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The end-of-year drift is upon us, and the Coalition’s ‘marriage…
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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.
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- The end-of-year drift is upon us, and the Coalition’s ‘marriage material’ long game · 24 minThis week we’re talking about the sense of drift in the major parties. The government is assessing how it can reset over summer, the Coalition hasn’t exactly gone backwards – or…
- Trump has boycotted the UN climate talks. Even so, he just might become a climate saviour · 21 minThe mood at the United Nations’ annual climate conference is often tense, even accusatory. But this year, the war with Iran is looming over the event, as is the prospect of US…
- Behind the downfall of David Jones · 18 minThe end was months in the making, but David Jones’ eventual collapse was dramatic. High-end designers fled the store and shelves were stripped bare, while the jobs of thousands…
- Inside Nick McKenzie's investigation into the ‘darker corners’ of One Nation · 21 minOne Nation has gone from being a minor irritant to a major player and third-party force. But with power comes expectation and scrutiny. A joint investigation between our…
- Francis Fukuyama predicted Trump as a threat to democracy 34 years ago. Now he weighs in on the midterms · 24 minFor 35 years, political scientist Francis Fukuyama has tracked the evolution, vulnerabilities and psychological backlashes within liberal democracies to help us make sense of…
- A health check on Australia's democracy exposes deep divides · 22 minThis week the 2026 McKinnon Index was released, and it showed what so many of us feel – that trust in federal politicians has fallen further – from 35.9 per cent of people to…
- Is Trumpism dead? What the Democrats sweep to power means for America and the world · 21 minIt’s official – a political blue tsunami has hit the United States, with the Democrats gaining control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is seismic…
- A broken body clock has been linked to a new type of depression · 13 minIn a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry of over 11,000 Australians who’d been diagnosed with depression, researchers from University of Sydney have discovered…
- An expected rate rise, and risk of recession · 19 minThe Reserve Bank governor is expected to announce, today, the 17th rate rise under the Albanese government, in a bid to lower inflation. Today, senior economics correspondent…
- US midterm elections: Trump faces his toughest test yet · 21 minAmericans head to the polls tomorrow to vote in the pivotal mid-term elections, which many view largely as a referendum on President Donald Trump. Polls suggest voters are…
- Is the PM at risk of "Albo derangement syndrome"? · 24 minThis week, we take a look at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's incorrect claim about a $6 million grant to his local golf club – which has become another instance of the…
- Is the tide turning on strongman politics? · 21 minStrong man populism has grown so much over the years that analysts have expressed despair about whether democracy could have a future. Even former US president Barack Obama, a…
- ‘Cracking the facade’: The unravelling of the Sam Wood empire · 19 minFor more than a decade, Sam Wood was one of the greatest success stories to come out of the reality TV series, The Bachelor. He met the love of his life, Snezana, on the show…
- Inside Politics bonus: ‘I should make more time for my colleagues’: Chalmers on party tensions · 43 minThe treasurer's position is known to be one of, if not the, most difficult spots in any Australian cabinet in modern history, and the current climate is no exception. On the…
- Israel votes: Is Netanyahu's leadership over? · 24 minAfter the October 7 attacks, Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership seemed in ruins. His government repeatedly looked on the verge of collapse. Today, Israelis head to the polls…
- A 'moon landing moment': The new cancer drug therapy that could change medical thinking · 23 minIt's being hailed as a cancer breakthrough so monumental, the lead scientist is describing it as a “moon landing moment”. And it's not just any scientist, but Professor Georgina…
- Morality first, politics second – Waleed Aly on political violence · 32 minAfter the attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, it's been a real horror week in Australian politics. Last week SMH and The Age columnist Waleed Aly wrote a column titled, "More…
- Donald Trump is becoming Vladimir Putin: Hartcher · 21 minAn increasing number of commentators and American politicians - including Republicans - are becoming vocal in their opposition to Donald Trump’s assistance of Russia, and the…
- The attack on Helen Haines and what we know · 14 minIt was only last week that independent MP Helen Haines spoke about why Australians were so angry – citing the cost of living, insurance premiums, the price of groceries, and…
- On the ground in France after widespread riots · 16 minRiots broke out across France on the weekend, said to be the worst in decades. The violence began on Saturday after more than half a million people attended rallies to protest…
- The Exclusive Brethren and the rare public grilling of its ‘Man of God’ · 21 minOn Friday, Exclusive Brethren world leader Bruce Hales gave evidence before a federal parliamentary inquiry. This was a significant moment in a story with many twists and turns…
- Jim Chalmers’ facts, an ordinary voter’s feelings and the political reality · 28 minThis week – again – is all about the economy, which includes a visit from a ghost of the past in the form of former treasurer Josh Frydenberg. But the big topic for today is…
- A public execution and a Russian deal – will Trump’s midterm distractions work? · 23 minThe Pentagon’s plans to livestream the execution of a former US army psychiatrist who murdered 13 soldiers at an army base has been met with disbelief in many quarters. Even so…
- The ‘glass cliff’ and why the McKinsey saga shows it still exists · 23 minA senior Australian partner at global consultancy firm McKinsey made global headlines this week when he was stripped of a key leadership position after deriding the so-called…
- Australia is incubating a dementia time bomb · 23 minDementia is the No.1 cause of death here. And it’s a uniquely terrifying one, given it can often lead to an eroded sense of self, and lost memory of loved ones. The number of…
- How a remote Ecuadorian village took on Gina Rinehart · 22 minLucia Chicaiza lives in northern Ecuador, in a sleepy farming town of just over 2000 people, at the foot of the Andes. She also happens to live near a lucrative gold and copper…
- Coalition’s 'race to the bottom on migration' and former immigration official answers your questions · 38 minIt’s been a year since Liberal MP Andrew Hastie quit Sussan Ley’s frontbench to speak his mind on migration. His decision fractured the Coalition and Ley’s ambition to woo back…
- Godlike worship of AI is happening, and the Pope is its greatest opponent · 24 minWhile the rest of us have been dreaming of the promise of AI to cure diseases, and fretting about the threat of robots overtaking humanity, a growing number of people have…
- Inside 'sandpapergate' – cricket's greatest scandal · 24 minAustralians woke up on a Sunday morning in 2018 to extraordinary vision plastered across their television screens and mobile phones: Cameron Bancroft, the opening batsman on the…
- The royals have a rich history of lawsuits, but Andrew’s action is different · 25 minThere’s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over his arrest in relation…
- I was a teenage boy online. It took 13 minutes for the manosphere to come · 15 minAccording to new analysis, screen time could damage children more than being born into poverty. The findings from the University of Calgary say higher doses of screen exposure…
- Interest rates and Labor's spending, and the Greens look to Mamdani · 31 minAnthony Albanese is back from the United Nations in New York to a slump in his approval rating and more economic pain. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to a…
- Did Trump offer arms to Xi Jinping? What happened on the White House tour · 24 minWhen the competing leaders of the world's two biggest economies gather for a summit, there's usually a lot to tussle over – military build-up, trade, critical minerals or AI. But…
- Bogong moths are swarming homes, and their story is miraculous · 11 minIf you live in a certain part of Australia, you have probably noticed them – big moths flying around, clinging to glass doors and gathering around lights in massive numbers. But…
- Another interest rate hike? Experts say there are other ways to curb inflation · 19 minInterest rate hikes are stressing Australian mortgage holders across the country. But are higher rates the only way to get inflation down? Or are there alternatives to the…
- How real is Australia's immigration problem? · 24 minThe past five decades have witnessed immigration on a scale the globe has never seen before, and countries around the world are convulsing with anti-immigration sentiment…
- Guardrails or ‘world leader’: How Anthony Albanese responds to OpenAI’s hack · 23 minToday we’re going international to talk about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to New York for the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. It’s been an…
- OpenAI's hack of an Australian government website · 9 minPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a taskforce to investigate how AI apparently went rogue hacked into a portal belonging to one of Australia’s major healthcare…
- Inside the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon · 15 minYou might remember this case from Sydney in the summer of 2024 – the alleged double murder of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies. Baird was a television…
- Trump and Zelensky meet again, and this time, Zelensky has the cards · 18 minThe Republican Party is under enormous pressure, six weeks out from the midterm elections, with a new poll finding that most voters believe US President Donald Trump has hurt the…
- The surprising prediction for Australia in 40 years · 16 minWhat will our future look like 40 years from now? How, in a world growing in complexity, will we be faring economically and otherwise? Ahead of the release of the government's…
- The new terror stalking Ukraine · 23 minFor many Ukrainians, daily life continues four years and six months since Russia’s full-scale invasion. But something has shifted in the war recently, as Europe correspondent…
- Introducing Virginia: Our latest investigative podcast · 39 minToday we're sharing the first episode of Virginia – The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald's latest investigative podcast on Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent victim. Walkley-award…
- Migration plan revealed: Who comes, who leaves and what it all means · 18 minToday we’re hot off the press, to use an old newsroom cliche, to talk about the federal government’s new plan for migration. Immigration Minister Tony Burke gave a speech to the…
- Could Australia join the European Union? · 22 minWhen Donald Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs in April last year, one question seemed to dominate: which country would suffer the most economic pain? But since…
- Bestselling author Caitlin Moran on how to have hope when Trump and the world drives you 'crackers" · 23 minFor nearly 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers around the world have turned to Caitlin Moran for laughter and her signature nouse about how to cope with life's worst bits…
- One Nation has revealed its migration policy · 12 minPauline Hanson has finally announced her party’s migration policy, after weeks in which various One Nation MPs publicly contradicted one another on the plan. Today, hear federal…
- Australia’s ‘Moneyball’: Finding the next big thing in footy · 17 minFinals in Australia’s major sporting codes are in full swing. And six weeks after the AFL grand final is played, the other biggest show of the year - the men’s, and women’s…
- Superannuation and the One Nation press conference that had everyone watching · 23 minThis week we’re joining the dots between two different stories: the fight over superannuation, and the colourful past of One Nation’s leader in Victoria, Warren Pickering. On…
- From 9/11 to Donald Trump: Why Australia can’t afford to abandon the US · 27 minThis week marks twenty-five years since the United States suffered a terrorist attack that was predicted to change the world forever. Today, international and political editor…
