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Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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Michelle Grattan's front row seat to the drama of the dismissal
When Governor John Kerr sacked Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, Michelle Grattan was a young reporter for The Age.
The dismissa...
Annabel Crabb's new series: Civic Duty
Australia's uncontroversial electoral system and the compulsory voting requirement means that participation in elections is high – around 90 per cent....
High speed rail network on track
It’s been one of Australia’s most elusive ambitions - a high-speed rail network connecting the East coast of Australia, it's now starting to gain mome...
Does more choice give us more freedom?
We live in a world built on the idea that freedom equals choice — and choice equals freedom. We get to choose what to buy, what to believe, who to lov...
Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction
The Democrats celebrated victories across the United States this week, including in New York where 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani convincingly defeated An...
COP30 climate talks in Brazil on how to limit global warming
International leaders are gathering in the Amazonian city of Belem, Brazil for the annual UN climate change summit, COP30.
Leaders from four of...
A pageant of porridge at the World Porridge Making Championships
The 32nd World Porridge Making Championship has just wrapped up in the small Scottish town of Carrbridge. Each year, porridge makers and aficionados g...
Mark McKenna's history of Australia
One of the nation's most eminent historians, Mark McKenna, has written a new book - The Shortest History of Australia.
It's a history of modern...
Zohran Mamdani's moment in New York City mayoral race
Zohran Mamdani appears to be on the precipice of becoming New York city's Mayor.
The 34 year-old socialist is leading the polls ahead of Tuesday...
Prince Andrew stripped of title, home and status
The younger brother of King Charles III will be stripped of his title and honours as prince, and will be now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, over...
The Trump Xi trade meeting
On a scale of one to ten,, Donald Trump rated it as a twelve. The much-anticipated meeting between the US president and Chinese President Xi Jinping r...
Paramilitary group RSF carrying out genocide with impunity in Sudan
This week saw an escalation in Sudan's two year civil war as the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces took control of the city of El-Fasher, which...
Punjabi superstar descends on Australia
Diljit Dosanjh is Punjab's most celebrated star.
With a background in Bollywood, the singer fuses Punjabi folk with high energy pop, hip hop and...
Temperature check on Australia's democracy
Amidst more noticeable signs of European and American-style populism and protest in Australia, how resilient is our democracy?
How are the econ...
Bold and brazen: History's greatest art heists
Inadequate security and a simple ruse featuring hi-vis vests saw $157 million worth of French crown jewels stolen from the Louvre this week.
Aud...
Timor-Leste finally joins ASEAN
Timor Leste will become ASEAN's newest member, a historic moment for the nation given President José Ramos Horta once said that it was easier to get i...
Donald Trump's Asia visit
The US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Malaysia this weekend to attend ASEAN, before heading to Japan on Monday and South Korea later in th...
Griffin Dunne - The Friday Afternoon Club
Griffin Dunne is the star of the Martin Scorsese movie, After Hours, an actor in American Werewolf in London, the son of the late Vanity Fair writer,...
The Trump-Albanese White House Meeting
Anthony Albanese will meet the US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, ending months of speculation about the failure to secure a meet...
Kate Mulvany brings Darcy Niland’s The Shiralee to the stage
Darcy Niland's Australian classic The Shiralee is a story of family breakdown, and hard-boiled masculinity and love on the margins of 1950s Australia....
Inquiry into falling rates of Asian language study in Australia
For decades, Australia has been grappling with the notion that our future security and prosperity relies on our integration in Asia.
Yet there w...
The art of the gift - What should Albanese give Trump?
Gift-giving has been part of foreign policy since the dawn of diplomacy. It dates back to ancient Egypt.
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emb...
The whirlwind week in Middle East and US politics
The BBC's Tom Bateman travelled with Donald Trump for the President's day-long trip to the Middle East to clinch the Gaza agreement. Tom reflects on t...
‘Without trees we are all lost’: the ancient stories of Australia’s iconic Eucalyptus
In his new book, Professor Stephen Hopper delves into the ancient history, biology, and cultural significance of the Australian eucalyptus tree. In ad...
After the war, what is the future of Palestine?
It’s been two years since Hamas’ horrific attack on October 7, which killed twelve hundred Israelis and abducted another 251. Israel’s retaliation has...
Snowy Hydro 2.0 is leaking money
There's been another major cost blow out to the Snowy Hydro scheme 2.0, first announced by Malcolm Turnbull in 2017. It commenced in 2019 and was fore...
The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers
In the US and Europe, young people have been central to a right wing resurgence, partly due to the presence of online influencers. While in Asia and A...
The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers
In the US and Europe, young people have been central to a right wing resurgence, partly due to the presence of online influencers. While in Asia and A...
What is uniting the global wave of Gen Z protesters?
From Indonesia to Morocco, a wave of youth demonstrations are sweeping the globe. Gen Z protesters are united in their use of technology, pop culture...
‘The nightmare can now end’: Israelis react to ceasefire
In Israel there is a sense of cautionary optimism, families are excited to see the hostages return and are waiting for their nightmare of the past two...
'We lost everything': How much peace will Trump’s plan bring?
After a devastating two year war, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first stage of a peace deal this week.
The death of leggings
Last week on Saturday Extra we were talking about the return of the budgie smuggler to the catwalks and beaches of the northern hemisphere.
This...
How will AI affect our democracy?
Peter Lewis and Lizzie O'Shea from Digital Rights Watch will be running live panels around Australia asking 'How Can Democracy Survive AI?'
"Hope" after Hamas announces release of remaining hostages in Gaza
Efrat Machikawa is a member of the Hostages Families Forum and her uncle Gadi Moses was released by Hamas after 482 days.
She says she is gratef...
The story of Australian restauranteur’s iconic Shanghai restaurant: M on the Bund
For 23 years, one of Shanghai's key attractions was a restaurant run by Australian woman Michelle Garnaut.
M on the Bund was known for western f...
Can Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?
This year's Nobel peace prize is being announced in Oslo on Friday.
In the past, the award has gone to Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, the Rever...
Donald Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages
Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but the group wants further negotiations on a number of key points outlined in the US p...
Budgie smugglers back in vogue in Europe
Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and as Australians head to the beach, we take a look back at the history of the iconic 'Budgie Smuggler,...
Academics dispute state of finances at leading Sydney university
Almost one in every two Australian universities has been restructured in the past year, and there is more to come.
Thousands of jobs have been c...
Jennifer Byrne on her best books of the 21st century
ABC Radio National is counting down the Top 100 Books of the 21st Century and you can help shape the list by casting your vote.