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The Morning Edition

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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21:01

Inside the Trump and Albanese meeting: two deals and...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/21

It was the meeting that has been hanging over our prime minister’s head for nine months. But Anthony Albanese’s face-to-face with Donald Trump, on Tuesday morning Australian time, wasnevergoing to be easy.It wasn’t just the presence of our American ambassador, Kevin Rudd, who once called Trump a “village idiot” and a “traitor to the West”. But how would Albanese handle the most mercurial of world leaders?Today, North America correspondent Michael Koziol, who

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21:45

They might rescue you from danger. But is Westpac...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/20

They are the heroes who might be called to winch you to safety, if you fall into a crevasse, get stuck in a bushfire, or find yourself circled by sharks at sea. But behind the daring rescues by members of the Westpac Rescue service in NSW, multiple staff members have made allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and lack of safety compliance at the organisation. Today, investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw, on the months-long investigation he led, along with 60 Minutes, into the rescue service where

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22:31

Victoria's treaty is an Australian first. What will...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/19

Victoria is on the cusp of legislating a treaty with Indigenous people.When it's enacted, Victoria will become the first state in Australia with such an agreement. It's also noted because Australia is the only developed Commonwealth country without a treaty with its First Nations peoples.Today, Gunditjmara elder Aunty Jill Gallagher, AO, the chief executive of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,explains what treaty is and what Victoria’s historic one will

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23:22

Albanese meets with Trump next week. Anything could...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/16

They said he couldn’t do it, but he’s doing it. In a few days, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, fresh from a week’s holiday, will be flying to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump. And also, what really went on between the PM and his Treasurer over the super reforms that Jim Chalmers abandoned this week. Paul Sakkal says the Treasurer had his pants pulled down by the PM. Is he right? Joining Jacqueline Maley is chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and chief economics

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22:24

We have them. Trump wants them. Are rare earths...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/15

Remember when Donald Trump began a tariff war with ... the world? We thought that was old news. But over the weekend, the US president and Chinese President Xi Jinping made announcements that could – if they follow through with them – lead to what our international editor calls “mutually assured economic destruction”. Today, Peter Hartcher on China’s cartel-like squeeze on the supply of rare earths, the minerals every country is beholden to for its defence and

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19:42

Will the treasurer’s “humiliating” tax backflip help,...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/14

It was the superannuation tax plan that helped Labor achieve a landslide victory in the last election.Though some of Australia’s wealthiest Australians - who were hit hardest by the plan - cried foul, the government has been saying, for more than two years, that it would NOT change its super proposals.Flash forward to this week, when, in an embarrassing political backflip, treasurer Jim Chalmers announced, yep, major changes to it.Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on what

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27:46

Hostages free after 737 days, but is the war over?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/13

The 20 surviving Israeli hostages who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza, have finally been released.The Israeli Defence Force has released the first images of freed hostages, including the embrace of twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman. The pair were reportedly separated on their first day of captivity in Gaza.Meanwhile, American president Donald Trump has declared the war in Gaza is over. But the truth is far more complicated. Today, Amin Saikal, emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central

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22:36

A Melbourne father accused of a crime. An American...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/12

It is one of the most unspeakable crimes a parent can be accused of – shaking their vulnerable baby so badly, that they sustain brain damage, or in the worst cases, die.Diagnosing Murder is a new investigative podcast by senior writer Michael Bachelard, and producer Ruby Schwartz, that questions whether we can trust the science behind shaken baby syndrome.Today, Bachelard explains why the diagnosis is in question and whether innocent people are being locked up for a crime they never committed

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33:49

Tim Wilson on Hastie's exit, and bringing back that...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/09

The member for Goldstein, Tim Wilson, is a guest on the podcast this week during a very interesting time for the Liberal Party. Last week, home affairsspokesman Andrew Hastie quit the front bench, followed by infighting and internal leaking.Wilson talks about his relationship with Hastie and the former frontbencher's 'fraught' decision to step back, and where the party's soul-searching could possibly lead.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for

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21:01

Japan poised to elect first female leader – 'Iron...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/08

Japan is preparing for its first ever female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi, the 64-year-old hardline right-wing conservative, likens herself to Margaret Thatcher, and was a drummer in a metal band in her youth. Today, political and international editor Peter Hartcher on whether Takaichi's ascension marks progress for Japan, and what her leadership could mean for China, Donald Trump’s impact in the Indo-Pacific, and Australia.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See

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12:22

Wi-Fi on the long-haul: Is the final frontier of...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/07

If you’re lucky enough to be on a plane these days, flying somewhere, it’s so easy to feel ungrateful. Does anyone need to watch the film Red 2, again? And why do we get so sweaty? But sitting way up high in the air for a long time, you can experienceactual peace of mind. To concentrate, work, relax. Or - here’s a surprising benefit - just be … bored. Today, senior reporter Chris Zappone, on the joys of his recent 17-hour long-flight from Singapore to New York City. And the

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15:13

Free range? Or food fraud? The new tech exposing...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/06

Can we trust food labels? As in, is the chicken in the supermarket fridge really free-range like it says it is?Are the "local" prawns from a fishmonger at the market really Australian?Today, science reporter Angus Dalton talks about new technology developed by Australian scientists that can uncover where food truly comes from, and the results may well lead you to question what you’re buying on your weekly shop.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener

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19:47

The deaths at Alva Beach. Was this a case of...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/05

Almost seven years ago to the day, on the NRL grand final weekend, a bizarre set of events unfolded.An injured woman knocked on the door of a stranger, saying she was escaping from two men,andthat sheneeded help.The 19-year-old air force cadet who answered the door let the woman in and called emergency services before the men forced their way into the home.The slightly built teenager armed himself with a knife, and the end result? The two men were killed.It seems like a case of self-defence, but a

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26:49

Can Albanese claim credit for Trump’s peace plan?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/02

The prime minister has just returned from 10 days of high-wire diplomacy, initially at the United Nations in New York before swinging through London and stopping by Abu Dhabi on his way home. He’s claimed some credit for helping push along a potential peace plan for Gaza, spruiked Australia’s social media ban on the global stage, and drummed up interest in Australia’s green transition and critical minerals reserve. Foreign affairs correspondent Matthew Knott was on the PM’s

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4:02

Introducing: Diagnosing Murder

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/02

For decades, families in Australia and overseas, have been accused of one of the worst crimes imaginable – child abuse. Diagnosing Murder is an investigative podcast about parents who've had their children taken away, sat in the dock and even done time in prison. All for something they insist they didn't do – shake their baby. Can we trust the science behind shaken baby syndrome? Or are innocent people being locked up for a crime they never committed?Listen on Apple:

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28:08

Why Western democracies are struggling against...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/10/01

On the weekend, Denmark reported unidentified drones had appeared above its major military bases. It was the country’s third drone alarm in a week and one of five European nations in a month to experience incursions - from either drones suspected of Russian origin or from the Russian Air Force itself. So why is Russia violating Europe’s skies, seemingly with impunity? Political and international editor Peter Hartcher says it’s all part of a "hybrid war", and one that Australia is

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17:16

Click to cancel: How hard should it be to end a...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/09/30

We all know how annoying it can be to cancel a subscription, whether to a streaming service or gym membership, but when do ‘'subscription traps’', as they’re known, legally cross a line?Consumer advocates, businesses and legislators are puzzling over the question as the government formulates new laws on unfair trading practices. Today, national consumer affairs reporter Elias Visontay on what a ban on subscription traps may actually look like.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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15:01

The ‘remarkable breakthrough’ made for Huntington’s...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/09/29

Researchers say they have, for the first time, dramatically slowed the progression of a cruel and devastating neuron condition called Huntington’s disease.For sufferers, this potentially means getting years of their life back or the lessening of symptoms of a condition that robs them of physical movement and kills their brain cells.Today, Professor Julie Stout from Monash University’s Turner Institute of Brain and Mental Health, on why this clinical trial, which involved a small number

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30:35

Chemtrails to the elitist cabal: Why conspiracy...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/09/28

There was a time when people who believed that the government can control the weather, or that Wi-Fi causes cancer might have been social pariahs.Now, they sit in the higher echelons of power in the United States.So, why are conspiracy theories flourishing now?Today, British journalists Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey, authors ofConspiracy Theory: The Story of An Idea, on the history and psychological pull of conspiracy theories. And thedestructionthey can cause, when they move from the fringe to the

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23:31

Albanese’s warning on tyranny, dictators, and his...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/09/25

Today we are bringing you a special international episode of the pod. The prime minister has spent the week in New York addressing the United Nations, recognising Palestinian statehood and chasing Donald Trump around Manhattan trying to get a meeting. We talk about all these capers with host Jacqueline Maley and our chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal, who are joined by foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott from New York.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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