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Pope Leo XIV Holds His First Mass As Pontiff
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Leo XIV has held his first mass as leader of the Catholic church. Robert Francis Prevost, the first American born pope, has delivered his much...
Author David Malouf on the 'spirit of holiday” at the the ballot box
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1998 writer David Malouf delivered a profound reflection on Australian democracy as part of the ABC Boyer Lectures. He spoke of the country’s “...
Battle for key Victorian seat of Goldstein
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Polls have opened in Melbourne's bayside electorate of Goldstein where there'll be a highly anticipated rematch between Teal independent MP Zoe Danie...
How has the foreign press covered the election?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While the federal election has dominated Australians' attention for the past five weeks, the global community has been consumed by the challenges of ...
Peter Beinart on 100 days of Trump
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leading US political commentator Peter Beinart, and longtime Washington watcher joins Nick Bryant to discuss the first 100 days of President Trump's ...
How Healthy Is Australia's Democracy?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Disenchanted voters, misinformation, spam texts and "hate media". In the last five weeks of election campaigning, Australia's democracy has been put ...
Voter opinions in Bennelong where margin is razor thin
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Bryant heads out to chat with pre-poll voters and the main candidates in the seat of Bennelong in Sydney.The seat is currently held by Labor MP ...
STC's Broadway hit Dorian Gray nominated for six Tonys
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sydney Theatre Company's hit Broadway show The Picture of Dorian Gray has been nominated for six Tony Awards. It makes the production the most-no...
Greg Jennett on the last week of the election campaign
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With pre-poll in full swing, and just days to go until polling day — political parties are making a final push for votes.The ABC's Greg Jennett exp...
The big issues that the election 2025 has ignored
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not for the first time this century, the federal election has been noteworthy for its smallness and lack of policy ambition, an accusation levelled ...
The Last Thing: Pub Choir
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Astrid Jorgensen is the creative force behind Pub Choir, a singing lesson which starts with a group of people in a pub, theatre or concert hall and w...
Harvey Weinstein's retrial begins
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago, Harvey Weinstein's court case began in New York City, inspiring the #metoo movement. His conviction was overturned last year on the g...
Why the disputed Kashmir region was the target of a deadly militant group attack
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A militant group launched an attack in the India-controlled Kashmir region, killing at least 22 people. The attack has heightened already tense polit...
Pope Francis' Legacy in PNG
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The death of Pope Francis has a special, deep significance in the Asia Pacific, where many people live on the margins. Last year, as part of a four n...
The Funeral of Pope Francis
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A papal death is always followed by solemn and sacred spectacle but the grieving has been especially heartfelt for Pope Francis. He was a hugely popu...
Colum McCann on the importance of undersea cables
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colum McCann discusses his new book, Twist in which Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the bottom of the sea: the netw...
Why politicans are wooing Australian Chinese and Indian voters
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The votes of Chinese and Indian Australians could have a big impact on the outcome of the coming federal election. How are the major parties attempti...
A Fight For Justice: Jamal Khashoggi's Widow Speaks Out
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost seven years since Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by a team of Saudi ...
Fallen Off The Front Page: South Africa
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Almost a year after the historic election result that ended three decades of dominance by the party that freed South Africa from apartheid, the Afric...
Why Harvard Is Taking On Donald Trump
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s quite the match-up. The White House versus Harvard University, MAGA taking on the Ivy League, the elite of American higher education. The cou...
World’s first human-robot half-marathon
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s first human-robot half-marathon is being held in Beijing this weekend.The robots will have their own lane and they’ll all have a huma...
Will the youth vote decide the federal election?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
May 3 will be the first federal election where generation Z and millennial voters aged under 45 will outnumber baby boomers in every state and territ...
A.C.Grayling on making peace in the culture wars
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rise of social media appears inextricably linked to the fuelling of today’s culture wars. People expressing views deemed offensive, dangerous a...
US farmers preparing for tariff pain
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Donald Trump’s first term, farmers received payments to help compensate them for the hit to export markets of retaliatory tariffs. And even tho...
How might the trade war reshape China's economy?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The gloves are off between the world’s two biggest economies and the pain could be felt everywhere.Lizzi Lee argues that the tit for tat tariff hik...
United States and Iran resume nuclear talks
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Iran and the United States will hold talks in Oman on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear pro...
Trump tariffs dominate federal election week one
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined a plan to respond to the Trump administration's 10 per cent tariff on Australian imports. Meanwhile, Opp...
Highlights of the 25th Adelaide Cabaret Festival
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Adelaide Cabaret Festival – the world’s largest cabaret festival, is turning 25 and in a birthday celebration like no other, audiences ar...
The Correspondent: Richard Roxburgh plays Peter Greste
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste's imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, The Correspondent is a gripping thriller about ...
Inside Myanmar: quake toll rises to more than 3000
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake in Myanmar continues to rise with more than three thousand people now confirmed dead and hundr...
Trump’s new protectionist age
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Financial markets around the world have plunged in response to the US moving to blow up the global trading order it helped build, ushering in an unce...
The Last Thing: Virginia Trioli
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the last great television programme you watched? What’s the last great song you heard? What’s the last time you had a really good belly ...
History lessons of past Australian election campaigns
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing a federal election date of May 3, Australians will now have five weeks to decide who to vote for. But...
Sprint sensation Gout Gout draws record crowds in Melbourne
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Maurie Plant Meet Athletics in Melbourne has sold out as the Australian public get a chance to see teenage running sensation, Gout Gout, run in t...
Renewing the US Democratic Party in Face of New Trump Era
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fallout from this week's massive US intelligence leak continues in Washington with Democrats and Republicans outraged after it was revealed that ...
JD Vance visits Greenland as US doubles down on takeover threat
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United States is again ramping up claims to take control of Greenland as JD Vance and his wife wrap up a lightening visit to the country's north ...
It's a five-week race to election day: Annabel Crabb
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the 2025 federal election for Saturday May 3, kicking off a five-week race to the polls. With the cost-of-...
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand, China and India.In Mandalay, the city closest to the quake epicent...
Rock Lobsters of The World: a quest to paint every species
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Swainston is a renowned painter, naturalist and zoologist who has turned his attention to painting every species of rock lobster on the planet....
Chalmers to Hand Down Pre Election Budget
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Chalmers will hand down his pre-election budget on Tuesday with what he says will be “substantial” help for struggling Australians. But Labor...
Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead IOC
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Coventry, the Zimbabwe Sports Minister and Olympic gold medallist, has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming...
Why The Australian Way Works
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author Andrew Low discusses his new book We Should Be So Lucky. It delves into the secrets behind Australia's remarkable success and why its relative...
'I'm pretty happy': How Trump is delivering for conservatives
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is just over the halfway mark of his first 100 days in office and, so far, the president has used his power to fundamentally reshape Ame...
Russia Agrees to Limited Ukraine Ceasefire while Gaza Explodes
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Ukraine and Gaza, Donald Trump is finding out that ending wars is tougher than it looks. Ukraine and Russia have now agreed to a partial ceasefire...
Formula 1 fever in Melbourne
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Racing fans are revved up for the return of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend, with hundreds of thousands of fans flocking to Alber...
View from the Ukrainian frontline as Putin mulls ceasefire
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join a phone hook-up with other world leaders to discuss potentially sending peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of ...
How the pandemic changed us, five years on
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Next week marks the fifth anniversary of what became known as “Fortress Australia”, when the country shut its borders to the world to protect aga...
Bettany Hughes: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The ...
Fallen Off The Front Page: South Korea
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How long does a news story last? New research has found that the average 'big' news story lasts for around seven days before the public moves on to t...
Canada announces more US tariffs as trade war with Trump deepens
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As America's biggest source of imported steel and aluminium into the US, Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on some 21-Billion dollars worth of...
Third term likely for WA Labor
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last time WA went to the polls, it was described as the most one-sided election in Australian history. The party took 53 out of 59 lower house se...
The battle for gender equality in the era of the push back politics
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is there much to celebrate on International Women's Day when there's been such a international pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion? A...
Australian Chamber Orchestra turns 50
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years ago, an ensemble of like minded string musicians made their debut at the Sydney Opera House, performing to a sold out concert hall. They...
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred downgraded
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low but the rain, flooding and wind and beach erosion are still severe.From the Gold Coast, Brendan ...
British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell bids farewell to Australia
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain's High Commissioner to Australia Vicki Treadell has served in Canberra for six years, the longest anyone has occupied that post and she’s...
Ukraine and US to meet for new peace plan talks
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US and Ukraine have agreed to meet next next week in Saudi Arabia to discuss peace plans including a framework for a ceasefire with Russia. It c...
The last thing: Richard Fidler
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The King of Conversations, Richard Fidler joins Nick Bryant on The Last Thing.Richard Fidler's last great read took him to Northern Ireland, the last...
Can Australia continue to depend on America for security?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a flotilla of Chinese ships from the biggest navy in the world has been sailing around the waters of Australia, further south than they’...
Spy thrillers are everywhere — why are they so popular?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever we switch on our TV, or favourite streaming service, or visit our local bookshop, we're flooded with stories about spies.Chris Costa, an int...
The politics of welfare in Australia since 1950
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has long been lauded as the land of the fair go - a place where there will always be a helping hand for anyone who has fallen on hard times...
Steve Rosenberg on the chance of peace between Russia and Ukraine
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the scheduled talks between US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the BBC's Moscow Correspondent St...
Trump accuses Zelenskyy of 'gambling with World War Three'
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has clashed with Donald Trump and JD Vance in a tense exchange in the Oval Office, with President Trump telli...
The School of Paris: Australian artists abroad
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A century ago, Paris was the creative centre of the world, with writers, painters and performers flocking to the city of light to savour the art and ...
Why support for the AfD is a whole of Germany phenomenon: Katja Hoyer
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
German voters will soon cast their votes to determine who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats expe...
David Wenham returns as Jonny Spit
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Wenham played lovable small-time crim, Johnny Spiteri, aka Spit, in the 2003 comedy Gettin' Square.The film became a cult hit, partly because o...
How can we solve Australia's housing crisis?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend, 100 randomly-selected Australians are going to be asked about their views on a set of housing reforms that have been put forward by exp...
How are Ukrainians feeling about the US seemingly turning from friend into foe?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US has been Ukraine's key supporter in its war with Russia, yet in a series of blunt comments, President Trump has described Ukrainian President ...
Gideon Rachman: Is the US still Europe's ally?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European leaders held emergency talks this week in Paris after a US diplomatic blitz on Ukraine sparked questions over the long-standing alliance.Vet...
Deciphering China with The Economist's David Rennie
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Rennie from The Economist poses the question; could there be a 19th century style carve-up of the world between great powers?
Should Australia rethink the national anthem?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an ever more polarised world, national anthems — and how they are performed — not only have the power to bring us together but to drive us apa...
Will there finally be an interest rate cut?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank of Australia board is about to make perhaps the most eagerly awaited monetary policy call in years — both for home borrowers and p...
Negotiating with Trump's trade team: insights from former Australian diplomat Jane Hardy
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser said Australia is “killing” America’s aluminium market, in a set-back to Canberra’s efforts for an exem...
JD Vance lectures Europe on "enemy within" at Munich summit
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US Vice-President JD Vance was expected to give a speech at the Munich Security conference, outlining plans for a potential end to the war in Ukraine...
Relief as Cyclone Zelia downgraded
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week at this time we crossed to Western Australia to hear about a fantastic community ocean swim happening in Busselton, south of Perth.This wee...