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Back to Back Barries: do Labor voters have buyer’s remorse?

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry take a look at Anthony Albanese’s support of Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran and ask: will the US - Australia relatio...

Guilty ... and not guilty: understanding the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs verdict

04 Jul 2025

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The rapper faced charges often levied at mafia bosses. Anna Betts explains what the jury heard, and Andrew Lawrence tells Nosheen Iqbal what the verdi...

Newsroom edition: the perils of covering extreme weather during the climate crisis

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week headlines warned of a ‘bomb cyclone’ forming on the Australian east coast. However, the Bureau of Meteorology has stopped short of using...

Bougainville’s rocky path to independence

02 Jul 2025

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In 2019, the people of Bougainville overwhelmingly voted in favour of independence. Once controlled by Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia and Papua Ne...

The Melbourne childcare sexual abuse charges: what we know so far

02 Jul 2025

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The childcare sector has come under intense scrutiny in the wake of a Victorian worker being charged with dozens of child sexual abuse offences. While...

Does the Liberal party need to change its values to survive?

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, is in a battle to raise the Liberal party from the electoral ashes and remake it into something that can win again....

What does Zohran Mamdani’s triumph tell the Democrats?

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He is now the Democratic candidate for the New York City mayoral race. After running a highly successful and viral campaign culminating in him defeati...

The thrift stores dividing Australian shoppers

29 Jun 2025

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As the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, more people are turning to op shops for secondhand clothes. Among the thrift shops is Savers, a US for-profit...

Back to Back Barries: could Albanese be the next Hawke or Howard?

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

George Megalogenis joins Tony Barry in the studio this week to discuss why Donald Trump is unlikely to drag Australia into war, whether the prime mini...

Newsroom edition: the risks for Australia in backing US military action

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Albanese and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, have endorsed the US bombings of three Iranian nuclear facilities, arguing the targeted...

Antoinette Lattouf wins against the ABC

25 Jun 2025

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What started as five casual radio presenter shifts has turned into one of the most closely watched court battles in Australian media. In 2023, Antoine...

Can you trust your sunscreen?

24 Jun 2025

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An investigation by consumer group Choice has found that several leading Australian sunscreens don’t provide the level of protection they say they d...

US strikes Iran: the breakdown of the rules-based order

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just over a week ago, Iranian and American officials were set to meet for a fresh round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. Now the regio...

Mushroom trial comes to a close

22 Jun 2025

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The mushroom trial that intrigued the world is drawing to a close after weeks of evidence – including testimony from the accused Erin Patterson. Now...

Back to Back Barries: Albanese and the world waits on Trump

20 Jun 2025

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As the US president deliberates on whether or not to launch strikes on Iran, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the global effort to de-escalate th...

Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war

19 Jun 2025

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The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’...

The Air India crash and the miracle of seat 11A

18 Jun 2025

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Aviation journalist Jeff Wise on the crash of flight AI171, in which at least 270 people died, and how one passenger in seat 11A managed to survive

Trump cancels on Australia at the G7

17 Jun 2025

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Anthony Albanese had hoped to meet Donald Trump in person for the first time at the G7 summit in Calgary, Canada. But now that meeting will no longer ...

Israel’s war with Iran: what does it want?

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It has been five days since Israel launched attacks on Iran and the war seems to be escalating. The civilian death toll is rising and Israeli forces h...

Arise, Sir David Beckham

16 Jun 2025

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On Friday it was announced that David Beckham was to receive his knighthood – the fruits of a campaign for the honour that started more than a decad...

The politics of an all Māori album: Marlon Williams

15 Jun 2025

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Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Marlon Williams spent five years on his latest album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, which is entirely in the Māori language. The ...

Back to Back Barries: Albanese prepares to face ‘toxic’ Trump

13 Jun 2025

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In the lead-up to Anthony Albanese’s trip to the G7 summit in Canada, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the Pentagon’s Aukus review as well as...

Will the Aukus submarine deal go belly up?

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US Department of Defense has announced a review of the Aukus submarine deal, just days before Australia’s prime minister is due to meet Donald T...

The shocking death toll from inaction in prisons

11 Jun 2025

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A Guardian Australia investigation reveals the government inertia behind the suicide crisis in Australian jails. Dozens of inmates have killed themsel...

Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad “living in two different worlds” since fleeing Gaza

10 Jun 2025

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Millions around the world watched Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad as she documented online her life under Israeli attack after 7 October 2023. N...

​Trump takes on the LA protesters and Elon Musk

09 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump’s decision to deploy 2,000 national guard troops against demonstrators protesting against widespread immigration crackdowns in Los Ange...

Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Three years ago, British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s re...

Back to Back Barries: ​shifting alliances abroad and at home

06 Jun 2025

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Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry take a look under the hood of the week in Australian politics. They examine the Albanese government’s response to US r...

Death cap mushrooms, foraging and a dehydrator: Erin Patterson takes the stand

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After nearly a month of hearing experts, witnesses and police officers testify, this week Erin Patterson herself took to the stand. Patterson is facin...

Newsroom edition: can Labor stare down its critics?

05 Jun 2025

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The Albanese government wants to increase the tax on super balances above $3m. The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says it is a modest change but there have ...

Five years since Black Lives Matter – has anything changed in Australia?

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2020 tens of thousands of people took to the streets, demanding accountability and racial justice in solidarity with First Nations Australians. But...

Slut-shamed and bullied by students: why teachers are quitting

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An alarming cultural shift is happening in Australian classrooms, as teachers report an increase in bullying and misogynistic and violent behaviour fr...

Why the key to good sleep can’t be found on TikTok

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Social media is rife with hacks that claim to help you sleep better and deeper. From melatonin, feeding your baby butter and taping your mouth shut, t...

Greg Jericho says Labor’s super tax reveals a system built for the rich

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Albanese government wants to reduce the tax breaks for those with more than $3m in superannuation. And while sections of the media are highly crit...

The OpenAI empire

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2019, before most of the world had heard of the company, the technology journalist Karen Hao spent three days embedded in the offices of OpenAI. Wh...

Back to Back Barries: Albanese’s pressure points

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the Coalition puts itself back together again, Labor is facing the first tests of its resolve on tax, climate and Gaza. Barrie Cassidy and Tony Bar...

The Coalition is back together, what now?

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Liberals leader, Sussan Ley, and the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, have reached a new agreement, presenting a united front and announcing a...

‘White genocide’ and the consequences of Trump’s conspiracies

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump is not new to conspiracy theories, and last week in the Oval Office he ambushed the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, with false ...

Will Labor take its chance to act on climate?

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s often said the 2020s will be a ‘defining decade’ for the planet and action on the climate crisis. Starting this week, the proposal to exten...

‘Hollowing out’: why are so many people leaving New Zealand?

25 May 2025

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New Zealand is known as a dream destination – with its verdant, rolling hills and picture-perfect scenery. But some locals are feeling that’s not ...

Newsroom edition: could Coalition chaos be good for country voters?

22 May 2025

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As this episode was recorded, the Liberal and National parties were still locked in discussions over the Coalition agreement, after the parties dramat...

Back to Back Barries: can the Coalition kiss and make up?

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, Nationals leader David Littleproud announced it was over – his party could no longer support the Liberals and the Coalition was finished...

What will it take to stop Israel’s attacks on Gaza?

21 May 2025

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As Israel intensifies its attacks, and prepares to indefinitely occupy the whole of Gaza, there has been a shift among some foreign leaders. Australia...

Bondi Junction stabbings inquest: what we have learned so far

21 May 2025

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Just over a year ago, six people were killed and 10 more injured at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction. It was one of Sydney’s worst mass...

Is it really over? What does the Nationals' split from the Coalition mean for Australian politics?

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, has confirmed his party will not be entering a coalition agreement with the Liberal party. Chief political co...

Trad wives and Trump: the rise of the right wing ‘womanosphere’

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Analyses of the 2024 US election widely heralded the ‘manosphere’ – the coalition of bro podcasters and YouTubers popular with male audiences –...

Gina episode 7: What does she want? – Full Story podcast

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At 13 years old, a young Gina Rinehart read a book that would help shape her worldview – Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which is having a moment aroun...

Back to Back Barries Live: Does Anthony Albanese have the guts for big reform?

16 May 2025

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Join Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry at this special live recording of the podcast at Federation Square in Melbourne for the Wheeler Centre’s 15th bir...

Newsroom edition: three leadership contests and the future of Australian politics

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the Liberal party elected its first female leader in Sussan Ley, but she’s already fighting to keep the factional sharks at bay. Same goe...

Richard Di Natale’s advice for the next Greens leader

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Greens were on a high – until they weren’t. This election left the minor party almost entirely wiped out in the House of Representatives and w...

India and Pakistan’s deadly flashpoint over Kashmir

13 May 2025

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A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding after weeks of clashes and recriminations over the disputed territory of Kashmir....

How this week will shape politics for years to come

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The election campaign drama continues, with Labor today swearing in a new cabinet to lead the country and the Coalition also firming up its leaders fo...

Gina episode 6: Mythmaking

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gina Rinehart’s father Lang Hancock is well known as a pioneer of the iron ore industry in Australia but few realise Hancock started his mining care...

Back to Back Barries: the brutal aftermath of a shock election result

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the messy fallout of the election and give their predictions on the two very different – and potentially nasty...

Newsroom edition: are we over-interpreting the election results?

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the dust settles on the federal election, hard lessons for the losers have dominated the headlines. Did the Coalition run a bad campaign that faile...

Israel’s plan to ‘conquer’ Gaza

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Israel plans to expand military operations in Gaza and establish a “sustained presence” there. Jerusalem correspondent Bethan McKernan reports You...

Nagi v Brooki: does anyone really own a recipe?

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australian cookbook author Nagi Maehashi promises her caramel slice recipe actually works. That the caramel won’t be runny and that it won’t crack...

The mushroom murders trial begins

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Patterson is accused of murdering her estranged husband Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, his aunt Heather Wilkinson and attempting to m...

The ‘bloodletting’ and crisis inside the Liberal party

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Liberal party is facing its worst crisis since it was formed in the 1940s. With Peter Dutton booted out of parliament, the question has quickly tu...

Gina: The DNA request

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the last episode, we covered historical claims made over the years that Lang Hancock, Gina’s father, had two unacknowledged daughters with separa...

Back to Back Barries: is the Liberal party a ‘broken institution’?

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The morning after a landslide win for Labor, Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine how this election went so badly for the Coalition and what the Libe...

A stunning win for Labor

03 May 2025

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Over a few hours on Saturday night, Australia saw the ALP achieve a historic victory as the Coalition sank to a comprehensive defeat. Lenore Taylor an...

Newsroom edition: have Labor or the Coalition done enough to earn your vote?

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With one day to go before the election, the polls paint a rosy picture for Labor. Governing with a majority is still a live option for the incumbent g...

Back to Back Barries: final election night predictions

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special pre-election episode, co-hosts Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy pull apart the final messages of the campaign, delve into the polling and...

Your election questions answered: the price of eggs, Kirribilli House and memorable moments

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We asked you for your most burning political questions and you didn’t let us down. In this special Ask Me Anything edition of Full Story, our politi...

Why Peter Dutton’s campaign has not gone to plan

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With just days to go before election day, the Liberal party’s campaign has been defined by major shifts on policies and candidate scandals. It has l...

Gina episode 5: The portrait

27 Apr 2025

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It’s the portrait of Gina Rinehart that launched 1,000 memes, went viral globally and became Australia’s Mona Lisa. But it’s also a symbol of ho...

Trump’s class war on Harvard

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the US president exploiting popular resentment towards elite colleges to achieve his political goals? Ed Pilkington reports

Back to Back Barries: Could soft voters prove the polls wrong?

25 Apr 2025

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There’s only a week to go, and polls are showing that the gap between the two major parties is widening in favour of Anthony Albanese – but with s...

Newsroom edition: why a hung parliament may be good for Australia

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the election campaign sputtering to the finish line, much of the coverage has concentrated on the two major parties, and most of their policy off...

The new content creators who could swing this election

23 Apr 2025

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Debate about influencers, content creators and their role in political commentary and coverage has made the 2025 federal election campaign different f...

Bearing witness in Gaza: an Australian doctor returns

22 Apr 2025

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When British-Australian doctor Mohammed Mustafa walked into the terminal at Perth airport last week, there were hundreds of people waiting to welcome ...

How Pope Francis changed the Catholic church, and what happens next

22 Apr 2025

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Just hours after wishing the world a happy Easter, the 267th head of the Roman Catholic church passed away. What was his legacy and who will take his ...

Live like a Dane: lessons from one of the happiest places on Earth

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking for the secret to happiness? Journalist Helen Russell thinks she found the answer after embracing hygge (the Danish art of cosiness), ...

Gina episode 4: the first-born son

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty years ago John Hancock had dinner with his mother, Gina Rinehart. He says it’s the last positive interaction he had with her. In an in-depth ...

Back to Back Barries: is it all over for the Coalition?

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just over halfway into the election campaign, Australians have now heard from both major parties on their solutions to the housing crisis. But with th...

Anthony Albanese on Trump, Gaza and Dutton

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With two weeks to go until polling day, the prime minister speaks to Full Story. In this wide-ranging interview, political reporter Josh Butler and Fu...

Why Labor and the Coalition's housing policies could make the crisis worse

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For many Australians, home ownership is a dream that keeps getting further and further away. Over the weekend, Labor and the Coalition announced polic...

Rebecca Huntley on the threat to democracy of isolation and distrust

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Knee-deep in an election campaign, politicians on both sides have been touring the country trying to win over the public. But how closely are Australi...

David Smith: is the US descending into authoritarianism?

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In just over 80 days of Donald Trump’s second administration, the world already seems to have been remade. Even before the tariffs brought economic ...

Gina episode 3: Love and money

13 Apr 2025

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Gina Rinehart has been Australia’s richest person for the last six years in a row. But where does her money come from? In episode three we unpack th...

Back to back Barries: can Dutton save his campaign?

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when things go wrong in the middle of a campaign? Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Peter Dutton’s surprise backflip on his work-fr...

How a phone footage exposed a massacre of Gaza paramedics

11 Apr 2025

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Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers in southern Gaza on 23 March. Bethan McKernan reports on the emerging eviden...

Newsroom edition: the climate crisis has disappeared from the election agenda

10 Apr 2025

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In past elections, debate about climate policy has been front and centre. Labor and independents campaigned hard on the environment back in 2022. But ...

Greens leader Adam Bandt on what he thinks about working with Albanese

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we continue down the path to polling day, it looks increasingly likely we will end up with a minority government. And the Greens could hold the bal...

Gout Gout: a sprinting star is born

09 Apr 2025

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The rise to stardom and record-breaking performance of teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout has left many excited about the future of Australian athl...

Yes, we are worse off – will Dutton or Albanese make it better?

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you better off than you were three years ago? It’s a question you’ll hear more and more during this cost-of-living election, as Labor and the ...

The dark digital lives of teenage boys

07 Apr 2025

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The new Netflix series Adolescence has become one of the streaming service’s most popular shows. The drama follows the arrest of a 13-year-old boy f...

Gina episode 2: Like father, like daughter

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gina Rinehart’s father helped changed the course of Australian history when he lobbied to overturn the ban on iron ore exports in the 1950s, laying ...

Could Marine Le Pen’s guilty verdict help fuel the far right?

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The parliamentary leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has been banned from public office for five years for embezzleme...

Back to Back Barries: Trump tariffs wreak havoc on week one

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The federal election campaign was barely a week old when Donald Trump rearranged the world trading order. And in Australia, the leaders covered a lot ...

Newsroom edition: the vibes election

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A week in to the federal election campaign and both parties have provided soundbites, but have been light on promises and policy. The prime minister, ...

How will Myanmar’s earthquake affect the civil war?

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Myanmar’s military junta has been losing territory for months. Will the earthquake and a new ceasefire help it turn the tide? Rebecca Ratcliffe repo...

Is Dutton’s gas plan just hot air?

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For months, the Coalition has been spruiking nuclear power as the answer to Australia’s rising energy prices. This was until opposition leader Peter...

Khaled Sabsabi speaks on the damage of being dumped from the Venice Biennale

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Khaled Sabsabi’s name was catapulted to national prominence when he was selected from dozens of applicants to represent Australia at the prestigious...

From the Oscars to Israeli detention: the attack on Hamdan Ballal

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does the attack on an Oscar-winning Palestinian director say about the situation in the West Bank today?

Gina episode 1: Becoming Mrs Rinehart

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest person – and as her wealth continues to rise, so does her power and influence. But what does she want? In the...

Back to Back Barries: we’re off and running to a May election

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry analyse budget week and what promises to be a tight election, with a campaign where every advantage is sought ...

It’s a date: the 2025 federal election has been called

28 Mar 2025

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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has visited the governor general to dissolve parliament and kick off a five-week election campaign. Polling day ...

Newsroom edition: is Australia in denial about Trump?

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the prime minister expected to call the election at any moment, the impact of American politics on our security, economy and defence cannot be un...