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Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.

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0:11:01

No justice after 50 years for Balibo 5

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/18

50 years after the murder of the Balibo 5 and 18 years after a coronial inquest confirmed the Australian journalists were deliberately shot by Indonesian forces, no action has been taken for accountability of the war crime. But one campaigner, Professor Clinton Fernandes, has been rallying to have the Balibo files declassified. Guest: Clinton Fernandes, Professor of International and Political Studies at UNSW

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0:20:47

The influence of AI on cybercrime

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/18

Theresa Payton made history as the first female Chief Information Officer in the White House, where she steered digital transformation strategy and helped secure critical government systems. With an increase in cybercrime in Australia, what's her advice to Australians on how to stay safe online and how to harness the enormous capabilities of generative AI without losing the human touch?Guest: Theresa Payton - CEO of Fortalice Solutions and former White House Chief Information

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0:13:14

'The most dangerous man in the White House'

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/18

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is the architect of a suite of Donald Trump's hardline border policies, from the so-called “Muslim ban” to the ICE raids on undocumented immigrants. He has been described as a “race-baiting” nativist who is the “root of all evil” in the Trump administration. Who is Stephen Miller and why does he hold so much sway over the president?Guest: David Klion, columnist for The Nation magazine and contributing editor at Jewish Currents.

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0:08:13

What does poetry and comedy in Singapore sound like?

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

Stephanie Dogfoot is a comedian, poet and lawyer based in Singapore. They have been performing since 2008 and has established open mic nights for poets and comedians in particular encouraging women and the LGBTQI community to get up and perform. They have been forced to come out as bisexual in many different places and the reception is always different.Guest: Stephanie Dogfoot, poet and comedian. She will be reading some of her poems at Queersland as part of the Brisbane Writers

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0:36:52

The Year that Made Me: Stephen Mayne, 2000

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

From his early news on the business desk at a number of newspapers to a stint behind the scenes in Victorian state politics to the founding of the online news site Crikey, Stephen Mayne's career has occurred at the nexus of business, politics and journalism.And while those worlds are often the scene of a lot of shenanigans and grubbiness, Stephen has made it his business to let some light in.Stephen is now what could be called a professional corporate trouble maker, though his

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0:08:07

Could more medical equipment be re-used?

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

If you have ever had a medical procedure in a hospital, you might have noticed that much of the medical equipment that you came into contact with went straight into the bin afterwards.

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0:15:54

Why Tony Blair might end up "Governor of Gaza"

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

Since resigning as UK Prime Minister in 2007, Tony Blair has maintained an active interest in the Middle East through his think tank The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Carole Cadwalladr has been an investigative journalist for over 20 years and is now writing for the media outlet The Nerve. She has been digging into who funds his institute and whether this will compromise his proposed role in the running of Gaza. Guest: Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist with The

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0:13:46

Taking care of wombats

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

Josh Neille took home his first animal to care for when he was eight years old. Now he is a registered wildlife carer in Gippsland VIctoria where he, his partner Amber and daughter Ashlee care for all sorts of wildlife from wombats to kangaroos, birds and snakes and turtles. Now Josh has a huge social media following as he tells the stories of both his successes and failures as a wildlife carer.Guest: Josh Neille, wild life carer and author of Growing Up Wombat (Affirm Press) You

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0:15:36

Out of the Madhouse

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

Dr Margaret Leggatt and Sandy Jeffs are the authors of Out of the Madhouse: From Asylums to Mental Health Reform – Who Cares? The book focuses on the now-closed Larundel Psychiatric Hospital in Melbourne, but it has been re-released this week with updated coverage including of Victoria’s Royal Commission into the Mental Health System handed down in February 2021.

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0:18:09

Anti-Zionism on trial

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

University of Sydney academics Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane will be facing the Federal Court on Monday 13th October after university colleagues made a complaint of anti-Semitism against them under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The case hinges on whether criticism of Israel and Zionism equates to anti-Semitism.Guest: Dr Nick Riemer, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Sydney

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0:12:22

Medical teams prepare to receive Israeli hostages

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/11

While the physical condition of the 20 living hostages is unknown, it is anticipated that the 2 years spent in captivity has had an extreme impact on all aspects of their health and will require ongoing treatment.

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0:05:30

Fun and games: a history of Australian childhood

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Historian Dr. Emily Gallagher believes that the playtime of a generation is as much a reflection of a cultural history of a time and a place as it is an individual memory.

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0:15:40

Australian academic and commentator arrested in Thailand

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Murray Hunter is a retired academic and author who writes a substack column on Southeast Asian politics, with an emphasis on Malaysia where he lived and worked for thirty years. Now living in Thailand he was arrested at Bangkok airport and charged in relation to defamation charged brought against him by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. After a night in a Thai jail he was granted bail. He believes that this is an another example of cooperation across ASEAN in

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0:24:45

The Year that Made Me: Geraldine Cox, 1993

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Geraldine Cox started her long career with DFAT with a posting to Cambodia in the 1970s. In 1993 she was working for a bank when she went back to Cambodia for a visit. The trip changed her life forever when she decided to give up her city life to run an orphanage in Cambodia - which she is still doing 30 years later. Guest: Geraldine Cox, founder of Sunrise Cambodia and author of Home is Where the Heart is.

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0:12:59

Syria is holding its first elections since the fall...

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Syria will mark a major milestone today when it holds its first election since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime late last year.

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0:23:01

Tyson Yunkaporta - Snake Talk

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Snakes and serpents appear in the stories of cultures all over the world. What can these tales tell us about the world today?

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0:01:36

Croak of the Month - 5 October 2025

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

This week's croak is the Easter Sign Bearing Froglet.

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0:15:33

Politics, nationalism and the return of looted artefacts

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Cultural institutions that find their collections contain artefacts have been stolen or obtained illegally are reckoning with how to return important pieces of cultural history.

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0:12:37

Australians cutting down on sugar

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

The latest ABS data shows the amount of sugar in the food and drinks we consume has reduced significantly since 1995.

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0:12:56

Can consensus be achieved in space?

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/04

Steven Freeland is the Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity which means that he tries to get 110 countries to agree on the rules regarding space. Given the current state of hostiles on earth, that would seem to be a daunting task, but Steven Freeland remains optimistic, while acknowledging the challenges in getting agreement on what the rules in space should be.Guest : Steven Freeland, Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal

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