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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What does poetry and comedy in Singapore sound like?
Stephanie Dogfoot is a comedian, poet and lawyer based in Singapore. They have been performing since 2008 and has established open mic nights for poet...
The Year that Made Me: Stephen Mayne, 2000
From his early news on the business desk at a number of newspapers to a stint behind the scenes in Victorian state politics to the founding of the onl...
Could more medical equipment be re-used?
If you have ever had a medical procedure in a hospital, you might have noticed that much of the medical equipment that you came into contact with went...
Why Tony Blair might end up "Governor of Gaza"
Since resigning as UK Prime Minister in 2007, Tony Blair has maintained an active interest in the Middle East through his think tank The Tony Blair In...
Taking care of wombats
Josh Neille took home his first animal to care for when he was eight years old. Now he is a registered wildlife carer in Gippsland VIctoria where he,...
Out of the Madhouse
Dr Margaret Leggatt and Sandy Jeffs are the authors of Out of the Madhouse: From Asylums to Mental Health Reform – Who Cares?
The book focuses...
Anti-Zionism on trial
University of Sydney academics Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane will be facing the Federal Court on Monday 13th October after university collea...
Medical teams prepare to receive Israeli hostages
While the physical condition of the 20 living hostages is unknown, it is anticipated that the 2 years spent in captivity has had an extreme impact on...
Fun and games: a history of Australian childhood
Historian Dr. Emily Gallagher believes that the playtime of a generation is as much a reflection of a cultural history of a time and a place as it is...
Australian academic and commentator arrested in Thailand
Murray Hunter is a retired academic and author who writes a substack column on Southeast Asian politics, with an emphasis on Malaysia where he lived a...
The Year that Made Me: Geraldine Cox, 1993
Geraldine Cox started her long career with DFAT with a posting to Cambodia in the 1970s. In 1993 she was working for a bank when she went back to Camb...
Syria is holding its first elections since the fall of Assad, how will it work?
Syria will mark a major milestone today when it holds its first election since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime late last year.
Tyson Yunkaporta - Snake Talk
Snakes and serpents appear in the stories of cultures all over the world. What can these tales tell us about the world today?
Politics, nationalism and the return of looted artefacts
Cultural institutions that find their collections contain artefacts have been stolen or obtained illegally are reckoning with how to return important...
Croak of the Month - 5 October 2025
This week's croak is the Easter Sign Bearing Froglet.
Can consensus be achieved in space?
Steven Freeland is the Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity which means that he tries to get 110 countr...
Australians cutting down on sugar
The latest ABS data shows the amount of sugar in the food and drinks we consume has reduced significantly since 1995.
The Year That Made Me: Cheng Lei, 2023
The founders of Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance have a unique and unenviable qualification in common.
Sean Turnell, Kylie...
Australian Native Food Festival debuts in Sydney this weekend
The Australian Native Food Festival has been in the works for many years, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But finally, more than 20 First Nations ve...
Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon Of Rocky Horror
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was released in American cinemas on 26 September 1975 and despite disappointing early performance, the sexually adventur...
Young human rights activist speaking up for Afghan girls and women
18-year old Nila Ibrahimi fled her home in the days after the Taliban retook the city in 2021.
She now gives a voice to Afghan girls and women...
Is the future of farming... robots?
Robotics and farming. That’s the subject of an address given in Perth earlier this week by Salah Sukkarieh, Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Syst...
Japan could have its first female Prime Minister soon. Here's why.
Japan could have its first female Prime Minister next week, as 5 candidates compete in a leadership contest for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Moldova election critical to both Europe and Russia
Europe is closely watching Moldova’s parliamentary elections which will help determine if the former Soviet republic continues on its pro-western path...
Meet the 24-year-old headlining Belvoir's 2026 theatre season
Vivian Pham started writing her novel, The Coconut Children, when she was 16. After publishing in 2020, she was asked to convert it into a stage play....
How to disagree in an age of polarisation
Monash University academics Dr Daniel Heller and Dr Farid Zaid noticed their students were increasingly unwilling or unable to discuss controversial o...
Tweet of the week, 21 September 2025
This week's mystery caller is the largest of a family of four unique, tiny Australian birds – the Red-browed Pardalote.
The exam that stops a nation: China's gaokao uni entrance test
In 2024 a record 13,350 million students sat for China's gaokao university entrance exam. Chinese students start preparing for the test in primary sch...
Gary Stevenson: from Trading Games to fighting wealth inequality
Gary Stevenson used to be a successful trader, making millions of pounds betting on the economic downfall of the economy. But his real success has co...
Can Malawi vote its way out of economic crisis?
Malawi, the fourth poorest country in the world, went to the polls on the 16th September for their general election. The two main Presidential Candida...
Head of PNG's Supreme Court reflects on 50 years of independence
Sir Gibuma Gibbs Salika is Papua New Guinea's longest-serving judge on the country's Supreme Court.
He was only a young man when PNG achieved i...
The incongruous concoctions of artist Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson is a contemporary artist originally from Waiben (Thursday Island) in the Torres Strait. His work explores imagery drawn from ancestral...
The Year that Made Me: Paul White, 1990
Paul White's work has taken him to some of the world’s most volatile conflict zones and humanitarian crises. Since the mid-2000s, he’s been on the gro...
Professor Georgina Long on
Professor Georgina Long has led global breakthroughs in immunotherapy and targeted therapies, transforming advanced melanoma from a disease with no ef...
Jack Toohey: The case for rebellious hope
In 2023, Jack Toohey created a cut through viral video on the subject of Australian house prices. Now he's written a book about the housing crisis, cl...
Papua New Guinea marks 50 years of Independence
Papua New Guinea marks 50 years of Independence and to mark the 50th anniversary a new economic history of PNG since independence has just been releas...
Nepal's week of upheavel
A relative state of calm has returned to Kathmandu with the swearing in of Nepal's new interim Prime Minister, Sushila Karki. The new leader takes her...
Hatching the mystery of why birds sing
Dr Grainne Cleary is a wildlife ecologist who is one of Australia's most enthusiastic bird lovers. But in writing her new book 'Why Birds Sing', she r...
The foreign judges still presiding in Hong Kong courts
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation recently released a report calling on all foreign judges in the territory to resign.