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2 days ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
Laura Tingle looks at Labor's new front bench, and why key MPs like Ed Husic and Mark Drefyus were sidelined. Plus the re-positioning inside the Coalition ahead of their leadership ballot.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
Leni Riefenstahl has been hailed as one of the greatest directors of all time, even though her most famous films were works of propaganda for Hitler's Reich. Her film about the 1934 Nuremberg rallies broke new ground in cinematic techniques and had a huge influence on filmmakers for years to come. Riefenstahl always claimed she was just an artist, unaware of Nazi atrocities, but a new documentary reveals secrets from her extensive archives.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
When Vladimir Putin launched his latest war on Ukraine in 2022 he thought it would take three days. To everyone's surprise Ukraine managed to maintain its resistance for three years. But with Trump now in power, can Ukraine continue to hold out? • GUEST: John Lyons, ABC Global Affairs Editor, author of “A bunker in Kyiv (with Sylvie le Clezio)”, published by Harper Collins
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
As Australia enters the final week of the election campaign, Laura Tingle looks at the latest polls and how culture wars around Welcome to Country ceremonies have entered the fray.
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4 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
Economist Yanis Varoufakis says we shouldn't underestimate Trump - he has a plan to shock the global economy, force foreign countries to buy crypto-currency in return for a deal on tariffs, and ultimately pay down debt and keep the US dollar at the centre of the global financial system. But it's a high risk strategy that also paves the way for the "tech bros" to make a lot of money.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, the man who now rules Syria, has gone by multiple names and led a variety of rebel groups to ultimately oust the Assad regime. But who is he? And, after being designated a terrorist, can he gain legitimacy on the international stage and unite the numerous tribal, ethnic and religious groups inside Syria? The Economist's Nick Pelham met with al-Sharaa to find out his intentions for war-ravaged nation.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
Eighteen months into the war in Gaza, veteran reporter Irris Makler looks at how the war is playing out inside Israel and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and how he has responded to the killing of more aid workers.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
None of the leaders who signed the AUKUS deal in 2021 are in power today, and US President Donald Trump seems not to have heard about it. Now the UK has announced it will review the agreement given the swiftly changing geopolitical environment. So what does this mean for the relationship between the three allies from the UK’s perspective?
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
In 1998 wharfies across the country were locked out by men in balaclavas with savage dogs. What followed was the most dramatic industrial confrontation of the age between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Stevedores, led by CEO Chris Corrigan. The Howard government said they knew nothing about plans to sack the 1400 workers and train a new, non-union workforce in Dubai. But now ABC Radio National’s Rewind has uncovered new evidence that casts doubt on their claims.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | David Marr |Catherine Zengerer
Peter Dutton has made gas policy a central plank of his election pitch, unveiling a plan to reserve domestic gas supply and reduce energy prices. But he’s yet to release the modelling to back up his claims. Mark Ogge says reserving gas for domestic use is important – but he says new gas projects don’t add to Australian supply, they just enable the export of more gas. And that’s a big problem for the climate.
