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An independent daily news show. We feature the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

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16:28

Barnaby Joyce’s failed coup

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2020/02/06

Barnaby Joyce lost his leadership tilt but has reopened a schism in the Coalition on climate policy. Paul Bongiorno on what Joyce promised - and the challenges he has created for Scott Morrison. 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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16:49

Australia’s secret emissions target

7am ·

2020/02/05

The federal government is refusing to adopt stronger climate-change policies, but it turns out that might not matter. In this episode, Mike Seccombe reveals the de facto target set by all states and territories – to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading: States defy Commonwealth on emissions 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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17:34

What happens if we don’t stop coronavirus?

7am ·

2020/02/04

As coronavirus shuts borders and creates global panic, there is a risk it will reach a point where it cannot be contained. Rick Morton explains where the virus originated and looks at the scientific breakthroughs behind the attempt to combat it. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: Anatomy of an epidemic 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

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15:34

Honouring Bettina Arndt, men’s rights activist

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2020/02/03

Bettina Arndt has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, in recognition of her work for “gender equity”. Feminist academic Eva Cox considered giving back her AO in protest – and says it’s more evidence the system needs to change. Guest: Author and academic Eva Cox. Background reading: Bettina Arndt and the Australia Day honours 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

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17:11

The prime minister and the dung beetle

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2020/02/02

Don Watson on why Scott Morrison is not really a politician, and how the collapse in difference between the major parties has created a vacuum of meaning. Guest: Author and speechwriter Don Watson. Background reading: Leaders and dung beetles in 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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16:40

Scott Morrison’s eternal present

7am ·

2020/01/30

As Scott Morrison pivots to the coronavirus evacuation and deploys the military to the fire zone, questions are being asked about the management of both responses. In this episode, Paul Bongiorno assesses the prime minister’s attempt to reset his agenda. 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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16:55

Exclusive: Red Cross staff speak out

7am ·

2020/01/29

The Red Cross has collected more than $115 million since Australia’s bushfire crisis began. But where is that money going? The organisation has been criticised for not getting money to victims quickly enough. In this episode, Rick Morton explains why current and former Red Cross staff are speaking out. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton. Background reading: Red Cross employees speak out in The Saturday Paper The Monthly The Saturday Paper For more information on today’s

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17:47

Sports grants are the tip of the iceberg

7am ·

2020/01/28

As the government deals with the Bridget McKenzie scandal, questions are being asked about other larger grant programs. In this episode, Karen Middleton explains the flaws in the system and explores other programs that haven’t gained real attention. Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton. Background reading: Sports grants story exposes broken system in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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18:44

Brendan Nelson’s gravy sandwich

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2020/01/27

As minister for defence, Brendan Nelson controversially spent $6.6 billion on Boeing fighter jets. Now he is running the company’s Australian division. In this episode, Mike Seccombe looks at the links between our government and the global weapons trade. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading: Close ties between government and military industries in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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16:28

Fighting fire with... what?

7am ·

2020/01/26

In a terrible summer, the bushfire season still has months to run. The volunteers fighting the fires are exhausted and under-resourced. Rick Morton on whether we can meet the next bushfire crisis without radical changes. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: The long, hot summer 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

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18:57

A very Morrison Christmas

7am ·

2019/12/19

As fires continue on both sides of the continent, and the government succeeds in putting off commitments at the UN climate talks, Scott Morrison has gone on holidays. Paul Bongiorno on what the year looks like from this end of the calendar. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: PM travels as country burns 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

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16:27

What is Labor doing on coal?

7am ·

2019/12/18

Anthony Albanese says ending Australian coal exports won’t halt climate change. He says we need to cut emissions, but Adani should get on with it and start digging in the Galilee Basin. Karen Middleton on how Labor is resetting its coal rhetoric. Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton. Background reading: Labor changes message on coal 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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15:26

Helen Garner’s diary

7am ·

2019/12/17

Helen Garner has been keeping a diary for as long as she has been a writer. She published extracts from last year’s in the latest issue of The Monthly magazine. This is a selection from them. Guest: Author Helen Garner. Background reading: Diaries (2018-19) in 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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20:04

Brian Houston, we have a problem

7am ·

2019/12/16

As the Hillsong Church booms internationally, its local arm is still dealing with the fallout from the royal commission into child sexual abuse. Rick Morton on the man who fought the church – and its senior pastor’s father. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: Sexual abuse survivor rebukes Hillsong head 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

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19:24

Return to Stasiland

7am ·

2019/12/15

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, former members of the Stasi are still working to control the conversation about the regime they once served. Anna Funder on how understanding what happened in East Germany can help us comprehend the age of surveillance in which we now live. Guest: Author Anna Funder. Background reading: Stasiland now in 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

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17:48

Where there’s smoke, there’s climate change

7am ·

2019/12/12

As fires burn across the east coast and Sydney suffers catastrophic air pollution, the Coalition government is arguing to do less on climate change. Scott Morrison all but avoids mentioning it. Paul Bongiorno on the reality that’s filling people’s lungs and making their eyes sting. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: PM's clouded judgement on climate in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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19:50

What happened to David Savage

7am ·

2019/12/11

Seven years ago, David Savage was injured while working for the Australian government in Afghanistan. He has fought since to have his compensation settled and to have what actually happened to him acknowledged. Karen Middleton on one man’s long fight for the truth. Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton. Background reading: AusAID bomb victim’s treatment ‘a disgrace’ in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode,

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16:34

The big wedge (Or: How Murdoch lobbies government)

7am ·

2019/12/10

Following an inquiry into digital platforms, the government finds itself wedged between News Corp and the tech giants. Both sides are lobbying heavily. Rick Morton on the battle to regulate the internet — or not. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: Australia and digital data 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

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19:04

The man who didn’t kill Colin Winchester (part two)

7am ·

2019/12/09

Description: Following his wrongful conviction for the murder of Canberra’s top police officer, David Eastman sought compensation. But there are bigger questions in this case, about how the legal system responds to mental health. Sam Vincent on how a troubled man tried, unsuccessfully, to represent himself. Guest: Writer and journalist Sam Vincent. Background reading: The retrial of David Eastman in The Monthly Cap in hand in The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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20:41

The man who didn’t kill Colin Winchester (part one)

7am ·

2019/12/08

In Canberra in the 1970s and ’80s, David Eastman was thought of as a serial pest. That was until he was convicted of murdering the assistant commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. The problem was, he didn’t do it. Sam Vincent on a case that sent the wrong man to prison for 19 years. This is part one of a two-part episode. Guest: Writer and journalist Sam Vincent. Background reading: The retrial of David Eastman in The Monthly Cap in hand in The Monthly The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more

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