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The Morning Edition
The Morning Edition 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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The Morning EditionIs the PM at risk of "Albo derangement syndrome"?
This week, we take a look at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's incorrect claim about a $6 million grant to his local golf club – which has become another…
The Morning EditionIs the tide turning on strongman politics?
Strong man populism has grown so much over the years that analysts have expressed despair about whether democracy could have a future. Even former US president…
The Morning Edition‘Cracking the facade’: The unravelling of the Sam Wood empire
For more than a decade, Sam Wood was one of the greatest success stories to come out of the reality TV series, The Bachelor. He met the love of his life…
The Morning EditionInside Politics bonus: ‘I should make more time for my colleagues’: Chalmers on party tensions
The treasurer's position is known to be one of, if not the, most difficult spots in any Australian cabinet in modern history, and the current climate is no…
The Morning EditionIsrael votes: Is Netanyahu's leadership over?
After the October 7 attacks, Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership seemed in ruins. His government repeatedly looked on the verge of collapse. Today…
The Morning EditionA 'moon landing moment': The new cancer drug therapy that could change medical thinking
It's being hailed as a cancer breakthrough so monumental, the lead scientist is describing it as a “moon landing moment”. And it's not just any…
The Morning EditionMorality first, politics second – Waleed Aly on political violence
After the attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, it's been a real horror week in Australian politics. Last week SMH and The Age columnist Waleed Aly wrote a…
The Morning EditionDonald Trump is becoming Vladimir Putin: Hartcher
An increasing number of commentators and American politicians - including Republicans - are becoming vocal in their opposition to Donald Trump’s…
The Morning EditionThe attack on Helen Haines and what we know
It was only last week that independent MP Helen Haines spoke about why Australians were so angry – citing the cost of living, insurance premiums, the…
The Morning EditionOn the ground in France after widespread riots
Riots broke out across France on the weekend, said to be the worst in decades. The violence began on Saturday after more than half a million people attended…
The Morning EditionThe Exclusive Brethren and the rare public grilling of its ‘Man of God’
On Friday, Exclusive Brethren world leader Bruce Hales gave evidence before a federal parliamentary inquiry. This was a significant moment in a story with many…
The Morning EditionJim Chalmers’ facts, an ordinary voter’s feelings and the political reality
This week – again – is all about the economy, which includes a visit from a ghost of the past in the form of former treasurer Josh Frydenberg. But…
The Morning EditionA public execution and a Russian deal – will Trump’s midterm distractions work?
The Pentagon’s plans to livestream the execution of a former US army psychiatrist who murdered 13 soldiers at an army base has been met with disbelief in…
The Morning EditionThe ‘glass cliff’ and why the McKinsey saga shows it still exists
A senior Australian partner at global consultancy firm McKinsey made global headlines this week when he was stripped of a key leadership position after…
The Morning EditionAustralia is incubating a dementia time bomb
Dementia is the No.1 cause of death here. And it’s a uniquely terrifying one, given it can often lead to an eroded sense of self, and lost memory of…
The Morning EditionHow a remote Ecuadorian village took on Gina Rinehart
Lucia Chicaiza lives in northern Ecuador, in a sleepy farming town of just over 2000 people, at the foot of the Andes. She also happens to live near a…
The Morning EditionCoalition’s 'race to the bottom on migration' and former immigration official answers your questions
It’s been a year since Liberal MP Andrew Hastie quit Sussan Ley’s frontbench to speak his mind on migration. His decision fractured the Coalition…
The Morning EditionGodlike worship of AI is happening, and the Pope is its greatest opponent
While the rest of us have been dreaming of the promise of AI to cure diseases, and fretting about the threat of robots overtaking humanity, a growing number of…
The Morning EditionInside 'sandpapergate' – cricket's greatest scandal
Australians woke up on a Sunday morning in 2018 to extraordinary vision plastered across their television screens and mobile phones: Cameron Bancroft, the…
The Morning EditionThe royals have a rich history of lawsuits, but Andrew’s action is different
There’s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over…
The Morning EditionI was a teenage boy online. It took 13 minutes for the manosphere to come
According to new analysis, screen time could damage children more than being born into poverty. The findings from the University of Calgary say higher doses of…
The Morning EditionInterest rates and Labor's spending, and the Greens look to Mamdani
Anthony Albanese is back from the United Nations in New York to a slump in his approval rating and more economic pain. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank raised…
The Morning EditionDid Trump offer arms to Xi Jinping? What happened on the White House tour
When the competing leaders of the world's two biggest economies gather for a summit, there's usually a lot to tussle over – military build-up, trade…
The Morning EditionBogong moths are swarming homes, and their story is miraculous
If you live in a certain part of Australia, you have probably noticed them – big moths flying around, clinging to glass doors and gathering around lights…
The Morning EditionAnother interest rate hike? Experts say there are other ways to curb inflation
Interest rate hikes are stressing Australian mortgage holders across the country. But are higher rates the only way to get inflation down? Or are there…
The Morning EditionHow real is Australia's immigration problem?
The past five decades have witnessed immigration on a scale the globe has never seen before, and countries around the world are convulsing with…
The Morning EditionGuardrails or ‘world leader’: How Anthony Albanese responds to OpenAI’s hack
Today we’re going international to talk about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to New York for the annual meeting of the United Nations…
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OpenAI's hack of an Australian government website
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a taskforce to investigate how AI apparently went rogue hacked into a portal belonging to one of Australia’s…
The Morning EditionInside the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon
You might remember this case from Sydney in the summer of 2024 – the alleged double murder of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies…
The Morning EditionTrump and Zelensky meet again, and this time, Zelensky has the cards
The Republican Party is under enormous pressure, six weeks out from the midterm elections, with a new poll finding that most voters believe US President Donald…
The Morning EditionThe surprising prediction for Australia in 40 years
What will our future look like 40 years from now? How, in a world growing in complexity, will we be faring economically and otherwise? Ahead of the release of…
The Morning EditionThe new terror stalking Ukraine
For many Ukrainians, daily life continues four years and six months since Russia’s full-scale invasion. But something has shifted in the war recently, as…
The Morning EditionIntroducing Virginia: Our latest investigative podcast
Today we're sharing the first episode of Virginia – The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald's latest investigative podcast on Jeffrey Epstein's most…
The Morning EditionMigration plan revealed: Who comes, who leaves and what it all means
Today we’re hot off the press, to use an old newsroom cliche, to talk about the federal government’s new plan for migration. Immigration Minister…
The Morning EditionCould Australia join the European Union?
When Donald Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs in April last year, one question seemed to dominate: which country would suffer the most…
The Morning EditionBestselling author Caitlin Moran on how to have hope when Trump and the world drives you 'crackers"
For nearly 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers around the world have turned to Caitlin Moran for laughter and her signature nouse about how to cope with…
The Morning EditionOne Nation has revealed its migration policy
Pauline Hanson has finally announced her party’s migration policy, after weeks in which various One Nation MPs publicly contradicted one another on the…
The Morning EditionAustralia’s ‘Moneyball’: Finding the next big thing in footy
Finals in Australia’s major sporting codes are in full swing. And six weeks after the AFL grand final is played, the other biggest show of the year - the…
The Morning EditionSuperannuation and the One Nation press conference that had everyone watching
This week we’re joining the dots between two different stories: the fight over superannuation, and the colourful past of One Nation’s leader in…
The Morning EditionFrom 9/11 to Donald Trump: Why Australia can’t afford to abandon the US
This week marks twenty-five years since the United States suffered a terrorist attack that was predicted to change the world forever. Today, international and…
The Morning EditionGermany had ruled out extremist parties. Then came this election win
A far-right party in Germany has just trounced its rivals in a state election – the closest such a party has come to holding power in a German state…
The Morning EditionGovernment v the internet: Albanese eyes algorithm ‘off switch’
It’s the Australian government versus big tech yet again in parliament this week, with Labor planning to introduce a bill that would tackle online harm…
The Morning EditionSunscreen wars: The Ultra Violette scandal
It was a dramatic fall from grace for a brand that had taken the world by storm by making sunscreen sexy, with influencers around the globe extolling how…
The Morning EditionWhat One Nation’s WA win means, and Hanson’s incitement claim
In this week’s episode, we dissect Labor’s brutal loss to One Nation in a supposedly safe seat in Western Australia. Does this byelection really…
The Morning EditionMushroom murder appeal: The jury issue that could decide Erin Patterson's fate
In terms of criminal jury trials, what unfolded in the infamous death cap mushroom case was unique. Because when the jury was locked away from the outside…
The Morning EditionAnna Wintour's biographer Amy Odell on John Galliano's Met cancellation
Fashion designer John Galliano announced yesterday that he would step away from being honoured with a retrospective at next year’s illustrious Met Gala…
The Morning EditionMud like quicksand: On the ground in Nepal
Six days ago, a massive flash flood descended like an avalanche through villages and towns on the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges…
The Morning Edition'The CV is dead': How to get a job in the age of AI
If you’ve applied for a job in the past few years, you may have been humiliated by an AI program. Maybe while it interviewed you. Or threw out your CV…
The Morning EditionThe big business banking on women freezing their eggs
Egg freezing has become a popular choice for more and more young women, many of whom are looking for something of an insurance policy against missing out on…
The Morning EditionThe magical mystery tour of immigration numbers, and the new One Nation voter profile
This week we reported on some interesting polling that grappled with what makes One Nation voters tick, and one issue stood out. There’s also been an…
The Morning EditionDonald Trump’s ‘military intervention’ in the US economy
When news broke last week that America’s national debt had surged to a record high of $US40 trillion, it was notable enough. If the US economy shakes…
The Morning EditionDezi Freeman killed two policemen, but to some he’s still an ‘outlaw hero’
It’s been a year since a murderous ambush in rural Victoria led to Australia’s biggest manhunt, and the consequences are being felt beyond the…
The Morning EditionASIO’s new secret spy powers are extraordinary
Our domestic spy agency copped a lot of criticism in December after the Bondi Beach massacre for failing to prevent the attack. But is the answer expanded…
The Morning EditionAll-boys schools, elite sports and sexual assault
Chanel Contos is a young Sydney woman who, five years ago, made headlines after she collated and published the testimonies of thousands of women and girls…
The Morning EditionTony Wright on the best and worst prime ministers, and the courage needed now
Today we have something special and a little bit different because Tony Wright, one of the stalwarts of Australian political writing, is stepping back from…
The Morning EditionTrump's shock South Korea decision
We know that Donald Trump has made a habit out of rewarding dictators and throwing off the shackles of long-standing relationships with allies. Today…
The Morning EditionThe Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations
Another scandal involving an alleged sexual assault has erupted in the AFL. One player from the Sydney Swans football team was spoken to by police after an…
The Morning EditionIs our housing bubble about to burst?
Our four biggest banks say that fewer people are taking out mortgage loans. One has even forecast a significant fall in house prices in two cities. Meanwhile…
The Morning EditionScience has given us another reason to love dogs
Which dog owners among us haven’t wondered about their pets: What are they thinking? Do they like me? Are they – oh no! – judging me? Well, a…
The Morning EditionThe melon story – Is the prime minister just really bad at saying sorry?
We’re back to talking about melons and the podcast interview that continues to cause dramas for the prime minister. Six weeks ago, Anthony Albanese…