground by police as she tried to protest the tour. So, who is the British woman touring Australia, provoking these scenes? And why is she here? Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper and co-editor of

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15:47

The Weekend Read: Sophie Cunningham on the cost of...

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2023/03/25

Today on the show, author Sophie Cunningham on why we’re still logging native forests. She begins her story with the last sheafs of white office paper to ever be produced in Australia – the final sheet rolled off the mill in January of this year before it closed for good. What follows is her reporting on how and why native forests are still being cut down, despite our knowledge that this is not the best or most efficient way for us to source timber in this country. Socials: Stay in touch with us on

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23:11

The dissent in Labor ranks over the US alliance

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2023/03/23

Australia’s AUKUS deal was meant to have unanimous support, but it has thrown up unexpected challenges for the Labor government — with senior party figures breaking ranks to criticise its scope, price and impact on our relationships. Will there be a showdown over the $368 billion dollar plan? And if so, how will the Prime Minister handle it? Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, on the increasing political cost of the AUKUS deal. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and

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20:36

We tried to fit all the NSW scandals into 20 minutes....

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2023/03/22

This Saturday, the longest-reigning Coalition government in the country heads to the polls. Dominic Perrottet hasn’t been premier of NSW for long, but he’s hoping to extend the Coalition to a historic 16-year term in office – despite a torrent of scandals and resignations dogging his government. Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on every scandal and resignation we could fit into a single episode. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest:

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19:12

The climate protestor who beat a 15-month prison...

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2023/03/21

Last year, Deanna ‘Violet’ CoCo was standing on top of a truck on Sydney Harbour Bridge with a flare in her hand. She was prepared to be arrested; prepared to face harsh anti-protest laws – but she wasn’t prepared to be the target of national angst and passion about climate protest. She was given a 15-month prison sentence for her actions — with the magistrate calling her ‘childish' and ‘emotional’ during the sentencing. Today, fresh from beating that prison sentence on appeal, Violet CoCo on

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21:13

‘Treating private jets like Ubers’: Inside the...

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2023/03/20

A few weeks ago, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie stood up in parliament and dropped a bombshell on the Australian megachurch Hillsong. He tabled a cache of documents that alleged staggering misconduct and outrageous spending at Hillsong, including details of extravagant personal purchases made by some of its leaders, including former global senior pastor Brian Houston, using church money. Now, several days after the speech, we have access to these documents and the potential damage to the church is

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20:42

Bob Brown on the fight Tanya Plibersek needs to have

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2023/03/19

Bob Brown, the founding leader of The Greens, is ready to make a plea to Tanya Plibersek: stand up in cabinet and be a voice against coal and gas. While the party Brown used to lead is locked in a tense battle with the Labor party over the safeguard mechanism, he believes Tanya Plibersek could become the best environment minister Australia has ever had – she just needs the support of the prime minister. Today, former leader of the Australian Greens, Bob Brown, on the promise of Tanya Plibersek and

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19:20

Will Albanese and Dutton agree on the $368 billion...

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2023/03/16

The AUKUS agreement has brought a rare political sight this week: the government and the opposition are agreeing with each other. Both major parties support the deal and if anything they’re competing to show who can support it more strongly. But how will we pay for it? Will we cut spending on other services? Or try to increase tax revenue? Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on how $368 billion dollars in spending is inevitably getting political. Socials: Stay in touch with us

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20:27

Why the AUKUS submarines will never arrive

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2023/03/15

The single biggest defence spend in Australian history was announced this week, with the government committing up to $368 billion over the next 30 years to acquire nuclear submarines. Former prime minister Paul Keating has called it “the worst decision by a Labor government in a century”. And big questions remain about whether these subs will ever be delivered at all. So, what could a misstep in the rollout mean for our security as tensions rise between China and the United States? Today, emeritus

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25:57

Being John Hughes: Inside literature’s plagiarism...

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2023/03/14

John Hughes was once hailed as a young literary genius, and won a scholarship to Cambridge. Yet he found himself back in Australia working as a librarian and a teacher before his writing found acclaim. Hughes was shortlisted for some of the greatest honours in Australian writing. But under the scrutiny of greater acclaim, a strange web of inconsistencies and copying struck one reader: Anna Verney. Today, writer, reporter and lawyer Anna Verney and contributing editor to The Monthly Richard Cooke, on

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24:04

‘Web of cowardice’: What we learned from the final...

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2023/03/13

The royal commission hearings into robo-debt are over. With over 100 witnesses and nine weeks of hearings, the commission into one of the greatest failures in the history of the Australian government has already given us unforgettable insight into the thinking of our public servants and leading politicians. But there are still questions to be answered: like how could so many — find themselves in lock-step behind a policy that was unlawful? Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton

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19:58

How we’re betting our climate future on a scam

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2023/03/12

Australia has to act fast to help cut emissions and avoid a global climate catastrophe. After decades of inaction, the Labor Government has brought their proposal forward, adjusting the awkwardly named safeguard mechanism. But this bets our climate future heavily on emission offsets – or carbon credits. They’re a convoluted way of making up for emissions, by doing good elsewhere. Are they actually a scam? Today, contributor to The Monthly Nick Feik, on the dodgy trades for our climate

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17:37

The Weekend Read: The late Robert Adamson on fishing...

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2023/03/11

Today, a tribute to publisher, poet and memoirist Robert Adamson. Robert died late last year and to mark that moment, The Monthly decided to posthumously republish two of his essays on a subject very dear to him: fishing. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Publisher, poet and memoirist, Robert Adamson.

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18:39

Why can't Labor and the Greens get along?

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2023/03/09

Australia’s climate future is again hanging in the balance. And, once more, it could all depend on a Labor government negotiating with the Greens. As it stands, they’re at loggerheads. The Greens want no new coal and gas developments to be approved; the government is accusing the Greens of being unrealistic. But should the Greens be expected to pass whatever Labor is proposing? And where’s the science in all of this? Today, contributing editor of The Politics, Rachel Withers, on the impossible

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