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Oct 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Patrick Keneally |Josephine Tovey |Bridie Jabour
This week, news broke that Anthony Albanese purchased a slice of paradise set on the clifftops of the NSW Central Coast. Forking out $4.3m on a property created some bruising headlines for the prime minister, but did he actually do anything wrong?
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Bridie Jabour
Negative gearing, the tax incentive that benefits investors, has become one of the most controversial policies in Australian politics and is widely viewed to have lost Labor the 2019 election. But this week, it seemed the prime minister was open to considering change, if only for the briefest of moments.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Bridie Jabour
Amber Haigh was 19 years old when she disappeared in 2002, leaving behind an infant son. For months Robert and Anne Geeves sat in court accused of her murder but this week the verdict came down from the judge: not guilty. They are now free. Ben Doherty tells Bridie Jabour about the two ‘indispensable facts’ the judge says the prosecution failed to prove. How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Josephine Tovey |Mike Ticher |Bridie Jabour
The Albanese government has seemingly walked back a promise to include questions on sexuality and gender diversity in the next census. The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, justified Labor’s decision by saying they wanted to prevent a divisive debate in the community, but the decision was met with criticism from LGBTQ+ rights groups. So why is Labor shying away from this conversation?
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Mike Ticher |Bridie Jabour
This week Peter Dutton used the war in Gaza to make a political point, accusing the government of bringing people in from the Gaza ‘war zone’ and ‘not conducting checks and searches on these people’ – claims not wholly true. But what is really driving this divisive debate?
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Bridie Jabour
All the evidence in the trial of Robert and Anne Geeves for the murder of Amber Haigh has now been heard. Reporter Ben Doherty tells Bridie Jabour about the final week in the NSW supreme court, each side’s closing submissions and what happens next How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Bridie Jabour
Last week the supreme court of NSW heard the voices of both accused of murdering Amber Haigh. This week you get to hear them too. Robert and Anne Geeves have both pleaded not guilty and have not testified in court but reporter Ben Doherty was there to hear their original police interviews. He tells Bridie Jabour about the interviews from June 2002. How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Miles Martignoni |Bridie Jabour
In court so far we have heard much detail about the two accused of Amber Haighs murder. People have spoken about them and for them but we haven’t heard them speak for themselves, until now. This week reporter Ben Doherty tells Bridie Jabour about the recordings of Robert and Anne Geeves played to the court How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Mike Ticher |Bridie Jabour
More than 10 million people around the country have tuned in to experience the sporting highs and lows of the Olympics. And while there are always controversies, the games in Paris this year have been sucked into a culture war.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Bridie Jabour
The trial of Robert and Anne Geeves for the murder of Amber Haigh has now heard 22 days of public hearings. Reporter Ben Doherty has previously heard evidence from those in Amber’s community: neighbours, friends, family and people who met her briefly. But this week, he tells Bridie Jabour, the court heard from those who were in charge of the investigation into her disappearance Listen to all episodes of Who Cared?
