Julia Baird

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Julia Baird

It's sickening to watch a healthcare worker trying to help someone, to save a life even, whilst lacking the right tools, or resources to do so. Not enough blood, donor organs, equipment, beds, staff. There are some moments in The Pitt, a 15-part Max series spanning a single 12-hour workday (with three extra hours of overtime following a mass shooting event) in an emergency room in a Pittsburgh hospital, which are gruelling to watch.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Julia Baird |Jeremy Fernandez

The situation in the Middle East got a lot more precarious this week, with Israel attacking Iran. It says it is trying to ha;lt Iran's nuclear plans, but what does it mean for the region and what will Donald Trunp do next? And you had such great thoughts about the best thing you've seen in a museum. We go down a rabbit hole about cane toad dioramas, family blankets and everything in between.

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Julia Baird

Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author June 14, 2025 — 9.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Four obscenely wealthy men, standing on a white mountain top, faces lit with snow glare. One uncaps a bright red lipstick and begins to perform what is clearly a long-standing ritual: writing their net worth on their bare chests.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Julia Baird |Jeremy Fernandez

We've seen cars on fire and riot squads on the streets, so what is going on in California? We take a closer look at the fight between Donald Trump and the Governor of California. And if you could order an object from a museum, what would you want to see or touch? The V&A in London has just opened a new museum where you can do just that.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Julia Baird

The idea of a nurse, ostensibly sweet mannered and competent, coldly killing tiny, frail babies in her care is bone-chilling. When the young British neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was accused of murdering numerous infants, we gasped in horror and the media fed our incomprehension and appetites by providing colourful, constant coverage of the charges and trial. It seemed like it was sewn up.