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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 days 13 hours 4 minutes
Surviving Australia’s biggest cult, The Family
In the 1960s, Anne Hamilton-Byrne set up Australia’s most notorious cult, The Family. Last month, she died. Martin McKenzie-Murray spoke to one of the survivors, Ben Shenton, about living outside the cult and reckoning with her death.Guest: Chief corr...
Scott Morrison and the Laffer napkin
Scott Morrison’s tax cuts are based on an American theory of economics trialled in the 1970s. But the evidence since suggests trickle-down economics does not work. Mike Seccombe on why the Coalition perseveres with its reforms.Background reading:Reag...
Cancelling citizens
As the government produces new legislation to temporarily ban foreign fighters from returning to Australia, there is growing concern over whether existing citizenship legislation might be unconstitutional. Karen Middleton on why a High Court challenge ...
The broken pendulum
The pendulum that is used to predict outcomes in elections is broken. There is no longer a “national mood” or “national conversation”. Richard Denniss on what this means and how it might change the role of money in politics, too.Guest: Chief economist...
Faith and taxes
As Scott Morrison’s tax cuts make their way through the parliament, there are fresh questions over religious freedoms. Paul Bongiorno on pragmatism and our Pentecostal prime minister.Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno.Background r...
Repealing medivac
As the government pushes to repeal the medivac legislation, lawyers and doctors contradict the arguments put against it. Martin McKenzie-Murray details the desperate situation of families the bill could have helped.Guest: Chief correspondent for The S...
The sperm donor question
A landmark high court decision has opened up new questions about how the law should define parenthood, especially for single women who conceive with the help of a known sperm donor. Bri Lee on what this means and the societal assumptions that underpin ...
Mine on the moon
The discovery of water ice on the moon has started a new race in space exploration. This time, it is driven by tech start-ups and venture capital. Ceridwen Dovey on the legal framework that governs this race and Australia’s unique role in it.Guest: Wr...
Morrison’s inner circle
Scott Morrison’s inner circle is a group linked by faith and friendship – and now, the front bench. Some in this group trace their connections back to his preselection and even before. Their ties were confirmed during the leadership spill last year. Ka...
Condemned to interesting times
As Labor loses party discipline over tax cuts, the Coalition enters into an ugly post-mortem of its leadership change. Paul Bongiorno on the jostle for positions before parliament returns next week.Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorn...