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The Last Thing: Jennifer Wong

2

Why are One Nation supporters so unhappy?

3

Dolly Parton - the best of us

4

How the mako shark inspired a carbon-cutting innovation

5

Donald Trump's next move on Iran: 'Economic D-Day'

6

What happens if the US-Canada trade war keeps escalating?

7

Warnings of new dangers in Nepal and Tibet after flooding

8

Who blew up the Nord Stream gas pipeline?

9

The googly-eyed 'stuffed fox' revealed to be a thylacine

10

Why does the gambling lobby in Australia have so much power?

11

After nearly 40 years, a new trial in the Lockerbie bombing

12

Is the US pivoting away from Asia?

13

Is there a 'social epidemic' of self-censorship?

14

Why do we only like politicians when they quit?

15

A look inside the world's biggest green bank

16

Afghanistan marks five years since the return of the Taliban

17

Test cricket returns to Darwin after 22 years

18

Richard Pryor's daughter on her father and a 'notorious word'

19

Who's winning the battle to reshape the Democratic Party?

20

Behind the leadership crisis engulfing FIFA

21

Richard Flanagan sees 'goodness in the midst of our apocalypse'

22

Noni Hazlehurst on her one-woman play The Lark

23

How will AI affect the Australian political landscape?

24

Breakthough in Gaza peace deal

25

From looming cyber threats to the secret world of Pine Gap

26

Why Nauru changed its name to Naoero

27

As the climate worsens, media coverage is falling

28

Wildfires devastate countries across Europe

29

The Last Thing: Sarah Ferguson

30

US news site Politico comes to Australia

31

Was Barnaby right to reprimand Stella the dog?

32

Behind the push for an Australian National Spy Museum

33

Donald Trump's messy nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

34

How the world has weathered the fallout from the Iran war

35

Is this the golden age of Australian horror films?

36

Has the FIFA World Cup been a success or a failure?

37

Researchers turn to AI companions to combat loneliness

38

Were there warning signs before the Christchurch terror attack?

39

The bumpy road to the US midterms

40

Andy Burnham wins the Labour leadership contest

41

Tango: 'It's not a dance, it's an emotion'

42

Trends in global population

43

Erling Haarland brings Viking vibes to the Wold Cup

44

Poetic justice: fairness in the World Cup

45

European populists making fresh bids for power

46

New Zealand to consider joining Australia and Fiji in defence alliance

47

NATO Summit: rare outbreak of unity

48

America at 250: America celebrates and reflects on July 4

49

A visit to the National Indigenous Art Fair

50

Why are Australians abandoning Asian languages?

51

Modi is coming to Australia. Who really is he?

52

Despair in Dallas for the Socceroos

53

The Last Thing: Sam Guthrie

54

Why is support for multiculturalism declining?

55

Discovering Australia's hidden Chinese past

56

America at 250: The 'racial disunion' of America

57

Why did Keir Starmer have to go?

58

USA 2-0 win over Socceroos

59

How should the media treat Pauline Hanson?

60

America at 250: The Native American perspective

61

Will 'the King of the North' become the next UK PM?

62

Who is the real winner from the US-Iran deal?

63

America at 250: Ken Burns on the 'violent birth' of the US

64

Hosting the enemy: America's FIFA World Cup

65

How to deal with misinformation in a 'post-truth world'

66

Can Donald Trump end the war in Iran?

67

Adelaide fundraiser vows to claw back world record for most Marilyn Monroe lookalikes

68

America at 250: How royalists became revolutionaries

69

Is theatre and cinema etiquette getting worse?

70

Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron on journalism under Trump 2.0

71

Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire?

72

Pacific diplomacy under the microscope

73

The Last Thing: Victoria Falconer

74

How Charlottesville became the frontline of an American history war

75

Canberra: love it or hate it?

76

Can Australia be a leader in sustainable data centres?

77

Amid heavy losses, Russia looks to next stage of Ukraine war

78

Is it 'deal or no deal' for Iran and the US?

79

Is mahjong having a moment?

80

Tasmania's budget: a fiscal precipice?

81

Australian activist claims of abuse while attempting to deliver aid

82

Will President Trump's Republican primary wins undermine their midterm chances?

83

Tennant Creek home offers a solution to Indigenous housing crisis

84

How did Putin's summit with Xi compare with Donald Trump's visit?

85

The ABC's new AI reporter on how this tech is changing the world

86

Is the budget as historic as the government claims?

87

National recognition for trio of Sydney architects

88

What happens if international students stop coming to Australia?

89

Trump Xi summit concludes

90

Latest on UK leadership struggle

91

Is One Nation set for a big by-election win?

92

Sarah Wilson on giving up hope and living truthfully in a collapsing world

93

India becomes Australia's top source of migration

94

Donald Trump heads to Beijing for a high-stakes meeting

95

Thomas Wright on great power rivalries in this volatile historic moment

96

Anthony Albanese on his second term in a turbulent world

97

PNG artist Ngaiire building bricks and mortar music school for emerging artists

98

America at 250: The beginnings of 'We the People'

99

How King Charles became a 'Trump whisperer'

100

The Last Thing: Tim Ayliffe

101

Do we need a more diverse Anzac Day?

102

Deborah Mailman finds her 'happy place' in Warwick Thornton's new film

103

Who wants 'the most impossible job in the world'?

104

What's it like on the ground in Lebanon right now?

105

Hope and doubt around prospective Iran peace talks

106

Artists converge in the Snowy Monaro to paint in the great outdoors

107

What does the Iran war mean for China?

108

The story behind Labor's electoral landslide

109

Cheng Lei's stage show recreates 1154 days in Chinese detention

110

As Trump spars with the Pope, is MAGA fraying?

111

The Strait of Hormuz 'reopens' as the Lebanon ceasefire holds

112

Should we all be ditching our smartphones?

113

The Iran war was not a 'quick success' for Trump. So what's next?

114

Australia could play a big part in the next space age

115

Is the US-UK 'special relationship' faltering?

116

Hungarians head to the polls in a high-stakes election

117

Will the 'brittle' US-Iran ceasefire fall apart?

118

Why has Eurovision expanded to Asia?

119

Espionage, subterfuge and revenge in David McCloskey's new novel

120

An epic piece of music for the Easter weekend

121

The outback town protecting our fading night skies

122

Will Artemis II kickstart a new space race?

123

Iran defiant after Trump speech and the search for missing US airman

124

The Last Thing: Sita Sargeant

125

Slow Horses author Mick Herron on his spy megahit

126

Mick Harvey awarded highest French cultural honour

127

Why the government shouldn't 'waste a crisis'

128

UN declares the Earth is out of balance, as Northern Territory faces five successive disasters

129

Does the White House have an 'off ramp' for Iran?

130

Why is this a golden age for the Matildas?

131

Do US attacks on Iran signal the end of Trumpism?

132

The SA election: A big moment for One Nation

133

How weight loss drugs like Ozempic are changing the world

134

War in the Middle East, consequences in Australia

135

Is the war in Iran becoming an 'escalation trap'?

136

Exiled Iranian national soccer player speaks out about fate of returning players

137

From Adelaide to the Academy Awards

138

Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie on his next act

139

Is Melbourne the world's best city?

140

Oil shock: Iran's leaders inflict pain on the global economy

141

Iran is playing 'the long game'. Will it pay off?

142

Why did America decide to go to war with Iran?

143

The world's longest serving TV news anchor duo

144

Magda Szubanski remembers comedy legend Ted Emery

145

A 'comeback' after 6,000 years of extinction

146

What's behind Trump's fight with an AI company?

147

How Iran's proxies have been degraded

148

Can the Iranians outlast the Americans?

149

The Last Thing: Caroline Butler-Bowdon

150

How Australian policy innovation influences the UK

151

Marianne Williamson on US politics

152

A rare look inside North Korea

153

What makes a truly great speech?

154

What's behind the rise of political violence in Australia?

155

Why are so many people Chinamaxxing?

156

Gisele Pelicot seeks to reverse the onus of shame for assault victims

157

Cricket legends stand up for imprisoned Imran Khan

158

After Andrew's arrest, what now?

159

Controversy surrounds incoming Northern Territory Administrator

160

Trump considers initial limited military strike on Iran

161

Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs

162

Reimagining A Winter's Journey for Australia

163

A turning point for protest in Australia?

164

Building Zac Efron's zero-waste home

165

A big, messy week for the Liberals

166

What the Japanese election means for Australia

167

At Munich, big questions about the rules-based world order

168

Behind the massive lay-offs at The Washington Post

169

Why One Nation is surging in the polls

170

Voguing performers ready to strike a pose

171

US politics roundup with Katty Kay and Jon Sopel

172

The impact of Isaac Herzog's Australia visit

173

The Last Thing: Sam Koslowski

174

A messy January in Australian federal politics

175

The women drivers breaking up a boys' club

176

Will Iran strike a deal with the US?

177

What is Donald Trump's endgame in Minnesota?

178

The downfall of China’s top military general

179

Bush poets, buskers and big stars takeover Tamworth

180

How other countries deal with their contested days

181

Is another interest rate hike on the way?

182

Malcolm Turnbull on Coalition chaos

183

How will conservative parties reform after the Coalition's rancorous split?

184

Where do transatlantic relations go from here?

185

Geraldine Brooks on love, loss and ghost writing for Kamala Harris

186

Behind the scenes of journalist Gary O'Donoghue's exclusive interview with Trump

187

David Gonski reflects on 20 years as Chancellor of UNSW

188

Rifts between Europe and America as intense talks on Ukraine war continue

189

Did Saturday Extra fulfil its promises to you?

190

Overland from England to Adelaide for the Ashes

191

Australia's biggest social experiment: a ban on social media for under-16s

192

Governor-General Sam Mostyn "there is so much good in this country."

193

Mass prisoner release in Myanmar ahead of sham elections this month

194

Military build-up off Venezuela as US security strategy pledges "lethal force to defeat drugs cartels"

195

The Rest Is History podcast back in Australia

196

What political trends are revealed in the 2025 Australian Election Study?

197

Rising death toll in Hong Kong’s ‘avoidable’ fire

198

Washington attack and Trump's America with David Frum

199

Is peace possible? Ukraine war negotiations explained

200

How China is ruled by engineers and America is run by lawyers

201

Australia and India seal major film Industry pact as Bollywood booms down under

202

Jamal Khashoggi's widow devastated by President Trump's defence of Saudi Crown Prince

203

One Nation surges in the polls as the Liberal Party searches for meaning

204

G20 leaders meeting in South Africa

205

Putin backs US plan for ending Ukraine war as Zelensky faces "difficult" choice

206

The life and architecture of Lord Norman Foster

207

The untold story of grandparenting in Australia

208

Is the future of university campuses all about collaboration?

209

Calls grow to release all Epstein files

210

BBC refuses to pay President Trump compensation

211

Michelle Grattan's front row seat to the drama of the dismissal

212

Annabel Crabb's new series: Civic Duty

213

High speed rail network on track

214

The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life

215

Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction

216

COP30 climate talks in Brazil on how to limit global warming

217

A pageant of porridge at the World Porridge Making Championships

218

Mark McKenna's history of Australia

219

Zohran Mamdani's moment in New York City mayoral race

220

Prince Andrew stripped of title, home and status

221

The Trump Xi trade meeting

222

Paramilitary group RSF carrying out genocide with impunity in Sudan

223

Punjabi superstar descends on Australia

224

Temperature check on Australia's democracy

225

Bold and brazen: History's greatest art heists

226

Timor-Leste finally joins ASEAN

227

Donald Trump's Asia visit

228

Griffin Dunne - The Friday Afternoon Club

229

The Trump-Albanese White House Meeting

230

Kate Mulvany brings Darcy Niland’s The Shiralee to the stage

231

Inquiry into falling rates of Asian language study in Australia

232

The art of the gift - What should Albanese give Trump?

233

The whirlwind week in Middle East and US politics

234

‘Without trees we are all lost’: the ancient stories of Australia’s iconic Eucalyptus

235

After the war, what is the future of Palestine?

236

Snowy Hydro 2.0 is leaking money

237

The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers

238

What is uniting the global wave of Gen Z protesters?

239

The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers

240

‘The nightmare can now end’: Israelis react to ceasefire

241

'We lost everything': How much peace will Trump’s plan bring?

242

The death of leggings?

243

How will AI affect our democracy?

244

"Hope" after Hamas announces release of remaining hostages in Gaza

245

The story of Australian restaurateur’s iconic Shanghai restaurant: M on the Bund

246

Can Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?

247

Donald Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages

248

Budgie smugglers back in vogue in Europe

249

Academics dispute state of finances at leading Sydney university

250

Jennifer Byrne on her best books of the 21st century

251

The story of feminist action in Australia

252

The politics at the UN General Assemby: Laura Tingle

253

Trump at the UN General Assembly

254

Jon Sopel on the week in US and UK politics

255

"Here you come again": the Dolly Parton show sweeping Australia

256

So you want to own Greenland? Some lessons from the past

257

What does the new climate target mean for regional Australia?

258

Anthony Albanese's crucial visit to Trump's America

259

UN leaders week: vital questions on Israel-Gaza, the role of the US and future of UN

260

25 years since Sydney Olympics: a trip down memory lane

261

What language is acceptable in politics, and how has it changed?

262

Murdoch family real-life succession drama reaches finale

263

Might makes right: great power rivaly explained

264

PNG marks 50 years since independence

265

Is America trapped in a cycle of political violence?

266

Dracula: Adrenaline fuelled ballet for the TikTok generation

267

Is peak optimization of society a good thing?

268

Could a covid-style response fix our feral animal problem?

269

Four years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Yalda Hakim

270

US Ambassador Nicholas Burns on rebranded Department of War and China's military parade

271

History wars: how WWII is shaping Chinese nationalism

272

The Last Thing with trail-blazing business leader Katrina Rathie

273

Universities: Saving a sector in crisis

274

The Australian World Orchestra on home soil

275

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa on the death of democracy

276

How extremism and foreign interference threaten Australian social cohesion

277

Stop stealing our voices

278

Government to tackle intergenerational inequity after roundtable

279

Katherine Bennell-Pegg on breaking the galactic ceiling

280

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bites back at President Trump

281

Israel preparing expanded assault on Gaza City

282

Where to next in Ukraine's fight for peace

283

Plan for bridge between Sicily and Italian mainland meets fierce opposition

284

Uncovering Trump's backchannel to Putin

285

Can the productivity roundtable deliver genuine economic reform?

286

Scientists unlock ocean secrets through environmental DNA

287

Did World War II fail to deliver on the promise of independence for the colonies?

288

Is Trump falling into Putin's Alaska trap?

289

Professor Richard Scolyer runs in City to Surf

290

Inter Alia: a new play by Suzie Miller at the UK's National Theatre

291

The debate: hatred of poetry

292

Fact checkers overwhelmed in era of falsehoods

293

Global plastic treaty talks in Geneva enter make-or-break stage

294

Will Ukraine be side-lined by a Trump-Putin peace deal?

295

Will the world recognise a Palestinian state?

296

Hands off our Humanities - calls to scrap the Job Ready Graduate package

297

New EVs hitting the market as Chinese brands gain dominance

298

Shock waves continue five years on from Port of Beirut explosion

299

Has Trump successfully up-ended global trade?

300

First Nations fashion on show at Darwin's 10th Country to Couture

301

How a French spy became a bestselling author

302

AI boot camps taking off in corporate Australia

303

Original Sin: Biden's decline and his team's efforts to hide it

304

Albanese hold the centre: the week in federal politics

305

Climate change turned sea urchins into a pest, scientists are finding a solution

306

Who are the new faces in Canberra for the next parliament?

307

Trump's Scottish heritage doesn't make him Scotland's favourite son

308

Robinson brother murders may have Mexican cartel links

309

Pentagon pulls out of Aspen Security Forum citing the 'evil of globalism'

310

Europe hardens its borders to curb illegal migration

311

Meet the three brothers rowing across the Pacific Ocean

312

Does the future of Australian philanthropy lie with our tech entrepeneurs?

313

Can Elon Musk buy success for his 'America' party?

314

Will China fill the USAID void?

315

What can we expect from the PM's visit to China?

316

Trump visits Texas as flood recovery continues

317

AI takes over from tradition at Wimbledon

318

Myanmar: 100 days after the earthquake

319

Vaccination rates drop as culture wars take hold

320

Dalai Lama succession plan

321

Trump signs big beautiful bill into law

322

What the Israel-Iran war means for Russia

323

The last thing: Winnie Dunn

324

So much news: a mid-year review with Rory Medcalf and Susannah Patton

325

Citizen scientists track surge in humpback whale numbers

326

True crime on trial

327

Does Netanyahu have politcial capital to end war in Gaza after strikes against Iran?

328

National pride and fear: A glimpse inisde Iran

329

Alice Springs beanie festival draws to a close after almost 30 years

330

Influence and Ignorance: A short history of snubbed Aussie PMs

331

Top marine minds gather in Cairns to tackle ocean emergency

332

Top marine scientists gather in Cairns to tackle ocean emergency

333

Saudi Arabia's move to dominate global sport

334

"Fortress WA" budget surplus and plans to future proof state finances

335

Iran insists on right to enrich uranium as European talks fail

336

Wallaby and whisky pudding: Tasmanian produce meets Indian dining

337

Canada's G7: An awkward AUKUS moment

338

Virgin Airlines float to boost the shrinking ASX

339

Lessons for global centre-left parties from Labor's win

340

Iranian missile strikes in retaliation to Israel's attacks

341

Trump's militarisation of America

342

Indigenous art in reimagined MET gallery

343

The slow demise of British Australia

344

Netflix reports revenue of up to $1.3 billion in Australia

345

Matt Kean warns about the realities of a warming planet

346

The 'audacious' drone attack and the future of war in Ukraine

347

Trump v Musk: The Big Beautiful Fallout