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Shockwaves: The Bali Bombings is an audio documentary series that explores the lives of people in Australia and Bali who are impacted by the Bali Bombings. This podcast shares their resilience in dealing with this trauma, and what they’ve learned from it in the past 20 years. The podcast opens with recollections of the night the bombs went off in The Sari Club and Paddy’s Bar. Moving through the immediate aftermath, the tireless work of the health workers in Bali and in Australia, the investigations and trial of the perpetrators, as well as how some of those who lost loved ones have forgiven the bombers, this podcast ultimately focuses on the effects of the tragedy 20 years on, and the hope and healing of those who survived. In this series you will hear from Erik de Haart, Simon and Norri Quayle, Dr Fiona Wood, Ayu Sila (cashier at The Sari Club), Ni Luh Erniati (Balinese widow), Putu Budiarsana (Sanglah Hospital Nurse manager) Dr Ketut Ariawati (director Medical Support Sanglah Hospital) Andy Thorp (former Australian Federal Police officer) Daniel Herri (Balinese local) and Megan Basioli – our youngest survivor, just 14 at the time.

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Former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig breaks down the headlines at the intersection of law and politics. From CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Interviews and feature reports from SBS News.

A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews, all in under 20 minutes. Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 3pm Monday to Friday, and profiles across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise. Hosted by a cast of rotating journalists including Sacha Barbour-Gatt, Katrina Blowers, Antoinette Lattouf, and Bension Siebert.

Every Tuesday and Friday, tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

A podcast series from the Betoota Advocate that breaks down, explains and decodes Australian politics and the big issues in the news cycle.

The Megyn Kelly Show is your home for open, honest and provocative conversations with the most interesting and important political, legal and cultural figures today. No BS. No agenda. And no fear.

Six days a week, from Monday through Saturday, the hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes.

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A sports podcast by women, about more than 'women's sport'. Featuring analysis of the biggest headlines in sports media and conversations with some of Australia's best athletes and sports insiders.

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1A is home to the national conversation. The show frames the best debates with great guests in ways to make you think, share and engage.

A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability.

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Arabic-speaking Australians.

Timely, smart and in-depth news, interviews and conversation from NPR & WBUR.

The latest headlines from Australia and around the world.

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This collection of shortcasts is the destination for Everything Newcastle and surround

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NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes.

It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

A five-part investigative series examining the rise and fall of the MeToo movement in Australia, and what it will take for things to finally change.

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.

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These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma and Raza Jaffrey, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own.

From Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees.

Join the anonymous creator of the pop culture and entertainment news Instagram account @deuxmoi for a weekly podcast featuring an extensive analysis of the most popular and controversial posts from the account. On every episode “Deux”, along with insiders and expert guests, will take a look behind the post and share exclusive details that haven’t been revealed on Instagram.

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Get your fix of the latest car news and hear the hottest takes on what’s going on in the car world with ‘Mr. Motorsport’ Rusty and the experts from carsales. Get the exclusive from the major car launches of the month, hear expert guest’s breakdown latest developments, and join in on the controversial conversations. Deep-dive into the one-of-a-kind classifieds and hear about the best cars of the month in this razor sharp, robustly relevant, and engine-revving podcast brought to you in partnership with carsales.

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We live in a confusing time, bombarded every day with news from around the world that can be hard to follow, or fully understand. Let Worldly be your guide. Every Thursday, senior writer Zack Beauchamp, senior foreign editor Jennifer Williams, and staff defense writer Alex Ward give you the history and context you need to make sense of the moment and navigate the world around you. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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The world is facing the largest displacement crisis since WWII as a number of humanitarian emergencies rage on. Grant Gordon and Ravi Gurumurthy from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have in-depth conversations with leading humanitarians, foreign policymakers, and innovators to understand how they think about, and tackle these global crises. Produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network.

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This collection of shortcasts covers Everything Gold Coast.

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Your guide to the most interesting and important tech and business news of the day. Learn how our digital world is changing — and changing us — five days a week. Produced by Recode and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy. So, join us, plug in, sit back and prepare for scares.

Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This is the destination for Everything South-West.

In this weekly news series, cyber security expert and reformed hacker Bastien Treptel will take you through what you should know about the newest hacks and data breaches around the globe and what you can do to make sure you’re protected from them.

Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama’s National Security Council. On “Pod Save the World,” he and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes break down the latest developments and bring you behind the scenes with the people who were there.

The podcast spreading mateship and chatting geopolitics. Diplomates* is the podcast giving you the definitive answers to the key questions facing Australia and the world. Our guests are the leading foreign policy experts, thinkers and political big wigs from around the world. Each episode is a deep dive into the very latest trends in global affairs. We mine the expertise of our guests and hand it over to you for your listening pleasure. Our 'Chinwags' are hosted by Misha Zelinsky; the Aussie policy nerd you never knew you needed to know. And make sure you stay tuned for our world famous, patented BBQ questions. Because, let's be honest, what the world absolutely needs is another nerdy political podcast hosted by an unknown Australian. *DiploMATES, get it?

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Broadsheet Sydney: Around Town is a biweekly culture podcast that dives deep into Australian food, entertainment, fashion, art and everything in between. Each Tuesday, we sit down with a person making an impact on culture and the way we live. It could be the founder of a brand we use every day, a restaurateur who’s transformed how we dine, a filmmaker behind a series we can’t stop watching or a bartender shaking up a twist on a classic cocktail.  On Thursdays, hear from a rotating cast of Broadsheet editors on openings and events in Sydney; recommendations as asked for by you; and anything we haven’t been able to stop talking about in the office – all in less than 10 minutes.

Host Kelly McEvers takes a story from the news and goes deep. Whether that means digging into the Trump administration's past, the stories behind police shootings caught on video, or visiting a town ravaged by the opioid epidemic, Embedded takes you where the news is happening.

Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark follows Leon Benson, who spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who knew what really happened had never been allowed to speak? Suspect Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark is the story of two victims: one murdered, one sentenced to life. Follow host Matt Shaer and attorney Lara Bazelon as they investigate how the justice system failed both Leon and Kasey, and who the real killer might be. Join this unprecedented look inside the attempt to overturn a wrongful conviction and find out if justice will finally be served.

Adam Shand investigates the role of education in breaking poverty in these unprecedented times and safeguarding the future of the next generation. More than 1.2 million Australian children are living in poverty and thousands more are at risk as the nation slips into recession amid the COVID global pandemic.

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At SBS Italian we realise that for a non-native speaker our speech delivery could be very fast and difficult to follow. Fear no more! To make things right, we have started “Slow Italian, Fast Learning”, the very best of the week’s news, read at a slower pace, with Italian and English transcripts.

This is The Science Briefing, a podcast about the science of everything and your new go-to podcast for your snapshot of science news. Hosted by Dr Sophie Calabretto and featuring journalists from Cosmos Magazine, The Science Briefing brings you the latest research in technology, health, climate, physics, artificial intelligence, space and more. Hear what’s making news in science in Australia and across the globe every Tuesday and Thursday.

If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.

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Broadsheet Melbourne: Around Town is a biweekly culture podcast that dives deep into Australian food, entertainment, fashion, art and everything in between. Each Tuesday, we sit down with a person making an impact on culture and the way we live. It could be the founder of a brand we use every day, a restaurateur who’s transformed how we dine, a filmmaker behind a series we can’t stop watching or a bartender shaking up a twist on a classic cocktail.  On Thursdays, hear from a rotating cast of Broadsheet editors on openings and events in Melbourne; recommendations as asked for by you; and anything we haven’t been able to stop talking about in the office – all in less than 10 minutes.

Join former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as he breaks down legal topics in the news and engages thought leaders in a podcast about power, policy, and justice. From CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

A referendum will be held in Australia this year, and voters will be asked if the Constitution should be altered to recognise the First Peoples of Australia, by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, but with this being our first referendum in over 20 years, many people may have no experience with the process.   This podcast from the Australian Electoral Commission, is here to help you get referendum ready, and answer questions like, what’s the difference between a referendum and an election?   Or, what’s the role of the Australian Electoral Commission in a referendum?  Tune in, as we speak with those in the know from the AEC, to help get you vote-ready for the referendum. 

Pod Save the UK is your weekly fix of political news, big ideas and a shot of inspiration. Each week hosts, comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan are joined by politicians, experts, and famous friends to unpick the latest news, look for solutions, and inspire action. From Crooked Media – the creators of Pod Save America – in partnership with Reduced Listening, tune in to new episodes of Pod Save the UK every Thursday wherever you pod.

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing stories. This collection of Shortcasts is the destination for everything on and around The Border

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This is the destination for Everything in the Darling Downs and Surrounds

The COVID 19 Pandemic has changed our lives. Some say forever. Walkley Award winning investigative journalist Adam Shand explores that notion talking to experts; Dr Mei Ling Doery, Global Affairs and Economist Dr Keith Suter, Economist Tim Harcourt, Futurist Mark Pesce, Psychologist Cass Dunn, Business leader Mark Bouris, Executive Coach Margie Hartley and Journalist Tom Tilley.  A vaccine may help us return to normal but is Australia still vulnerable to the next viral pandemic? It’s globalisation versus localism. Is this an opportunity for all Australians to re-set for safety and self-reliance?

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This is the destination for Everything Riverina!

Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. Discover a social media empire with an unapologetic vision of gun rights—generating millions of likes, follows, and dollars. From WAMU's Guns & America, reporters Lisa Hagen of WABE and Chris Haxel of KCUR expose how three brothers from the most uncompromising corner of the gun debate are turning hot-button issues into donations and controversy.

Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters.

In Washington, DC, the story often ends when Congress passes a law. For us, that’s where the story begins. We examine the consequences of what happens when powerful people act — or fail to act. This season, Jillian Weinberger explores the big ideas from the 2020 presidential candidates: how their ideas worked, or didn’t work, in other places or at other times. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

5 Things is powered by the USA TODAY Network to deliver the need-to-know news of the week. Monday through Saturday, Taylor Wilson covers the top five stories of the day in five minutes. On the 20-minute Sunday edition, Claire Thornton dives deeper into multiple stories on a single relevant theme.

From the Griffith Criminology Institute, this is A Matter of Crime podcast. A Matter of Crime takes you behind the headlines and gets you a seat beside Australia’s leading criminologists and legal scholars. Together, we’ll unravel why laws are made, why they’re broken, and how we navigate the aftermath. In this episode, in the wake of recent terrorist attacks around the world, we speak to postdoctoral research fellow at the Griffith Criminology Institute Dr Keiran Hardy about how to respond to this growing threat. And later in the show we will join Juliet and Dee for a glass of Crim and Tonic as they answer your questions, unravel your theories, dispel your myths, and quote showtunes.

Hosted by Admin 1 and Admin 2, Talking Sh!t by Toilet Paper Australia is a podcast dedicated to calling out nonsense in the media and politics, so we can all navigate what the fuck is actually going on. Produced by DM Podcasts

Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along the way. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This is the destination for Everything throughout Central Vic

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Join ‘Mr. Motorsport’ Rusty and carsales’ Nadine Armstrong as they keep you up to date with the latest developments in the world of electric vehicles.  Stay in the know about the hottest releases, put your mind at ease as they bust common EV myths, and hear from the people who have swapped the bowser for the battery. Expert guests, those doing the impossible with EVs, and a no nonsense look at Watts Under the Bonnet.

We are living through history, but keeping up with the unending stream of revelations, statements, tweets, and disputes is already difficult enough. If we’re going to understand this inquiry–and this presidency–we need to slow down the news cycle long enough to separate the signal from the noise. Every Saturday, Ezra Klein will do just that – through deep conversations with Vox reporters and leading policy voices about what’s going on, why it matters, and where it leaves us now.

In each episode, a group of friends takes a journey to the Island of Explained. Kids (and adults) come along to explore the magical island and meet its whimsical inhabitants, all while exploring some of the biggest questions in the world. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Join a trusted and insightful guide, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to walk though one of the most vexed and consequential questions of our time. Are we witnessing the decline of western/liberal democracy? External threats to our democracies have not gone away - as Vladimir Putin has demonstrated in Ukraine, but we are now realising that the greatest threats to our democracies are not from without but from within.

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Joey Watson is trying to find the spy who betrayed Australia. During the Cold War, the Australian spy agency ASIO, was sabotaged from within, when one of its spies became a mole and turned to work for the enemy. ASIO has never acknowledged the damage the mole caused, and maybe, there was more than one mole.

Do you want to learn to invest in the share market?  Join host Jamila Rizvi as she takes you from investment zero to investment hero!  Alongside the expert team from CommSec, Jamila will break down the often-daunting world of share market investing.  How it all works, gaining confidence in what you are buying, and what to do once you have your first share, this podcast will guide you through the whole process to help you become a confident share market investor. The content in this podcast is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814. The information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider the appropriateness of the information before acting and if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice. Opinions expressed are those of the individuals referenced and not CommSec’s.

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An inclusive, authentic exploration of First Nations issues from a First Nations perspective. Delivered as an honest but positive conversation between friends, MC & Teela Reid, in under 20 minutes.

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Vietnamese-speaking Australians.

What happens when an Australian journalist named Antoinette and an American poet named Antoinette sit down to tackle the world’s biggest and smallest problems? They trade many words and some barbs! There are trials and errors, and plenty of laughs as the Antoinettes navigate their friendship while trying to make sense of the world’s chaos. Welcome to the bin fire. Welcome to the shit show!

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This is the destination for Everything Central Coast.

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7am is a daily news podcast. It is the big story, the news that defines the moment. It's what you need to know: who's involved, what it means and why it matters. It's news with narrative, every weekday. 7am is questioning and idiosyncratic – memorable, likeable, fresh and trusted. It is an interview-based show, taking the story of the day and finding the voices that tell it best. It is fast paced and tightly edited, intimate and accessible.

Scamfluencers tell the wild stories of influencers who become famous and then commit fraud or other controversies that reveals how a series of bad, desperate, or pathological decisions landed an influencer in trouble. How did a fugitive posing as a diamond heir scam women out of millions he met on Tinder? Why did the American National Ballet founders' dream of a multicultural ballet company end in murder? What drove a group of online vigilantes to form a sting operation to expose celebrity psychics? Hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi take the listener into the mind of the fraudster, their victims, and those who got fooled along the way.

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Mandarin-speaking Australians.

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One issue in global politics explained each week, so you understand what’s really going on, why it’s happening, and what’s likely to happen next..

From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. This is the destination for Everything Adelaide.

Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. From the creators of American History Tellers, Business Wars comes American Scandal, where host Lindsay Graham takes you deep into the heart of America’s dark side to look at what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they’re caught.

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We have reporters on the ground in Ukraine and around the world, bringing you the latest on Russia's war in Ukraine. We'll discuss the conflict's past, its possible future, and what each new development means for the rest of the world.

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In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal. British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power. But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories, stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage. Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change? From the creators of Business Wars, American Scandal and Even The Rich, comes British Scandal. We tell the stories of the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Saville to Profumo who show us the reality of power, the price of pride and the failings of the great and good. Because sometimes the truth doesn’t set everyone free…

The Betoota Advocate report fiercely - without fear or favour.

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Hindi-speaking Australians.

Listen to Australia's best writers and thinkers read out longform essays from The Monthly magazine, the country's leading publication on politics, current affairs and culture.

The source Canberrans trust when it comes to the news that matters. Listen to The Canberra Times Today for this morning's top stories in news, politics and sport, direct from the nation's capital. The Canberra Times - Canberra’s trusted voice.

CommSec Market Update is the podcast that will help you to stay ahead of the trends with daily expert commentary as the market opens and closes.  Whether you are invested in the stock market, or just looking to get started, join the team from Australia’s leading online broker and follow the changes as they happen. The content in this podcast is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814. The information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider the appropriateness of the information before acting and if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Rupert Murdoch is the media’s most powerful man. His newspapers and TV networks can topple leaders, change policies and throw into doubt the outcome of entire elections. In this six-part series from Schwartz Media, investigative journalist Paddy Manning charts Rupert Murdoch’s rise from a small newspaper in Adelaide to his reign as the last global media mogul. Find out what drives Rupert Murdoch and what happens now he has handed over the empire.

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Cantonese-speaking Australians.

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Crime Insiders, a LiSTNR Original Production, takes you beyond true crime. In groundbreaking interviews, explore the world of policing, forensics, and more through the stories of the world’s most experienced and decorated experts.

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Vox Quick Hits cover the big, complex, important topics in news, politics and pop culture in just a fraction of the time. Check in daily to hear short updates from your favorite journalists and podcasts in the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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From the latest in local news and sport, to a collection of inspiration, fun and amazing local stories. We're shining a spotlight on everything Tasmania in this collection of Shortcasts.