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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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21:10

Is Albo coming to a 'bro-cast' near you?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/03/09

Nearly every poll has been suggesting that this election is going to end up in a hung parliament, with neither Labor nor the Coalition able to achieve a majority. Which means that just one or two percentage points can mean the difference between forming government. Or not. So, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will be deploying all the strategies to win each vote, including the podcast interview. This was a unique feature of the American election, with Donald Trump targeting young men, including on

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20:19

Inside Politics: Cyclone Trump, Alfred and the forces...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/03/06

Well, the world order is rocky and looking to get rockier. US President Donald Trump has had a spectacular falling-out with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, and waging a damaging trade war, while China is cruising war ships off the Australian coast. And the conflict in Gaza is unresolved. Not to mention closer to home, South East Queensland and northern NSW now have Cyclone Alfred bearing down on them. So, how will all this uncertainty affect the election campaign? And how can the leaders

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22:00

The ‘evidence is in’: Trump is an agent of Putin

The Morning Edition ·

2025/03/05

It’s only been six days since what has become known as “the wildest dust-up ever televised from the Oval Office”. But of course, six days within the Donald Trump administration, isn’t your average person’s six days. In this time, Trump has made the extraordinary move to pull all military funding from Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s press secretary has responded by saying that American policy now “largely aligns” with Russia’s interests. And Ukrainian

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18:04

Bracing for impact – Cyclone Alfred looms large

The Morning Edition ·

2025/03/04

Communities in Queensland and NSW have been spotted panic buying, and stripping supermarket shelves bare, as they brace themselves for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Because while the cyclone has already whipped up waves more than eight metres tall, in one area off the coast of Queensland, it’s expected to hit land tomorrow, or Friday. But just how bad might the damage be, this time around? Today, senior meteorologist Angus Hines, from the Bureau of Meteorology, on why Tropical

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15:41

The Zelensky-Trump dust-up: What happens next?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/03/03

A meeting of world leaders is an ordinarily staid affair. With much hand-shaking, head-nodding and talk of ‘friendship’. But not this one between American president Donald Trump browbeat and Ukrainian president Vlodomir Zelensky. So what happens now? Zelensky flew to London and attended a critical summit with European leaders, who have sworn to support him and Ukraine, and draft a new peace plan. Today, Europe correspondent Rob Harris, on the so-called 'coalition of the willing' and

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18:58

David Wenham on Australia’s love of the underdog

The Morning Edition ·

2025/03/02

The world is full of doom and gloom, so today we're bringing you something a little bit different for your Monday. It's a conversation with David Wenham, the Australian actor who has starred in blockbusters like Lord Of The Rings, Pirates of The Carribean, and the Spartan epic, 300. More than 20 years ago, though, he played a character by the name of John Frances Spiteri, a two-bit criminal and ex-addict in the Aussie indie classic Gettin' Square. Wenham now stars in a spin-off about Spiteri, called

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22:06

Inside Politics: How much cash does Peter Dutton have?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/27

Remember Anthony Albanese’s Copacabana house drama? The PM was dragged in the media for buying a 4.3 million dollar home on the NSW central coast in the middle of a cost of living crisis. Well now the opposition leader is facing a few questions of his own. This week, our national affairs editor James Massola has done a bit of digging, and has revealed Peter Dutton’s extensive, and rich, history of property dealings. At the same time, News Corp has published allegations about

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23:47

Peter Hartcher on the China bind and his spat with...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/26

When three Chinese warships sailed within 150 nautical miles of Sydney, last week, it was enough to make global headlines. Indeed, our defence force chief admitted just yesterday hat the Australian military didn’t know that these ships were conducting a live-firing exercise, while off the coast of Sydney, until 40 minutes after it began. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher, on what it means that China’s stepping up its aggression towards us, at the same as Donald

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17:55

'Just as political as Conclave’: Choosing the next Pope

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/25

Pope Francis is in critical condition. Which means that cardinals from around the world will, more likely than not, soon congregate in the Vatican, to choose his successor. This event, called a conclave, isn’t just the subject of a new political thriller starring Ralph Fiennes; it’s a private ceremony that has long fascinated the religious. Cardinals are sworn to a lifetime of secrecy, after they cast their vote. But what impact does the pope have on any of our lives, whether we’re

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17:21

Bikies-for-hire? Spy agency shifts focus in...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/24

For many Australians, waking up to news - week after week - about yet another antisemitic attack has been confronting. Is hatred against Jewish people, in our very own country, more prevalent than we thought? Or are these attacks the work of puppet masters, offshore, who might be pulling the strings behind the scenes, for their own nefarious - and mysterious - reasons? Today, investigative reporter Nick McKenzie, on how our spy agency, ASIO, is now investigating bikie gangs as it combats antisemitic

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13:07

Why was an Australian artist pulled from the Venice...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/23

We know that our political climate has been particularly febrile lately in the climate of the Gaza conflict. So was it political pressure that led an Australian federal arts body to pull an accomplished artist from appearing at the so-called Oscars of the art world? Today, senior culture writer Kerrie O’Brien, on Khaled Sabsabi. And whether it was his art, or stance on the Middle East, which has led to his shock dismissal. For more: Major gallery says Venice row endangers Australia’s

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19:48

Inside Politics: The thing that flummoxed the Reserve...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/20

Well, the Reserve Bank finally answered our fiscal prayers this week, and announced an interest rate cut of 0.25 percent, providing relief to stretched mortgagees across the land. But arguably no one was sweating on the rate cut more than the Albanese government, which desperately needed a strong sign that the cost of living crisis has turned a corner, and things are going to get easier for working Australians. But is the rate cut enough, and will they reward the government for it by voting Labor at

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17:46

Is Germany on the brink of bringing back the far right?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/19

There is one political taboo in Germany that is so strong, it’s stood since the end of World War II. Never to allow a far-right party to rule. But as Germans head to the polls this weekend, to choose a new national leader, many do so with great anger over immigration and rising prices. Today, Europe correspondent Rob Harris, on who is likely to win this weekend’s election. And whether the rising power of the AfD, which has used rhetoric tinged with Nazi overtones, marks the

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12:38

Cocaine submarines – Australia's new drug frontier

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/18

We already knew that many Australians are often eager consumers of illicit drugs, with Sydney sometimes referred to as a Cocaine Capital. The only place where it’s more expensive to buy cocaine, in the world, other than Australia, is Saudi Arabia. That’s how sought after it is. But our police now have a new frontier in cocaine trafficking that’s keeping them on their toes. Today, crime reporter Sally Rawsthorne on the most fearsome drug cartels that are using submarines and other

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13:51

This 10-minute trip cost $325: Rampant rorting in...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/17

Did the nation’s biggest taxi company fail to stem the rampant rorting of passengers? Leaked documents to investigative journalist Nick McKenzie allege Australians are being ripped off by drivers at a massive scale, from everyday passengers going to and from work, to vulnerable people travelling from disability services and aged care homes. In one of the most shocking cases, a cabcharge account belonging to an elderly person who had died was charged dozens and dozens of times over just a few

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15:09

A 'madman' or a player: Trump and the Nixon ploy at work

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/16

"I call it the madman theory, Bob” These words, supposedly uttered by Richard Nixon, and recounted by his chief-of-staff Bob Haldeman, have perhaps never been as relevant as they are today. And they go to the question: Can a powerful leader who we think is a bit crazy, actually make the world a better place? As Nixon thought he might be able to achieve? Enter Donald Trump. The current president of the United States is set to put to the test what’s dubbed the ‘madman theory’

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22:55

Inside Politics: Steel, macho men and the PM’s phone...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/13

We bring you this episode of Inside Politics on Valentines Day, but right now the trade relationship between Australia and our closest ally is at a delicate juncture. This week President Donald Trump declared his intention to impose tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from all countries, no exceptions. And the pressure was on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to negotiate a way out. Albanese had a long, and reportedly warm conversation with Trump about the tariff issue, with Trump saying he would

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13:09

What happened to the humble sunscreen?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/12

Gone are the days of the simple sunscreen where the choices were between, say, SPF 15, or 30 or 50. Now, at least according to the marketing, you protect your skin from the sun, and also moisturise it, hydrate it, illuminate it and anti-age-it. The Australian Tax Office now has all these fancy sunscreens in its sights, looking at whether the companies that are pumping out these products need to pay more tax. Today, consumer affairs reporter Madeleine Heffernan on what happened to the humble

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12:50

‘Locking up the bush’: Inside the national parks...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/11

Camping, fishing, hunting and four-wheel driving are just some of the ways Aussies experience the bush everyday - but they’re activities that are now, according to some, under threat.New land management proposals by state governments to protect the environment have been met with fierce backlash from bush-users, who claim the government is ‘locking up the bush’. Today, environment and climate reporter Bianca Hall on whether a balance of both environmental protection and our

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13:48

This byelection result is an acid test for Australian...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/10

Over the weekend, Labor took a thumping in a Victorian by-election. This, in a state that has for so long leaned to the centre-left, that former prime minister John Howard dubbed it “the Massachusetts of Australia”. Today state political editor, Chip Le Grand, on why so many voters are abandoning Labor in Victoria. And if this signals doom for the party at the federal election.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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