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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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20:47

Inside Politics: The immigration detention debacle,...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/30

Earlier this month the High Court overturned 20 years of precedent, ruling that indefinite immigration detention was unlawful. It led to the immediate release of dozens of people. Some murderers, some sex offenders, and others who had failed on character grounds to remain in Australia - but none of them could be returned to their home countries. Since that November 8 court ruling, the federal government has been scrambling to find a solution, rushing through legislation to impose tough restrictions

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16:13

Cocaine, lies and tears: The latest on the Bruce...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/29

Last week, Bruce Lehrmann took the stand for the first day of his defamation trial against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. The former Liberal staffer is suing the network, and Wilkinson, for what he says are their allegations in a television interview that he raped his former colleague, Brittany Higgins, in Parliament House in 2019. Lehrmann has always strenuously denied the allegations against him. Today, legal affairs reporter Michaela Whitbourn on what the court case has revealed about

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14:46

Peter Hartcher on how Benjamin Netanyahu has helped...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/28

We’re now eight weeks into the deadly war between Israel and Hamas. And one question looms large. What is Hamas’ goal? And who does it serve? The narrative surrounding this vital question has changed many times over the last 35 years. The group has long been viewed by the States, the European Union and others as a terrorist organisation. But a perception of Hamas as freedom fighters has been growing steadily. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how Hamas has sold this image

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17:06

The hostage deal, the ceasefire, and the next phase...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/27

It’s now the fourth day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Dozens of hostages have been released from Gaza, in exchange for the release of more than 100 imprisoned Palestinians in Israel. But what has the hostages' experience in captivity been like? How are they now? And does this extraordinary turn of events - the first pause in almost two months of fighting - signal a greater change in the conflict? Today, national correspondent Matthew Knott on what the loved ones of hostages have told

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15:51

The study was retracted years ago. How did it get...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/26

When you go to see your doctor, and they give you a medical opinion - based on established guidelines by a governing medical body - you tend to trust them. But what if there’s been a hidden flaw in the scientific community for years? One that can lead doctors to recommend certain drugs, or treatments, that are based on studies that end up being deemed untrustworthy? Today, national science reporter Liam Mannix joins Samantha to discuss the worrying rise in retracted scientific papers. And what we

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74:18

The Drop: Is Saltburn the most divisive film of the...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/24

Saltburn, the dark psychological thriller starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi, is the second feature film from writer/director Emerald Fennell after her Oscar-nominated debut, Promising Young Women. It's one of the most divisive films of the year, with some critics describing it as a funny, sharp satire of the rich while others have dismissed it as derivative and messy. Osman, Thomas and Mel review the film (spoiler-free) and discuss the most controversial moments, what works and what doesn't,

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31:37

Death threats, an angry prime minister and corrupt...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/24

Kate McClymont has been one of the most respected figures in Australian journalism for more than three decades. Her fearless investigative reporting has held the powerful to account and uncovered corruption, fraud and criminal enterprise across politics, business, sport and wider society. Last night, Kate was recognised in Australia’s top journalism awards - the Walkleys. She was given the award for outstanding contribution to journalism. Today, chief investigative reporter at The Sydney Morning

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21:32

Inside Politics: How the Israel-Hamas war is dividing...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/23

This week, a hostage exchange deal was brokered between Israel and Hamas. In Australia, we saw divisive protests over the Middle East conflict, and a strong political backlash from those protests. Meanwhile, on bread and butter issues, the Albanese government is coming under increasing pressure to address the cost of living crisis. Data released this week indicated the economy might soon start losing jobs. Today on Inside Politics, chief political correspondent David Crowe, foreign affairs and

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16:27

Will Gladys Berejiklian be Optus’ next CEO?

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/22

When Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigned as the CEO of Optus, earlier this week, it wasn’t a surprise. This came only days after Optus unleashed one of the worst ever telecommunications outages in our country’s history.But now there’s a massive question hanging in the air. Who will be Optus’ next CEO?And why is former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian considered a front runner? Especially since NSW’s independent corruption commission found her guilty of serious corrupt conduct, just five months ago?Today,

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17:00

Australia’s connected to three wars, but only one of...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/21

Three different wars are being fought across the world right now. And Australia is connected to each one of them. Each war threatens our security, and it’s arguably the first time we’ve been in this position since the Cold War. But, amid the threats, these wars also have lessons to teach us about what particular sort of warfare poses the biggest challenge to our sovereignty. And what has accounted for some surprising, recent, developments in the wars between Israel and Hamas, and Russia and

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32:57

The cold case that reached Canberra, Part 2: Moses...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/20

This is a story of two men from vastly different backgrounds whose lives and deaths would see no justice and reveal bigger questions about the institutions that underpin Australian society. On yesterday’s episode, we heard from Anthony Cawsey’s friends about the life he led before it came to a brutal end in Centennial Park. Experts and panels weighed in on whether the murder was a gay hate crime and as detectives swabbed more than 100 people searching for suspects – they had one man, Moses Kellie,

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21:13

The cold case that reached Canberra, Part 1: Anthony...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/19

In this two-part series, we look at a police investigation into a Sydney murder from 2009 – and what came next.Through interviews with dozens of insiders and hundreds of documents – we look behind the scenes to expose new tactics used by detectives to get what they want – through politicians. It’s a story about loss, fairness, power and the Australian character – what is it, who decides and at what cost? Today, investigative journalist Charlotte Grieve brings us episode one in a two-part series:

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59:16

The Drop: The Killer is a stylish, thrilling hit....

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/17

David Fincher's The Killer is deservedly the most popular film on Netflix right now. Osman, Thomas and Mel unpack this stylish, cold-blooded thriller starring Michael Fassbender and discuss how it compares to other Fincher classics like The Social Network, Gone Girl, Fight Club and Zodiac. They also review the first episode of Nathan Fielder's new show The Curse, starring Emma Stone. Plus, a conversation about Robbie Williams' documentary, The Buccaneers and a new book about Marvel.Subscribe to The

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20:01

Inside Politics: The ugly fight over immigration

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/16

This week the government rushed through legislation placing tough restrictions on more than 80 people who have now been released from indefinite immigration detention. Those detainees were released after the High Court last week upended two decades of immigration law, ruling that the indefinite immigration detention of non-citizens who can’t be deported was illegal. Debate around indefinite immigration detention flared as a broader debate about migration continued, amid concerns a record level of

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13:56

David McBride trial: The latest on the war crimes...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/15

It was big news at the time. In 2019, Australian Federal Police officers, wearing black suits and clutching briefcases, raided the ABC’s headquarters in Sydney before an array of journalists and photographers who were there to capture their every move. The AFP was investigating a leak of documents that formed the basis of a series of stories called the Afghan Files. The source of those documents was military lawyer David McBride, who faces jail time after he was charged with disclosing the

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18:44

Peter Hartcher on why Israel is winning the battle,...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/14

We’re now more than five weeks into the war between Hamas and Israel, and time is not on Israel’s side. At least in the realm of public opinion. As more and more people around the world cast their eyes on photographs from Gaza - of dying children and people trying to rescue their loved ones from rubble - the pressure on Israel to take steps towards a ceasefire grows. And it isn’t just from American president Joe Biden, who continues to call for Israel to explore “less intrusive action”. Or from

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14:13

The Optus outage: What not to do in a crisis

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/13

Last week, 10 million Optus customers woke to no phone or internet coverage. And then the problems dominoed from there. Melbourne’s entire train network came to a screeching halt, and phone lines to hospitals were down. Some people were unable to call triple zero if they needed to. For several hours, Optus’ CEO was also missing in action, and a two-line statement on the company’s website - that customers without internet couldn’t see - said Optus was “aware of an issue” and was working to restore

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13:52

A UN expert on why Israel cannot invoke the right to...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/12

Will there ever be peace in the middle east? And if so, how can it be accomplished? This is one of the great questions of our time. Multiple, deadly wars have been fought to try and achieve lasting harmony between people who have been divided for generations. It is at the heart of the latest atrocities that the people in Gaza and Israel have been suffering through, for more than a month. But the problem, says Dr Francesca Albanese, The United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in the

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20:30

Inside Politics: Spectacle aside, has Albanese thawed...

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/09

This week Anthony Albanese completed his first visit to China as prime minister - the first official top-level visit in about seven years. Greeting Albanese in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Australia and China have “worked out some problems”. Albanese said the pace of bilateral visits was increasing, and trade has begun to flow more freely between the countries. It’s a fresh start for Australian-Chinese relations, after a years-long diplomatic and

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11:16

‘Terror alone can kill you’: Life in Gaza now

The Morning Edition ·

2023/11/08

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will retain "security responsibility" for Gaza, once the fighting stops. But when will that be? The war with Hamas is now in its second month. Thousands of Gazans have died, many buried beneath rubble, as a result of Israeli airstrikes. The living struggle to find food, shelter and water.For Palestinian-Australians like Samah Sabawi, a poet and a writer living in is Melbourne, it’s a nightmare. Sabawi has 75 family members in Gaza, where she

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