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March 3 · 20 min
Is the US the most pressing threat to peace?
Professor Ben Saul speaks to Nour Haydar about why law experts say it’s crystal clear the attacks on Iran were illegal and unprovoked, and why the military action sets a dangerous precedent
March 3 · 22 min
Four weeks or forever: How long will Trump’s war in Iran last?
Washington bureau chief David Smith speaks to Reged Ahmad about how long the war in Iran could go on for and what’s really motivating Donald Trump
March 2 · 16 min
Why is Albanese supporting Trump’s illegal strike on Iran?
Political editor Tom McIllroy speaks to Nour Haydar about the prime minister’s swift and explicit support for the military action – support that is at odds with many other countries
March 1 · 18 min
Chaos and uncertainty as Trump unleashes war on Iran
Senior international correspondent Julian Borger speaks to Reged Ahmad about how a conflict that experts say breaks international law could unfold from here
March 1 · 13 min
High-speed rail and heartbreak. Will this time be any different?
Senior reporter Tory Shepherd speaks to Reged Ahmad about the long line of PMs who have announced grand plans for the train line before putting them back on the shelf
February 28 · 6 min
The Sunday read: a day with Punch the monkey’s Djungelskog toy
Education reporter Caitlin Cassidy waits in line to buy the viral plush toy and see what the all hype is about
February 26 · 33 min
Back to Back Barries: the politics of no sympathy for ‘IS families’
Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the divisive political debate over the future of the 34 Australian women and children languishing in a Syrian detention camp
February 26 · 25 min
Will Andrew bring down the monarchy?
As British MPs vote to release the documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, Helen Pidd speaks to Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, about the former prince’s antics in the role and whether this scandal will be the monarchy’s last
February 25 · 24 min
Exclusive: the Australian children of IS families speak to the Guardian
In this exclusive, you will hear from the Australian children stuck in al-Roj camp in Syria. Journalist William Christou speaks to Nour Haydar about how he met the children, the conditions they live in and why they want to come home
February 24 · 25 min
Ukrainian men on how four years of war has changed them
A DJ turned soldier explains how life has changed for Ukraine’s men while Tracy McVeigh and Shaun Walker report on the impact of the conflict and what could happen next
February 23 · 17 min
The UK reckons with Epstein, when will Trump’s America?
The Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, speaks to Reged Ahmad about how former prince Andrew’s UK arrest highlights a lack of action in the US on the Epstein files
February 22 · 14 min
Coles in court: the high-stakes battle over the price of your groceries
One week into the court battle, business editor Jonathan Barrett tells Reged Ahmad what we’ve learned about how discounts are set and whether the outcome could bring prices down
February 21 · 5 min
The Sunday read: Fiona Wright on waiting for your parents to die to own a home
Writer and critic Fiona Wright has often joked with her friends that, in order for them to own homes, they’d have to wait until their parents die. But is there a truth to this dark joke?
February 20 · 33 min
Back to Back Barries: the Liberals’ looming election test
Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine new polling that shows the upcoming South Australian election could deliver a nightmare result for the Liberal party. They also discuss the return of IS families and Angus Taylor’s new shadow frontbench
February 20 · 29 min
Albanese on ex-prince Andrew, Pauline Hanson and Islamic state families
The prime minister tells political editor Tom McIlroy that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has had an extraordinary fall from grace
February 19 · 11 min
Andrew arrested: is this the end for the royal family?
Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian journalist David Pegg about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
February 19 · 17 min
No inheritance, no home: the unjust wealth transfer
Reged Ahmad speaks with deputy features editor Celina Ribeiro about how the age of inheritance is threatening economic equality, faith in the ‘fair go’, and even in democracy itself
February 18 · 17 min
The political furore over Islamic State families
Reged Ahmad speaks to senior reporter and former foreign correspondent Ben Doherty about the fierce debate over the repatriation of 34 Australian women and children from Syria and what it means to be an Australian citizen
February 17 · 17 min
Graham Readfearn steps into our climate future
With extreme heat and heatwaves intensifying climate and environment correspondent Graham Readfearn tests how extreme heat affects us, our cognitive functions and our chances of survival
February 17 · 11 min
Why did Obama say aliens are real?
Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. Lucy Hough speaks to the host of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Madeleine Finlay