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As the search to explain the Coalition’s disastrous election results continues, there’s one group being singled out inside Liberal campaign headquarters: the right-wing lobby, Advance.
Flush with a multi-million dollar war chest, Advance promised to “take back” the country – yet Labor won 17 new seats and the Greens vote barely moved.
As Advance and the Liberals blame each other for the failures, there are questions about whether the two will ever work together again.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis, on how Advance “siphoned” Liberal funds, muddied its message, and yet is still claiming victory.
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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis.
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For anyone doubting her ability to rehabilitate the Coalition after its thumping May 3 loss, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has a message: people have questioned her capability and drive before.
Ley says she’s proven them all wrong – as a roustabout picking up fleeces in 40-degree heat or piloting aeroplanes low over western Queensland to muster cattle when no one thought she could.
Now, as the first woman to lead the Liberal Party, Ley promises to “meet modern Australia where they are” and to win back women, young people and inner-city voters by 2028.
Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Barlow, on her conversation with Ley – and what it reveals about the Coalition’s path out of defeat.
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Barlow
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Kevin Wilson writes weird books about weird people — in the best possible way. In 2019’s Nothing to See Here, two children have a condition that means they spontaneously combust. In Now Is Not the Time to Panic, two lonely young artists wreak havoc on their small town, prompting fears of Satanism. This week on Read This, Michael sits down with Kevin to discuss how he wrote his latest novel, Run for the Hills, why having children revealed the multitude of ways weirdness can manifest.
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After a week of turmoil, the Coalition has patched things up and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has unveiled her new shadow ministry.
The appointments show the Coalition’s wounds are still raw.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud secured key concessions in the renewed pact, but his hardball tactics have colleagues wondering how long he’ll last.
Meanwhile, Labor is wrestling with its own debate over Gaza, as party elders and backbenchers push for tougher action against Israel.
Today, press gallery journalist and Inside Story columnist, Karen Middleton, on the winners and losers of the reshuffle – and where the next parliament’s battlelines will be drawn.
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Guest: Press gallery journalist and Inside Story columnist, Karen Middleton.
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Philip Low’s brain-mapping breakthrough made him a billionaire.
Now a blistering Facebook post has thrust the neuroscientist into a new fight – with his old friend, Elon Musk.
Low called Musk a “narcissist with an obsessive lust for power” in a post shared nearly 50,000 times before it mysteriously vanished.
Now Low is claiming X and other social media platforms are silencing dissent, and has set aside US$250 million to test in court whether their promises of “free speech” are really false advertising.
Today, veteran UK correspondent and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Paola Totaro, on the neuroscientist taking on Silicon Valley, and attacking the character and credibility of the world’s richest man.
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Guest: UK correspondent and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Paola Totaro.
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Until late last year, the United States had a US$10 million bounty on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
A former leader of the al-Nusra Front and al-Qaeda in Iraq, al-Sharaa was once an enemy of America.
Now Syria’s transitional leader, al-Sharaa has just met US President Donald Trump, who called him “an attractive young guy” with “a strong past” and pledged to lift sanctions on Damascus.
Today, Damascus-based correspondent, Heidi Pett, on meeting al-Sharaa in person, how he won an audience with Trump and what it means for Syria’s future.
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Guest: Damascus-based correspondent, Heidi Pett.
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Tony Abbott was on a layover in Dubai when he phoned Natasha Griggs – the president of the Country Liberal Party – and set off a chain reaction inside the Coalition.
Hours later, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defected to the Liberals and a surprise leadership ticket was taking shape.
For moderates, it was another sign that the former prime minister and his confidante, Peta Credlin, are still pulling the party’s levers from the outside.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis, on Tony Abbott, the shadow network steering the Liberals and why insiders say it’s a cancer that’s killing the party.
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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis.
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Australia has a new environment minister – and he has a big job ahead of him: fixing the country’s broken environment laws.
Murray Watt has replaced Tanya Plibersek, whose efforts at reform were famously thwarted by the prime minister.
But before Watt can begin that task, he faces another critical decision: whether to let Woodside Energy extend its North West Shelf gas project to 2070 – opening new gas fields and unleashing a “carbon bomb” worth roughly 10 times Australia’s current annual emissions.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on Murray Watt, his plans for the environment and the decision that could define his tenure.
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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.
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London-based Australian author Jessica Stanley’s second novel, Consider Yourself Kissed, opens with all the beats of a classic romantic comedy – a meet-cute, a grand gesture, instant attraction – but what follows is a book about the next bit, the day to day reality of just living. But Jessica writes it with grace and wit and compassion, finding the romance in what comes next when two people decide to be together. In this episode of Read This, Michael sits down with Jessica for a conversation about life, love, and the importance of what’s on your bookshelf.
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Yesterday we were saying “rest in peace” to the Coalition – but today there are signs it could be reborn.
The Liberal and National parties are back at the negotiating table to see if they can repair their broken bond.
How Sussan Ley handles this moment will say a lot about the future of the Liberal Party under her leadership. It’s a choice between a strained partnership or a future free from the constraints of compromise.
Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Barlow, on why the Coalition might suddenly be reforming and whether they can ever really trust each other again.
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Barlow.
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Just a week after taking charge in the wake of the Liberals’ disastrous election result, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley now finds herself without a coalition partner.
Nationals leader David Littleproud says he walked from the agreement after the Liberals refused to lock in a list of policy commitments, while Ley accused the Nationals of holding the agreement “hostage”.
The split is a major setback for the Liberals, but it may be worse for the National Party – now relegated to a minor party on the crossbench.
Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis, on why the Coalition broke up and what it will take to bring them back together.
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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis.
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Thousands of children from South Korea have been adopted by Australian families over decades.
In many cases, these children were raised to believe they were orphans – and their adoptive families believed they were doing something loving and selfless by giving them a home.
But a much more sinister truth has been laid bare: South Korea’s own Truth and Reconciliation Commission exposed how many of those adoptions were built on falsified orphan records, and traced trafficking and forged documents back to the agencies involved.
Today, associate editor for The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray, on the trafficking of fake orphans, and whether Australia is finally ready to confront its role in the trade.
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Guest: Associate editor for The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray.
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Two weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his plans to step up his country’s attacks on Gaza, with “extensive ground operations”. Israeli officials have described the strategy as “conquering” and occupying the strip.
That plan is now underway, with ground operations in the north and in the south.
In the past week, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, making it one of the deadliest periods in Gaza since ceasefire negotiations broke down in March.
Last week, Donald Trump visited the Middle East – but didn’t go to Israel.
Today, Middle East correspondent for The Economist, Gregg Carlstrom, on Trump’s role in the conflict – and what it would take for the war to end.
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Guest: Middle East correspondent for The Economist Gregg Carlstrom
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Larissa Waters is the new leader of the Australian Greens.
She steps in as the party reels from its election wipe-out, losing three of its four seats in the House of Representatives – including that of Adam Bandt.
Senator Waters’ task is to repair the Greens’ image: Labor has painted the party as obstructive and militant, and that perception has cost the Greens votes.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on Larissa Waters – why she won, and whether she can rebuild the Greens.
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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe
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Josephine Rowe’s writing has been described by the New York Times as “gorgeous” and “precise”. This is particularly evident in her latest novel, Little World; a slender book that offers a deeper, denser exploration of ideas than its modest page count might suggest. This week on Read This, Michael sits down with Josephine to discuss the genesis of Little World and why a library card might be her most prized possession.
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When Labor insiders are asked who was responsible for their thumping election victory, one name keeps coming up: Paul Erickson.
Even though Erickon likes to keep a low profile, Anthony Albanese made a point of thanking him in his victory speech on election night.
So, who is Paul Erickson? And what is next for the quiet force behind Labor’s landslide win?
Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis, on the electoral battles that shaped Paul Erickson and whether he has a future in parliament.
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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis
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Three years ago this month, Sussan Ley stood beside Peter Dutton as his deputy, the newly installed pair projecting confidence about the contest ahead.
Ley backed Dutton enthusiastically. But now, in 2025, she faces the public as the Coalition’s new leader after voters rejected the Dutton-Ley project and handed the Liberals its worst defeat on record.
The task before Ley is threefold: unite the Coalition, reset its policy platform, and win back the city women and younger voters who deserted the Liberal Party.
Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Barlow, on Sussan Ley’s uphill battle to rebuild the Coalition.
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Barlow
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When Anthony Albanese’s new ministry was sworn in this week, it was overshadowed by the axing of Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus.
Husic in particular didn’t go quietly, calling Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles a “factional assassin”.
After a landslide victory – with 93 seats and counting – the prime minister could choose from a significant talent pool to assemble the ministry. But the process was limited by longstanding factional rules.
Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis, on whether factions help or hurt the Labor Party – and who won out.
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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis
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Today, the Liberal Party will elect a new leader. Whoever is chosen will have to figure out how to attract women back to the party – both candidates and voters.
But Julia Banks thinks that ship has sailed and it’s time for a new coalition.
Today, the former Liberal MP on what it’s like to be a woman in the party – and why she’ll never go back.
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Guest: Former Liberal MP, Julia Banks.
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Just before 4.30pm last Wednesday, Antony Green called it for the ABC: Greens leader Adam Bandt had lost his seat.
Fifteen years after Bandt won the inner-urban seat of Melbourne from the ALP, Labor has taken it back – along with two of the Greens’ other three seats – leaving the party with just a single MP in the House of Representatives and without a leader.
The wipeout came as a shock to the Greens, who had high hopes of increasing their number of representatives in parliament.
But despite the shock result, this election sits alongside 2010 and 2022 as among the party’s largest ever share of votes.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on where it all went wrong, and what now for the Greens.
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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe
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