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15:47

My name’s Scott Morrison, and I have a truth problem

7am ·

2020/03/05

This week Scott Morrison finally told the truth about his attempt to invite Hillsong founder Brian Houston to a White House dinner. At the same time more details have emerged about his office’s involvement in the sports grants scandal. Today, Paul Bongiorno on the bigger questions being asked about trust and the prime minister’s relationship to the truth. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: Scott Morrison's misleading hedges in The Saturday Paper The

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18:41

A fear at the end of the earth

7am ·

2020/03/04

James Button spoke to scores of people about climate change and what it means to them. He found deep anxiety – but also a contradiction between how people thought and how they acted. Today, what a conversation about ecological catastrophe could look like. Guest: Author and contributor to The Monthly James Button. Background reading: The Climate Interviews in The Monthly The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for

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16:01

Labor’s climate smokescreen

7am ·

2020/03/03

The Labor Party has committed to zero emissions by 2050, but hasn’t said how it will get there. And, its coal commitments contradict that target. Mike Seccombe looks at how Labor lost its nerve on climate policy, and what that means for Australia’s climate future. Guest: The Saturday Paper’s national correspondent, Mike Seccombe. Background reading: Political warfare over climate action in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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17:40

Could we end domestic violence?

7am ·

2020/03/02

The murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children has once again put Australia’s failure to grapple with domestic violence on the national agenda. There are steps we could take to better protect people, but governments are failing to act. Bri Lee on the changes we need to make to keep women and children safe. Guest: Author and writer for The Saturday Paper Bri Lee. Background reading: Queensland’s domestic violence struggle in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information

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16:38

The town without abortion

7am ·

2020/03/01

Description: A consortium of powerful religious doctors has made it impossible to choose a surgical abortion in one of NSW’s largest regional towns – even in the public hospital there. Justine Landis-Hanley on how faith and fear can control access to reproductive rights. Guest: Freelance journalist Justine Landis-Hanley. Background reading: The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out

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15:23

Scott Morrison’s fortunate disaster

7am ·

2020/02/27

Coronavirus has provided Scott Morrison with an opportunity to re-establish his leadership credentials, but will it work? Today, Paul Bongiorno on how the prime minister is making the most of this crisis. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: Scott Morrison's quest for immunity in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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19:50

How coronavirus feeds Australian racism

7am ·

2020/02/26

The panic generated by coronavirus has reignited an older, deeper panic about Chinese migrants. Ruby Schwartz on how a medical emergency has unearthed Australia’s fear of the other – and how this fear cycles through different targets. Guest: 7am producer Ruby Schwartz. Background reading: COVID-19: Racism, economics and the aftermath in The Saturday Paper Christmas Island and the rise of mandatory detention in The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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17:18

We need to talk about St Kevin’s

7am ·

2020/02/25

In today’s episode we speak to Luke Macaronas, a former St Kevin’s student. He wrote for The Saturday Paper about the way toxic masculinity defines elite private schools and other powerful institutions, and how it stops them from addressing issues of abuse. Guest: Former St Kevin’s student Luke Macaronas. Background reading: St Kevin’s College, abuse and the language of pain in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See

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15:18

The prison riot sparked by climate change

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2020/02/24

A riot caused by the intense summer heat in Alice Springs shows how vulnerable our justice system is to the impacts of extreme weather. Prison reform advocates are calling for change to improve the living conditions inside jails. Stella Maynard on how climate change is impacting the incarcerated. Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Stella Maynard. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. Background reading: Exclusive: Detainees denied cold water, cooling before NT prison

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14:32

How billions in government spending could be unlawful

7am ·

2020/02/23

In the past year, the government has directed nearly $5 billion to various schemes using a process lawyers say is likely unconstitutional. Karen Middleton on a system that avoids parliamentary scrutiny, and why one Liberal senator has become a leading critic of it. Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton. Background reading: Government spends ‘unlawful’ billions in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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15:44

Does Scott Morrison finally have a climate policy?

7am ·

2020/02/20

Sandwiched between the climate deniers in his government and growing public pressure for real action on climate change, Scott Morrison has edged closer to unveiling a new climate policy. Could the technology investment target solve Morrison’s political problems, or will it leave both sides underwhelmed? Paul Bongiorno on the climate dilemma faced by the PM. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: Scott Morrison's slow burn in The Saturday Paper The Saturday

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17:45

The minister for nuclear power

7am ·

2020/02/19

Keith Pitt is a climate sceptic and coal evangelist. He is also the minister for Water and Resources. Mike Seccombe on how the parliament’s most strident nuclear advocate ended up with a portfolio that will help decide Australia’s stance on uranium. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading: Canavan’s successor apt to fuel energy wars in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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17:44

Suing over Howard’s camps

7am ·

2020/02/18

More than 60 former asylum seekers are seeking compensation for the psychological trauma they endured in Australia’s notorious Baxter detention centre. Now the lead case has stalled in the court system, delaying a decision. Rick Morton on the legacy of John Howard’s desert camps. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: Government stalling on Howard refugee compo in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode,

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16:08

Plants, mental health and an unrecognised...

7am ·

2020/02/17

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding among thousands of asylum seekers living in Australia without work rights and in some cases without housing. The impact on mental health is enormous. One program in Melbourne is supporting asylum seekers by giving them the opportunity to grow their own community garden. Zoë Morrison on addressing trauma in unexpected ways. Guest: Author and writer for The Monthly Zoë Morrison. Background reading: Planting hope in The Monthly The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more

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15:55

Zali Steggall’s climate breaker

7am ·

2020/02/16

There is a successful model to de-politicise climate change. It works in Britain, and a private member’s bill says it could work here. Paddy Manning on independent MP Zali Steggall’s proposal to end the climate wars. Guest: Paddy Manning, contributing editor (politics) at The Monthly. Background reading: Warringah warrior at The Monthly The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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17:46

Llew ‘Who’ O’Brien and the National Party turducken

7am ·

2020/02/13

The upcoming Queensland state election is shaping Canberra politics and tearing the Nationals apart. Paul Bongiorno on what the elevation of Llew O’Brien to deputy speaker really means - and how it’s set the clock on nine months of dysfunction for the Coalition. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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17:40

The tiny town where Scott Morrison is building a...

7am ·

2020/02/12

The Morrison government has bought part of a farm in Kimba, South Australia, where it intends to build a nuclear waste dump. Millions have been spent trying to secure community support – but some see this as a bribe and say the risks to health and land are too great. Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper Royce Kurmelovs. Background reading: Nuclear waste site selected in South Australia in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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16:50

The love story behind Australia’s biggest political...

7am ·

2020/02/11

Description: Scott Morrison’s re-election campaign received a huge boost from one of Sydney’s most reclusive families. So what prompted a 92-year-old man to donate $4.1 million to the Liberal Party? Rick Morton on the Wakil family and the biggest individual political donation in Australian history. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: The biggest party donor you’ve never heard of in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on

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16:18

Did Clive Palmer buy an election for $84 million?

7am ·

2020/02/10

Clive Palmer spent $84 million of his own money on the last federal election – and didn’t win a single seat. But his campaign still played a key role in helping elect Scott Morrison. In this episode, Mike Seccombe speaks to Palmer’s candidates and explains why our donations system needs reform. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading: Inside Palmer’s campaign to thwart Labor in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on

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21:28

Profiting from Auschwitz: How 4 million books were...

7am ·

2020/02/09

Australian author Heather Morris has made millions selling books about the Holocaust. But the people she writes about are in many ways unrecognisable, to their families and the historical record. Investigative journalist Christine Kenneally on the dangers of falsifying history. Guest: Author and investigative journalist Christine Kenneally. Background reading: The fabulist of Auschwitz in The Monthly The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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