Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
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Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.
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Tweet of the week, 5 April 2026
This week's mystery caller likes woodland and open country right across mainland Australia — the Jacky Winter.
The Year that Made Me: Archbishop Kanishka Raffel, 1986
The Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. Kanishka was born into the Buddhist faith, but a chance conversation with a Ch...
Melbourne institution Snuff Puppets could be snuffed out
For over 30 years, the Snuff Puppets have brought all manner of giant puppets to streets and communities of Melbourne and beyond.
But a recent...
The Aussie cinema that was ranked the 30th best in the world
In March, Time Out magazine released its list of the The 100 greatest cinemas in the world right now, and 6 Australian cinemas made the cut.
Sun...
Hereditary Peers are getting the axe
For more than 700 years, the upper house of British parliament, House of Lords, was largely made up of hereditary peers. Seats in the House of Lords w...
Is Viktor Orbán's rule in Hungary about to end?
Hungarians will go to the polls on April 12 in what is shaping up to be a historic election.
Incumbent president, Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most ri...
60 years of the National Folk Festival
Held every Easter long weekend at Exhibition Park in Canberra, the National Folk Festival is still going strong for it's 60th year running. To mark th...
How North Korea deploys forced labour in Russia
North Korean workers in Russia work up to 16 hours a day with no day off and earn as little as 10 USD per month, according to a report titled A Day in...
40 years of Adelaide's "Frankenstein bus-rail hybrid"
Adelaide's O-Bahn was the second guided bus railway in the world, and is now one of only four on the planet. But it has been an enormous success, and...
Tweet of the week, 29 March 2026
This week's mystery caller occupies wooded habitats across the south and up the east – the Golden Whistler.
The Year that Made Me: Emily Strasser, 2009
Emily Strasser was in her late teens before she began to realise the depth of her family's secret. Her grandfather, George, whom she had never met, ha...
Slavery and sex trafficking: uncovering the secrets of Australia's first Hollywood icon
Much has been written about Errol Flynn, whose extraordinary life took him from Hobart, to Papua New Guinea, to Hollywood's Golden Age where he became...
The cost of living too long
Is the longevity of Australians in the 21st century actually a curse for future generations? Government spending on the elderly is predicted to grow s...
Is it OK to drink in front of your kids?
As the negative effects of long-term alcohol use become clearer, it's a question that worries most modern parents: Is it OK to drink in front of your...
Are refugees still welcome in regional Australia?
With the rise of popularity of One Nation with rural and regional Australians, what is the effect on refugees who have settled in regional areas? Do t...
The growing health burden of type 5 diabetes
Type 5 diabetes is fast becoming a significant public health issue in parts of sub-saharan Africa, rivalling infectious diseases like Malaria and HIV....
Why aren't China and Russia helping Iran?
Why have Russia and China offered only tepid support to Iran in the form of statements criticising the US and Israel, and might that change if the Ira...
What's on at the Africa Film Fest?
After two years of sold-out shows in Sydney, in 2026 the Africa Film Fest is making its Melbourne debut. From Friday March 27 until the 29th, films fr...
The Year that Made Me: Dr Olivia Ong, 2008
Early in her medical career, Dr Olivia Ong decided that instead of becoming a neurosurgeon, she would go into rehabilitation medicine. Little could sh...
All aboard the Freedom Plane for America's 250th birthday
The United States National Archives is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of America with a lofty, high-altitude initiative called the...
What would you pay to visit the Twleve Apostles?
The State government of Victoria has announced that later this year, a fee will be introduced for tourists visiting the Twelve Apostles along the Grea...
Seeking the elusive ghost elephant
Werner Herzog's documentary Ghost Elephants takes us deep into the remote Angolan Highlands, following conservationist Dr Steve Boyes and a team of In...
Why spies still use WW1-era encrypted radio broadcasts
Short-wave radio enthusiasts have eagerly reported the appearance of Farsi-language encoded messages being broadcast out of Western Europe. The messag...
Unpacking the Tillies v Japan Asia Cup final
Julian speaks with former Matildas vice captain Moya Dodd about the outcome of the Matildas Asia Cup final against Japan.
Guest: Moya Dodd, form...
Medicinal Cannabis no better than placebo for some mental health conditions
A major new study from the University of Sydney, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has found medicinal cannabis is no more effective than a placebo...
A South Australian election result with 'massive national implications'
“A political earthquake” with “massive national implications”: that was the verdict of ABC Election Analyst Casey Briggs on the outcome of Saturday's...
The rich history of Australian artworks about Antarctica
Antarctica has long captured the imaginations of artists and poets, as well as explorers and scientists.
Since 2023, The University of Tasmania...
The Year that Made Me: Adam Elliot, 2004
Adam Elliot is an auteur writer and director of animated films, who has carved his own path in the Australian film industry with his idiosyncratic fil...
30 years since Port Arthur, a meditation on the aftermath returns to the stage
Australia will mark the 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre in April 2026. The process of dealing with the grief and its ongoing effects are...
Have human emotions changed through history?
Have you ever wondered what your ancestors were feeling decades or centuries ago? Rob Boddice is an historian who argues that differences in our conte...
How the global economy is used as a weapon of war
As an official in the US State Department, Edward Fishman worked on imposing sanctions on Russia. Eddie discusses his latest book Chokepoints, which e...
Deep Impact averted by a shove in the right direction
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022, hoping the kinetic impact would nudge it off its orbit. The mission was called the Double Asteroid...
Iraq's hard-won stability threatened by Iran conflict
As the conflict in the Middle East enters its third week, Iran continues to launch attacks against US allies in the Gulf. Iraq, which borders Iran, is...
Tooba Khan Sawari: A sporting chance in Australia
This week seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation were given humanitarian visas to stay in Australia rather than returning to Iran afte...
India through Indigenous eyes
Julie Janson is a Burruberongal woman, novelist, playwright and poet. In her new book, Letters from India, she writes about the profoundly moving expe...
The Year that Made Me: Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, 2023
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO is a soprano and composer whose extensive CV includes Artistic Director of Short Black Opera and Dhungala Children's Choi...
Gatz is a play worth the numb backside
Gatz is a six-hour theatrical reimagining of The Great Gatsby (eight and a half hours with intervals), which The New York Times called “the most remar...
Dr. Bot - The future of AI in medicine
As doctors are weighed down by increased demands, reduced support and the fast pace of change in medical research, could AI help save the health syste...
Getting deep: the fascinating infrastructure of subsea cables
Roughly 98% of all global internet traffic travels not via phone towers or even satellites, but underwater, along a vast network of fiber optic cables...
Nepal elects rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah
Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah has been elected Nepal's new Prime Minister. The 35 year-old was the mayor of Kathmandu before he ran against form...