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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.
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The magical mystery tour of immigration numbers, and the new One Nation voter profile
This week we reported on some interesting polling that grappled with what makes One Nation voters tick, and one issue stood out.
There’s also be...
Donald Trump’s ‘military intervention’ in the US economy
When news broke last week that America’s national debt had surged to a record high of $US40 trillion, it was notable enough. If the US economy shakes,...
Dezi Freeman killed two policemen, but to some he’s still an ‘outlaw hero’
It’s been a year since a murderous ambush in rural Victoria led to Australia’s biggest manhunt, and the consequences are being felt beyond the dense b...
ASIO’s new secret spy powers are ‘extraordinary’
Our domestic spy agency copped a lot of criticism in December after the Bondi Beach massacre for failing to prevent the attack.
But is th...
All-boys schools, elite sports and sexual assault
Chanel Contos is a young Sydney woman who, five years ago, made headlines after she collated and published the testimonies of thousands of women and g...
Tony Wright on the best and worst prime ministers, and the courage needed now
Today we have something special and a little bit different because Tony Wright, one of the stalwarts of Australian political writing, is stepping back...
Trump's shock South Korea decision
We know that Donald Trump has made a habit out of rewarding dictators and throwing off the shackles of long-standing relationships with allies.
...
The Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations
Another scandal involving an alleged sexual assault has erupted in the AFL.
One player from the Sydney Swans football team was spoken to by poli...
Is our housing bubble beginning to burst?
Our four biggest banks say that fewer people are taking out mortgage loans. One has even forecast a significant fall in house prices in two cities.
Science has given us another reason to love dogs
Which dog owners among us haven’t wondered about their pets: What are they thinking? Do they like me? Are they – oh no! – judging me?
Wel...
The melon story – Is the prime minister just really bad at saying sorry?
We’re back to talking about melons and the podcast interview that continues to cause dramas for the prime minister.
Six weeks ago, Anthony Alban...
In the Middle East is anyone – friend or foe – taking Donald Trump seriously?
Donald Trump has suffered a cascade of humiliations at the hands of Iran and Iranian allies in the last two weeks.
But, according to internation...
Why car insurance premiums have gone up almost 50 per cent
Car insurance in Australia has leapt by nearly 50 per cent in the last six years and this week, the financial regulator blasted insurers for failing t...
Kyle Sandilands' new show: Political, glitchy, uncensored
Kyle Sandilands commanded massive audiences on commercial radio before his now infamous sacking. And on Monday, his new subscriber-only live show was...
Trump’s USA: Republican revenge and a Democratic Hail Mary
In a win that has sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party, an unabashedly left-wing epidemiologist has been chosen as the Democrat nominee to fig...
Immigration, gambling and big tech: Labor’s big policy push
This week on Inside Politics, we take a look at some of the major policy challenges facing the Albanese government – from migration numbers, to gambli...
An AI bust is coming. But when? And who will be hit hardest?
There’s a battle brewing over which country will lead the world in Artificial Intelligence, and the US has bet the house, economically, that it will b...
‘Explosive’ evidence heard as Alan Jones’ trial begins
Is Alan Jones guilty of multiple counts of indecent assault? Or are the allegations against him - by six men - the result of treachery, desperation an...
Better sex life, mood and muscles, but there are risks to our testosterone obsession
It’s the latest health buzzword, proposed as a magic cure for everything from dementia to low libido. But is it safe, or even advisable, to take suppl...
What really happened to Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre
Virginia Giuffre was fearless in taking down some of the world's most powerful people. As Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent victim, she helped expose h...
The welcome miss on inflation, and the Victorian leadership fallout
It’s been another roller coaster this week for mortgage holders. Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock issued a stern warning about inflation, before...
Deep misjudgements and awful consequences: Peter Hartcher on Trump and Putin
They are wars on different fronts, but both are showcasing what international and political editor Peter Hartcher says are the deep misjudgements of l...
Is the Commonwealth Games on its last legs?
The Victorian government made headlines, for all the wrong reasons, in 2023, when it pulled out of hosting the Commonwealth Games on the grounds that...
The downfall of Victorian premier Jacinta Allan
Victorian politics is in turmoil. On Tuesday morning, Jacinta Allan stood down as the state's 49th premier after more than 25 years in parliament.
Qantas and Alan Joyce – the CEO who can’t let go
There are not that many company CEOs who the general public knows by name. But Alan Joyce is one of them.
In part, it's because of how cu...
The prime minister, a billionaire’s son and a dinner at a Point Piper mansion
The Labor party is facing fresh scrutiny over where it gets its money.
Five days ago, it was the result of revelations that the party col...
Barnaby’s dog, Hanson and the attention economy. Plus, a Labor Party conference
It has been quite the week in federal politics, and our attention has been sucked by two One Nation clangers.
First, Barnaby Joyce yelled at his...
Trump's 'ulterior motive' in talking about 2020 electoral fraud –again
Why, six years on, is Donald Trump peddling the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen? And how many Americans now believe it?
Today, inter...
Is Christopher Nolan an 'anti-white racist'? An interpreter of The Odyssey weighs in
Christopher Nolan’s $250 million film The Odyssey was always going to inspire – and enrage – fans. That’s what you get when you take on one of the old...
The optometrists punished for putting patients before sales
If you’ve ever felt that you are being rushed through a healthcare appointment, you’re not alone.
Now a number of optometrists have told...
The laxity of rules governing medical devices in Australia is ‘shocking’
There are nearly one and a half million registered medical devices on the market in Australia.
Now, you would think that life-saving tre...
White Lotus: The One Nation edition. Plus the PM’s landmark AI speech
We switch to sunnier climes this week, to a posh hotel in Sicily. It’s where the TV series White Lotus was filmed, and it’s also where our colleagues...
Bravado and the backflip: Peter Hartcher on Trump's 24 hours of 'madness'
The madness of Donald Trump surfaced again in the past day or so, according to many seasoned onlookers.
First, the president of the United State...
The best and worst moments of the World Cup
For nearly a century, the FIFA World Cup has carried fans throughout the world to great heights of unity and joy. This year's tournament, which is com...
More Australians, including Boomers, support a drop in house prices
A growing majority of Australians want housing prices to fall, in some cases by more than 20 per cent, according to new polling exclusive to our masth...
One Nation’s newest donors, and why they want to remain secret
Melbourne property developers, entrepreneurs and small business owners are promising huge sums to Pauline Hanson’s party before November's state elect...
Albanese poses with India’s Modi in ‘striking contrast’ to One Nation
This week, we’re talking about a visit from Narendra Modi to Australia and why Anthony Albanese wants to bask in the Indian prime minister’s limelight...
‘The world has changed’: Peter Hartcher on China’s extraordinary missile test
China launched a rare ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday.
It wasn’t just putting nearby countries, li...
Trump’s red card intervention in the World Cup
Allegations of cheating and sporting corruption have followed the revelation that Donald Trump intervened in the FIFA World Cup to overturn the suspen...
Why this bird flu is a lot more dangerous than the last one
Over the weekend, a particularly deadly strain of bird flu was confirmed in NSW for the first time.
This takes the total of confirmed cas...