Episodes

  • Jim Chalmers on his budget balancing act

    Jim Chalmers on his budget balancing act
    May 16 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, about whether his third budget can really provide cost-of-living relief without fuelling inflation
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    24 mins
  • Put it down! Should children be allowed smartphones?

    Put it down! Should children be allowed smartphones?
    May 15 2024
    Almost all children have them by the time they are 11 years old – and some get them at four. But are they ruining childhoods? Blake Montgomery reports
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    30 mins
  • Lenore Taylor and Karen Middleton unpack budget 2024

    Lenore Taylor and Karen Middleton unpack budget 2024
    May 14 2024
    Editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and political editor Karen Middleton speak to Nour Haydar about the budget Labor hopes will bring down inflation, ease cost-of-living pressures and win the next election
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    21 mins
  • Can the Queensland Police Service change?

    Can the Queensland Police Service change?
    May 13 2024
    In February, the Queensland police service sacked its First Nations advisory body after their refusal to sign a contract with a gag clause. Queensland state correspondent Ben Smee tells Nour Haydar how members of the group had repeatedly raised concerns that the police leadership had stalled on cultural reforms following a damning inquiry in 2022 into police responses to family and domestic violence You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    22 mins
  • Could a council ban on same-sex parenting books be overturned?

    Could a council ban on same-sex parenting books be overturned?
    May 12 2024
    Earlier this month, Cumberland city council in western Sydney passed a motion banning books about same-sex parenting from its libraries. Nour Haydar speaks to NSW reporter Catie McLeod about the controversial decision and backlash to the ban You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    17 mins
  • Newsroom edition: how Labor is trying to frame the 2024 budget

    Newsroom edition: how Labor is trying to frame the 2024 budget
    May 9 2024
    Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers will next week present his government’s third and possibly final budget of this term. He has said it won’t be one of ‘scorched-earth austerity’ and will take into account hardships caused by the cost-of-living crisis. But the 2024 Australian federal budget is not without its economic and social challenges and the government needs to convince voters that the economy is in safe hands. Bridie Jabour speaks with editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about the Albanese government’s budget narrative You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    19 mins
  • The Australian uni students camping out in support of Palestine

    The Australian uni students camping out in support of Palestine
    May 8 2024
    Last Tuesday, tents appeared on the lawn of the University of Sydney as students protested against the war in Gaza. The tents have multiplied, with similar student encampments now established at universities in every state in the country. Jane Lee speaks to Daisy Dumas and Caitlin Cassidy about what the protesters want and whether this growing movement could lead to change. You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    27 mins
  • India election: what’s at stake for democracy under Modi?

    India election: what’s at stake for democracy under Modi?
    May 7 2024
    India’s mammoth election has kicked off with nearly a billion voters expected to head to the polls over six weeks. Reged Ahmad speaks to south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen about why prime minister Narendra Modi is popular yet divisive – and the international impact of the election You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    24 mins