Trial by Water is an investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005. Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didn’t commit?
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Take a journey into the dark depths of the Australian criminal underworld with Australia’s most formidable crime reporter - John Silvester.
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A major investigation by The Age newsroom in Melbourne, Australia, into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk, who was found at the bottom of a garbage chute in a luxury apartment building.
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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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Wrong Skin: a relationship banned under traditional law. An investigation into an unsolved suspicious death and a missing person in the Australian outback.
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The best footy writers from The Age and SMH bring you the weekly lowdown on all things AFL. If you like the pod, please take the time to rate & review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. We love to hear from you and it makes it easier for the rest of the podcast world to find us. And, why not become a subscriber? Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content ...
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The Drop is a weekly show tackling the latest in the world of pop culture and entertainment. Why does it seem like everything on television is based on a true story? Why is Kate Bush back in the charts? How did Pete Davidson get so popular? Join host Osman Faruqi and The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's team of culture writers and critics as they answer these questions and more along with interviews with musicians, actors, film makers and everyone involved in the world of culture.
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Bondi Badlands, a podcast from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, investigates a series of murders and mysterious disappearances of gay men that happened on the southern headland at Sydney's Bondi Beach in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When a high profile TV newsreader and weatherman disappeared on the Bondi cliff tops on a frigid winter's night in July 1989, it received nationwide news coverage but such a shoddy police investigation that links would not be drawn to a series of other m ...
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Since late 2020, the case of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick has captivated the country. A seemingly successful businesswoman from Sydney's eastern suburbs went missing after authorities raided her Dover Heights home amid questions over an unlicensed financial planning business. Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont would reveal key details of a massive Ponzi scheme and a $23 million fraud that ripped off investors including her family and friends as Caddick live ...
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Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.
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From the top TV critics at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, an entertaining and informative weekly podcast about the shows you need to be watching - and the ones to skip.
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The Confession is a podcast where the justice system itself is on trial. At the centre of it all is Katia Pyliotis, accused of bludgeoning a man with a statue of the Virgin Mary. Four years of Katia’s life is spent behind bars, until the truth emerges because of a stroke of luck. When an item thought long lost is suddenly found and the spotlight is shifted from Katia to her accusers, the police. Richard Baker tells the story of a murder, a botched trial and the system that allowed it to happ ...
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Let's Talk About Sects is an award-winning monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each episode. Sarah takes a storytelling, deep dive approach, looking at the history of a sect's leaders, the recruitment of members, their experiences, psychological aspects, and notable incidents during its existence. You can support us on Patreon, with a one-off donation, or grab some merch. Sarah Steel's debut book Do As I Say is available now. “A fascinating and well-researched look into cults and th ...
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A show about the stuff you buy and whether it's a good deal. From discount wine to mattresses and fast fashion, we take a deeper look at consumer affairs. Hosted by Ebony Bowden, Liam Mannix and Bhakthi Puvanenthiran.
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Fun, funny and wise: Flight of Fancy with Ben Groundwater is an exploration of all things travel, for those with a thirst for seeing the world.
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Welcome to News with The Sydney Morning Herald, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Sydney everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Sydney Morning Herald brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom.
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Your insider's guide to the Rugby World Cup. Georgina Robinson and Tom Decent bring you the inside stories, unravelling all the twists and turns, and sharing their experiences on the ground at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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Superdraft 2001: the day that changed the game. Over four episodes Emma Quayle will be speaking to some of the key players in the Superdraft including Luke Hodge, Luke Ball, Chris Judd, Dane Swan, Peter Schwab, John Turnbull, Steve Johnson and Jimmy Bartel.
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Welcome to It All Adds Up the podcast where we make money easy to understand so that listeners can begin building their financial wealth. We’re going to cover topics like: investing for the first time, crypto, how do interest rates work, how to crack into the property market, saving for retirement. Join The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's senior economics writer Jessica Irvine and money editor Dominic Powell from August 25 as they try to help you make it all add up.
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A North Korean dictator, bags of heroin, drug lords, spooks, sailors, Australian cops and a web of lies: Come aboard The Last Voyage of The Pong Su.
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The Jane Anderson Brand You Show is the podcast for experts, consultants, speakers, trainers, academics and coaches who are or aim to be the leaders in their field. Jane shares her insights as well as interviews those who are industry experts to find out about their experiences when marketing themselves under their Personal Brand, or name. According to US Labour Data, by 2020 50% of the workforce will be self-employed. The ability to market & sell yourself is an essential skill for the futu ...
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Welcome to News with The Age, your daily news briefing from the newspaper in Melbourne everyone turns to. Drawing from the best journalism in the country, News with The Age brings you the most important local, national and world politics, business, sport and entertainment news of the day directly from Australia’s most authoritative newsroom.
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Surly Joe is a rant about politics, life, and SJWs. Surly Joe is a South London boy living in Sydney, Australia. This is not a podcast for children, unless your children are cool.
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Produced in commercial partnership between the SMH, The Age and IG Markets. A podcast that fills you in with all you need to know about what's happening in the world of financial markets. The Age's Lucy Battersby is joined by IG Market analyst Kyle Rodda. Stay up to date with all the latest movements in the business world - https://www.theage.com.au/business or https://www.smh.com.au/business
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Your weekly guide to pop culture in Australia. Mostly the fun bits. Karl Quinn is an entertainament writer for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald; Andrew Young is a musician, DJ, pedagogue and all-round man-about-town. Together they are The Clappers, and together they present this always-on-the-pulse and frequently hilarious look at culture high and low. If it's happening in film, TV, books, galleries - and let's not forget cycling - there's a 50-50 chance it's happening on The Clappers. Mayb ...
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The Culinary Archive Podcast is a series from the Powerhouse with food journalist Lee Tran Lam exploring Australia’s foodways: from First Nations food knowledge to new interpretations of museum collection objects, scientific innovation, migration, and the diversity of Australian food. Contributing editor Lee Tran Lam is a freelance journalist who has worked with The Sydney Morning Herald, Gourmet Traveller, The Guardian, SBS Food, FBi, ABC, Australian Financial Review, Rolling Stone and Turk ...
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Grappling with twin tragedies and tax reform: Allegra Spender's life as a federal MP
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In this episode we speak with the federal member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender, who was swept into Canberra on a "teal wave" at the 2022 election. Spender talks candidly with The Sydney Morning Herald associate editor Deborah Snow about the aftermath of the April stabbings at Bondi Junction, the impact of war in Gaza on her constituents, and her d…
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Bonus Episode: Your questions answered
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Since releasing the Trial by Water podcast, we’ve been contacted by a lot of people. Some have wanted to ask questions, some to give feedback – positive and negative – and others to tell their stories. The evidence in this case is so broad-ranging that we couldn’t touch on everything in the series itself. But there are themes to the questions and c…
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Bonus episode: Who to watch at the Paris Olympics
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So it’s that time of year again, the Olympics, when we all become armchair experts in sports like gymnastics, diving, and the 100-metre sprint. But who to focus your sights on, when you can’t watch every event? Is it Simone Biles, who will be competing this year, after dropping out of the last summer games, amid enormous personal stress? Or, perhap…
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Inside Politics: Can the government fix the energy market?
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The cost of energy generation went up over winter. That doesn’t mean power bills are about to spike however - retail prices are set once a year by a regulator, which means that households aren’t about to see a change in the cost of their electricity any time soon. But the increased cost of generating power could have big impacts on the economy, pol…
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'A dramatic fall from grace'
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Andrew Wu and Marc McGowan discuss why Friday night is a must-win game for the Blues, the team that's hard to trust and whether North Melbourne are a genuine chance to beat the Cats. Plus, will injuries to key defenders hurt the Lions? Are the Pies certainties to beat Richmond? And are the Bulldogs due for a disappointing performance? Support the s…
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Harris and Trump are at a ‘dead heat’. Peter Hartcher on what might change this
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Kamala Harris has yet to officially secure her party’s nomination to vie for the American presidency. But her campaign is well and truly underway. Visiting her new campaign headquarters the other day, Harris invoked her early career as a prosecutor, and said that she knows how to fight Donald Trump, because she'd so often seen his "type" in the cou…
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The rise and fall of Brat culture. Plus, 'Entourage' turns 20
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Are you having a Brat summer? Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is, according to singer Charli XCX. In this episode, Mel, Thomas and Os consider whether the Brat movement has reached its peak, and what happens when pop culture and presidential elections collide. Plus, 20 years ago Vince, E, Ari, Turtle and Drama took us behind the scenes of Holl…
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The Morning Edition: John Silvester on the criminal gangs infiltrating the CFMEU
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For more than 45 years, John Silvester has been reporting on Australia’s criminal underworld. Some notable figures, like Mick Gatto, a key player in the gangland wars that were immortalised in the popular TV series, Underbelly, are now implicated in an investigation that has rocked the highest offices in the country. That of alleged corruption in t…
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Underbelly author on the criminal gangs infiltrating the CFMEU
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For more than 45 years, John Silvester has been reporting on Australia’s criminal underworld. Some notable figures, like Mick Gatto, a key player in the gangland wars that were immortalised in the popular TV series, Underbelly, are now implicated in an investigation that has rocked the highest offices in the country. That of alleged corruption in t…
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A short history of Kamala Harris
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Joe Biden has finally stepped down after weeks of pressure, to contest the U.S presidential election. And he has endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to run in his place. But who is she? And what does she stand for? Today, North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin, on Kamala Harris’ strengths, and weaknesses, as a presidential candidate. An…
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'I feel for their supporters'
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Libby Birch, Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan discuss the major concerns for the Bombers, whether we can trust the Bulldogs and why the biggest test for the Hawks will come next year. Plus, the positives for the Swans despite losing three of their last four games, why the Blues' win on Sunday was unconvincing and we get a player's view on the confusion …
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Inside the effort to make the Paris Olympics safe
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The Paris Olympics begin this Friday, and France is contending with what security experts have described as the most volatile geopolitical environment in decades. Among the worries keeping the French government up at night are the looming threats of nuclear conflict with Russia, potential sabotage by foreign agents, the war in the Middle East, wide…
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Debunking milk myths: Farmer and food writer Matthew Evans on the white stuff
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In this episode we speak with Matthew Evans, the Australian chef and restaurant critic turned Tassie farmer and food writer. Evans, who has written a new book called Milk, talks about the science behind dairy products, the truth and lies around them - and answers the curly question of whether cheese dreams are real. Hosting the conversation, in whi…
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Inside Politics: will the CFMEU scandal derail the government's agenda?
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Unions and Labor are intertwined. The oldest Labor Party in the world traces its roots to the shearers strike of the 1890s. At that time, powerless workers decided to band together to create a political party and take on big business. The aims of unions underpins a lot of what Labor does when it holds power. Many of its MPs worked for unions. But w…
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'No excuses' for Essendon
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Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan discuss the team that travels like yoghurt, whether Collingwood should be doom and gloom ahead of their clash with the Hawks and who will win when the league's most in-form team comes up against the one that has been the best so far this year. Support the show: https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener fo…
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Peter Hartcher on the mood in America - and Trump's millennial VP pick
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Who is JD Vance? And why has Donald Trump chosen him as his preferred vice president? Vance is, famously, a former 'Never-Trumper'. The junior senator from Ohio was once so violently opposed to Trump, that he likened him to Hitler. Today, political and international editor, Peter Hartcher, reporting from Washington DC, on the wider message Trump is…
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