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Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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Is One Nation set for a big by-election win?
The major political parties in Britain are reeling from nationwide local election results which have underscored the rise of the populist right, and i...
Sarah Wilson on giving up hope and living truthfully in a collapsing world
Sarah Wilson has a knack for tapping into the mood of the times.
With headlines dominated by climate catastrophe, fertility decline, nuclear thr...
India becomes Australia's top source of migration
For the first time since records began, England is no longer Australia's top overseas country of origin.
New figures from the Australian Bureau...
Donald Trump heads to Beijing for a high-stakes meeting
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing next week, where the two leaders will discuss trade and technology.
The Middle East confl...
Thomas Wright on great power rivalries in this volatile historic moment
Thomas Wright, one of the Biden administration's top national security advisers, explains how great power rivalries are playing out during the Iran wa...
Anthony Albanese on his second term in a turbulent world
This weekend marks one year since Anthony Albanese defied expectations and won a second term in a landslide.
In this time, both Australia and th...
PNG artist Ngaiire building bricks and mortar music school for emerging artists
Moving between the mountains of Papua New Guinea and Sydney, musician Ngaiire leads a kind of double life - cooking by fire and living off grid one da...
As the US turns 250, is it time for a reset?
Opening our series on 250 years since American independence, we feature historian Jill Lepore, an expert in the US Constitution who tells the stories...
How King Charles became a 'Trump whisperer'
This week, Charles III became the first British king to address a joint meeting of US Congress.
It was one part of his trip across the Atlantic,...
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...
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 t...
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...
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 n...
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?
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.
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.
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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 Chi...
The story behind Labor's electoral landslide
A new book explores the 2025 landslide electoral victory for the Labor Party, and the Liberal Party's worst ever result.
And looking forward, w...
Cheng Lei's stage show recreates 1154 days in Chinese detention
Cheng Lei was a TV presenter in Beijing with an audience of millions when Chinese state security blindfolded her and drove her to a secret location wh...
As Trump spars with the Pope, is MAGA fraying?
US President Donald Trump has had no shortage of feuds over the years. His latest is a holy war of words with Pope Leo, the American head of the Catho...
The Strait of Hormuz 'reopens' as the Lebanon ceasefire holds
There's been the clearest signs yet of a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.
Should we all be ditching our smartphones?
Fifty years after its founding in a California garage, Apple has grown into one of the most influential, profitable, and iconic companies in history,...
The Iran war was not a 'quick success' for Trump. So what's next?
There seems to be a determination from US President Donald Trump to end the Iran war even though the US has not achieved so many of its stated aims.
Australia could play a big part in the next space age
The end of the Artemis II mission this weekend is potentially the start of a much bigger story.
The learnings from Artemis II will help pave the...
Is the US-UK 'special relationship' faltering?
He's regarded as Keir Starmer's right-hand man: A British Labour MP brought into Downing Street when the UK prime minister's leadership looked to be i...
Hungarians head to the polls in a high-stakes election
This Sunday, Hungary will vote in what is shaping up to be its most consequential election in decades.
After 16 years in power, Viktor Orbán fa...
Will the 'brittle' US-Iran ceasefire fall apart?
The temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran is under strain, as both sides trade accusations of violating its terms.
Peace talks are schedu...
Why has Eurovision expanded to Asia?
Against the odds, Eurovision has been going since the 1950s.
This week, plans were announced to expand the spectacle to Asia, where 10 countries...
Espionage, subterfuge and revenge in David McCloskey's new novel
David McCloskey, a former CIA analyst and co-host of podcast The Rest is Classified, takes us into the world of his fourth spy novel, The Persian.
An epic piece of music for the Easter weekend
Bach's St John Passion was first performed in 1724 and would have been part of a church service to mark Good Friday.
This Easter weekend, the Sy...
The outback town protecting our fading night skies
On a clear night in Winton the Milky Way shines so brightly the stars cast a shadow.
After a three year push by the local community to reduce li...
Will Artemis II kickstart a new space race?
This week, NASA successfully launched the Artemis II mission.
It's the agency's first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.
So is th...
Iran strikes defiant tone and continues attacks after Trump speech
Iranian officials have warned the US and Israel of “crushing, broader, and more destructive” attacks following President Trump's national address wher...
The Last Thing: Sita Sargeant
Sita Sargeant is the founder of She Shapes History, which runs walking tours around Australia focusing on the often-overlooked stories of women.
...
Slow Horses author Mick Herron on his spy megahit
It focuses on a group of MI5 screw-ups — spies exiled to a stable of misfits called Slough House in London.
The show is based on a series of spy...
Mick Harvey awarded highest French cultural honour
Mick Harvey, a founding former member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, has been awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of A...
Mick Harvey awarded a French cultural honour
Mick Harvey, a founding former member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, has been awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of A...
Why the government shouldn't 'waste a crisis'
There's a saying that a government shouldn't "waste a crisis".
So could the Albanese government use the current state of the world to enact refo...
UN declares the Earth is out of balance, as Northern Territory faces five successive disasters
The Earth's climate is more out of balance than any time in observed history.
This week, the United Nations sounded the alarm for our climate,...
Does the White House have an 'off ramp' for Iran?
This morning, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects operations in Iran will be finished in the "next couple of weeks".
How realistic...