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One Nation and the brewing anti-abortion culture war
3d ago00:19:39Tap to summarizeSupport for Pauline Hanson’s populist party has given fresh impetus to a loose network of activists trying to chip away at reproductive rights.Reged Ahmad speaks with Tory Shepherd about whether this brewing movement will mirror the culture war in the US
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Peter Garrett on why Australians deserve the truth about Aukus
4d ago00:24:39Tap to summarizeFormer environment minister Peter Garrett will lead an independent inquiry into the Aukus defence pact, launched by a group of Labor veterans and public figures concerned proper scrutiny has never been applied to the $368bn defence plan. The group argues there has never been a more critical time to examine the cost and potential risk associated with our increasingly close ties with the United States military. Peter Garrett joins Nour Haydar to discuss whether Aukus will make us safer – or turn us into a nuclear target
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Why is Tony Abbott back?
5d ago00:20:23Tap to summarizeFormer prime minister Tony Abbott didn’t exactly disappear from the limelight after he lost his seat in the ‘teal’ wave of 2019, but his new role as Liberal president has many asking: why is the party bringing him back now? Chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Nour Haydar about how Abbott’s appointment could change the party – and shape conservative politics in Australia
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The Sunday read: what the NDIS cuts reveal about Australia’s ‘warped’ priorities
6d ago00:06:03Tap to summarizeIt’s been more than two weeks since the Albanese government handed down the federal budget and the criticism has not stopped. Guardian columnist and chief economist at the Australia Institute, Greg Jericho, argues despite Australians with disabilities copping the biggest cuts in the budget, hearts bleed only for the wealthy
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Back to Back Barries: Is Labor in trouble over tax?
1w ago00:34:36Tap to summarizeTony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the government’s struggle to sell its ambitious tax changes as the legislation hit parliament this week. The Barries also look at the pros and cons of a ‘teal’ party and dig into new Redbridge polling that shows One Nation could overtake the Liberals as the official opposition
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Newsroom Edition: Why a ‘teal party’ could backfire
1w ago00:28:06Tap to summarizeThe rise of One Nation continues to drive a realignment on the right of Australian politics. This week, we saw signs of a possible shift in the progressive centre. A handful of independent parliamentarians have spoken up about the possibility for a new teal-tinged party. It comes as the government pushes ahead with budget reform after worsening poll numbers for the prime minister, and Tony Abbott is set to be crowned as the next president of the Liberal party. Jo Tovey speaks with Mike Ticher and Dan Jervis-Bardy about the week in politics and if a potential ‘teal party’ would be good news for One Nation
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Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions - Podcast
1w ago00:29:18Tap to summarizeThe UN special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, discusses the war in Gaza, living under US sanctions, and the antisemitism accusations she has faced over the last two years
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Decoding America: the Republicans turning on Trump
1w ago00:26:16Tap to summarizeCo-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy look at whether the Iran war, a new $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund and Donald Trump’s intervention in Republican primaries is turning his own party against him. They also look at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert going off air, and whether it signals the end of American political satire. You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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The death penalty returns to Israel
1w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeEarlier this month, Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, celebrated his 50th birthday – with a noose-themed cake, and a message written in icing: ‘Sometimes dreams come true.’ As the Guardian’s senior Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, explains, for decades Israel had an effective moratorium on capital punishment. Yet in the past two months it has passed two laws around the death penalty – to be applied seemingly only to Palestinians. Annie Kelly asks about this new era of the Israeli justice system, and whether there are any dissenting voices in the country against it
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David Pocock on whether a 'teal' party is possible
2w ago00:21:52Tap to summarizeThere has been a whirlwind of speculation about whether the ‘teal’ independents could come together to form a new political party. According to independent MP Zali Steggall, the time is ripe for a strong push from the progressive side of politics, as new polling predicts One Nation could overtake the Coalition as the leading opposition party. Independent senator David Pocock says he is open to the idea but that it is not without risks. He speaks to Reged Ahmad
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