Saturday Extra - Separate stories Podcast
1) The Pick: What to read, watch and listen to
Curated listening, reading and viewing this week brought to you by Dr Jessica Collins, Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program, Lowy Institute and Mark Mulligan, World Editor, Australian Finan...Show More
2) Tour de France Femmes
Elite female cyclists will have an historic moment later this month when the 8 day Tour de France Femmes kicks off in Paris.
3) Wellness in schools
The Victorian government has committed $200 million to place well being leaders in the state's primary schools by 2026. But what exactly is wellbeing? How do you define it - and even more importantl...Show More
4) UK, post Boris
A growing number of Tory MPs are voicing their disquiet over the decision by outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to remain as caretaker PM until a new leader is elected.
5) Predicting global unrest
After a drop in social unrest during the early stages of the pandemic, the IMF is now reporting an uptick in protests and unrest. So, can economists predict where the next flash point may be? If so, ...Show More
6) Vanuatu reopens to tourists
Vanuatu has reopened its borders to travellers after two years of tough border restrictions caused by the pandemic. What's life been like without tourists?
7) A foreign affair
NATO is to be expanded and strengthened with the aim of deterring President Vladimir Putin from further attacks on Ukraine. The alliance has also included threats posed by Beijing into a blueprint gui...Show More
8) How to argue well
Bo Seo is a two-time world champion debater and a former coach of the Australian national debating team and the Harvard College Debating Union. His new book “Good Arguments: How debate teaches us to l...Show More
9) A rising Indigenous population
The latest census has unveiled a new portrait of Australia, which shows a sharp increase in Australia’s Indigenous population. In some age groups, there was almost a 30 percent jump in the numbers fro...Show More
10) Has Australia's neo-bank experiment failed?
When APRA awarded a raft of new neo-banks banking licenses there was much fanfare about technology and competition. However we've now seen high profile companies Xinja and now Volt fold their business...Show More