Tim Jenkins

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Rosa Ellen |Cathy Pryor |Tim Jenkins

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has taken over the city. Comedians from across Australia and around the world are here including the UK's Nicola And Rosie Dempsey, as dead-pan singing sisters Flo and Joan.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Karin Zsivanovits |David Le May |Tim Jenkins

Teenagers 'live' online and on social media. How can they reap the many benefits that social media can offer? There are plenty of them: an endless pool of knowledge and curiosity. But parents need to help them navigate the risk and threats online — of which there're also plenty. On Big Ideas, we have a panel of experts with a plethora of valuable information, advice and resources. Presented by the Raising Children Network and hosted at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Simon Rose |Tim Jenkins |David Le May

Donald Trump's return to The White House is up-ending the way America works — at home and on the global stage. Does it herald the potential social, political, and constitutional collapse of United States? The world has watched nations sleepwalk into ultranationalist fascism before, is this that moment? Or is American democracy more resilient than any one demagogue? Are we on the cusp of new world order, and how will Australia play its cards if the USA no longer has our back?

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Luke Purse |Tim Jenkins

Cherished companions, or cunning predators? Cats kill five million native animals in Australia every day — so how can we better manage our feline friends? This event was recorded at the University of Tasmania.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Matthew Crawford |Tim Jenkins

Zoos are changing — they are no longer just places for us humans to gawk at animals in cages. In the midst of a global extinction crisis, they are now playing a vital role. So what is their future? This event was recorded at the International Society of Behavioural Ecology Congress in Melbourne on 2 October 2024, with thanks to organiser Professor Andy Bennett from the University of Melbourne.