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Could Pauline Hanson actually become Prime Minister?
For decades Pauline Hanson has been on the fringe of politics. Sometimes mocked, often ignored, occasionally courted. Even from that position she’s been influential: her presence can be felt in our immigration policies, dating back to Howard. But her power and her popularity have never been greater than they are today. A recent poll has one Nation as the most popular party in the country, surpassing Labor in primary support. So just how possible is an Australia governed by One Nation? Today, host of The Conversation’s The Making of One Natio...
The next pandemic: Why the world’s more at risk than ever
Five years on from COVID, a new report has found the world is even more vulnerable to new pandemics than it was before. The report, by a body linked to the World Health Organisation, has been released as the world grapples with Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, as well as one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks on record. The report found that, despite advances in vaccines and diagnostics, climate change, armed conflict and misinformation are undermining global preparedness. Today, Professor Sharon Lewin from the Doherty Institute, on the risk of a large-scale disease outbreak a...
Why Sarah Wilson says civilisation is collapsing
The world is facing a series of large-scale crises – war, declining democracy, climate catastrophe. So, is it all a sign that our civilisation is reaching its limits – and that our economic and political systems are nearing collapse? That’s the question Australian author Sarah Wilson has been interrogating for the last three years for her new book, ‘I Eat The Stars’. Today, writer Sarah Wilson on what happens when the systems that hold us together begin to fray all at once – and what the future looks like after civilisational collapse. If you enjoy ...
‘We do not feel safe’: Kumanjayi White’s grandfather on the danger of the NT police
One year ago this week, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi White, died after being restrained by police inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. This week, his family was told the officers involved will not face charges. The coronial investigation is still underway, with another directions hearing expected next month. Kumanjayi White’s grandfather – Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves – had already spent years calling for accountability after the death of another young Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi Walker, who was shot and killed by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe in 2019. For Jampijinpa Hargraves, the deaths of Kumanjayi Walker and Ku...
Teal party power and Albo’s political booby trap: the week in politics
Well, the budget blowback is showing no signs of easing but this week the government doubled down, introducing the legislation for its tax changes to parliament. Albeit with the detail around CGT still TBC and with an inbuilt political booby trap for the Coalition. At the same time, Pauline Hanson is floating her own negative gearing model - as One Nation surges in the polls. And while Labor and the Coalition wrestle with how to fend off Hanson’s rise - the Teals are mulling a plan of their own - a teal party combining th...
‘A serious mess’: The crisis inside the corruption watchdog
Paul Brereton – the outgoing head of Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission – was grilled at Senate estimates this week. Brereton’s time leading the body charged with investigating serious corruption in the Commonwealth public sector has ended in a crisis of confidence – over Robodebt, his ongoing Defence links, and whether the watchdog properly managed conflicts of interest. Brereton says he has become a distraction from the commission’s work. But his resignation raises the question: do the NACC’s problems end with him? Today, independent journalist Nick Feik, on how Australia’s anti-corruption watchdog ended up in cris...
The fantasy of Trump’s Iran deal
Guest host Waleed Aly joins the 7am team as the US launches fresh strikes inside Iran, in the middle of a ceasefire. Days earlier, Donald Trump had said an agreement to end the war was close. Now Iran is threatening to retaliate, amid fears the conflict could escalate again. And while Trump insists peace talks are still “proceeding nicely”, he has raised the stakes for negotiators – trying to turn a narrow deal over Iran, Hormuz and sanctions into something much bigger: an expansion of the Abraham Accords, normalising relations between Israel and more countries in the re...
Kids forced to represent themselves in court: The NT’s legal aid crisis
For most of us, facing court with no lawyer and no legal advice in a case that could change the course of your life would be unthinkable. But that’s the situation currently facing dozens of defendants in the Northern Territory – many of them disadvantaged or with English as their second or third language, some just children – all being forced to go it alone in a legal system most adults would struggle to navigate. Lawyer Clancy Dane says a shortage of legal aid, exacerbated by the state government’s tough-on-crime agenda, is leaving vulnerable people without...
Part 1: On board the flotilla captured by Israel
This week, seven Australians returned home after being detained by Israel. They had been part of the Global Sumud Flotilla – more than 400 activists from 56 countries trying to reach Gaza by sea, carrying food and medicine. Four days after they set sail from Turkiye, Israeli forces intercepted the flotilla in international waters and took the passengers to Israel. Then Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, released footage of detainees bound on the ground, as he stood over them and taunted them. Israel says the operation was lawful and that no one was...
Part 2: The legal fight to hold Israel to account
Lawyers for the Australians detained after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla are now building a record of what happened. They’re reviewing footage, collecting medical evidence, and taking witness statements alleging beatings, humiliation, denial of food and water, and detention in harsh conditions. The legal team says the evidence points to serious abuse of Australian citizens – and amounts to crimes. So now the Australians are home, the question is what happens next: whether Australia will do more than condemn, and whether Israel will face any consequence. Today, human rights lawyer Bernad...
Tanya Plibersek on the PM’s viral DV comments and calls for a royal commission
Australia is again being forced to reckon with the violence being inflicted on women and children. The PM is adamant a royal commission isn’t the answer, dismissing the idea in an interview that’s gone viral. But his sudden disdain for royal commissions is out of step with what thousands of Australians want to see in response to the scourge of domestic violence. After another devastating week, thousands of people from all walks of life have backed calls for a royal commission into the killing of women and children at the hands of an intima...
The man who took the fight to Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest
The Federal Court has ordered Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue to pay the Yindjibarndi people $150.1 million. It is the biggest native title compensation payout in Australian history. But for Yindjibarndi leaders, the judgment is complicated. The payout is historic, but it is far below the $1.8 billion they were seeking. The case goes back more than two decades – to Fortescue’s Solomon Hub mines in the Pilbara, which were built on Yindjibarndi land without the agreement of the traditional owners. And the payout includes only about $100,000 for economic loss, despite Fortescue making billions from t...