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The Morning Edition
The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) 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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One Nation’s newest donors, and why they want to remain secret
Melbourne property developers, entrepreneurs and small business owners are promising huge sums to Pauline Hanson’s party before November's state elect...
Albanese poses with India’s Modi in ‘striking contrast’ to One Nation
This week, we’re talking about a visit from Narendra Modi to Australia and why Anthony Albanese wants to bask in the Indian prime minister’s limelight...
‘The world has changed’: Peter Hartcher on China’s extraordinary missile test
China launched a rare ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday.
It wasn’t just putting nearby countries, li...
Trump’s red card intervention in the World Cup
Allegations of cheating and sporting corruption have followed the revelation that Donald Trump intervened in the FIFA World Cup to overturn the suspen...
Why this bird flu is a lot more dangerous than the last one
Over the weekend, a particularly deadly strain of bird flu was confirmed in NSW for the first time.
This takes the total of confirmed cas...
A thousand girls, neon lights: Human toll of Thailand’s sex tourism industry
The death of 17-year-old Thai girl, Thanchanok Donhomla, has shocked Australia, and sparked fear among sex workers in Pattaya. Thanchanok's body was f...
Labor’s tax changes hit the property market, will a Liberal ‘rebrand’ turn the party around?
The government's capital gains tax and negative gearing changes are now legislated, and this week there has been some early data on how these changes...
Antisemitism is feeding all forms of extremism: Peter Hartcher on ASIO boss’ striking speech
In December last year, Australia was confronted with its worst-ever incident of antisemitic violence when gunmen killed 15 people on Bondi Beach at a...
'Only a rort if you're not in on it': Inside the Big Build scandal
The Victorian government has staked its reputation, to a large extent, on an ambitious infrastructure program – termed the Big Build by state Labor, t...
Is the Karl Stefanovic saga a midlife crisis or media evolution?
Karl Stefanovic was the face of Australian morning television for 25 years. Lauded for wearing the same suit for a year to highlight sexism, laughed a...
In an age of information overload, this is what happens to our brains
For decades, neuroscientists have offered opposing theories for how our brains process the risks and rewards of daily life. Some thought our brains de...
High risk or the right time? Zali Steggall on the new teal party
This week independent MPs Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender announced they would form a new political party, Community Strong Australia.
Steggal...
Peter Hartcher on Australian nihilism, fear and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
More Australians feel unsafe in the world than ever before, according to new research from the Lowy Institute.
And it is this environment of fea...
Starmer ousted: Why the British government is in turmoil
After months of criticism, and two significant scandals, Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as British prime minister.
So, why is the country...
'Be sensible and keep your mouth shut': The private school facing allegations of control
With heritage-listed sandstone turrets and iron gates, the Redeemer Baptist School promises Sydney parents the private school dream: a prestigious, di...
From dust to dust: Is human composting the new way to bury the dead?
For decades now, if someone died, there were two choices: burial, or cremation.
But soon, Australians may get a third choice for how they choose...
Falsities, nastiness and the Trump ‘vibe’ tapped: Hanson at the Press Club
The hottest ticket in Australian politics this week was Pauline Hanson's first address to the National Press Club, which happened on Wednesday.
...
Ultimate grudge match: Can the Socceroos silence the American hype?
A big first-game upset over Turkey sets the scene perfectly for a grudge match in Australia’s crucial game against the World Cup hosts at 5am on Satur...
Donald Trump says he has a peace deal with Iran. But does he?
What have Iran and the United States actually agreed to in the memorandum of understanding that the two countries announced over the weekend?
To...
6000 students. 1000 places. Competition for our best schools has never been tougher
This weekend thousands of teenagers will sit the entry exam for one of four select-entry government schools for high-achieving students in Victoria.
‘Breaks every rule’: What the KPMG scandal is all about
They are one of the big four accounting firms. Government agencies and major corporations trust them to audit their books and ensure everything is abo...
How gangsters are still obtaining military-grade guns in Bondi masscre's wake
Last week there were a couple of shocking crimes in Sydney. In one, a father and his 15-year-old daughter were forced to flee when a gunman approached...
Polls, the media and what's really driving One Nation’s support
With the budget backlash era moving on to something like begrudged resignation, or budget fatigue, we’re expecting Treasurer Jim Chalmers to soon make...
North Korea just made China back down. Is Trump taking note?
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea this week has put the world on notice that Kim Jong-Un's nuclear program, and ambitions, are stronger...
'It's the politics of the personal': Behind the latest US-Iran negotiations
Earlier this week, it looked as though tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran had jeopardised a two-month ceasefire. The new hostilities threaten...
The underbelly construction crackdown: Why was Mick Gatto really arrested?
When one of Australia’s most infamous Victorian gangland figures was arrested last week over an alleged traffic infringement, it raised some eyebrows....
The big baby bust: What happened to Australia’s middle child?
The fertility rate in Australia is at a record low, and there is judgment all around.
Today, senior journalist Matt Wade and reporter Bro...
A week of reality checks: ‘Pauline for PM’ and the true state of the AUKUS pact
This week polls showed, for the first time, One Nation ahead of the major parties and Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister in second place ahead...
Don’t say it’s a protest vote’: Pauline Hanson on One Nation’s resurgence
The debate on the rise of Pauline Hanson is shifting rapidly.
This week, for the first time, polls are showing One Nation's primary vote has ris...
Trump and Putin are showing the world what dumb power can do
We know that Donald Trump has long chased after Vladimir Putin’s approval. Remember the time Trump tweeted: “Do you think Putin will be going to the M...
A player suspended, a Pride match bumped: Is the AFL doing more harm than good?
This weekend, there was supposed to be a special game played between the Sydney Swans and St Kilda. It was the teams' annual Pride match, in which the...
Tony Abbott is back, but what does it mean for the Liberal Party?
Tony Abbott is one of our most divisive former prime ministers. Lauded in conservative political circles, and mocked outside of them.
And...
A ‘mega ship’ will deliver 30,000 EVs from China. Just how safe is your data?
Roughly 5,000 new electric vehicles are due to land this week from China. This is just the first part of a shipment expected from the Chinese car manu...
CGT shemozzle, risk thrown around like 'fairy dust' and...a Teal party?
We are officially in week two of budget backlash, and both sides seem pretty dug in.
Today we’re talking about the disagreements about the capit...
How Gen Z in India turned an insult into a political uprising
Gen Z in India are rebelling. Millions of young Indians have signed up to a movement that’s pushing against the unfair advantages that their elders ha...
The most powerful man in sport is about to get more powerful
State of Origin is rugby league’s night of nights, with Queensland and New South Wales battling it out for supremacy.
But as the teams take to t...
Why running the sniffer dog gauntlet at festivals could be over
Drugs and music festivals have gone hand-in-hand for decades. In recent years – especially since a string of overdoses – authorities have employed var...
A secret, a revelation and a life forever changed for cop turned alleged victim
As a police officer who investigated sex crimes, Graeme Simpfendorfer was accustomed to helping victims on what might be the worst day of their life....
Most people don’t have trusts, or multiple houses: Bill Shorten on the budget’s tax changes
We’re officially in our budget backlash era, with claims of death taxes, of aspirations killed, and the outraged cries of crypto bros across the natio...
Now, it’s Putin’s turn. Will Xi Jinping encourage Russia to end the Ukraine war?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in China to meet Xi Jinping, days after the Chinese leader hosted US President Donald Trump.
Will Pu...