Nightlife

Missing Artemis II? Watch these space movies

11 Apr 2026

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Nightlife's resident film critic CJ Johnson gives his recommendations for movies about space exploration. 

The Challenge: The lung fish is native to which state?

10 Apr 2026

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Play The Mighty Challenge, Friday April 10 edition, to see if you have the answer!

Michelle Wright's 'eye-opening' experience acting in a prison play inspired her new novel Good Boy

10 Apr 2026

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When Michelle Wright was 18 she signed up to be part of a prison theatre group putting on the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. 

Nightlife News Breakdown - Ceasefires and recessions

09 Apr 2026

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Are we heading towards a recession? Perhaps not

Motortorque with Toby Hagon

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you're trying to decide which car to buy or want to learn more about the latest EVs on the market, Motortorque can help.

Could biofuel be the solution to our fuel crisis?

09 Apr 2026

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Cooking oil from your local restaurant could help fuel up your car

Which city is Europe's largest seaport?

09 Apr 2026

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Play The Mighty Challenge, Thursday April 9th edition to find out if you have the answer correct!

What do you need to know if you’re taking weight loss drugs like Ozempic?

08 Apr 2026

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These drugs can change your life, but experts want to make sure you’re getting enough nutrition, maintaining muscle mass and getting to the root ca...

What's the most widely spoken Polynesian language?

08 Apr 2026

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Play The Mighty Challenge, Wednesday April 8th edition to find out if you have the answer correct!

Tech Talk - Artemis II and mobile coverage maps

07 Apr 2026

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How does Artemis II keep in touch with Earth? 

What's happened this week in Australian history?

07 Apr 2026

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130 years ago Edwin Flack won Australia's first Olympic gold medal 

The Mighty Challenge - Tuesday 7th April

07 Apr 2026

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzanne ...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Calls for a gas tax and PM's trip to Singapore.

07 Apr 2026

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Is a windfall gas tax the best way to protect Australian households? 

Nightlife Finance - Rising pensions and Centrelink recalls

07 Apr 2026

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Is a windfall gas tax the best way to protect Australian households? 

Dental Health

06 Apr 2026

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When you think of sugary Easter treats, chocolate eggs and hot cross buns come to mind. What better way to end the Easter long-weekend with a visit f...

Nightlife Science with Sara Webb

06 Apr 2026

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Dr Sara Webb, Author, Science Communicator and Astrophysicist from Swinburne University joined James Findlay on Nightlife with the latest on the Arte...

Nightlife News Breakdown – Josh Butler, The Guardian

06 Apr 2026

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US President Donald Trump has unleashed an expletive laden tweet on Truth Social, imploring the Iranian regime to open the Strait of Hormuz, threaten...

Nightlife Travel with Quentin Long

06 Apr 2026

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Domestic tourism plays a key role in Australia’s economy, contributing around 80 billion dollars a year. For many people, the Easter holiday would’...

The Mighty Challenge

06 Apr 2026

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Test your knowledge of obscure and specific things with the 100% original, custom-built Mighty Challenge!   

The last act of Churchill

05 Apr 2026

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This Week in History: Winston Churchill after being PM.

Why starting over isn't easy, and how to do it

05 Apr 2026

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What is the difference between a new beginning we decide to create ourselves, versus something that forces a new beginning upon us?

The Nightlife History Quiz: Shocks and Scandals

05 Apr 2026

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the guest host of Weekend Nig...

Why we share animals online

04 Apr 2026

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Sharing a silly picture of an animal, is all a bit of fun and a welcome distraction from all the doom and gloom that we tend to see online.

Do people care about Opera?

04 Apr 2026

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There was uproar recently when actor Timothée Chalamet said "no one cares about" opera and ballet anymore.

The Nightlife Pop Quiz

04 Apr 2026

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Test your knowledge of all things pop culture with the 100% original, custom-built Nightlife Pop Quiz!

Why Seagulls hate googly eyes

04 Apr 2026

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Seagulls have become pretty good at stealing our food when we're not watching. In fact, being watched is one thing seagulls really don't like.

Why seagulls hate googly eyes

04 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Seagulls have become masters of stealing our food when we're not watching. In fact, being watched is one thing seagulls really don't like.

Do people still care about the opera?

04 Apr 2026

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Caitlin Vincent's new book Opera Wars explores the dramas off stage, the egos and the fights about the future of the art form.

How to wake up without an alarm clock

03 Apr 2026

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Early modern people got to work on time without an alarm clock using whistles and candles

What's behind the manosphere anger?

03 Apr 2026

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Psychotherapist Geoffrey Price tells Nightlife what he believes is behind that anger

The beauty of aging with author Rosalie Ham

03 Apr 2026

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From cheese dinner to flatulence: aging can be a fabulous experience 

The Mighty Challenge - Friday April 3

03 Apr 2026

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 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzann...

What's really behind male anger?

03 Apr 2026

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Psychotherapist Geoffrey Price tells Nightlife what he believes is driving men's anger.

Why getting older might be life's most beautiful chapter

03 Apr 2026

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From cheese for dinner to flatulence, author Rosalie Ham finds the humour and joy in ageing.

The eccentric world of artist Harold "The Kangaroo" Thornton

02 Apr 2026

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Harold 'The Kangaroo' Thornton's best known work of art was his psychedelic 1983  painting of politician Bob Brown.

Girt by Sea: Celebrating 125 Years of the Royal Australian Navy

02 Apr 2026

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 What does the future hold for the our navy?

The Mighty Challenge - Thursday April 2

02 Apr 2026

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 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzann...

Why are US Senators pushing for a $40 million defence budget in Taiwan?

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Taiwan is caught up in the global political playground with US lawmakers pushing for $40 billion US defence budget whilst their opposition party invi...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Donald Trump's national address and gambling reform rollout

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Both the Australian Prime Minister and the US President spoke to their nations but are vastly different.

How is the middle east conflict affecting AI profits?

01 Apr 2026

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Did Prime Minister Albanese give us words of wisdom for our time or a fizzler? 

The ADHD brain is prone to entering mini sleep states according to new research

01 Apr 2026

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We all have moments of lapsed concentration and sleep like states during the day, but research indicates they're far more frequent for people with AD...

How important is oil in Australia really?

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why is the middle east so important to the global economy? 

Nightlife News Breakdown - Albanese's address and what's next for interest rates

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did Prime Minister Albanese give us words of wisdom for our time or a fizzler? 

The Mighty Challenge - Wednesday April 1

01 Apr 2026

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 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzann...

War, Inflation, The Budget, Inequality, and our Economy

31 Mar 2026

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The middle east conflict has thrown in a host of new cost of living spanners into the nations economic workings, that the Albanese government needs t...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Katina Curtis - The West Australian

31 Mar 2026

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Katina Curtis, Canberra bureau chief for The West Australian, who has been covering federal pol...

Nightlife Screen Stuff with Wenlei Ma

31 Mar 2026

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Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.   

Nightlife History - Challenging Anzac

31 Mar 2026

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In their book, Challenging Anzac, leading historians explore real-life stories: Aboriginal activists, deserters on the Western Front, soldiers who b...

The Mighty Challenge Tuesday March 31st 2026

31 Mar 2026

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Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Cl...

American Insight with Bill Wyman

30 Mar 2026

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Nightlife takes a deeper perspective than just the news on what is happening in America with Philip Clark joined by Bill Wyman, former assistant man...

Night Travel - Budapest with Rod Eime

30 Mar 2026

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The idea of heading to Europe for a holiday, especially in the height of the tourism season, from April to October, can be daunting these days. There...

The Mighty Challenge Monday March 30th 2026

30 Mar 2026

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Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Cl...

Osteoporosis Health News

30 Mar 2026

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Often referred to as the 'silent disease, there are typically no symptoms of Osteoporosis, until the first fracture occurs. It's more common in women...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Hugh Riminton - Ten News First

30 Mar 2026

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Hugh Riminton, National Affairs Editor, Ten News First. 

The secret behind the universe discovered

30 Mar 2026

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Antimatter is being researched by scientists at Cern, who are testing traps capable of moving antimatter, which explodes into energy as soon as it en...

The psychology of panic buying and how to rein it in

29 Mar 2026

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Telling people not to panic, doesn't work, according to behavioural scientist Dr Karina Rune.  

The Nightlife History Quiz: Socks and sandals

29 Mar 2026

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife...

What caused the world's worst ever plane crash?

29 Mar 2026

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The single worst air disaster of our time took place on the island of Tenerife in 1977, with a cascade of events leading to the tragedy.

Meet the man with a dream job in music: bringing world famous musicians to the Sydney Opera House

28 Mar 2026

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How does Ben Marshall find the most exciting acts to perform in one of the world's most iconic buildings?

The Nightlife Pop Quiz - Saturday 28 March

28 Mar 2026

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Test your knowledge of all things pop culture with the 100% original, custom-built Nightlife Pop Quiz!

Pop Quiz Express 08

28 Mar 2026

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Try our new Pop Quiz Express. All the fun pop culture questions, minus the chit chat.

Take a tour of London's Highgate Cemetery

28 Mar 2026

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From the father of communism Karl Marx to pop icon George Michael, there are plenty of celebrated figures to pay your respects to here, including som...

The Mighty Challenge - Friday 27 March

28 Mar 2026

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 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzann...

Meet the publisher of Australia's only prison newspaper

28 Mar 2026

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Australia's only prison newspaper covers topics from reintegration and legal advice to the best pizza recipes

Fighting for the contraceptive rights in 1960s Ireland

28 Mar 2026

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In an era when contraception and abortion were banned, Irish midwives and nurses often found themselves helping women to break the rules

What can demographics tell us about the lure of the manosphere?

28 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For young men unable to access the traditional goalposts of adulthood, the manosphere can offer a powerful alternative set of goals

Motortorque with Toby Hagon

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you're trying to decide which car to buy or want to learn more about the latest EVs on the market, Motortorque can help.      

Nightlife News Breakdown - Clare Armstrong - ABC News

26 Mar 2026

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Clare Armstrong, the ABC's chief digital political correspondent, based at Parliament House in ...

On the fox hunt with technology

26 Mar 2026

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Foxes, since being introduced in 1870, now number around 1.7 million and occupy about 80% of Australia's land mass. Devastatingly their native specie...

The Mighty Challenge Thursday March 26th 2026

26 Mar 2026

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Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Cl...

Foreign Correspondent - Rob Watson - BBC

26 Mar 2026

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War in the Middle East has created significant rifts between many US allies with America, as Britain’s PM Keir Starmer is finding out, and has cast...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Jack Quail - The Australian

24 Mar 2026

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Jack Quail, political reporter for The Australian in their Parliament House bureau in Canberra....

Freak historical sinkings with some spooky similarities

24 Mar 2026

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Yongala, a much-admired coastal passenger and cargo vessel of the Adelaide Steamship Co. set off from Mackay for Townsville, just as reports of massi...

The Mighty Challenge Tuesday March 24th 2026

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Cl...

The Smart phone age is nearing its end?

24 Mar 2026

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Ever since Microsoft started aggressively pushing Windows users to Windows 11, people have been frustrated by the glitchy update process, push of un...

Nightlife Finance with Alan Kohler

24 Mar 2026

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Reopening the Persian Gulf might not be easy. How does China fit into the thinking about who wins and loses with the war in the middle east? How will...

Nightlife Travel - Vintage Aircraft

23 Mar 2026

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Start up Day at the museum in the small Victorian town of Nhill brings out from the Aviation Heritage Centre, a Wirraway, a Tiger Moth and an Avro A...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Emily Barrett - The Saturday Paper

23 Mar 2026

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Emily Barrett, Managing Editor from The Saturday Paper.

Is life hidden in the quiet corners of space?

23 Mar 2026

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Scientists think that loneliest places in the universe might actually be some of the best places for life. And they're specifically pointing to free-...

American Insight with Bill Wyman

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nightlife takes a deeper perspective than just the news on what is happening in America with Philip Clark joined by Bill Wyman, former assistant man...

Revealing modern medical miracles of the brain

23 Mar 2026

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The human brain is remarkable. One of the miracles of modernity is the advent of neurology, the specialty field with understanding this marvellous or...

The Mighty Challenge Monday March 23rd 2026

23 Mar 2026

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Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Cl...

The Nightlife History Quiz: Parties

21 Mar 2026

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife...

Faith and Fire: The true history of the Knights Templar

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The story of the order who loom as large in legend as they do in history.

Jon Cleary and the music that carried him to New Orleans

21 Mar 2026

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Music and stories from the life of Grammy award winning Jon Cleary

How Fromelles became the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's newest cemetery

21 Mar 2026

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In the 1990s one man campaigned to find what he said were the lost bodies of Australians killed at Fromelles in France during World War One 

The Nightlife Pop Quiz - Saturday 21 March

21 Mar 2026

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Test your knowledge of all things pop culture with the 100% original, custom-built Nightlife Pop Quiz!

What happens to decommissioned undersea cables?

21 Mar 2026

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There's more than a million kilometres of cables lying at the bottom of the ocean. Now companies are finding ways to recover the out-of-service cable...

Pop Quiz Express 07

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Try our new Pop Quiz Express. All the fun pop culture questions, minus the chit chat.

Tips for talking to boys and men about the manosphere

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you've watched Louis Theroux's documentary Inside the Manosphere, you might be worried about some of those content creators' influence on the youn...

After Stonewall: The story of Australia's gay bars

20 Mar 2026

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Gay pubs and bars have long been at the heart of Australia's LGBTQ communities with a history as colourful as the rainbow flag itself.

How Sheryle Bagwell lived out her mothers' long held dream

20 Mar 2026

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Sheryle Bagwell's mother dreamt of visiting France but died before she could fulfil that dream.

The Mighty Challenge - Friday 20 March

20 Mar 2026

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 Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzann...

Foreign Correspondent - Meghna Bali

19 Mar 2026

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Nepal toppled their government giving rise to the Gen Z Revolution. Many of those same protesters voted for a new leader. He rose to fame by calling ...

Lost in Translation

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

English may be a second language for many, with interpreters playing a critical role when there is a need for bridging the gap with legal, medical, a...

The Mighty Challenge Thursday March 19th 2026

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Cl...

Drone Warfare and New Military Technology

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

War in the Middle East has overshadowed the war for Ukraine against Russia, now into its 5th year. Drone technology has developed at a very fast pace...

Nightlife News Breakdown - Sara Tomevska - ABC Political Reporter

19 Mar 2026

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Sara Tomevska, federal political reporter for ABC based in Canberra.

Nightlife Food - A Year of Jewish Cooking

18 Mar 2026

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Two of the fabulous cooks from the Monday Morning Cooking Club join Nightlife for a chat. A group of Jewish women who about 20 years ago began shari...

Is AUKUS the biggest bet in Australian military history?

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Are profound domestic shifts in the US recasting America's role in the world? Do we need a rethink of our alliance with the US? Do we need a rethink ...