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Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast
The Saturday Extra separate stories podcast makes it easy to pick out your favourite part of the program. Saturday Extra brings you a lively array of stories and features covering a range of topics including international politics and business.
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The impact of big tech platforms like Google and Facebook on traditional media will be examined by Australia's competition watch dog, and a separate federal review is underway into the policies supporting Australian-made content.
How do President Donald Trump supporters feel about his campaign call to make America great again twelve months after his election?
How does Russia mark the 1917 Revolution when communism has been renounced and the Soviet Union dissolved?
The Democrats are searching for a way forward to offer leadership and a credible response to the issues that enabled President Trump’s election.
The continuing drama of the dual citizenship debacle in Federal Parliament and what are the wider implications.
Australian consumers will have to wait for the ability to compare fees charged by superannuation funds, after the corporate regulator ASIC agreed to a review of super disclosure rules.
Indonesian diplomat and advisor to the UN Marty Natalegawa discusses democracy and the region.
Living the Reformation is a tour company with a difference, with visits to Germany, Switzerland, France and England.
Digital diplomacy, the possibility of a more moderate Saudi Arabia, China's vision and the military collapse of Islamic State are discussed by our guests on this month's a Foreign Affair.
An excerpt from Chris Masters' 1995 report, 'The Men who Saved Australia' to mark the 75th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign.
AFR political editor Laura Tingle discusses the situation facing the federal government after the High Court disqualifies Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce.
Man Booker winner George Saunders on why we need to see another person's point of view, 'even when that's hard'
How do President Donald Trump supporters feel about race and immigration under Trump's stewardship?
Ramesh Thakur argues the ethnic diversity within Australia is not represented in our political parties or in our other major institutions.
As the fifth round of the increasingly tetchy Brexit talks ended this week, Tom Clark reflects on the absurd and important dilemmas on the confusing road to Brexit.
Captain Cook discovered Australia and John MacArthur planted the first seeds of the country's prosperity. But what about Caroline Chisholm, the woman responsible for peopling the new colony? Why has her influence and importance been forgotten?
How do President Donald Trump supporters feel about jobs and the economy under Trump's stewardship?
How did the Fraser government decide on its refugee policies when unauthorised asylum seekers arrived by boat in the mid 1970s?
As the the economy shifts towards freelance work, Saturday Extra looks at a new style of union for hairdressers and an insurance start-up offering income protection for gig economy workers.
Russia's leading anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny is serving a third jail term, disrupting plans by the popular Kremlin critic to campaign in Russia’s coming election.
How should we acknowledge our past in ways that don't offend and cause more grief especially to indigenous Australians?
A decision pending on a David and Goliath court case with former pokies addict suing Crown Casino and machine maker Aristocrat Leisure.
A worrying portrait of Southeast Asia as a region ridden with conflict, inequality, and authoritarian regimes
Rival Palestinian political parties Hamas and Farah met in Gaza this week before reconciliation talks in Cairo next week.
Our guests discuss sport and politics, space cybersecurity, the German election and support for "the international rules based order."
Former Foreign Minister and former head of the International Crisis Group discusses his views and experiences of being an incorrigible optimist in a tumultuous world.
Tesla’s electric semi-trailer is expected to be unveiled next month - described by Elon Musk as a “beast”. The Tesla innovation is expected to boost the profile of an Australian-owned electric drive system.
Kevin Chang was a senior political affairs officer with the UN mission in South Sudan. He discusses his experiences on the ground and the continuing conflict and humanitarian disaster facing this young country.
Joan Williams explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in class cluelessness.
Chancellor Merkel is almost certain to be back in power but who will make up the German government?
Suzanne Forrest explores the history of the horse from the Mongolian steppes to rural America to reveal how our economy, emotional life and culture have been shaped by Equus Caballus.
New research suggests increasing market concentration and larger profits in both the US and Australia. Dos this slow down the economy and influence wage inequality?
One of the Security Council’s most important tasks—and one of the things it does least well—is to prevent conflict. Can this change?
What are the options for dealing with the growing number of displaced people in the world?
Israeli journalist and author Nir Baram discusses the future of Israel and Palestine and current political events.
How North Korea's nuclear arsenal and missile testing program is threatening regional stability.
There are risks, but Australian businesses should be signing up for the world's biggest infrastructure concept
European football giants, FC Barcelona have started a school in Australia to teach young players here their famous playing style.
The greatest controversy in Australian military history that still dvidies; Major General Gordon Bennett's decision to leave during the fall of Singapore.
After years of exploring the Chinese archives, Frank Dikotter is now looking at how dictators nurture the cult of personality.
Australia has a vocational education deficit. Should the UK's degree apprenticeship scheme be adopted here?
Five former North Korean students have won unique scholarships to study English and build ties in Australia.
America's new strategy in Afghanistan, building relationships of trust across cultures and consternation about the lifestyle of the new Thai king.
In a rapidly changing and connected world we need new strategies for dealing in foreign policy.
A recently released Harvard University study claims ExxonMobil have misled the public over climate change.
Despite almost 12 years as Chancellor, Germany's Angela Merkel is dominating the polls and finding new support with first time voters.
Scotland's first female gamekeeper, Portia Simpson, reveals how she broke into a traditionally conservative, male-dominated profession.
She shares her unique and compelling account of the day-to-day life of a huntswoman.
One of the longest-running international rivalries is between India and Pakistan. We assess the impact of partition
The professional sports are scrambling to shore up their futures in a changing media landscape
Is the superannuation industry equipped to deal with managing the post retirement phase?
With European cities considering bans on diesel cars, allegations of collusion among German carmakers have plunged the already damaged local auto industry into further crisis.
"There's more to Indian cinema than Bollywood." Fans around globe flock to India's answer to Game of Thrones.
The allegations against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have implications for banking, crime, and corporate governance.
North Korea's actions are now undermining China's own security and interests. Will this prompt China to change the status quo with its neighbour?
As the conflict in Marawi grinds to a conclusion, there are concerns that local independence movements will heed the call of extremism.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on the challenges of being a woman in power, her experience at the United Nations, and the one glass ceiling she couldn't break.
The rift between the drivers of London's iconic black cabs and Uber drivers is symbolic of a country on edge says New York Times correspondent Katrin Bennhold
One of the world’s leading economic thinkers, Professor Marc Fleurbaey, has been in Canberra giving the 2017 Passmore Lecture for the ANU’s Centre for Moral, Social and Political Theory.
A new industry group which includes Qantas, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand is pushing for lower airport charges and better infrastructure near terminals.
The US State Department is mired in dysfunction, according to former senior department advisor Max Bergmann.
A Foreign Affair discusses orders for Indonesian police to shoot drug dealers, border tensions between India and China, Australia's new Home Affairs Ministry and IS in south-east Asia.
Nostalgia for a mythical past and constant attacks on political correctness - two elements of populism deconstructed
The competition is fierce in the international race to build the world's first quantum computer.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's decision to create Australia's first Office of National Intelligence is a smart move says James Clapper.
Anthony Scaramucci is the new head of the Whitehouse communications team and Sean Spicer resigns and press secretary.
Farm production has surged in Australia thanks to good seasonal conditions and record prices. But can the boom be even better?
Andy Ford, composer, writer and presenter of RN's The Music Show discusses music and his life.
When Britons voted to leave the EU, few realised how widespread the fallout would be. We look at what repercussions Brexit could have on everything from academic research to nuclear power and the British film industry.
Backpacker tourism is a valuable source of income for Australia, and a source of labour for farmers.
This week’s sale of Arrium’s Whyalla steelworks, to a company owned by British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, has saved the jobs and skills of thousands of Australian workers.
Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61.
How democracy and trust are related to each other: trust helps determine a successful democracy
A proposal to build a sustainable, education-focused city on Melbourne's outskirts is being considered by the Victorian Government.
The UN has adopted a landmark treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons, described as "a historic event for humanity".
Excavate the history of Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul with author Bettany Hughes.
Got an start-up idea or a product? Geraldine Doogue visits one of Austrade's launch pads for start-ups in Singapore.
The largest accounting body in Australia, CPA is in turmoil after the CEO resigned and seven of its 12 board members have left in the last month.
India is touted as a rapid adopter of renewable energy, but its energy challenges are complex.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says IS's self-styled caliphate has been destroyed, but does the imminent liberation of Mosul really signal victory?
Re-writing history with the missing stories about Aboriginal people living in coastal Sydney during the nineteenth century.
Andrew Charlton discusses the difficulties in leading with conviction in Australian politics.
The contemporary Liberal Party has moved away from Robert Menzies' home ownership priorities
Could an alliance between the UK Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party jeopardise the UK government’s crucial role as an “honest broker” in Northern Ireland?
U.S Secretary of Defence General Mattis discusses security in the Asia-Pacific region at the recent Shangri-La dialogue.
U.S Secretary of Defence General Mattis discusses security in the Asia-Pacific region at the recent Shangri-La dialogue.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong talks about Singapore's position within the region.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong talks about Singapore's position within the region.
The Brits are headed to the polls again. Could Theresa May loose the unlosable election?
Geraldine Doogue reports from the Shangri La security summit on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's keynote speech.
Recent attacks in Indonesia and The Philippines have renewed fears about a growing IS presence in south east Asia. One of the concerns is IS fighters returning from the Middle East.
Our regular panel of foreign policy experts nominate and discuss important global events of the month.
Prolific author and biographer A.N. Wilson joins Geraldine Doogue to talk about Britain, books and the 19th century.
As the U.S economy steadily improves and the job market tightens, all eyes are on how the Federal Reserve will curb inflation.
From WWII to the present: the on again, off again relationship between England and Europe
The Arnavon Islands are the largest rookery for the critically endangered hawksbill turtle in the South Pacific.
Novelist and columnist Howard Jacobson discusses the importance of words and knowledge.
The surprise emergence of private equity firm Hellman and Friedman as a bidder for Fairfax. The firm has some long-standing Australian connections.
Republicans are reeling over a daily stream of troubling revelations about President Trump and they're frustrated at being unable to implement their agenda.
Were US political interests behind the data firms employed by the campaign to leave the EU?
Universities are under pressure, and have to find ways to prove their relevance, says Glyn Davis
What are the wider repercussions for the sentencing of Jakarta Governor Ahok to two years in prison for blasphemy.
In 1989, ten years after the fall of Pol Pot, tens of thousands Cambodians were living in refugee camps. Joan Healy spent almost a decade with them.
The hopes and despair of Israelis and Palestinians living on either side of the Green Line.
The German Federal elections will be held in September with the current Chancellor Angela Merkel to run for a fourth term.
A successful reboot of the relationship between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and President Donald Trump after their acrimonious phone call in February.
What are the achievements of President Donald Trump in his first one hundred days in office?
US action with Syria and North Korea and elections in France and the UK are discussed on A Foreign Affair.
With Asia now representing 40 per cent of world gross domestic product, is Australia investing enough in the region?
A snap shot of remote Australia from a team of researchers who’ve worked on practical responses to the challenges of outback life – particularly for Aboriginal communities.
Acclaimed author and UNHCR ambassador Khaled Hosseini visits Uganda to look at a new approach to refugee protection.
With an election planned for June, is there enough time to resolve some of the divisions facing British society?
With the onset of European elections in some countries talk of leaving the Euro is being debated. But the Financial Times’ Martin Sandbu argues the problem is not with the single currency itself but with the choices made in dealing with the financial crisis.
How an Obama era plan is helping US manufacturers produce better products, at lower costs, in just the right time, in just the right numbers with little or no waste.
The President of the AIIB visited Australia this week. Geraldine Doogue caught up with him for a chat.
How the capital of the former Austro- Hungarian empire produced ideas that shaped western culture.
The new battleground in the post Cold War era is cyber warfare and the Russians appear to be ahead.
"We can't drive the system by looking in the rear view mirror". New AEMO boss to stabilise market whilst creating a flexible, faster system to include renewables, demand management and storage.
A Foreign Affair panel discusses this month's diplomatic visits in Australia, Indonesia and the US as well as the fate of the Rohingyas.
China's second most senior leader, Premier Li Keqiang's is in Australia to strengthen bi-lateral ties.
Turkey will soon vote on whether to increase the powers of the current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A supercharged week of announcements about energy storage projects mark a turning point in Australia's fractured energy debate.
Filmmaker Bob Connolly left the PNG Highlands 25 years ago with his life in danger. Last year he returned for the first time after receiving an email from his translator's son. Inspired by hope, his return to an area he knows so well ended in despair.
As a boy growing up in the wheat and sheep fields of Western Australia, Bruce Grant didn't expect a future in Australia's foreign relations sphere. Bruce moved freely from journalism, to academia, diplomacy and politics. He writes that his life has been part of an evolving human story from the certainties of small history to the uncertainties of big history with its invitation to contemplate a common humanity and a global governance.
There's fierce competition between global funds to invest in Australia’s rising number of transport infrastructure projects.
Reports of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdad leaving Mosul has raised speculation that the Iraqi city will be returned to Iraqi forces. But defeating ISIS is only part of the battle. The future of the city and indeed Iraq continues to be tentative.
There are 28 parties competing in the Dutch elections but all eyes are on one, the far right Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders. Whether he receives the votes to be part of the ruling coalition is up for debate but just his presence is influencing the political scene.
Helena and Harriett Scott were pioneers in scientific observation and illustration in colonial Australia.
The young Texan who became a classical music star and cultural diplomat at the height of the cold war.
Older Australians will now be able to choose their home care provider and have more flexibility over the sort of help they have at home. But how user friendly is the new system?
War and a collapsing economy in South Sudan are causing starvation and famine in parts of the country.
Chimerica is a term coined by Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick in 2006 to describe the symbiotic relationship between China and the US. This relationship is now on the stage in a play based on the 1989 Tinanmen Square massacres and the mystery surrounding the "Tank man".
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four; Sinclair Lewis's It Can't Happen Here and Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism are back on the top reading lists as people seek insights into to Donald Trump's America.
A monthly panel deciphering important developments in international relations and their significance to Australia and the world.
Amazon, the US retail giant, is expected to establish an Australian base later this year. It's just one of the challenges facing the Australian retail sector. Paul Zahra's job is to advise the sector on how to respond.
The Asian Development Bank was established in 1967 with 31 members to assist with the economic development of Asia and the Pacific. Today, membership has more than doubled and some nations in the region have become a economic power houses. What challenges lie ahead for the region and the bank?
Papa Westray is one of Orkney’s smallest islands and dates back to the 8th century Vikings. It’s home to northern Europe’s oldest standing abode, abundant wildlife and up until a few years ago, a dwindling human population. However efforts by the community is bucking this trend with the population increasing in the past few years.
Connections to our human past, families and homes are often described through the metaphor of the root.
Christy Wampole traces the root metaphor through history, nationalist rhetoric, politics and literature.
A very large, and potentially very lucrative, shale gas field has been identified in the Northern Territory, 500 kilometres southeast of Darwin. But the NT Government has a moratorium on fracking. We hear about this latest development in the territory at a time when the nation is debating our energy security and some are saying the gas option has to be revived.
Former acting Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, Michael Morrell, speaks frankly at a Lowy Institute for International Policy event about President Donald Trump and his relations with Russia. This is an edited extract of Mr Morrell's dialogue with the Institute's Director, Michael Fullilove.
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu visits Australia this week, fresh from talks with President Trump in which the President backed away from a commitment to a Palestinian state.
Next week marks the 75th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore. It led to a momentous decision for a shaken Australia. When Darwin was bombed four days later, the Australian Government switched its alliance from Britain to the US. We assess the legacy of the loss of Singapore in World War ll; what it meant for Australia's sense of its place in the world, and its strategic positioning.
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released a consultation paper on the final design of a demand management incentive scheme.
Indonesia's local elections could result in the first democratically elected Chinese Christian as governor of Jakarta.
Stephen Mayne, the founder of independent website Crikey, is contemplating his future after shutting down his shareholder activist website, The Mayne Report.
Retired US General David Petraeus warns of unprecedented threats from multiple directions.
If the US shifts course on climate change policy, what are the implications for the rest of the world?
Super funds are calling on banks to review the use of credit cards for online gambling.
The recent abduction of a Hong Kong billionaire is 'terrifying' for Hong Kong residents
Belfast born political historian Richard English explores the provocative question of whether terrorism works.
Two very different leaders, British Prime Minister Theresa May and American President Donald Trump met for the first time this week.
In the first of a series on inequality, we look at fair pay, and the importance of a rules based system for employment.
Award-winning author Tom Griffiths traces the lives and work of his favourite historians and scholars who have explored the Australian past with dedication and imagination.
Professor of International Law, Phillipe Sands, on the perils of calling mass killings a genocide.
Emma Sky is a British Middle East expert who spent seven years in Iraq as a civilian volunteer working with the American led military.
Historian Timothy Garton Ash discusses his ten principles for free speech in a connected world
Inside the mind of one of the great electrical inventors, and the resurgence of interest in Nikola Tesla.
Travels with a camera to the ends of the earth, a memoir of filming wild life in action.
How do First Nations People negotiate the path between traditional pasts and contemporary futures?
In his new book, Ghost Empire, Richard Fidler takes us along on a trip he made to Istanbul with his history loving son to explore the forgotten story of Constantinople
Artist Rachel Sussman blends art, science and philosophy in her search for the oldest living things in the world.
What might 2016 deliver, in terms of peace and prosperity, community well-being, fairness and fun?
Philosopher A.C. Grayling presents the case for why the 17th century is a pivotal time in history.
Don't fret about the world's turbulence, the future could be bright as we emerge from a new Renaissance.
A look at the changes and influences, trends and unexpected outcomes for Australian business.
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office next year, how will US-China relations influence Australia's approach to China?
Author Stephen Mansfield chronicles the evolution of Tokyo, one of the world's great cities.
The debates over military conscription during WWI are remembered as the most bitter and intense conflicts to ever take place in Australia.
Amnesty International claims there is an "ingrained culture of torture" in Fiji's security forces.
The effects of ten years of energy policy instability in Australia are evident and must be addressed says global energy expert Michael Liebreich.
Journalist Margaret Simons discusses her recent trip to Manila and President Duterte's war against drugs.
Australia's first aboriginal surgeon Kelvin Kong says a national solution must be found to end a 'pandemic of deafness' affecting indigenous Australians.
In an astonishingly varied city that's attracting record numbers of travellers, Paul Sullivan explores life in Berlin.
A new inquiry will examine the support services offered to migrants when they arrive in Australia with a view to preventing the children of new migrants from joining criminal gangs.
Rising sea levels and upstream dams threaten the long term viability of the Mekong Delta, but there is a plan to save it.
As countries take their cue from Donald Trump's electoral success, what are the risks of nationalism and populist politics?
In the wake of the Trump victory, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been hailed as the "Liberal West's Last Defender".
Donald Trump stole the US election with the support of millions of voters, unhappy with the establishment. Could there be such a unexpected result in Australia?
How can a single fish sell for $150,000? How can twenty fish be the reason for murder? Science journalist Emily Voigt enters the murky waters to find out why the Asian Arowana, otherwise known as the dragon fish, has become the world’s most coveted fish.
Final edition: the view on the US elections from newspaper editors in the states that really matter.
When was the last time you drove to a big supermarket and did a week’s worth of grocery shopping -'the big shop'-all in one store?
A new approach to build peace and social cohesion in areas of South-East Asia that have been torn apart by long-standing conflicts.
Australian Howard Bamsey has been selected to head the $100 Billion Green Climate Fund.
Philip Norman's surprising new take on the life and times of former Beatle, Paul McCartney.
Australians continued to borrow in the wake of the GFC and now have one of the highest rates of household debt in the world, with most of it tied up in real estate.
Is Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urging a counter cultural revolution in Europe?
Thailand has lost its much respected monarch and the nation is in mourning. What are the implications of his passing?
As private health insurance membership rates fall in Australia, the private hospital sector has suggested that the government explore medical savings accounts.
Acclaimed British writer Sir Ferdinand Mount on the meaning of Englishness and what makes a statesman.
Children of the 'disappeared' during Argentina's Dirty War continue to be found forty years later.
A new view on the world where infrastructure becomes the tool of geopolitics rather than the military.
How ready is Australia for adopting emerging technologies that will transform the way we work and do business?
As the US-Russian peace talks collapsed against a backdrop of intense attacks on eastern Aleppo, Syria has fallen even further into misery. What lies behind Russia's involvement?
In the early 1990s, Norman Brown was sentenced to life in prison for possessing and distributing crack cocaine. He was 22 years old. Two decades later President Obama granted clemency to Norman Brown and hundreds of other people sentenced under America's tough on crime laws.
Why has former leader of the Social Democratic Party, Paddy Ashdown, created a new political movement?
The idea of a transoceanic canal cutting through Nicaragua goes back to at least 1825, the latest project seems doomed once again.
A closer look at the 'fibre to the curb' technology that will be rolled out for the National Broadband Network.
Former labor federal minister Peter Baldwin on the moral depravity of the left in politics.
Will Kangaroo Island give up its electricity cable to the mainland and choose a renewable energy future?
The conflict in Syria has reached a new level of ferocity in the same week that a ceasefire came into force. Is there any hope it can be revived?
Geraldine Doogue talks with senior curator Michael Pickering about an exhibition of one hundred objects that tell the history of the world. It is currently on loan from the British Museum on show at the National Museum of Australia.
A team of Australian scientists have won a prize to develop a portable 'electronic nose' that may be able to accurately and quickly identify trafficked animals and body parts in the field to assist in law enforcement.
As wildlife poaching pushes animals such as rhinos and elephants toward extinction, representatives from a record number of nations will gather in South Africa next week for a critical wildlife conference.
Political and military rhetoric around the recapture of Mosul is ramping up, is liberation imminent?
The ABC correspondents behind the stories that shaped Australia's understanding of the Second World War
How do soldiers suffering from post combat psychological problems reintegrate into society after life with a military tribe?
In lieu of a royal commission into banking, a range of legislative changes and inquiries are underway. What might change in relation to banking culture and conduct?
Seismic shifts are afoot in our region and the big question is: are we prepared, as a population, to deal with them?
Philosopher A.C. Grayling presents the case for why the 17th century is a pivotal time in history.
Giant tech company Apple and the Irish government are in trouble with the European Competition Commission.
Professor of International Law, Phillipe Sands, on the perils of calling mass killings a genocide.
After 18 months as Vice-Chancellor of UNSW Ian Jacobs joins us to discuss his women's health initiative in Uganda and his 10-year vision for the institution
Indonesian pop star Michael Jakarimilena helps Australian high school students study language and culture.
Rodrigo Duterte's tough talk on crime won him the Philippines Presidency but how is the country coping three months later?
Award-winning author Tom Griffiths traces the lives and work of his favourite historians and scholars who have explored the Australian past with dedication and imagination.
'I've always told Rob over the last few years you're my last guy out. I'm not leaving Afghanistan until you leave.'
Kimberly Motley on the legal struggle to get Australian man Robert Langdon out of Afghan jail.
Don't fret about the world's turbulence, the future could be bright as we emerge from a new Renaissance.
Will we know what security concerns lie behind the decision to block the sale of Ausgrid to Chinese bidders?
Zambia has long been a beacon of stable democracy in southern Africa, so when reports of political violence emerged in the run up to Thursday's presidential elections many responded with alarm and concern.
For over 20 years, the ANC could rely on its anti-apartheid credentials and connection to former leader Nelson Mandela to pull in voters. But the results last week's of municipal elections suggest this once almost unbreakable loyalty among black South Africans is beginning to wane.
A look at immigration to the UK and Australia. How has it changed over the years and what is the current situation?
New tough security laws come into force in Malaysia, as public anger grows over the Prime Minister's alleged involvement in a $3.5 billion corruption case. Coincidence?
In his new book, Ghost Empire, Richard Fidler takes us along on a trip he made to Istanbul with his history loving son to explore the forgotten story of Constantinople
Historian Margaret MacMillan on what history can teach us about today's uncertain times
Diplomat Peter Varghese is the retiring Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The New Zealand Government's approach to reducing long-term welfare dependency is likely to be adopted in Australia.
Jane Eisner is the editor of the oldest Jewish newspaper in the US. How is it reporting on the US elections?
In the coming weeks, 100th anniversary commemorations will mark the battles of Fromelles and Pozieres and the heavy loss of lives.
In the struggle to keep jobs and skills at Arrium's steel making plant in Whyalla, South Australia, what factors should the administrators and politicians take into account?
The latest news and a look back at the federal election campaign with ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann.
Regional and community newspaper editors from around the country join us each week of the election campaign, to discuss the most important political issues for their readers. This week we head to the seats of Durack in West Australia and Page in New South Wales
Missing Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee reappeared last week with an explosive tale of abduction by Chinese officials. What does this mean for relations between Hong Kong and the Mainland?
Tens of thousands of people are seeking refugee on the outskirts of Fallujah in Iraq, as Iraqi and U.S led forces battle to clear the city of Islamic State fighters.
We take the Election Express to Alice Springs and the heart of the Lebanese-Australian community with editors Erwin Chlanda and Jospeh Khoury
Research has found that despite having excellent quality water, 40 per cent of Sydneysiders don't drink water straight from the tap.
Historian Timothy Garton Ash discusses his ten principles for free speech in a connected world
New understanding about how extremists are likely to be radicalised. It's all about the social network of relatives and friends.
Regional and community newspaper editors from around the country join us each week of the election campaign, to discuss the most important political issues for their readers.
Trends may come and go in the Australian retail sector, but the big Sunday night supermarket shop is still very much a big part of our lives. Although we haven't changed, there is a lot going on with our supermarkets.
What can Australia learn from world leading start-up ecosystems in Israel and Silicon Valley? We hear from two women who've travelled to these centres of innovation to learn from the best.
Regional and community newspaper editors from around the country join us each week of the election campaign, to discuss the most important political issues for their readers.
From elephants to crows, world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal shows us that animals are not only smarter than we thought, but they're also engaged in forms of thought that humans are beginning to understand.
It's fifty years since the beginning of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the ramifications are still felt today.
Regional and community newspaper editors from around the country join us each week of the election campaign, to discuss the most important political issues for their readers.
The Coalition last week released its policy to boost the resources and powers of the Fair Work Ombudsman to crack down on wage fraud across the country.
Travel writer, Keith Austin has visited Bed and Breakfasts long enough to remember when they were quite austere, with formidable, stone-faced landladies, thin towels and kippers for breakfast.
Regional and community newspaper editors from around the country join us each week of the election campaign, to discuss the most important political issues for their readers.
Robin Niblett, Director of Chatham House, outlines the economic and sovereignty issues surrounding the UK referendum on the EU.
Extreme shortages of food, power, water and basic medicines have pushed Venezuelans to breaking point. Despite mass protests this week, the Venezuelan President is digging in.
Even though bomb scares are a daily occurrence Belfast, it has has been nominated the top British city to visit.
Regional and community newspaper editors from around the country join us each week of the election campaign, to discuss the most important political issues for their readers.
The Coalition is proposing a new national dental scheme to replace the current scheme for children and low income adults.
Economic growth is one of the two touchstones of election politics. But in current global economic malaise, how genuine is the promise of growth in Australia?
The Kingdom of Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic and now Czechia! The changing names of a central Europe country.
Who do you trust? It’s the most overworked rhetorical question in politics. But trust is about a lot more than keeping or breaking an election promise, it's multi-faceted and re-building trust is perhaps the biggest challenge facing today’s politicians.
A new entrant to Australia's energy retail sector that doesn't rely on electricity volumes to make a profit.
Vera Baboun is the first woman to be elected mayor in Bethlehem's 144 year history as a municipality.
The Treasurer has indicated that he is likely to reject the sale of the Kidman cattle empire to the Chinese-Australian joint venture, Dakang Holdings.
Unfashionable Leicester City is on the verge of winning the English Premier League, an achievement that would rate as one of the most remarkable feats in team sport. They started the season as 5,000-1 outsiders but the Leicester City fairytale has captured the imagination of sports fan around the world.
The diaries of the Russian ambassador to Britain in the lead up to World War II offers new insights into that crucial period of time.
As the business world looks on with concern over China’s economic health, internally it’s the rule of President Xi Jinping that has political observers worried. He’s being described as the most powerful and autocratic President since Mao Zedong.
Twelve months on from the devastating earthquake, Nepal is waiting for the tourists to return.
When the soldiers weren't in the trenches what where they doing in their downtime in France?
Economic historian Robert J Gordon argues the IT revolution and its dazzling products - the internet, smart phones - simply don't have the same power as the 'great' inventions to transform economic growth and living standards.
A discussion recorded at the ANU on how five nations can work together on global challenges.
The split in the Republican Party over the rise of the Tea Party, and now Donald Trump, is the product of a long process of radicalisation that began with Barry Goldwater in the 1960s. EJ Dionne argues the Tea Partiers are the true heirs to Goldwater ideology, driving out moderates and turning the Republicans into a 'permanent party of extremism and obstruction'.
Thousands are imprisoned and hundreds detained as Egypt experiences an autocratic crackdown.
The crackdown of remittance businesses through banks and corner shops have opened up new opportunities.
Travels with a camera to the ends of the earth, a memoir of filming wild life in action.
International fallout continues following the release of the Panama Papers, a massive leak of documents from a Panama law firm that assists political leaders, wealthy individuals and companies hide financial assets and dealings.
As Brazil prepares to host the Olympics and world attention, corruption scandals are embroiling the nation's highest office. President Dilma Rousseff is facing impeachment and former President, Lula da Silva, is caught up in allegations of corruption at the state oil firm Petrobras.
South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma may have survived an impeachment vote but he presides over an increasingly fractured ANC government.
Women played a major role in the Easter Rising in Ireland and we're finally hearing their stories one hundred years later.
The numbers of wild buffalo in the Northern Territory are exponentially increasing with local indigenous rangers needing assistance to protect these culturally and environmentally important tracts of land.
The Easter Sunday bombing in Pakistan that killed 70, mostly women and children, represents a new terrorism threat in a country so familiar with violent extremism.
Geraldine Doogue travels to Dublin, Ireland for the one hundred year anniversary of the Easter Uprising.
A project at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education is looking to change the undue pressure placed on young people to get into high ranking colleges in the United States.
Sven Beckert charts the fascinating rise of cotton from the ancient centres of skilled craftsmanship and trade, to production of the present day cotton t-shirt.
It's been a big week in British politics: the resignation of a senior minister, simmering tensions over Brexit, George Osborne's budget and increasing speculation that Boris Johnson may be the heir apparent for the Tory leadership.
Record numbers of endangered North Atlantic right whales are returning to old feeding grounds in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts.
How do First Nations People negotiate the path between traditional pasts and contemporary futures?
A warning that Australians would be foolhardy to ignore the risks of a downturn in the economy in the short to medium term.
Mellody Hobson is the President of Ariel Investments, one of the largest African-American owned money management companies in the US.
Baroness Caroline Cox is a member of the British House of Lords, who is widely known for her work as the Founder of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART).
With six reviews underway into Australia's national health system, what reforms might the government introduce?
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is taking the ANZ Banking Group to court.
Dissatisfaction over Chancellor Angela Merkel's handing of the refugee crisis is expected to produce a punishing result in this weekend's three state elections.
An ambitious reform agenda has been unveiled at the National People’s Congress at a time when China's economy is suffering due to slowing growth and rising debt.
Alexander McCall Smith shares the idea behind his latest book, Chance developments: Unexpected love stories, a series of imagined stories based around old, unidentified photographs.
China has ended the one child policy but the social consequences continue to reverberate.
As governments struggle to fund expensive infrastructure projects, the Federal Government is investigating 'value capture' as a funding model.
What is it about Brazil that has so enthralled the former literary agent and now travel writer, Fran Bryson, who has visited more than seven times in seven years?
Emma Sky is British Middle East expert who spent seven years in Iraq as a civilian volunteer working with the American led military.
Self exiled Turkish journalist Kerim Balci provides insights into Turkey’s precarious position with neighbouring Syria and various Kurdish organisations.
From the safety of Iraqi Kurdistan, Australian archaeologist Tobin Hartnell is leading a rediscovery of the ancient kingdom of the Medes.
The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 20 years ago killed any chance of peace in the region.
Respected British policy maker Adair Turner argues for radical global restrictions on lending and credit.
As fewer and fewer Australians have any real connections or knowledge of Papua New Guinea, Sean Dorney urges for closer ties with the country.
Artist Rachel Sussman blends art, science and philosophy in her search for the oldest living things in the world.
What might 2016 deliver, in terms of peace and prosperity, community well-being, fairness and fun?
With the states and territories facing a looming funding crisis for schools and hospitals, the ACT is phasing out stamp duty in favour of a broad property tax to boost its revenue.
The stalwart Middle Eastern county Saudi Arabia could be facing internal pressures that will be bad news for the rest of us.