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17:31

Christian Porter’s integrity commission

7am ·

2019/09/10

As ICAC exposes apparent corruption in New South Wales, focus is drawn on the government’s integrity commission, which, among other things, could not make findings of corruption. Meanwhile, a Greens bill for an anti-corruption body has passed the senate but looks set to be blocked in the lower house. Mike Seccombe on anti-corruption legislation and how politicians avoid scrutiny. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading: ICAC and the federal watchdog in

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18:40

Inside the Adani blockade

7am ·

2019/09/09

There is fresh momentum behind the Adani mine in central Queensland, as the state government pushes through approvals and native title is extinguished. What happens next could define Australia’s relationship to climate change both here and globally. Anna Krien visited the Adani blockade and spoke to the people fighting there. Guest: Writer and journalist Anna Krien. Background reading: Inside the Adani blockade in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s

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18:24

The revolving door

7am ·

2019/09/08

The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has heard evidence of dysfunction, inflexibility and underfunding. It has also heard personal accounts of what it is like to care for someone with a mental illness. Thornton McCamish on the people who are trying to stop the revolving door. Guest: Author and writer for The Monthly Thornton McCamish. Background reading: Spiralling admissions in The Monthly The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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19:09

What Morrison didn’t expect in Biloela

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2019/09/05

The Morrison government has been flatfooted by public outrage over its plan to deport a family from Biloela. Attempts to recapture the narrative have seen clumsy, anti-asylum seeker stories placed in The Australian. Paul Bongiorno on the political panic that has accompanied compassion for a Tamil family whose town spoke up. 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

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18:36

The truth about wages

7am ·

2019/09/04

Josh Frydenberg’s appeal for companies to address wage stagnation underscores the lack of government policy in the area. It also highlights how the Australian market preferences dividends over innovation. Mike Seccombe on the distorting realities in the pay debate. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading Stalemate on stagnant wage growth in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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17:46

American secrets

7am ·

2019/09/03

As Brian Toohey releases his major book on national security in Australia, he reveals that American spies have been working here without detection. Karen Middleton on secrecy and the state of the alliance. Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton. Background reading: CIA agents in Australia 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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19:42

Reporting the Panama Papers

7am ·

2019/09/02

The Panama Papers were the largest leak in financial history. They helped expose tax evasion and misdeeds that ensnared major companies and foreign governments. The reporter who first got the documents, Bastian Obermayer, on how he handled the leak and what he has found in Australia. Guest: Investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer. 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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20:47

Badiucao, Chinese dissident

7am ·

2019/09/01

Months before the latest mass protests began in Hong Kong, the Chinese government shut down an art exhibition in the city. The work was by Badiucao, a Chinese-Australian artist living in Melbourne. He has since been harassed and intimidated in Australia, and his work has become a key part of the pro-democracy protests. Guest: Chinese-Australia visual artist and political cartoonist Badiucao. Background reading: Hong Kong's fight for freedom in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For

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20:41

Timor bug, China spy

7am ·

2019/08/29

As Scott Morrison celebrates Timor-Leste’s independence, tension over the Witness K case continues to undermine the relationship. At the same time, Canberra is standing up to Beijing over the imprisonment of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun. Paul Bongiorno on the political calculus that separates the two. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: Timor-Leste independence and press freedom in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more

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18:13

Home Affairs’ propaganda machine

7am ·

2019/08/28

When a communications agency started contacting members of the Muslim community for social media training, it seemed like their intentions were to elevate new voices. But the program was funded by the Department of Home Affairs, and the messages being positioned were from the government. Shakira Hussein on what it’s like to be pulled into a propaganda machine. Guest: Writer and academic Shakira Hussein. Background reading: Strategic communication’ and Muslim communities in The Saturday Paper The

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19:12

Inside the Greens

7am ·

2019/08/27

The Greens is a party with a leader who many think is too mainstream, struggling with the growing pains of infighting and factionalism. The party’s biographer says it is also on the cusp of another step change. Paddy Manning on Richard Di Natale and his third force. Guest: Contributing editor (politics) for The Monthly and author of Inside the Greens Paddy Manning. Background reading: Inside the Greens, by Paddy Manning, published by Black Inc. The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on

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18:31

Scott Morrison’s middle class

7am ·

2019/08/26

Scott Morrison has made a new appeal to the group he calls the “Quiet Australians”. He says they have a “trust deficit” with the public service and he wants bureaucracy to change itself so it can focus on serving them. The problem - as Rick Morton reports - is that research describes the opposite of what the prime minister is saying. Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. Background reading: Morrison in the middle in The

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18:12

Grief, anger and climate change

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2019/08/25

Joelle Gergis is one of Australia’s leading climate scientists. She says the current modelling is worse than previously thought. She also says the most extreme effects of climate change can still be arrested - they just need immediate and radical action. She says there is resistance to talking about emotions around science, but she feels grief and anger. Guest: Climate scientist Joelle Gergis. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. Background reading: The terrible truth

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20:05

Scott Morrison vs. the World

7am ·

2019/08/22

After unhappy scenes at the Pacific Islands Forum, Scott Morrison is making a tour of Vietnam and then France for the G7. But his attempts at diplomacy are held back by his position on climate change. Paul Bongiorno on Scott Morrison, out in the world. 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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21:16

Drugs in swimming

7am ·

2019/08/21

The furore over Australian swimmer Mack Horton’s stand against long-time rival Sun Yang underscores confusion about how drug testing in sport works. It has also begun a minor diplomatic incident between Australia and China. Tracey Holmes on what actually happened and what it means. Guest: Journalist and host of The Ticket Tracey Holmes. Background reading: Hypocrisy and bad blood in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit

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20:26

Saving the birthing trees

7am ·

2019/08/20

As the Andrews government attempts to negotiate treaty with First Nations people in Victoria, it is proceeding with a plan to bulldoze hundreds of sacred Djab Wurrung trees. At the same time, Crown land that might have been part of treaty has been sold off. Lidia Thorpe on the campaign to protect her people’s heritage. Guest: Djab Wurrung traditional owner and former Victorian state MP Lidia Thorpe. Background reading: Protecting the Djab Wurrung trees in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The

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19:54

Is China a threat?

7am ·

2019/08/19

As Xi Jinping increases his power and ambition, there is tension over the influence China has in Australia. Progressive critics finds themselves aligned with right-wing voices. Mike Seccombe on how we assess the threat posed to our democracy by the Chinese Communist Party. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. Background reading: How the China question split Australian politics in The Saturday Paper See

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18:40

Booing Adam Goodes

7am ·

2019/08/18

Adam Goodes is one of the great AFL players of his generation. His career was played, especially in its final seasons, at the intersection of race and politics. Stan Grant on the weight of that story and what it means now. Guest: Writer and broadcaster Stan Grant. For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. Background reading: Adam Goodes and writing a new Australia in The Saturday Paper The Saturday Paper The Monthly See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out

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18:33

Hastie and Morrison

7am ·

2019/08/15

As the Morrison government begins its inquiry into press freedom, there is concern about the bipartisanship of the committee hearing it. At the centre is Andrew Hastie, facing his own issues over comments on China. Paul Bongiorno on the politics behind both. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. Background reading: Press freedom and Hastie words on China 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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19:04

Sperm in the time of Facebook

7am ·

2019/08/14

A strict legal framework means there is a shortage of sperm donors across Australia. But online there is a huge and unregulated market of people willing to donate. Marina Kamenev on sperm donation in the time of Facebook. Guest: Journalist and contributor to The Monthly Marina Kamenev. Background reading: The sperm drought 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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