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  • Tuesday · 1 min

    The Populist: Pauline Hanson’s divided nation

    Around the globe, rightwing politicians pushing nationalist and anti-immigration policies are on the rise. The Populist explores the growing appeal of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation – a party that has imported the modus operandi of the populist right, including Trump-style attacks on the media. In a new four-part podcast series, investigations correspondent Sarah Martin asks who One Nation really stands for and whether it has what it takes to achieve power in Australia.

  • April 17 · 25 min

    Gina: A day in court – episode 8

    In this bonus episode of the Walkley-nominated series about Australia’s richest person, Guardian Australia senior correspondent Sarah Martin and producer Joe Koning examine Wednesday’s landmark court ruling that ends a 15-year-court battle between Gina Rinehart and rival heirs

  • May 18, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

    Gina: What does she want? – episode 7

    At 13 years old, a young Gina Rinehart read a book that would help shape her worldview. In this episode, we explore how these values are playing out in Rinehart’s life today, including her proposal to build a coalmine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. And we hear how author and environmental campaigner Tim Winton views her efforts to prevent an overhaul of Australia’s environmental laws

  • May 11, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

    Gina: Mythmaking – episode 6

    We interrogate some of the stories her family chooses to celebrate – and others they don’t

  • May 4, 2025 · 17 min

    Gina: The DNA request – update episode

    The daughter of Sella Robinson, one of the Indigenous women who claimed to be Lang Hancock’s Daughter, has decided to speak publicly for the first time.

  • Apr 27, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min

    Gina: The portrait – episode 5

    How does Gina Rinehart use her money to control her image – and what would she rather you don’t see?

  • Apr 20, 2025 · 44 min

    Gina: The first-born son – episode 4

    John Hancock – Gina Rinehart’s first-born son – explains how his relationship with his mother fell apart and discusses a high-stakes legal case that could threaten the foundations of her empire

  • Apr 13, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min

    Gina: Love and money – episode 3

    Gina Rinehart has been Australia’s richest person for the last six years in a row. But where did her money come from?

  • Apr 6, 2025 · 56 min

    Gina: Like father, like daughter – episode 2

    How does Gina Rinehart, like her father before her, use wealth and power to influence politics? Rinehart’s first major foray into the political spotlight was successfully lobbying against Labor’s mining super profit tax during the early 2010s. But what did she learn from Lang Hancock, who campaigned to overturn the iron ore export embargo in the 1950s, setting the foundation for their family fortune?

  • Mar 30, 2025 · 48 min

    Gina: Becoming Mrs Rinehart – episode 1

    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?

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