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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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20:20

Inside Politics: The promise and peril of Labor’s...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/25

When it comes to the stage 3 tax cuts, voters will judge for themselves. We learned this week that the Albanese government will break its oft-repeated promise not to change the stage 3 cuts - which gives tax back to high income earners. Instead, it will redirect some of those cuts to middle-income earners - those earning up to $150,000. The overall impact on the federal budget will be broadly the same, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers. So will voters let Labor off a broken promise if it means

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15:27

Trump is one big step closer to the White House

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/24

Yesterday, Donald Trump won the Republican primary election in New Hampshire. He beat his only remaining rival, Nikki Haley, and with this victory, Trump declared that he is now his party’s presidential nominee. This status won’t actually be made official until the Republican National Convention in July. But one thing is for sure, Trump is now one giant step closer to returning to the White House. Today, Bruce Wolpe, senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre, on whether Nikki Haley could

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24:22

Kate McClymont on the life and death of Australia's...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/23

When Roger Rogerson died over the weekend, many people celebrated the end of an era. Gone are the days, they said, when the NSW police force was so corrupt, it offered priority parking at police headquarters to the select gangsters with whom it was in cahoots. Because Rogerson, once a celebrated police detective, was arguably the most corrupt of them all. He gave the green light to criminals to commit crimes, in return for wads of cash. By palling around with notorious hit men, and in one case,

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16:45

How you'll be affected by the stage three tax cuts

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/22

For years now, we’ve been hearing about the so-called Stage 3 Tax Cuts. And not just hearing about them, but being warned about them. They’re going to increase the gap between the rich and the poor. Even take us back, economically speaking, to the 1950s. At other times, we’re told they’re great. After all, they’ll help workers earning as little as $45,000 a year to keep more of their pay packet. So, which is it? Today, economics correspondent Rachel Clun takes us through what this all means, and

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17:18

The pope called surrogacy despicable. Does he have a...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/21

When Pope Francis remarked in a speech earlier this month that surrogate motherhood was a “despicable practice” that should be universally banned, for some, it signalled a backwards step for the Catholic Church. Only weeks earlier, the global religious leader had allowed same-sex couples to finally receive the blessings of a priest. But before we write off the pope’s most recent comments, we have to ask ourselves: does he have a point? Today, surrogate and surrogacy lawyer Sarah Jefford on the

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21:34

Inside Politics: Penny Wong walks a tightrope in the...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/18

The Albanese government has announced a review into the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says all options are on the table to force supermarkets to ease cost of living pressures on consumers. Even the option of significant government intervention. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Penny Wong copped criticism for her itinerary on her visit to Israel, representing Australia. And the Chinese Ambassador gave an interesting press conference in Canberra which took an

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15:18

Is your data safe from the next big hack?

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/17

If you’re getting the feeling that more and more Australians have fallen prey to cyber attackers recently, there’s a reason for that. The number of hacks has recently grown by 300 per cent in the period of just 12 months. And the devastation to Australians is multifold. Some have lost tens of thousands of dollars. Others have had deeply private information - including intimate health details, and court testimony they thought was given anonymously - exposed to the world. Today, technology editor

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15:52

Why Beijing tried to sabotage Taiwan's new...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/16

Over the weekend, Taiwan elected a new president. This was a race that was watched incredibly closely by leaders in Washington and Canberra, for the ripple effect that it will have on so much of the world. Because the president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is precisely the person China didn’t want to win. His campaign was centered on attacks against Beijing, and its plans to unify with the island. So, will Taiwan’s new president bring his nation closer to “war and decline”, as China has claimed? Today,

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16:59

US airstrikes and a genocide charge: The latest in...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/15

We are now more than 100 days into the war between Israel and Gaza. And as the suffering in Gaza continues to grow - with reports of famine and disease - so too, does the fear that the conflict has gained a new and worrying momentum. Do the attacks by the United States and the United Kingdom last week on Houthi rebels in Yemen mean we've passed a point of no return with regards to where this conflict could spread? Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent, Matthew Knott, on how far

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16:00

Are Woolies and Coles ripping you off?

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/14

The federal government is reviewing the supermarket code of conduct over concerns about the gap between food prices charged by big supermarkets and those paid to farmers. While a separate senate inquiry will examine alleged price gouging by Coles and Woolworths in coming months. Supermarkets have denied accusations of profiteering and say they’re experiencing economy-wide inflationary pressures. Today, business columnist Elizabeth Knight what an inquiry may be able to tell us.Subscribe to The Age

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16:53

Wind farm fight blows up in Victoria

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/11

The Victorian government is stuck in limbo after its proposal for a wind turbine production terminal was rejected by federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek who argued the development would harm globally significant wetlands. The dispute is the latest from a growing list of community and environmental group opposition to offshore wind farms along Australia’s east coast. Today, climate and energy correspondent Mike Foley, on how we reconcile both the development of a renewable energy grid, and

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14:31

A hole was ripped in an Alaskan Airlines plane...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/10

A plane door ripping open mid-flight, leaving a gaping hole thousands of metres above sea level is usually the stuff of nightmares or blockbuster Hollywood movies. But for those on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 last week, that became a reality. The flight made an emergency return to Portland, where 171 passengers and six crew landed safely. But the incident caused air safety investigations all over the world to probe whether there may be issues with other Boeing aircraft in operation. Today, aviation

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14:18

America’s highest court weighs in on Donald Trump’s...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/09

We’re days away from the first Republican primary, where in Iowa, Republican party members will nominate their chosen presidential candidate for 2024. Polls place Donald Trump as the overwhelming front-runner to become the Republican presidential nominee, but Maine and Colorado have found Trump ineligible to run, with challenges pending across the country. Today, North American correspondent Farrah Tomazin on the Supreme Court ruling on a civil war era provision that could bar Trump from running for

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16:12

An Australian cricketer’s Gaza protest and the...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/08

When Australia’s lead batsman and first Muslim player Usman Khawaja sought to express his politics on the field, his team and even the prime minister rallied behind him, but he was ultimately reprimanded for it. Khawaja wore a black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth in a personal gesture of mourning for children killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict. That was after being rejected for wearing shoes with the words ‘All lives are equal’ and ‘Freedom is a human right’ in

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19:46

When doctors are incentivised to prescribe dangerous...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/07

Demand for medicinal cannabis in Australia has sky-rocketed since its legalisation in 2016. Same-day telehealth consultations are a quick google search away. Cannabis dispensaries are popping up in major cities across the country. And while medical cannabis is helping people with conditions ranging from chronic pain and anxiety, to cancer and migraines, concerns are being raised about how the industry is operating. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on whether doctors have their patients best

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12:17

Best of 2023: The curious tale of the British...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/04

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. Who robbed the British Museum? And how did they get away with it for so long? The news that the world’s largest, and arguably most prestigious, history museum was robbed made global headlines. It’s no wonder. It’s home to, among other precious artefacts, the Rosetta Stone. As in, the stone that was originally discovered by Napoleon’s soldiers, and later taught the world, for the first time, how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. So, just what was

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19:08

Best of 2023: She exposed Australian war crimes. She...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/03

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. In November 2020, a damning report about Australia’s Defence Force was published. Known as the Brereton report - it found credible evidence that our Defence Force had committed war crimes. This investigation shocked the nation, and led to a reckoning within our Defence Force - and the public’s perception of it. And there was one woman - Samantha Crompvoets - whose research kicked off the whole thing. But in doing so, she has had to pay a hefty

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18:37

Best of 2023: The cocaine boom behind Sydney’s gang wars

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/02

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. Over the last couple of months, Sydney’s streets have been plagued by murder after murder. They’re a byproduct of turf warfare, linked to the lucrative cocaine trade. We’ve seen this carnage before, in various parts of NSW. But we’re now in the midst of an unprecedented cocaine boom. And experts have warned that the violence it attracts is likely to grow rather than recede. On this episode, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what’s behind these

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14:49

Best of 2023: Roe v Wade shocked the world. What's...

The Morning Edition ·

2024/01/01

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. For nearly 50 years, women in the United States were protected, by federal law, from having to carry an unwanted pregnancy. They gained this right, in 1973, thanks to the historic Supreme Court judgement in the Roe v Wade case. This held until nearly a year ago, when the current Supreme Court overturned that judgement. This weekend marks the one year anniversary of that groundbreaking decision. So, what has life in the United States been like

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16:45

Best of 2023: Was the woman dubbed “Australia’s worst...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/12/31

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our archive. Most Australians know the name Lindy Chamberlain. She’s famously the victim of what’s been called “the most notorious miscarriage of justice” in Australian legal history. She was wrongfully convicted of murdering her nine-week old daughter, Azaria, during a camping trip at Uluru, and sentenced to life in prison.But how many people know about the murder conviction inquiry that’s going on right now that could, as one expert put it recently, make

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