Please Explain
A weekly podcast hosted by Tory Maguire, National Editor, and regular contributors. We cut through the noise and give you insight into the stories that drive the nation.
Hear directly from some of the most experienced journalists in the country such as David Crowe, Peter Hartcher, Adele Ferguson and Stephen Bartholomeusz.
We’ll cover the biggest news events in national affairs, from federal politics, to the banking royal commission, the state of the economy and more. Dropping every Friday, Please Explain will go deep into the news of the week, so you get the full story.
Latest Episodes
The Embassy: How Middle East politics came to Canberra
The Holy City of Jerusalem seems a world away from Canberra, but for weeks now our politicians have become drawn into the contentious, and decades-long, dispute about the true central power in the Middle East.
Power and control: #Metoo hits Australia's power brokers
Separate sexual harassment allegations levelled at two Australian politicians have sent the NSW Parliament into a tailspin.
'Somebody's going to have to back down': Australia-China relationship thaws
Is the diplomatic freeze finally coming to an end?
Fear and loathing in the US midterm elections
Next Tuesday American voters head to the polls for the midterm elections. The vote is shaping up to be a referendum on not just president Donald Trump, but on the health of United States politics.
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