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Not Stupid

Not Stupid is the podcast that helps you understand the news of the week and the stories in your social media feed. Julia Baird and Jeremy Fenandez chat about the stories they are obsessed with and the stories you may have missed. They look at what shapes our politics here in Australia from Anthony Albanese to Peter Dutton. As the Federal Election looms they’ll unpack and explain some of the big issues that might affect your vote. Jules and Jez also try to explain what’s going on in the world

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30:00

Will Russia invade Ukraine?

Not Stupid ·

2022/01/28

As Russian troops surround Ukraine, peace talks are faltering, and the West is mobilising forces. We explore Vladimir Putin's motives and options.

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Covid negative: Australia goes from COVID leader to...

Not Stupid ·

2022/01/21

As Omicron tears across the country, more than 1.5 million Australians have contracted COVID-19. Only eight other countries are recording more cases relative to their population size. What went wrong?

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30:00

What happens as Omicron cases soar

Not Stupid ·

2021/12/17

COVID numbers have raced past previous records in some Australian states, as governments ease pandemic restrictions and tell Australians to live with the new Omicron variant. Meanwhile, Britain is struggling with its biggest wave yet of the virus, as Omicron cases double every two to three days. We ask what lies in store for health systems as the new wave hits.

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30:00

Beijing Boycott: Diplomats snub the 2022 Olympics

Not Stupid ·

2021/12/10

Australia has joined countries like the US, Canada and the UK in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. But will it make any difference to the Games and is China worried? And Scott Morrison claims government policies are getting more first time buyers into homes. But the evidence shows governments have only entrenched an intergenerational wealth divide and it risks undermining the superannuation system.

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How will Omicron change the pandemic?

Not Stupid ·

2021/12/03

Countries were quick to close off their borders after South Africa announced that it had discovered a new strain of Covid-19. But the Omicron variant has already seeded around the world. What have we learnt about it in the week since it was uncovered? And how will it shape the third year of the pandemic?

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27:00

Why Australia is back in the Solomon Islands

Not Stupid ·

2021/11/26

Australian troops and police have raced to the Solomon Islands after its government requested help to quell days of violence. The strife follows continuing tension over the Prime Minister’s 2019 decision to drop recognition of Taiwan in favour of China. But frustrations over lagging development are at work too.

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32:00

Kill the Bill: Pandemic Protests and Politics

Not Stupid ·

2021/11/19

The dark side of Melbourne’s anti-pandemic law protests, as police lay charges for incitement over calls for the execution of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews. Other politicians though are accused of legitimising extremists in the crowd. How dangerous is the situation?

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29:00

What’s next for climate and COVID?

Not Stupid ·

2021/11/12

As the Glasgow Summit wraps up, Australian farmers are facing more extreme weather events thanks to climate change. So what do the rising temperatures mean for the nation’s food bowl? And with lockdowns over, why aren’t we seeing a spike in COVID cases here??

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30:00

Lies and leaks: the Morrison Macron row deepens

Not Stupid ·

2021/11/05

Scott Morrison doesn’t deny leaking private text messages with the French President. An unprecedented new low, says France, already fuming over Australia’s cancellation of a massive submarine deal. What does it mean for global trust in the Australian leader? And how can the relationship be fixed?

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Glasgow: Australia’s uphill battle

Not Stupid ·

2021/10/29

After a troubled gestation, Australia has a plan for net zero emissions by 2050, in time for Scott Morrison to take to the Glasgow climate summit. But criticism has been quick and sharp, and other leaders want more from Australia. What is the plan, and why has it failed to impress?

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30:00

Australia down to the wire on climate

Not Stupid ·

2021/10/22

Australia’s climate policy is still not settled and observers say the obsession over a 2050 climate target is “other worldly” and a fraud, if it allows fossil fuels to flourish. But with the UN Climate conference imminent, what are other nations bringing to the table?

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Australia's patchwork COVID reopening

Not Stupid ·

2021/10/15

Lockdowns start lifting in Australia's southeast. But thousands of cases are still circulating. Victorians are warned everyone will eventually get the virus, though vaccines are making it a mild disease. But what next for states that have had little and are still behind closed borders?

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30:00

Wrangling a Federal ICAC

Not Stupid ·

2021/10/08

The Prime Minister, his deputy and other senior Coalition figures criticised NSW ICAC this week, over the Berejiklian resignation, claiming the state’s anti-corruption model is broken. It seemed to deal a new blow to the prospects of a long promised federal integrity body. So is there a credible plan all sides of politics can agree on?

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Why did the NSW Premier suddenly quit?

Not Stupid ·

2021/10/01

In a political shock, Gladys Berejiklian resigns as Premier of NSW and from Parliament, after a corruption body announces she faces a conflict of interest investigation. Asserting her integrity, she has slammed the timing of the inquiry, coming as her state’s strategy to emerge from a gruelling COVID outbreak is at a critical point.

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30:00

Who’s fuelling Melbourne’s protests?

Not Stupid ·

2021/09/24

There have been protests on Melbourne’s streets this week, but who is organising them? And are there really links with far right groups? And Scott Morrison has been in the US this week, selling the benefits of the new submarine deal. But can he end the diplomatic stoush over the AUKUS defence deal?

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Muscling up: Australia’s nuclear sub plan

Not Stupid ·

2021/09/17

The Morrison government has deepened Australia's dependence on the US for its defence, signing up for an increased US military presence in Australia and a fleet of nuclear powered submarines using US technology. How could they be used to defend Australia? Also, a call to give no COVID boosters this year in Australia, and for a strategic approach to future booster allocation.

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How 9/11 narrowed America’s view of the world

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2021/09/10

20 years after 9/11, we look at how the attacks fuelled American xenophobia and blinded the US to grave issues beyond terrorism. A view from a Pulitzer Prize winning foreign policy writer, Fred Kaplan, a witness to the Twin Towers catastrophe. Also why national debate about “opening up” must include wider use of rapid testing.

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More vaccines, but when can we make them here?

Not Stupid ·

2021/09/03

Australia is borrowing Pfizer jabs, while it waits for purchases to arrive. But when might mRNA vaccines be made onshore? And Indigenous communities are being targeted with anti-vaccination propaganda. We look at what went wrong with the rollout in Indigenous communities.

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30:00

Can schools be COVID-safe?

Not Stupid ·

2021/08/27

As NSW charts a path to schools opening, experts say measuring and filtering classroom air is essential, alongside masks and vaccines, as we “learn to live with COVID". And from a mythically resistant valley, Afghanistan’s Taliban resistance assembles, who are they and what is the plan?

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Covid tightens grip on NSW

Not Stupid ·

2021/08/20

NSW case numbers skyrocketed this week, with the Premier extending the lockdown and admitting the state was no longer chasing “covid zero”. What does it mean for NSW and Australia’s plans to open up? And the Taliban is back in control in Afghanistan, we look at the history of the group and what it means for the future of the country.

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