How have a select few accumulated such colossal wealth while many Australians struggle?

There is no reason our societies can’t change radically, to produce more of what we need and less of the things that are sowing the seeds of our own destruction, says Yanis Varoufakis.

The far-right is benefitting from a failing status quo – but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Inequality creates insecurity and, as the United States is demonstrating right now, that insecurity can have devasting consequences for democracy.

The government passed new gun control and hate speech legislation in a special parliamentary sitting, but what impact will they have on Australian democracy?

Richard Denniss discusses the government’s response to the Bondi terrorist attacks, the chaos of the Trump administration and how to protect Australia’s democracy.

PALM visas holders do not get Medicare (outside of a trial limited to 200 people), so what happens when they are injured, get sick or fall pregnant?

These days, Aussie music is falling out of the charts, leaving local acts wondering if they’ll ever see your face again.

Australian scientific discoveries have improved people’s lives and made the economy more productive – so why is the CSIRO being forced to shed workers again?

Poor governance, poor policy and decades of neoliberalism have broken Australia’s university sector, with devastating consequences for students and the country.

With large language models threatening to swamp Australia’s traditional media, a little bit of government funding could go a long way to protect public interest journalism.

Nearly three decades after the Port Arthur massacre, there are more guns than ever before in Australia and there is still no national firearms register.

Amy Remeikis and Matt Grudnoff preview the first parliamentary sitting week.

A housing crisis, accelerating climate change and widening inequality all confront the re-elected Albanese Government, but the solutions exist (and often aren’t that complicated).

Great countries have great institutions, but Australian universities are a mess.

With the influence of the right-wing media waning, the Labor Government can use its massive majority to pursue big reforms.

Amy Remeikis and Bill Browne discuss the federal election campaign so far, the performance of the media, and how preferential voting actually works.

With housing affordability at an all-time low and the spectre of Trump looming large over our region, Australians’ standard of living will be at the heart of the debate from now until election day.

David Marr discusses the frontier wars and the shocking family discovery that led to his award-winning book, Killing for Country.

Bri Lee, one of Australia’s most exciting young writers, joins us to discuss her debut novel, The Work, and the politics of power and privilege.

Houses should be a place to live, not a ladder to wealth.

Press gallery veteran Paul Bongiorno joins us to discuss how conflict in the Middle East is reverberating through Australia and reconciliation one year after the Voice referendum.

Australian superannuation funds have been investing in nuclear weapons, according to new research.

On this episode, we discuss regulating the digital giants, the challenge of artificial intelligence and restoring trust in the media.

Australia’s flawed tax system means that there’s never been a better time to be ultra-wealthy in Australia, despite some people struggling to put food on the table.

We discuss declining social cohesion, the Prime Minister’s visit to the Northern Territory and the cabinet reshuffle with veteran journalist Paul Bongiorno.

Super tax concessions make inequality worse and are at risk of becoming more expensive than the aged pension.

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai faces life in prison in Hong Kong, but his son Sebastien and renowned human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson are leading the fight to set him free.

Australia is in the midst of a housing crisis, fuelled by poor government policy.

It’s been 12 years since Julian Assange has been free – but is the fight to keep him from a life in an American prison finally coming to an end? United States President Joe Biden told reporters he’s considering Australia’s request to drop charges against Assange for publishing thousands of sensitive military and government documents,