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Read This: David Marr vs Australia’s Old Lie

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2024/07/20

For many Australians, facing the reality of this country is a task that has proved enduringly difficult, both at a public and a political level. For investigative journalist David Marr, finding the right way to tell the stories that allow us to see the truth of our history is a personal quest and one that has led to his latest book. In this episode of our sister podcast, Read This, Michael talks with David about shame – both personal and national – and why his family agreed that he had to write

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22:44

Who knew the CFMEU's dirty secrets?

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2024/07/18

This week, allegations of corruption, criminal infiltration, standover tactics and other nefarious activities within the ranks of the CFMEU have been all over the media. The reports have shocked, but not surprised, many in the community. Stories of underworld figures trading their leather for high viz, motorcycle helmets for hardhats – all in order, it is alleged, to get a slice of taxpayer-funded projects. Now there are questions over who knew what, when, and what it means for some of Australia’s

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21:34

How to be a climate whistleblower

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2024/07/17

In the Pitjantjatjara communities of Anangu Country on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain, cancer rates are higher than elsewhere in Australia.This is the legacy of nuclear testing by the British government, which staged seven atomic explosions between 1956 and 1963, contaminating the land. Thanks to nuclear engineer and whistleblower Alan Parkinson, we know that the cleanup, in his words, was more of a “cover up”, with cost-cutting measures putting communities at further risk. As Australia stares

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21:17

The surge in financial abuse against women

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2024/07/16

Shenane Hogg spent nine months in a coma after suffering abuse at the hands of her partner.During her recovery, she discovered her abuser had amassed $56,000 of debt in her name. Shenane’s story is just one of many that was heard at a parliamentary inquiry into how the financial system can be used to abuse women. The inquiry has heard chilling evidence of a sharp rise in financial abuse that can manifest as offensive and threatening messages in streams of bank transfers, raiding of a partner’s

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20:55

Assassinations, insurrections and massacres: an...

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2024/07/15

The attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump shocked America. Prominent public figures from all sides of the political spectrum have spoken out and condemned the use of violence, with President Joe Biden saying “it’s not who we are as a nation”. But is that true? And does this response downplay just how pervasive political violence has been in US history? Today, journalist and author of The Forever War: America’s Unending Conflict with Itself Nick Bryant on America’s long and

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20:09

Peter Dutton’s big Queensland energy

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2024/07/14

In Queensland, one issue is already dominating the upcoming state election: youth crime. So when the Liberal National Party launched their campaign, Peter Dutton was the perfect man to help sell their pitch. The federal opposition leader and former Queensland cop has been stressing his closeness to his home state. Already Peter Dutton has promised to crack down on crime, slow immigration, break up supermarket monopolies, and shift the green energy focus to nuclear. So will the Queensland election be

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30:37

Read This: Leigh Sales Is a Professional Stickybeak

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2024/07/13

Long before she was hosting 7:30 on the ABC, Leigh Sales dreamed of becoming a novelist. In this episode of our sister podcast, Read This, she joins Michael to discuss her secret desire to write fiction, the art of crafting a good story, and how being a journalist allowed her to become a professional stickybeak.

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Artist and refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on painting...

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2024/07/11

When Mostafa Azimitabar was imprisoned on Manus Island, he was overcome with a desire to paint.With no art supplies, he used a toothbrush – a technique he continues with to this day. Mostafa survived the brutality of Australia’s asylum seeker detention system for more than eight years. Freed in 2021, he now lives in Sydney. His art has been shortlisted for the Archibald prize twice. But he paints from the edges of a country whose systems remain hostile towards him, as he navigates temporary visas

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23:41

Will the threat of jail time help fix Aged Care?

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2024/07/10

In 2018, then prime minister Scott Morrison announced a royal commission into aged care, shedding light on the astonishing prevalence of abuse in residential facilities.It’s been three years since its final report was handed down and advocates say very little has improved. The commission highlighted just how difficult accountability and justice can be to achieve after someone in care is harmed. Especially when the abuse is at the hands of those in charge of the nursing homes and home care

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21:21

The China think tank attacked by Wolverines

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2024/07/09

There's a shadow world beneath Canberra, fed by the defence, foreign affairs and security communities, and it is hugely influential in how the government responds to our biggest geopolitical challenges. Margaret Simons has spent decades keeping a close eye on this world. Recently, the story of one think tank, China Matters, caught her attention. The group, dedicated to bettering Australia’s understanding of China, was defunded during a time of aggressive posturing towards the superpower and talk of

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20:22

Inside Nine's journalism cuts: 'Quite a few people...

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2024/07/08

If you pick up a copy of The Age or The Sydney Morning Herald, you’ll see the tagline ‘Independent. Always.’ under the masthead. Now, as journalists at those papers reel from an announcement that Nine Entertainment is slashing 200 jobs across the company, some are wondering if they’re being targeted for the papers’ recent coverage of Nine’s troubled culture. Are the cuts payback for certain papers being too independent? Today, National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on why

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24:07

Project 2025: The Trump presidency wish list

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2024/07/07

Donald Trump’s lead in the polls for the 2024 presidential race has widened following a fumbling debate performance from Joe Biden, and concerns about the President’s age. With the increasing likelihood of a second Trump presidency, attention is now turning to his potential governing agenda. The blueprint, called Project 2025, is more than 900 pages long and includes calls to sack thousands of civil servants, expand presidential power, and dismantle federal agencies. Today, senior researcher at The

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Read This: The Three Words That Made George Saunders...

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2024/07/06

George Saunders is one of literary fiction's most acclaimed living writers. Along with his many collections of short stories, he also published the Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo. To celebrate Read This' first birthday, we're bringing you Michael Williams' interview with George Saunders. They talk about his life and career and the three words that made him a writer.

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24:04

The internet sleuths fighting fake research

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2024/07/04

Smut Clyde spends several hours every day, scouring online science journals for suspicious-looking research.He’s part of a growing team of online ‘science sleuths’, combating the rising number of fake research papers being published. These papers are typically generated, with the help of AI, by ‘paper mills’: a cottage industry relying on overworked and desperate researchers to fuel their profit. Today, 7am producer and journalist Cheyne Anderson on how this epidemic of fraudulent research is

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22:50

The power and legacy of 'militant' union boss John Setka

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2024/07/03

When people think of the CFMEU, Australia’s powerful and fearsome construction union, they picture its top dog, John Setka.But as he prepares to step down from the union’s Victorian branch, Setka’s legacy is overshadowed by his brutality. Many current and former colleagues think his leadership was poisonous to the union, and that he may have even destroyed it. Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin Mckenzie-Murray on the power and legacy of CFMEU boss, John Setka, and what comes next

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22:30

The son of Hong Kong's jailed media tycoon

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2024/07/02

Sebastien Lai woke up one morning in 2020 to find dozens of missed phone calls – his father, the Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, had just been arrested.Sebastien is in Australia now, trying to convince our political leaders to advocate for his dad’s release from a Hong Kong prison. Today on the show, Sebastien Lai tells the story of how his father Jimmy went from media mogul to political prisoner and what this means for journalistic freedom in Hong Kong. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter

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21:07

The Albanese government's $1 billion computer

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2024/07/01

In high-security labs, from Silicon Valley to mainland China, researchers are racing to be the first to achieve what has been dubbed ‘Q-day’. On that day, all encryption and security could be laid bare – the deepest plans of militaries around the world, our medical records and private encrypted conversations could all be exposed. The internet could essentially break. Q-day, after all, is the day the most powerful machine yet comes online: the first fault-free quantum computer. Today, special

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23:40

Rishi Sunak's Australian communications 'magician'

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2024/06/30

By the end of this week, the United Kingdom will almost certainly have a new prime minister and closure on 14 years of Tory leadership. One man in particular is working very hard to prevent that, and it’s not the current Tory leader. Since it kicked off with a bizarre, rain-soaked announcement, Rishi Sunak’s election campaign has been marked by ineptitude, misstep and ignorance. Today, veteran UK correspondent and contributor to The Saturday Paper Paola Totaro on the stratospheric rise of the young

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23:26

Why would a university have a deal with Lockheed Martin?

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2024/06/27

Over the past few months, there’s been a lot of focus on universities’ relationships with weapons manufacturers.Students set up encampments and occupied buildings, arguing that their unis are complicit in the assault on Gaza and demanding more transparency from their universities’ administrators. But, as writer and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Anna Krien started investigating the defence money flowing into education, she was shocked to find weapons companies are also tied to schools, shaping

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22:36

Julian Assange is home: Gabriel Shipton on how his...

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2024/06/26

Julian Assange has finally landed in Australia, a free man.Today, his brother Gabriel Shipton on how the deal to release the long-incarcerated WikiLeaks founder came together. National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe explains what comes next. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Julian Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton; national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

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