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  1. 1 DAY AGO

    The Last Thing: Tim Ayliffe

    Tim Ayliffe is a journalist-turned-thriller writer. He joins Saturday Extra for The Last Thing, where he talks through his last great reads and a book launch he recently attended (with a very personal connection).

    8 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Do we need a more diverse Anzac Day?

    The significance and meaning of Anzac Day has waxed and waned over the decades. In the late-1960s and 1970s, many thought they were witnessing the demise of Anzac Day, as veterans of World War I passed away and Australia's military involvement in Vietnam was so contentious. From the 1980s onwards it has revived, and has essentially become the country's de facto national day. Now many recent migrants have fresh experiences of war, and yet their experiences aren't part of Anzac Day.  Does the Anzac legend need an update to stay relevant?

    16 min

  3. 1 DAY AGO

    Deborah Mailman finds her 'happy place' in Warwick Thornton's new film

    One of Australia's most loved actresses is back on the big screen with the release of Warwick Thornton's latest feature, Wolfram. The film tells the story of child labourers forced to work in mines, and is based on the experience of Warwick Thornton's grandmother.  Deborah Mailman stars as Pansy, a mother grieving her estranged young children on Central Australia's brutal colonial frontier. From the fiery Alex Irving in Total Control, to her knockout performance in The Sapphires, this is a quieter side of Deborah Mailman we haven't seen before.

    14 min

  4. 1 DAY AGO

    Who wants 'the most impossible job in the world'?

    It's been called "the most impossible job in the world". Amid wars, the threat of climate change, and other global crises, who wants to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations?  So far, there are four declared candidates.

    9 min

  5. 1 DAY AGO

    What's it like on the ground in Lebanon right now?

    Talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington have resulted in a three-week extension to the ceasefire. But what is the situation on the ground? Richard Weir of Human Rights Watch was recently in Lebanon's capital, Beirut.

    7 min

  6. 1 DAY AGO

    Hope and doubt around prospective Iran peace talks

    President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are poised to leave Washington for Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. But it's still unclear whether peace talks between the US and Iran will actually take place there.

    13 min

  7. 17 APR

    Artists converge in the Snowy Monaro to paint in the great outdoors

    This weekend, hundreds of people will be outside painting and drawing the local landscape of Bombala in the Snowy Monaro region of southern NSW. Lucy Culliton, is a celebrated Australian painter known for her vibrant paintings of the Snowy Monaro landscape, her animals and garden who has helped organised the event.

    6 min

  8. 17 APR

    What does the Iran war mean for China?

    America's war against Iran is designed to break the Iranian regime and eliminate its nuclear programme.  But what does the Iran war mean for China?

    18 min
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