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25 APR

Pope Francis' Legacy in PNG

The death of Pope Francis has a special, deep significance in the Asia Pacific, where many people live on the margins. Last year, as part of a four nation tour of the region, the Pontiff visited Papua New Guinea where he shone a light on the importance of women in society and church and touched the heart of one particular nun.

25 Apr

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7 min
16 MAY

04 Agents of Influence | The powerbroker unseated by ‘traitors’

This week, reporter Annika Blau gets the inside story of a union powerbroker’s rise, and the people who risked it all to stop her

16 May

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37 min
1 JUN

Farmers restore nature to help river smashed by agriculture and drought

Authorities warn the health of Hopkins River in Victoria's south west is poor and declining and agriculture is largely to blame.

1 Jun

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25 JUL

The Shakeup: Albo's Gaza statement, Parliament back + tinned lizard

Albanese has called Gaza's humanitarian crisis "beyond the world's worst fears", but is a statement on Instagram enough as Palestinians in Gaza starve? And colleagues yelling at each other, MPs snubbing a Welcome to Country, Bob Katter nodding off — we unpack the big moments as parliament resumes for the first time since the election. Plus, while tinned fish is having a moment online, a tinned lizard caused a different stir. Host Dave Marchese is joined by PEDESTRIAN.TV's Laura Masia and AAP reporter Dominic Giannini. Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live at 5:30pm

25 Jul

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29 min
12 JUN

Tariff triumph or trouble? | Insiders On Background

Anthony Albanese wants the tariffs dropped, but he's not about to bow to the President Trump's demands.

12 Jun

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27 min
25/12/2024

2024 picks: Why more babies won’t fix China

You would have thought with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, China wouldn’t be too worried about the number of people living there declining a bit. But as it faces the challenges of an economic slowdown and an ageing society, Beijing is urging families to have more babies to stop a population decline that’s been recorded for a second year in a row. But is a falling birth rate necessarily a bad thing? First published 26 February 2024. Featured: Stuart Gietel-Basten, Professor of Social Science and Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

25/12/2024

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16 min
6 JUN

The slow demise of British Australia

This weekend Australians will observe a national holiday to mark the King’s Birthday, a date that isn’t even celebrated in Britain. Historically, Australian identity has been closely tethered to the English empire, and these links are being shed slowly and reluctantly. Until 1967, Australian passports still had the word British on them, the national anthem was God Save the Queen, and school children pledged allegiance to the Queen. Britishness was uniquely Australian creation that had more meaning here than in the United Kingdom. So why have Australians been so reluctant to jettison the monarch?

6 Jun

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21 AUG

Sick certificate safety, stopping the algal bloom + support for autism

Online medical companies offering sick certificates and prescriptions are everywhere. They're cheap and easy. But are they risky too? Plus, the government is planning to divert kids with mild to moderate developmental delay or autism away from the NDIS. And South Australia's algal bloom has killed marine life from hundreds of species. Will an extra $6 million in funding for support and research be enough to put out the 'underwater bushfire'? Also, ever eaten something to appear more healthy, cool, or morally superior? 'Performative eating' is on the rise. Listen now: 01.10 - Are online medical certificates legit? 07.29 - NDIS changes 15.07 - What's the government doing about the algal bloom? 20.31- Matcha lattes for likes Guests: Nas Campanella, national disability affairs reporter, ABCLaren Bell, professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, UQGet the whole story from Hack: Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

21 Aug

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29 min
31 AUG

FAST party surges ahead as preliminary results roll in from Samoa election

Vote counting is underway in Samoa after the country went to the polls in a closely watched election that could reshape the country's political future. Also, In Nauru, the government says its new $400 million dollar deal with Australia to resettle a group of refugees will come into effect once the Pacific nation receives its first transferees.

31 Aug

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44 min

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