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When rumours began swirling over the weekend that former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg might be poised to return to politics, fiery commentary broke out on both sides of the political spectrum.
Did Frydenberg - or those loyal to him - want to muscle out of contention a young, Oxford-educated woman who had already won pre-selection to contest the Victorian seat of Kooyong, in the next election?
As one woman put it, âWomen are not collateral damage for Josh Frydenbergâs regretsâ.
Today, columnist Jacqueline Maley on Frydenbergâs spot in the sunshine after a two year-retreat from public life. And whether this latest political powerplay has benefited, or harmed, the former treasurer and the Liberal party.
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Two weeks ago, news broke that Darren Wick, the former head of Channel Nineâs news and current affairs division, had been the subject of a complaint from a female staff member, who alleged that the news boss had behaved inappropriately towards her.
Since then, the number of allegations has grown. Around a dozen former and current staffers at the Nine network, which owns this masthead, have alleged verbal or physical misconduct by Wick.
Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker, on the impact that Wickâs alleged behaviour has had on the female staffers at the organisation. And the so-called âculture of silenceâ that enables sexual harassment to occur.
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Itâs the ultimate unthinkable. A father of three drives his children off the road and into a dam. The car sinks. And the father is the only person to get out alive. All three children drown.
That father, Victorian man Robert Farquharson, has been in prison for the murder of his children, for much of the past 19 years.
But could he have been wrongly convicted?
On the eve of a lawyer launching a new appeal, a group of scientists, doctors and lawyers are arguing that key parts of the evidence that convicted Robert Farquharson donât stack up.
Today, investigative reporter Michael Bachelard on following the rope of evidence that convicted the father of three, and the new information that may unravel his prosecution altogether.
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Itâs finally happened. In a court decision that breaks with 247 years of American history, Donald Trump has become the first former president of the United States to be criminally convicted.
Because, earlier today, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found that Trump was guilty of falsifying business records. What do business records have to do with this infamous hush money trial, involving an adult film star? And can a felon still run for the American presidency? Let alone serve from jail, if Trump - who is currently ahead in many states - were to win in November?
Today, in a special episode of The Morning Edition, North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin, on how this conviction may reshape the 2024 presidential race.
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The Albanese government faced relentless pressure this week as it scrambled to replace a ministerial direction linked to tribunal decisions that has allowed serious criminals to stay in Australia.
The Prime Minister has also been forced to defend embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles in parliament - as public servants revealed some criminals including murderers and sex offenders were not required to wear ankle monitors under immigration detention laws.
The Coalition has stepped up its calls for Giles to go, detailing cases where the Administrative Appeals Tribunal allowed non-citizens to stay in Australia, despite their history of often violent offending.
Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss these developments is chief political correspondent David Crowe and migration reporter Angus Thompson.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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When, last week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a snap national election for early July, the derision came thick and fast. First, it was because he made his announcement, in front of 10 Downing Street, while being pelted with rain. Without an umbrella.
But then came his first election promise.Should the Tories be elected, all 18 year olds will go through compulsory national service, in a bid to create a ârenewed sense of prideâ in Britain.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher, on Rishi Sunak, and whether this proposal has any chance of rejuvenating his party, which, as one commentator recently put it, is âfacing an extinction-level eventâ.
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has immigration numbers squarely in his sights. Lower the number of immigrants in this country, he has said, and we will see an improvement with all sorts of social challenges. This wonât just help fix our dire housing crisis. But it will also help people get in to see a GP, and finally gain a spot for their child at kindergarten.
His policy was the cornerstone of his budget reply speech, two weeks ago. But since then, his speech - and the coalition - have come under fire. For promoting a populist idea that will fail to address these struggles. And, even worse, possibly fueling racist sentiment.
Today, columnist Jacqueline Maley on the Coalitionâs cornerstone policy, which it plans to take to the next election.
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We are used to hearing bad news when it comes to the environment.
And it's for good reason. The worldâs temperature is rising at an alarming rate, our air is full of pollutants, species are becoming endangered and then, extinct.
But, we are here to deliver some good news, on the Australian initiatives that are making a difference.
Today, climate and energy correspondent Mike Foley on the three good news stories about our environment.
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From The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Fatherâs Day, 2005.
Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didnât commit?
Episode 1 will arrive on Saturday, June 1.
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Over the last few months, a new wave of avian flu has been raging across the world.
In the United States, the strain has been found in cows, and it has also reached far-flung Antarctica, infecting penguins, seals and polar bears.
So far, transmission to humans has been extremely rare, and Australia remains the only continent in the world to keep the virus out.
But last week, health authorities confirmed a Victorian child had been critically ill with another strain of the virus, becoming Australiaâs first-ever case of human bird flu.
Today, science reporter Angus Dalton on the alarming new cases of bird flu in Australia. And what the risks are to us.
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This week we look at two stories about our public servants. The first story is about the faceless kind of public servant who toil in government departments, and the second story is about the political public servants at the heart of the Albanese government, as we discuss the different public and private roles of ministers.
Joining Jacqueline Maley is national affairs editor James Massola and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.
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For years, it has been the biggest question in geopolitics. Who will win the struggle for world domination? China? Or the United States? American president Joe Biden has dubbed it the âfight to win the 21st centuryâ.
But behind the grandiose rhetoric, there is one tiny country stuck in the middle of these two superpowers. Taiwan, the independent country that China claims as its own.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how Taiwanâs new president - a former political âhot-headâ inaugurated earlier this week - might manage his countryâs struggle for sovereignty. And his citizensâ growing fear of invasion.
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Itâs not everyday that an Australian artwork gets thrust into the global spotlight, let alone becomes a punchline on a hugely popular American late night talk show.
But all that changed last week, after news broke that Australiaâs richest woman demanded that her portrait be taken down from the walls of The National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra.
Today, investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw, who helped break this story on why itâs gone viral, and how Gina Rinehartâs lengths to remove the portrait speak to the heart of Vincent Namatjiraâs artwork, a satire about wealth and influence.
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Iran state media confirmed on Monday that president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on a foggy mountain side in a hard-to-reach corner of north-west Iran.
Was his death an accident, or not? And might it escalate the ever-growing tensions between Iran, and Israel, its sworn enemy, which some have speculated is behind the accident?
Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone on the hard-line cleric who oversaw a morality crackdown in Iran that led to nationwide protests. And what impact his death could have on stability, or instability, in the wider region.
For more, see the BBC's 'Mahsa Amini: How one woman's death sparked Iran protests'.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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Defence force whistleblower David McBride was jailed last week for more than five years for leaking documents to the ABC.
Cadzowâs profile of David McBride: https://www.smh.com.au/national/david-mcbride-on-whistleblowing-his-famous-dad-and-a-possible-jail-sentence-20240129-p5f0vq.html?collection=p5f0ve&gb=1ABCâs The Afghan Files: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-11/killings-of-unarmed-afghans-by-australian-special-forces/8466642
His information formed the basis of what became known as the Afghan Files, which aired allegations war crimes were committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
McBride has been lauded as a poster boy in the fight for greater protection for whistleblowers in Australia, but, like many of our whistleblowers, itâs not so simple.
So, who is David McBride? Heroic whistleblower, or, something else?
Today, Good Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow on the dichotomy of the whistleblower.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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The government handed down its third federal budget this week, and it was the usual blizzard of figures.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers gave us hand-outs, grand plans for the future and some heroic predictions on inflation figures.
Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs editor James Massola join Jacqueline Maley to unpack the budget as a political document - will it help the government win the next election, and will the voting public believe all the promises made about the future of the economy?
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.
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As global outcry continues for the war in Gaza to end, after more than seven months, Hamas and Israel have reached an impasse. Recent ceasefire talks failed. And both sides are struggling.
Much of Hamasâ fighting forces have been killed. And Israelâs main ally, the United States, just made the remarkable step of beginning to limit its supply of arms to the country. So, where to from here?
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on how this war can end, when both sides now know that itâs unwinnable.
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It was always going to be a particularly tricky federal budget. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, the Albanese government had been tasked with providing relief to Australians, but without causing inflation to rise. Which would have the dreaded impact of leading to yet another interest rate rise.
So, did treasurer Jim Chalmers nail his brief? And what are the governmentâs priorities? Is it women, those suffering amid the housing shortage, and students with debt, as it had previously promised, among others? And whoâs been left in the cold?
Tonight in a special episode recorded in the lock-up in parliament house, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on the main winners and losers of this yearâs budget. And if this budget is really an early election pitch for the Albanese government.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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In the case of Elon Musk versus Australiaâs E-Safety Commissioner, the billionaire owner of social media platform X had a win in court on Monday.
A temporary order that forced the site to remove videos of the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney last month, was lifted ahead of a trial showdown between the tech giant and the Australian regulator.
The court case has reopened debate about how much control a government can exert over these tech companies, but also, whether age restrictions should be placed on social media use.
Today, federal political correspondent Paul Sakkal takes us inside this court case, and how governments across the world are using tech to implement age controls.
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About two weeks ago, a council in Sydneyâs west voted to ban books about same-sex families.
A former mayor and current councillor led the charge, brandishing a book he said his constituents complained about. Though he hadnât read the book himself, he claimed residents wanted their kids kept safe from âsexualisation."
The motion prompted immediate outrage, including from the NSW Arts Minister, who said when civilisations turn to burning books, or banning books, it was a very bad sign.
Today, state political editor Alexandra Smith on what wider implications this local decision could have for all Australians.
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