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A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

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2022
The secret jailing of an Australian spy
A former intelligence officer in Canberra, known as Witness J, was charged, sentenced, and jailed in complete secrecy in 2018. It was only after he brought his own legal complaint, and journalists noticed some security guards in the courthouse, that anything about his case was made public. Now, as fragments of the proceedings against the man known as Alan Johns filter out, we’re learning what happens when our spy agencies go to court. Today, Chief Political Correspondent at The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton, on the case of Alan Johns. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Chief Political Correspondent at The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton
August 9, 2022
20 min
The school funding gap the Coalition left behind
The new government has inherited a problem that no one wants to talk about: the deep inequality of funding between public and private and independent schools. That discrepancy is most evident when it comes to the way that students with disabilities are funded. Today, senior reporter at The Saturday Paper Rick Morton reveals the $600 million funding shortfall for students with a disability in the public system. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.
August 8, 2022
19 min
The threat to our food is here to stay
Our food supply is facing violent shocks — pandemic, war, and floods. And the threat to food security is unprecedented. Underpinning the problem is the catastrophe of climate change, which will impact not only us but our neighbours too — creating implications for national security. Today, Esther Linder on a looming food crisis that Australia isn’t prepared for, and what it means for the way we eat. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Esther Linder.
August 7, 2022
17 min
The Weekend Read: Bronwyn Adcock on a terror suspect held for almost 20 years without trial
Today on the show, journalist and author Bronwyn Adcock will be reading her piece from the latest issue. It follows the fate of Encep ‘Hambali’ Nurjaman - a man arrested as a central figure in the Bali Bombings nearly 20 years ago - and interrogates his fraught path to justice in the War on Terror, through CIA black spots and Guantanamo Bay, torture and rendition, and bureaucratic obfuscation. Guest: Journalist and author, Bronwyn Adcock Background reading: The Trial in The Monthly.
August 6, 2022
29 min
How Peter Dutton is making himself irrelevant
Labor's first fortnight in power has been marked by a significant win — a successful agreement to pass a bill that would see a 43 per cent emissions reduction target become law. That agreement was made entirely without the opposition, with Peter Dutton effectively removing his party from negotiations at the beginning of the week. So what is the Coalition’s strategy, when it comes to climate, or to just being in opposition? Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on what Dutton is telling his party room, and the divisions already becoming apparent in the Coalition. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.
August 4, 2022
18 min
Inside the Greens' climate deal with Labor
For more than ten years, the Greens and the Labor Party have been blaming each other for holding back progress on climate action. Now, things have shifted — Labor’s new emissions reduction target will almost certainly become legislation, after the Greens announced that they’ll support it. But that support has only come after fierce negotiations and several concessions from the Albanese government. Today, national correspondent at The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on the high-stakes political games that are going to decide our climate future. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.
August 3, 2022
19 min
Introducing 'The Sport': a new weekly show
Back page stories, front page analysis. The Sport is a new weekly podcast from Schwartz Media and LiSTNR. Hosted by Sam Squiers and Martin McKenzie-Murray, it is a fast-paced, smart take on the key sports story every week. Launching Wednesday, August 10. Subscribe now for free.
August 3, 2022
2 min
For some renters, being evicted is a death sentence
As a homelessness crisis escalates around the country, there’s one jurisdiction where the situation is particularly stark. In the wealthiest state in Australia, more than 120 people have died on the streets in the past two years. And while the causes of homelessness are complex, there’s no doubt Western Australia’s tenancy laws are making things worse: especially when it comes to “no grounds” rental evictions. Today, writer and campaigner Jesse Noakes on the deadly consequences of evictions, and the new push to protect renters. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Journalist, Jesse Noakes.
August 2, 2022
18 min

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About the podcast 7am

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The secret jailing of an Australian spy

The school funding gap the Coalition left behind

The threat to our food is here to stay

The Weekend Read: Bronwyn Adcock on a terror suspect held for almost 20 years without trial

How Peter Dutton is making himself irrelevant

Inside the Greens' climate deal with Labor

Introducing 'The Sport': a new weekly show

For some renters, being evicted is a death sentence

About the podcast 7am

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