Jack Schmidt

1 week ago | abc.net.au | David Marr |Jack Schmidt

The small town of Stawell in regional Victoria is busy preparing for the 143rd running of the Stawell Gift - Australia's richest and oldest footrace. The history of th Gift is full of drama, intrigue, and occasional controversy.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | David Marr |Jack Schmidt

Harvard University will not 'yield' to demands from the Trump administration to roll-back diversity initiatives and 'root out' activists, despite threats of $9bn USD in withdrawn federal grants. Meanwhile, another pro-Palestinian student from Columbia University has reportedly been detained by immigration authorities. • Guest: Bruce Shapiro, Contributing Editor for the Nation, Executive Director of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | David Marr |Jack Schmidt

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has acknowledged that his proposal to compel Canberra-based public servants working from home to return to the office was a mistake. But as past elections have shown, there is still plenty of time to recover from a blunder.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | David Marr |Jack Schmidt

Global markets are reeling in response to US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, but the tariff itself is nothing new. The ancient Romans applied duties to imports from the East - including incense, spices and jewels - designed to generate vast amounts of government revenue. But Roman tariffs also created problems - from price inflation to the emergence of black markets.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | David Marr |Jack Schmidt

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Quaker Meeting House stands in London, England. The arrests of six female Youth Demand activists from the Quaker Meeting House in central London have drawn widespread condemnation. London Police arrested the Gaza protest planners on the evening of 28th March, along with raids at other London addresses and in Exeter. Paul Parker of Quakers in Britain said the raid "clearly shows what happens when a society criminalises protest."