The Australian: Recent Episodes
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Audio released from the first day of the inquest into the Bourke Street coronial inquest by coroner Jacqui Hawkins.
Listen to an excerpt from a new 45-minute sound installation exploring the significance of David Bowie's representation of Indigenous Australians in the music video created for his 1983 hit Let's Dance.
Associate Editor Caroline Overington moderates a discussion with Cameron Stewart, US Correspondent and Economics Editor, Adam Creighton.
A conversation SDU & MS GOBBO from the Royal Commission into Management of Police Informants
Associate Editor Chris Kenny is joined by Judith Sloan Contributing Economics Editor and Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large of The Australian to discuss the Federal Budget in the lead up to the election.
Featuring columnist Janet Albrechtsen, Associate Editor Caroline Overington and moderated by Weekend Australian Editor Michelle Gunn
Listen to excerpts from a lecture given by Australian historian Dean Aszkielowicz at Monash University
The discussion at Presbyterian Ladies College covered topics including; lessons learned about leadership, advice on getting the job you want, dealing with discrimination, importance of education, role models followed by a Q&A.
The Australian's associate editor Caroline Overington sat down with the author of 12 Rules for Life: an Antidote to Chaos during the Australian leg of his international speaking tour.
Redfern Shanty Club meet at The Dock bar in Sydney every Monday to sing sea shanties inspired by Australia's seafaring history
Redfern Shanty Club meet at The Dock bar in Sydney every Monday to sing sea shanties inspired by Australia's seafaring history
NSW Political editor Andrew Clennell questions Luke Foley leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales
John Stensholt and Damon Kitney discuss the big figures behind Australia's biggest deals as part of The Deal magazine's 10th anniversary.
Listen to audio played during the banking Royal Commission, in which a TAL insurance employee cancels the plan of a customer recovering from cervical cancer due to an allegedly undisclosed history of depression.
Listen to audio of a Freedom Insurance salesman selling a young man with Down’s syndrome accidental death and funeral insurance, as heard during the banking royal commission.
Australian men's cricket coach Justin Langer speaks to Peter Lalor about this year's ball tampering scandal, his initial experiences in charge of the national team, and the selection dilemmas he faces in the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Former Labor party leader speaks out against Bill Shorten for Pauline Hanson's One Nation party
Louise Kiddell has found a way to blend science and spirituality in the traditional Japanese art of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. She has found that meditating in nature, rather than in a quiet room, allows her students to tune into the present and even improve their health.
Merilyn Simms talks to 2GB's Ben Fordham about the impact that The Teacher's Pet has had on her family's life.
Listen to Labor's new robocall campaign against Pauline Hanson on the electorate of Longman. The first calls went out this morning.
The Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim, speaks at length with The Australian's Amanda Hodge about his return to politics, his disappointment with Australian diplomacy, and how to tackle Islamic extremism in South-East Asia.
This audio of a confrontation between grazier Bruce Clark and gold explorers was recorded after Clark allegedly fired a gun.
The CFMEU have entered the campaign across the state with a robo call campaign attacking One Nation over stance on Acland and calling for support for expansion of the mine.
An extended version of the interview with Trevor Tydd conducted by reporter Dan Box, discussing the murder of Ray Niceforo.
A covert recording of a conversation between Bronwyn and Trevor Tydd made by NT Police during their investigation into the murder of Ray Niceforo.
Recording of Zak Grieve giving evidence in Darwin Supreme Court during his murder trial.
Police recording of the moment when Zak Grieve was arrested over the murder of Ray Niceforo.
Gillon McLachlin says he wants journalists who spread fake news to be stripped of AFL accreditation.
GetUp!'s has used phone campaigning to organise against the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine.
One of Australia's most storied diplomatic careers came to an end when Dennis Richardson recently retired from the Defence Department. He sat down with The Australian's Paul Maley for a discussion of the issues that shaped Australia's foreign policy, and those that will determine the nation's immediate future.
The dreaming and the market, incompatible no more - Stephen Fitzpatrick speaks to ABC Darwin Drive with Kate O'Toole
John Ferguson and Sam Hutchinson discuss the winners and losers from the 2017 Victorian Budget
Fred Pawle speaks to ABC Radio's Fiona Wyllie about The Australian's Lost Property series
"Something that must fill every Australian with shame" Alan Jones on tragedy in the Toowoomba floods, c/o 2GB
South Australia's Premier dismisses a story linking the government to Alinta Energy as "false news"
David Penberthy, speaking on Adelaide's FIVEaa radio, explains the difference between the way men and women think about babies.
The Australian's Fred Pawle joins 2GB for a lengthy interview about the late cartoonist Bill Leak.
Liberal Senator Zed Seselja speaks out against the former Queensland Premier, and new chair of the Australian Banking Association.
From an explosive start to owning one of Australia's most popular roles, Craig McLachlan looks back at the broad arc of his career as an actor.
The actor reflects on the fateful phone call that began his time as Henry on Ramsay St.
Listen to an audio version of Simon Caterson's story on audio books, produced by Risk Sound
Mike Baird's shark compromise - the NSW Premier explains why surfing is not the new greyhound racing
John Durie discusses what jumped out at him amongst the responses to his latest CEO survey, and what he thinks Australian executives are nervous about as 2016 draws to a close.
In July 2013, Farhad Qaumi had recently been released from jail and had been appointed the new leader of the Blacktown chapter of the Brothers 4 Life gang. In a heated exchange with the Bankstown chapter leader Mohammed Hamzy, the pair fight over a gang member who had failed to follow orders. A bitter rivalry soon developed between the pair and Qaumi would attempt to assassinate Hamzy in October of that year.
Mafia-linked standover man Pasquale Barbaro talks to business associate Wesam Hamze in a phone intercept captured by police on the 22 June 2013. Barbaro at the time was chasing Joe Antoun over debts he owed several people, including construction identity Les Elias. The pair go on to discuss their dealings with various underworld figures, including Melbourne identity Mick Gatto, and Hells Angels bikie boss Felix Lyle.
The Australian's Fred Pawle explains why he decided to stand up for the surfers no one else was defending with his multimedia series, The Fatal Shore.
The former Prime Minister speaks to Troy Bramston at the launch of his new biography, Paul Keating: The Big Picture Leader, about what inspired his political passion, how he governed, and his advice for the politicians of tomorrow.
Noel Pearson describes Paul Keating as Australia's one leader of world class at the launch of Troy Bramston's biography of the former Prime Minister.
The Australian's beer editor speaks to 2GB's Ben Fordham about how he pulls together his list of the best 20 years in Australia each year.
The Weekend Australian's wine columnist explains why there's so much chardonnay and so few South Australian wines in his top 100 list for 2016
James Kirby speaks to ABC Melbourne's Raf Epstein about Crown's deepening woes in China.
Bill Leak speaks to Alan Jones on 2GB Radio about the "incredible nightmare" he is going through as he fights accusations of racial discrimination.
Wealth Editor James Kirby discusses the week's biggest business stories on 774 ABC Melbourne.
Associate Editor John Lyons speaks to 2GB's Neil Breen about The Australian's new Howard on Menzies series.
The former treasurer speaks candidly at the Menzies Research Centre about what drives politicians, what drove him, and how Malcolm Turnbull should handle China's ascendancy.
Three-month old Elijah died, when he was not given early antibiotics to treat meningococcal meningitis. In this tape-recording his parents ask NSW Health why they were told an autopsy wasn't needed, and why a nurse said he needed burping when he was having a seizure.
Sandra Berbovic and her former husband question NSW Health over missing documents and "withholding evidence" during the investigation into their three-month old boy's death.Baby Elijah died after contracting meningococcal meningitis. He was shuffled between five hospitals and was given paracetamol instead of antibiotics.