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The Last Thing: Caroline Butler-Bowdon
The NSW State Librarian Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon joins Saturday Extra for The Last Thing. She talks about her last great read, last great sporting ma...
How Australian policy innovation influences the UK
Geoff Mulgan, who worked with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, discusses how the Brits have borrowed some of our policy ideas. In a wide-ranging c...
Marianne Williamson on US politics
Marianne Williamson stood for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and 2024.
She rose to national prominence back in the 1980s as a s...
A rare look inside North Korea
The outside world gets few hints at what is actually happening inside North Korea.
But this week, the Workers' Party of Korea is holding its con...
What makes a truly great speech?
Next week marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most era-defining speeches of the post-war years, which Sir Winston Churchill delivered in Fulton,...
What's behind the rise of political violence in Australia?
This week, the prime minister was whisked away from the Lodge in Canberra in response to a security threat. In the wake of the Bondi terror attack and...
Why are so many people Chinamaxxing?
These days, if you want to "become Chinese" on social media, your race doesn't matter.
It's all about wearing slippers inside, drinking hot wate...
Gisele Pelicot seeks to reverse the onus of shame for assault victims
It is one of the most shocking sexual abuse trials the world has seen.
Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and invited at least 70 men into his h...
Cricket legends stand up for imprisoned Imran Khan
A group of former international cricket captains are calling for better treatment of Pakistan's imprisoned former prime minister — and cricket legend...
After Andrew's arrest, what now?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested this week, so what's next for the former prince and the monarchy?
Controversy surrounds incoming Northern Territory Administrator
This week, the Northern Territory government will swear in a new administrator — it is the highest office in the territory, and the equivalent of a st...
Trump considers initial limited military strike on Iran
President Trump is considering committing the United States to another military campaign against Iran, telling reporters this week that he would decid...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
The US Supreme Court has deemed President Donald Trump's global tariffs illegal.
Trump responded by attacking the court's justices and vowing t...
Reimagining A Winter's Journey for Australia
Acclaimed tenor Allan Clayton and pianist Kate Golla are touring A Winter's Journey, a reimagining of Schubert's Winterreise for Opera Australia and M...
A turning point for protest in Australia?
The police response to those protesting the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog may have marked an inflection point in Australia.
But has th...
Building Zac Efron's zero-waste home
Joost Bakker has been a zero-waste campaigner for more than two decades.
His latest task is building an eco-wonderland home for Hollywood actor...
What the Japanese election means for Australia
Last Sunday's Japanese election may be one of the most consequential in decades, for Japan, the region, and also for Australia.
It was a stunnin...
A big, messy week for the Liberals
It's out with Sussan Ley and in with Angus Taylor, the Liberals' eighth leadership change since John Howard's 2007 defeat.
Fiona Scott looks at...
At Munich, big questions about the rules-based world order
At this year's Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the rules-based world order "no longer exists". So where a...
Behind the massive lay-offs at The Washington Post
The Washington Post has made widespread lay-offs that will drastically shrink the size of the storied newspaper.
Australia correspondent Michael...
Why One Nation is surging in the polls
Pauline Hanson's One Nation is enjoying the kind of public support it hasn't seen since its formation in the 1990s.
Is this a blip or a more per...
Voguing performers ready to strike a pose
Tonight, dancers will battle it out on the runway in a voguing competition in Melbourne.
Emerging in New York City in the 1980s, the underground...
US politics roundup with Katty Kay and Jon Sopel
A big week in US politics has been capped off by Donald Trump sharing a racist post about the Obamas.
Katty Kay and Jon Sopel join Nick Bryant t...
The impact of Isaac Herzog's Australia visit
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is about to arrive in Australia. He will meet with bereaved families and members of the Jewish community following the...
The Last Thing: Sam Koslowski
Sam Koslowski, the co-founder of the social media news company, The Daily Aus, joins Nick Bryant on The Last Thing.
A messy January in Australian federal politics
January used to be a pretty quiet time in Australian politics, something of a partisan ceasefire. But not anymore.
The women drivers breaking up a boys' club
Old Girls On The Road is a women-led community of classic car owners in Brisbane.
Classic car culture is very male-dominated, so this group off...
Will Iran strike a deal with the US?
President Donald Trump is amassing US military forces in the Gulf, as Tehran seeks a deal to ease tensions.
Meanwhile, this week doctors inside...
What is Donald Trump's endgame in Minnesota?
Amid the turmoil in Minnesota, President Donald Trump has given conflicting statements on whether or not he will pull back immigration enforcement eff...
The downfall of China’s top military general
China's top military general, Zhang Youxia, has been put under investigation and accused of "grave violations of discipline and the law."
The pu...
Bush poets, buskers and big stars takeover Tamworth
It's that time of year — when die-hard country music fans make their annual pilgrimage to the New South Wales town of Tamworth.
For ten iconic d...
How other countries deal with their contested days
For many, Australia Day is a time to celebrate the very best of this country. For others, it's a day of reflection, mourning or protest
But this...
Is another interest rate hike on the way?
There's been a January surprise for economists, with an unexpected drop in the country's unemployment rate.
According to figures released by the...
Malcom Turnbull on Coalition chaos
After the Coalition split, Malcolm Turnbull examines how it all went so wrong. The former prime minister also discusses a major week in international...
How will conservative parties reform after the Coalition's rancorous split?
When hate crime legislation was tabled in parliament this week, few predicted the rancour and division it would unleash on the conservative side of po...
Where do transatlantic relations go from here?
The Greenland issue has underscored America's determination to challenge the international order as part of its "America first" vision.
Where do...
Geraldine Brooks on love, loss and ghost writing for Kamala Harris
Geraldine Books is a Pulitzer Prize winning author whose work spans foreign affairs, fiction and politics.
Her most recent books bring readers s...
Behind the scenes of journalist Gary O'Donoghue's exclusive interview with Trump
Gary O’Donoghue is the BBC's North America correspondent who made headlines due to an sudden, exclusive interview with President Trump.
He was...
David Gonski reflects on 20 years as Chancellor of UNSW
David Gonski is one of Australia's most respected and connected leaders — known as the "chairman of everything".
After 20 years at UNSW as its...
Rifts between Europe and America as intense talks on Ukraine war continue
The struggle between the US and the Europeans over the Ukraine war and the security of the continent is at a historic turning point — for the first ti...