Trust Me, I'm An Expert Podcast
1) 250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it's time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
The way Australia has commemorated Cook's arrival has changed over time – from military displays in 1870 to waning interest in Cook in the 1950s, followed by the fever pitch celebrations of 1970.
2) An honest reckoning with Captain Cook's legacy won't heal things overnight. But it's a start
The impact of 1770 has never eased for Aboriginal people. It was a collision of catastrophic proportions.
3) Childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, menopause, 75+: how your diet should change with each stage of life
Once you get older, the focus moves to trying not to lose your muscle tissue. So as you age, your protein requirements actually start to go up.
4) Politics with Michelle Grattan: MPs Tim Watts, Fiona Martin, Clare O'Neil and Helen Haines talk about serving their electorates during the coronavirus crisis
Michelle Grattan discusses how the coronavirus is affecting a range of MPs abilities to serve their constituents, operate their offices, and partake in parliament.
5) What does the coronavirus pandemic sound like? The voices of people struggling, secluding and surviving around the world
What does the pandemic sound like? In this episode, urban researchers all over the world open up the voice recorder on their phones and record a two minute report from the field about their city.
6) Democracy 2025 - How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb
In this special hour long podcast presented by Mark Evans, professor of governance and director of Democracy 2025, the panel discusses Australian democracy with Emeritus Professor Ian Chubb and Michel...Show More
7) Politics with Michelle Grattan: Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine
Michelle Grattan interviews immunologist and Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty about controlling the coronavirus pandemic, and the prospects of developing a vaccine.
8) Coronavirus and COVID-19: your questions answered by virus experts
What do you need to know about COVID-19 and coronavirus? We asked our readers for their top questions and sought answers from two of Australia's leading virus and vaccine experts.
9) Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19
Michelle Grattan discusses with Professor Brendan Murphy the unique challenges presented in containing and treating the coronavirus.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19
23:14 | Mar 10th, 2020
10) We asked astronomers: are we alone in the Universe? The answer was surprisingly consistent
'I think that we will discover life outside of Earth in my lifetime. If not that, then in your lifetime,' one astronomer told us.