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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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11:57

Why has the weather gone crazy?

The Morning Edition ·

2024/09/03

What is going on with the crazy weather right now? In some parts of the country, the temperature is icy, while in others the heat is breaking records. Then there’s the wind; so fierce, it’s killed one woman, hospitalised another, and left tens of thousands of people without power. Today, environment reporter Caitlin Fitzsimmons, on what’s driving these conditions. And whether we’ll soon see relief, or, instead, bad bushfires, and a scorching summer.Subscribe to The Age & SMH:

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20:45

Cathy Wilcox on the power of cartoons

The Morning Edition ·

2024/09/02

Cartoonist Cathy Wilcox once said that cartooning is an art form crying out for attention. The domain of attention seekers who, when they were young, were the kind of kids to foist their drawings in their parents' faces, for approval. Maybe so, but during Wilcox’s many years of drawing cartoons for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, she’s also been our conscience. She’s made us do double takes about some of the most vexed, and perplexing issues of our time. Like discrimination, and violence

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16:05

Bitter symphony: What happened when the Orchestra...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/09/01

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was plunged into turmoil last month after it cancelled the performance of a highly acclaimed pianist, who had made comments on stage about the war in Gaza. Artists within the orchestra protested. The director resigned. And Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has been enlisted to conduct a review of what happened. Today, the journalist who broke the story - senior culture writer Kerrie O'Brien - takes us behind the news and delves into the age old question of whether

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22:09

Inside Politics: foreign student caps, Greens support...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/29

The Albanese government has told the university sector it has to slash foreign students by 53,000 places by next year. The universities say this will financially devastate them, but the government has pledged to halve net migration by next year, and something has to give. Plus, this week, members of the militant CFMEU hit the streets in major capitals to protest the Government’s decision to place the controversial union into administration. Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss is chief political

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21:42

Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr?

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/28

He’s the fifth member of the Kennedy clan to run for the American presidency. But, notably, the only one to have dumped a bear in Central Park, as a prank. Even so, Robert F Kennedy Jr was, for months, a thorn in the side of Joe Biden and Donald Trump and, more recently, Kamala Harris. All feared that he could siphon votes from them. And ruin their bid for the White House.Today, international and political editor, Peter Hartcher, on what power RFK Jr has to sway the election, now that he’s suspended

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17:10

Plastic on the brain: Microplastics driving health...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/27

A new American study has found microplastics in brain tissue, at levels up to 30 times higher than in other tissues in the body. This comes after years of disparate research, which has found microplastics in other parts of the human body, like the heart and the placenta.Today, science reporter Angus Dalton on whether this is, as one toxicologist has put it, a “global emergency”. And whether microplastics might have been acting, for decades, as the “dark matter” driving all sorts of health issues,

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14:52

'Lost' in space: Why two astronauts can't come home

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/26

When two American astronauts took off from earth on June 5, it was meant to be a triumph. Not just for the astronauts, who would spend a coveted eight days on the International Space Station, but also for Boeing, the company that created the spacecraft to ferry astronauts to and from the station for research. Almost three months later, the astronauts are still stuck in space, and unlikely to come back down to Earth until next year. Today, digital foreign editor, Chris Zappone, on what caused the

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18:33

Sex, sleaze and Swillhouse: The sinister side of the...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/25

The allegations are hard to stomach. The women tell stories of rape, harassment and being encouraged to use drugs. The men were offered a special prize if they were the first to have sex with a customer. Today, investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw and Good Food reporter Bianca Hrovat on the dark side to the alleged debauchery at high profile venues like Restaurant Hubert and the Baxter Inn. And whether these latest allegations about a number of venues, all owned by one group, Swillhouse, might spark

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27:06

Inside Politics: Treasurer Jim Chalmers

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/22

In this special episode of Inside Politics, Treasurer Jim Chalmers sits down with Jacqueline Maley, chief political correspondent David Crowe and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright to talk about tax, housing and the cost of living crisis. The Treasurer acknowledges how high mortgages are impacting ordinary Australians, and talks about what the Government is focusing on in the upcoming mid year budget. Plus he shares some words of wisdom he lives by every day. Cut through the noise of

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17:53

Trump and Harris finally reveal their economic policies

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/21

Finally, finally, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have unveiled some economic proposals. This, after the presidential nominees have spent weeks obsessing over non-issues like crowd sizes at rallies... and the campaign itself. Right out of the gate, Trump has attacked Kamala Harris as going, “full communist”. But what does Donald Trump have in mind? Today, reporting from the National Democratic Convention in Chicago, International and Political editor, Peter Hartcher, on the benefits, and dangers, of

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18:18

‘So simple it’s hard to believe’: The blunder that’s...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/20

It’s been called one of the worst mishaps in NSW Liberal Party history. Because, last week, 140 Liberal politicians learned that they will miss out on the chance to fight for their party in upcoming council elections. All because of an administrative error.It’s a debacle that could tarnish the reputation of the party as a whole. And even marr Peter Dutton’s bid to become Prime Minister, at the next federal election, which is due within months.Today, state political editor Alexandra Smith, and

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18:02

Why an oil state has been picked to host the world’s...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/19

This year, the United Nations’ annual climate change talk has all the makings of a dysfunctional family dinner. Azerbaijan, the small petrostate which is run by authoritarian rule, only landed the gig to host the talk after an unusual prisoner swap. And intervention by Russia. Meanwhile, participating countries like Ukraine and Russia, are at war with each other. Today, national environment and climate editor, Nick O’Malley, who visited Azerbaijan to witness the country's preparations for the talk,

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16:26

What life in Gaza is like while Australia debates visas

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/18

Last week, the leader of Australia’s opposition party Peter Dutton called for a ban on visas for all Palestinians from war-torn Gaza, saying the potential security threat was too great. It set off furious debate, and was condemned as divisive and heartless by some, while others said such a ban should apply, but only to Hamas supporters. While this argument continues, we go to Gaza, where life has become almost one big queue for survival as families spend their days lining up for daily rations of

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23:30

Inside Politics: Dutton goes hard on visas for...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/15

After a six-week break over winter, the Parliament was a fiery place this week. Labor framed the next election as one between the “mainstream vs the maddies”, and the opposition is homing in on its framing of the prime minister as dishonest. But, as has been the case so many times in the past year, the parliament again convulsed over the war in Gaza. Opposition leader Peter Dutton started a sharp immigration row when he called for Palestinians to be blocked from Australia because they may sympathise

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22:18

'We do a terrible job at listening': Peter Hartcher...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/14

When former White House deputy national security advisor, Matt Pottinger, issued a warning to global leaders the other day, he didn’t mince his words. Those who still entertain the idea of a ‘stable’ relationship with Chinese president Xi Jinping are “smoking dope”. To do so, he says, means they haven't really been listening to Xi Jinping, about his aims for world domination. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher, on the dangerous message that China sent out, the other week. And

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16:50

The ‘forgotten’ war close to home we can no longer...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/13

They are arguably one of the most brutally persecuted group in the world. The Rohingya people, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been abused, discriminated against, and murdered for decades. And, just over a week ago, the group experienced what is thought to be its worst massacre in years. Hundreds of people, including many women and children, were killed in a drone attack while trying to flee their village. South-East Asia correspondent Zach Hope, who is on the ground in Thailand, has spoken to

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17:34

'A tale that needed a villain': Why Linda Reynolds is...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/12

This is the trial that a Supreme Court judge never wanted to hear. Over many months, Justice Marcus Solomon warned of the “human cost” of a prolonged and highly public trial if former defence minister Linda Reynolds made good on her threat to take her former staffer, Brittany Higgins, to court for defamation. And so it has come to pass. Reynolds, who has mortgaged her home of 40 years to pay for her legal costs, says she has been nationally vilified. Higgins, who is now pregnant, has yet to take

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16:21

How our journalist was asked to join a stockmarket scam

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/11

Four people currently face jail time of up to 15 years, after being criminally charged in Sydney last month with conspiracy to manipulate the stock market over a messaging app. So far, so usual. Potential scammers are always lurking among us. We know this. But here’s the kicker. Only hours after that group’s charges were made public, a completely separate cohort created their own WhatsApp group to try and rope other unsuspecting Australians into engaging in the same crime. It’s an indication of just

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21:11

Inside Politics: Lonely men on the internet and why...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/08

This week the boss of the Australian spy agency, ASIO, lifted the terror threat level from possible to probable. The last increase in the threat level was in 2014, and it was in response to Islamic extremism. This time, the risk to society is different - it is the risk of young men, especially, being radicalised online by a grab-bag of conspiracy theories and far-right grievances, and carrying out a lone wolf attack. So what are the social conditions that have led to this evolving threat to our

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14:53

Can Australia's greatest natural wonder be saved?

The Morning Edition ·

2024/08/07

It is the largest living structure on earth. And has been around for 600,000 years. But new research out today, shows that the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing the highest ocean heat in 400 years. And this comes after five mass coral bleaching events. So why has the UNESCO World Heritage committee decided against putting Australia’s most famous environmental landscape on the 'in danger' list? For the third year in a row? Today, climate and energy correspondent, Mike Foley, on the politics that are

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