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22:22

George Pell could have helped. He made it worse.

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2023/01/17

George Pell’s body is returning to Australia after last weekend’s funeral service in the Vatican. He will be interred in the crypts below St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney. To his supporters, Pell was a guardian of traditional faith and doctrine, whose conviction on charges of child sexual abuse was overturned by the High Court. To thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse perpetrated by priests across Australia, Pell was the leader who oversaw an era when the Church moved too slowly, and protected

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21:42

The detail on the Voice is right here

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2023/01/16

This year Peter Dutton has begun to spread doubt about the Voice to Parliament. His question is: where’s the detail? One woman has spent years fleshing out the proposal. Marcia Langton co-authored a report on The Voice, and briefed every party room in Canberra about what the model could look like. Today, Professor at the University of Melbourne Marcia Langton on the details of the Voice to Parliament, and what’s at stake if Australia gets this moment wrong. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter

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21:36

Elon Musk’s guide to losing $US200 billion in net worth

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2023/01/15

Elon Musk has lost more money than any human being who has ever lived. It’s not because of his purchase of Twitter – well, not directly, anyway. It’s because in the last 12 months, the share price of his other company, Tesla, has plummeted. But why is Elon Musk, the erratic entrepreneur, so intertwined with Tesla? How has the company become an extension of one man’s ideas? And is that healthy? Today, veteran Tesla-watcher and financial journalist, Antony Currie, on the unshakeable faith in

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13:19

Weekend Read: ‘A patch of land’: Gardening with Laura...

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2023/01/12

On this Weekend Read, chief political correspondent for the ABC’s 7.30 program Laura Tingle, with her piece from the summer issue of The Monthly. It’s called ‘A patch of land’, and in it she writes of the joys of tending and surrendering herself to a native garden, before bidding it a fond farewell after nearly 20 years. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Chief political correspondent for the ABC’s 7.30 program, Laura Tingle Background Reading: A Patch of Land

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18:43

How counter-terrorism turned a blind eye to the far...

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2023/01/11

Australia’s domestic security agency, ASIO, says right-wing extremism now makes up half of its priority cases. And the far right, while still fringe, has capitalised on division and social media to push its message during the pandemic. So just how big a risk is this movement today? And how did we allow this discredited and dangerous ideology to get a foothold once again? Author Lydia Khalil discusses how counter-terrorism turned a blind eye to the far -right and how we all need to solve that

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19:32

The search for the very first star, with Dr Alan Duffy

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2023/01/10

When we talk about the most significant events of the last year, the one that might have the biggest impact on humanity actually took place far above the Earth’s atmosphere. Up there, in orbit around earth, is one of the most powerful tools humans have ever had to hunt for the origins of our universe – and for alien life. The James Webb Space Telescope has the ability to look so far and with such clarity that we can get an insight into a period of time that our best scientists have only ever

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17:06

Travel advice and race, with Santilla Chingaipe

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2023/01/09

Each year, around a million Australians visit the US . But it's becoming a more dangerous place: firearm murders alone increased by 35% between 2019 and 2020. But you won’t find that statistic in the guidance for Australians travelling to the US. And it’s a risk that disproportionately affects people of colour. Today, author and contributor to The Monthly, Santilla Chingaipe on the travel guidance we rely on for our safety and what it tells us about how race functions in bureaucratic definitions of

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24:21

How death became the fight of Andrew Denton’s life

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2023/01/08

Misinformation, fear and pain: when Andrew Denton was asked to speak on the topic of euthanasia, he found something that he couldn’t look away from. What started as a single lecture became the biggest political fight of his life. And the last year has seen the fruit of those labours, with every state now having laws to allow people the right to choose to end their life when faced with terminal illness. The territories are well on their way to doing the same. Go Gentle Australia, the organisation he

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20:17

Weekend Read: Surfing the little breaks, with Sarah...

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2023/01/05

Today, on the Weekend Read, writer and artist Sarah Walker with her piece, “Little Breaks”, from The Monthly. It’s a story of joy and sadness in the ocean. She writes of her time in the water as a beginner surfer, finding glee in shallow breaks. But beyond the break, in the deeper water, there’s also loneliness, isolation and vulnerability. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Writer and artist, Sarah Walker Background Reading: Little Breaks

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17:02

Can the Voice to Parliament deliver radical change?...

7am ·

2023/01/04

When Anthony Albanese declared victory in last year’s election, one of the first commitments that he made was to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full. While the Uluru Statement from the Heart includes truth-telling and a treaty, a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament is the first step that the government plans to take. If it goes ahead, it will be the first referendum since the republic vote just over 20 years ago. Professor Gary Foley, senior lecturer of history at

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28:05

What to be watching right now, with Clem Bastow

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2023/01/03

This year has seen an explosion of film and TV releases – as sound stages fill with productions, following the end of lockdowns that threatened the industry. But if you’re like us, this summer you might just be taking a breath and getting a chance to catch-up on the things you missed throughout the last year. So with that in mind, we’ve invited writer and critic Clem Bastow to share some of her favourite releases. She’ll be joined by the editor of The Monthly, Michael Williams, in a discussion that

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19:00

The crime deep in the forest, with Sophie Cunningham

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2023/01/02

Deep in Australia’s oldest forests there are criminal gangs operating: illegally chopping down trees to sell the wood. The authorities know it’s happening, but the problem is catching the perpetrators in the act. The old growth forests are sprawling and these gangs know how to evade rangers and police. Today, author and contributor to The Monthly, Sophie Cunningham on the crime against our oldest and most precious old growth forests. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest:

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23:52

Lachlan Murdoch: The successor, with Paddy Manning

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2023/01/01

Lachlan Murdoch is the presumptive heir to the global Murdoch media fortune – and with his father, Rupert, now aged 91, Lachlan’s time could be imminent. But Lachlan’s rise to the top has not been smooth. After a bright start, the first-born son fell out of grace with his father and was exiled to Australia, only to return to favour when the family was in crisis. Now it seems that Lachlan could be the successor to the empire after all. So what does Lachlan Murdoch stand for? Journalist Paddy

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20:29

Spotlight: Megan Davis on what’s next for the Voice

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2022/12/29

Next year, Australians will get to vote in a referendum and we will be asked whether Australia should amend its constitution to create an Indigenous Voice to parliament. In this episode from August, we spoke to the first person to read the road map to that referendum outloud after the Uluru Statement from the heart was agreed to. Today we revisit this episode with someone who has spent years working towards constitutional recognition: chair in constitutional law at the University of NSW, Megan

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18:24

Spotlight: What Murdoch asks from new prime ministers

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2022/12/28

When you become prime minister, a lot changes – but there’s only a few people who know exactly what that's like. One of them is Kevin Rudd,and this year the former prime minister joined the show to share his experience of the way the Murdoch media changes its approach when you enter Government. Today in this episode from June, former prime minister Kevin Rudd on the way News Corp brings new governments to heel. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Former prime minister of

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23:54

Spotlight: How the Christian right overturned Roe v Wade

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2022/12/27

This year, the case that established the legal protection for people in the United States to choose to have an abortion has been overturned. Since this episode aired in June, 13 states have banned or restricted the access to abortion and the fight for access rights continues in courtrooms across the country. So how did a small minority of religious conservatives overturn the rights of millions to choose? Today we are revisiting this episode from the moment the US Supreme Court made a ruling that

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22:15

Spotlight: How the teals really won, with Simon...

7am ·

2022/12/26

One of the most consequential political shifts of 2022 was the election of several ‘teal’ independent candidates to the federal parliament. The teals were mostly professional women who ran in traditionally Liberal-held seats, and campaigned on climate, integrity, and equality. Their election en masse was a shock to the Liberal party, and could herald a more permanent shift away from the major parties. Apart from their policy priorities, the other thing the teal candidates had in common was funding

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21:59

Spotlight: The dirty secrets inside one of our...

7am ·

2022/12/25

For decades we’ve been reassured that everything at Australian casinos is above board. They’re supposed to be heavily regulated, closely monitored, and operated by reputable, publicly-traded corporations. But this year, much of what we’ve been told unravelled. Since this episode, from September this year eleven former and current executives at the Star Entertainment Group were slapped with fines by ASIC, the corporate watchdog. Today, we take a look back at this episode with senior reporter for The

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22:25

Spotlight: Inside Anthony Albanese’s election night

7am ·

2022/12/22

Seven months ago, Anthony Albanese’s Labor broke almost ten years of Coalition rule. Labor’s celebration were large and loud – and 7am was there to record the moment. We spent the night in Marrickville, home soil for the new prime minister, at Labor’s election night party. Over the course of the night we spoke with our reporter Karen Middleton, incoming minister Tony Burke, and, at the end of the night, we got one quick question with the newly-elected prime minister. Today, we return to Labor’s

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28:00

Spotlight: Monique Ryan vs The Treasurer of Australia

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2022/12/21

Back in May, our producer Elle Marsh was given unprecedented access to Dr Monique Ryan and her campaign, as they attempted to unseat one of Australia’s top politicians. At the time, we had no idea whether the so-called teal candidates would be successful in their campaigns against Liberal party members, often in safe seats. Kooyong, the seat that Dr Ryan was running for, had been held by the Liberal party for almost its entire existence and was occupied by the Treasurer of Australia, Josh

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