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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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18:25

Can you be fired for posting about Gaza?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/09

There’s been a bit going on in the world of media in Australia. Just last week, a court case began over the ABC’s sacking of high-profile presenter Antoinette Lattouf, while in another case, cricket commentator Peter Lalor was told to back his bags by a commercial radio station. And the drama is all over what they had posted on social media about the war in Gaza. But what do these cases mean for everyone else? Can your employer sack you if you post something about the war? Today,

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20:19

Inside Politics: The PM’s ‘milquetoast’ response to...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/06

This year promises to be a big one: we have a federal election coming up, we have a continuing cost of living crisis, and we have the urgent challenge of responding to the increasing volatility of our closest ally, the United States. These are all all big themes. Why, then, has parliament spent the week talking about long lunches for small business? Is the debate over lunches just a bit of sparring before more substantive issues are discussed? How have both parties used the summer break to sharpen

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21:10

‘Stupid and white’: What’s happening in the Sam Kerr...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/05

The other day, the world suddenly saw Matildas Captain Sam Kerr in a new light. In police body-cam footage that has made global headlines, Kerr could be seen swearing at a police constable, and calling him names, while seemingly seething with disdain. But how is the footage, which was aired in a London courtroom - where Kerr is on trial for racial harassment - being viewed here, where she’s long been seen as a hero? Today, Europe correspondent Rob Harris, and sports reporter Vince Rugari, on

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15:35

How many episodes of Bluey are too many?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/04

It’s hard to keep your kids off screens, right? Especially when you’ve got so many demands on your time. But what impact does screentime have on really young kids? Especially those who are five and under? Today, technology editor David Swan, on where to draw the line, so we can keep our kids safe. And why the impact on young kids has been, perhaps, left out of the national conversation.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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16:35

'Dumbest trade war in history': What are Trump's tariffs

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/03

It’s official. American president Donald Trump has launched a new era of trade wars, with the sweeping tariffs he has imposed on Canada, Mexico and China primed to come into effect today. There is serious tit-for-tat energy, here. With Canada vowing to retaliate by imposing tax on Florida Orange Juice, Tennessee whiskey, and Kentucky peanut butter. But how do tariffs actually work? Who pays for them? And just how much can they raise consumers’ bills, and damage - or help - any of these

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28:49

How Belle Gibson’s cancer con was exposed by two...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/02/02

Belle Gibson was revered, worldwide, for an astonishing feat. She had healed herself from terminal cancer through the power of healthy eating. And launched a global business on the back of it. There was just one problem. She never had cancer.And were it not for the relentless digging done by a pair of junior journalists from Melbourne, her deceit might never have been uncovered. Belle Gibson’s story will soon be the subject of a new Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar, which premiers on

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19:20

Best of 2024: Niki Savva on why the PM should retire,...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/30

Hi there, I’m Jacqueline Maley, the host of Inside Politics, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s weekly politics podcast. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2024, before we return in early February for the election year. In this special episode, which aired last month, respected columnist Niki Savva explains why Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should retire if he wins the next election. We’re releasing this episode for you today, on January 31. Cut through the noise

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13:15

Why police kept quiet about a caravan full of explosives

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/30

Has the NSW police force just thwarted a domestic terrorism plot? This is what people across the nation are asking themselves, since Sydneysiders woke to news that a caravan full of explosives had been seized in the north-west of the city. Just as worrying, to many, was what is alleged to have also been contained in the caravan: the address of a Sydney synagogue. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on why police chose to wait 10 days after making their discovery, to tell the public. And the shock

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19:09

AC/DC - why did Sydney bulldoze an icon?

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/29

They are one of the most successful bands of all time, with one album enshrined as the second-biggest selling albumin history.But do we value AC/DC here? Or are we embarrassed by the band that Rolling Stone Magazine once heralded as embodying “all the blood, sweat and arrogance” of rock’n’roll?Because less than two months ago, the childhood home of AC/DC founders Angus and Malcolm Young was bulldozed.Today, conservation expert James Lesh, and head of creative video, Tom

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21:05

A front-row seat to the biggest story in the world

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/28

For the past three years, as North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin has had a front-row seat to the biggest story in the world – the political comeback of US President Donald Trump. Farrah, or more endearingly known as ‘Faz’ around the newsroom, writes that America is a country of frustrating contradictions, where abortions are banned more willingly than assault weapons.Today, the outgoing reporter reflects on the major stories she’s covered during a whopping 25 years at

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18:51

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/27

The likes of Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the new “broligarchy” as they’ve been dubbed, have coalesced around the newly appointed president of the United States. So what’s going on here? And what does buddying up to the president mean for what we see on social media? Today, David Swan on power, business and its effect on democracy and yes, what happens when Elon Musk Tweets your story. You can read David's feature here:

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20:47

What 1000 hours of dialogue between Palestinians and...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/26

Ittay Flescher has spent the past 15 months reporting from Jerusalem, which has given him a rare insight into the Israel-Hamas war, after facilitating thousands of hours of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. The former Melbourne high school teacher says dehumanising the other may be the greatest barrier to peace in the region. Today, Ittay Flescher on the pathway to a permanent ceasefire and remaining optimistic, despite all odds. Ittay will be in Australia for his book launch, from February 2. You can

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17:22

Are 'criminals for hire' really behind Australia's...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/23

This week, in the wake of a frightening antisemitic arson attack at a childcare centre in Sydney, Australia’s chief of federal police, Reece Kershaw, made a surprising statement. The commissioner said detectives were looking into the possibility that foreign actors had paid criminals for hire to carry out a number of similar attacks in Australia. This sparked a political stoush - with the opposition demanding an explanation from the government, in the latest rift on this hotbed issue as we

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20:00

Best of 2024: Will Dutton be tempted by Trump’s ‘war...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/23

Hi there, I’m Jacqueline Maley, the host of Inside Politics, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s weekly politics podcast. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2024, before we return in early February for the election year. This episode aired just after Donald J Trump was elected as America’s president - for a second time. In it, Chief political correspondent David Crowe and Nine’s national affairs editor Andrew Probyn delve into what another Trump presidency

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16:28

Secret men's business: The private clubs of Melbourne...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/22

You could walk past it on the street and not even know it’s there. But enter its doors, and you’ll discover an exclusive, members only club, almost as if you’ve stepped back in time. But what really goes on behind closed doors? And should clubs like this - rooted in privilege, where the members are often white men - exist? Today, step inside the granddaddy of all of Melbourne’s private clubs, the Melbourne Club, with senior writer Michael Bachelard. CORRECTION: Oscar Wilde

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16:55

The unexpected opportunities under a second Trump...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/21

He’s back. Donald J Trump has been sworn in as US president for a second term, and if you’ve been reading the news, the prospect may well fill you with dread.He’s been likened to a fascist and a dictator by those who used to work for him. He plans to abandon world climate targets, target transgender women in sport, impose vast tariffs and carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants.But what about the things Trump might do… well?Today, North America correspondent Farrah

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14:36

Why Novak Djokovic is feuding with a Channel Nine...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/20

Novak Djokovic, the 24-time tennis grand slam champion from Serbia, is embroiled in yet another off-court stoush. This time, it’s with a TV broadcaster over an apparent on-air joke with Serbian fans during the Australian Open, which is currently on in Melbourne. An offended Djokovic boycotted a post-match interview in response, and the debacle has - surprisingly - drawn in the likes of billionaire Elon Musk, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. So what is the big deal? And who is in the right

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17:45

Albanese’s popularity has plummeted. Will it cost him...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/19

Just how powerful are you feeling right now? I ask, as it just might be less than you have the right to feel. Because recent movements by both the government and the Coalition suggest that they have a heightened sense of the importance of each and every vote.Prime minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton have started pushing their campaign pitches onto us- unusually early, according to experts. Even before an election has been called.Today, federal politics reporter Natassia

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21:16

What we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire - and...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/16

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, in an announcement that has been met with jubilation, and also grief and anxiety over the immense consequences of the war and what the future holds. Because now the questions tumble out. How vulnerable is this deal? When will the hostages be released? And what kind of world will Palestinians be returning to in Gaza? Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on what part American president Joe Biden and

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24:41

Best of 2024: What is doxxing, plus Barnaby's spill...

The Morning Edition ·

2025/01/16

Hi there, I’m Jacqueline Maley, the host of Inside Politics, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald’s weekly politics podcast. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2024, before we return in early February for the election year. In February last year, the identities of hundreds of Jewish academics and creatives who were members of a Whatsapp group were leaked by pro-Palestinian activists in the wake of the October 7 attack and war in Gaza. In this episode, Australian National

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