Emilie Gramenz

Jan 9, 2025 | abc.net.au | Emilie Gramenz

Program: "A man of character and faith," Former US President Jimmy Carter honoured 55m ago55 minutes agoThu 9 Jan 2025 at 8:00pmSpace to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.

Dec 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Carrington Clarke |Emilie Gramenz |Phoebe Hosier

When the blockbuster TV drama Succession injected a sudden plot twist into its final season, the real-life family that inspired the series took notice. The award-winning show — about a family that controls a media empire — is, very loosely, based on Rupert Murdoch and his children. When the cantankerous protagonist dies in the show, his succession plan isn't perfectly clear, and his children go to war over who should get control of his company. Obviously, this part was not lifted from real life.

Nov 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Emilie Gramenz

With only weeks left for Joe Biden to exercise his presidential powers, supporters of Julian Assange, both in Australia and the United States, are ratcheting up appeals for a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder. The US president can issue pardons at any time during their term. It's an extraordinary power that accompanies the highest office in the land, and allows them to pardon anyone for any federal crime.

Oct 31, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jade Macmillan |Emilie Gramenz

A legal challenge against Elon Musk's controversial million-dollar giveaway has been put on hold after a court hearing in which the billionaire failed to appear. Philadelphia's district attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, is trying to shut down the lottery being run by America PAC, a political action committee set up by Mr Musk to support Donald Trump's election campaign.

Jul 21, 2024 | abc.net.au | Emilie Gramenz

Joe Biden's withdrawal from the US presidential race has left Democrats in a precarious and chaotic position. In just a few weeks at the party's national convention in Chicago, they were set to formalise him as their nominee for the November election. It should have been straightforward, as Biden had secured a vast majority of party delegates to back him to run for a second term.