Best Robodebt Podcasts (2025)

Project Monarch is a crowd-sourcing initiative that uses Bluetooth tracking technology to help scientists and butterfly enthusiasts monitor individual monarch butterflies in real time. The butterflies are tracked through an app as they migrate from North America to central Mexico. Guest: Jennifer Thieme, Senior Science Manager at Monarch Joint Vent…

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The Year that Made Me: Pauline Harley, 2011 27:28

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Toowoomba's pink-haired, motorbike-riding priest has overcome huge challenges on the road to becoming Reverend Harley.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Excel World Championships 10:19

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Andrew "The Annihilator" Ngai is an actuary by day, but he has just returned from Las Vegas where he was competing in the Microsoft Excel World Championships. He has already won the title three times, but will he win again? Guest: Andrew Ngai, Actuary and Excel World ChampionBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Tweet of the week - 14 December 2025 2:48

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This week's tweeter is the Sahul Sunbird - and we also accepted its former name of Olive-backed Sunbird. It's the only Sunbird found in Australia - pale yellow below and dusky brown above. And like its relatives, its equipped with a long downcurved bill, which is great for plucking insects or collecting nectar! And the winner is:…

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Supernovas and microchips: the future of computer errors 11:49

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When an Airbus A320 made a dramatic altitude drop recently, Airbus grounded more than 6,000 planes to fix a software error that made aircraft computers vulnerable to cosmic radiation. So how exactly does radiation from deep space affect technology on earth, and should we be concerned? Guest: Michael Wheatland, cosmic astrophysicist and Professor of…

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Christmas for Australia's Ukrainian refugees 13:06

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Thousands of Ukrainian refugees came to Australia in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. Many of them are now facing their fourth Christmas in Australia and are conflicted about where they now call home. Svitlana and her son Max have made a new life in Adelaide where Max is attending university when he is not training to represent Australia in Canoe …

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Shell Game Season 2: The one-human company 22:07

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Evan Ratcliff's podcast Shell Game has returned for a second season that rivals the first for it's unsettling but comic exploration of AI. This time Evan creates the a one-human start-up run largely by AI agents. Guest: Evan Ratliff, tech journalist and creator of the podcast Shell Game, and the one-human startup HurumoAI. Season 1 of Shell Game is…

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UN mission in Iraq to end after 22 years 10:41

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On August 14th 2003, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1500, establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq, at the request of the Iraqi government. After 22 years, that mission is set to end on the 31st of December, and will leave behind a very different nation.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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A political year in review with Melissa Clarke and Michael Read 26:16

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In our final episode for 2025, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with Melissa Clarke from ABC RN Breakfast and Michael Read from the Australian Financial Review. The press gallery colleagues discuss the prime minister’s performance and his seemingly mild ambition for bold reform, and assess the government’s diplomatic balancing act of maintaining…

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Guardian Essential report: One Nation support soars - podcast 23:26

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After the furore over Pauline Hanson’s burqa stunt and Barnaby Joyce’s defection to One Nation, the latest Guardian Essential Poll shows a surge in the party’s primary vote. Essential Media’s executive director, Peter Lewis and Guardian Australia political reporters Josh Butler and Krishani Dhanji unpack whether or not the Joyce factor played a par…

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Buzzword Bingo 46:38

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In this Christmas special, Caroline, Alison and Danielle unwrap the public service’s most gear-grinding buzzwords, what they’re supposed to mean and what they have now quietly become. With words crowdsourced from the fine listeners of TWT, we talk: Big serious words and how their technical meanings have drifted The corporate visitors who arrived an…

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Can you mobilise compassion? 15:44

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It feels like compassion is dwindling in the current political climate. Can compassion be mobilised again? Or is the age of humanitarianism over? Michael Barnett is in Australia for the Annual Emma Hutchison Memorial Lecture at the University of Queensland Guest: Michael Barnett, University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science a…

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The Year that Made Me: Katrina Watts, 1990 35:25

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Katrina Watts left for Japan with the intention of staying two years. 25 years later she was still embedded in Japan, not only in language and culture but also as a popular commentator, on tv and in the stadium, for Japanese Sumo. 1990 was the year that she made the transition from a sumo fan to a prized member of the sumo community. Guest: Katrina…

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Tweet of the week 7 December, 2025 1:58

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This week's mystery caller is Australia's only cuckoo that builds its own nest – the Pheasant Coucal.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Could robodogs replace sheep dogs? 14:12

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The sheep dog is part of Australia's farming identity. But as good dogs become more expensive and pressure mounts on farmers, could they be replaced by cheaper robodogs? Ian Sinclair is working on a research project based at the University of the Sunshine Coast and thinks that robodogs have a real future on Australian sheep farms. Guest: Ian SIncla…

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MTV - the end of an era 11:44

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MTV was a groundbreaking media experiment when it first launched in the US in 1981. The first channel to show 24-hour a day music videos, it was expanded to Australia and Europe in 1987. Now, many of the global channels are set to close as part of what is described as a cost-cutting exercise.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The answer to Kryptos is not the solution 18:58

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A coded puzzle embedded in a sculpture outside the CIA headquarters has been stumping cryptologists for more than 30 years until, in the lead-up to the puzzle's solution being sold at auction this year, two journalists stumbled on an answer that had been hidden in plain sight. Guest: John Schwartz, former New York Times journalist and Professor of …

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Nearing Day Zero: Will Tehran run out of water? 19:09

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The citizens of Iran’s capital Tehran are facing a dire situation: the government is warning that people may soon be forced to evacuate the city because it is about to run out of water. On November 19th, the President Masoud Peseshkian described the need to move as “not a choice but a necessity”.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Do we need Castle Law in Australia? 12:16

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Victoria has followed Queensland in legislating tough new "adult crime, adult time" laws. In Victoria the new laws mean that a fourteen year old can be given a life sentence for crimes such as home invasion. And in Queensland 113,000 people have signed a petition to give people greater powers to defend themselves from home invasion. But is home inv…

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Penny Wong on Trump, Putin and reshaping foreign policy 20:36

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This week Labor committed additional military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia as part of a Nato-led initiative. The government also announced new sanctions on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, which are a source of revenue for Moscow. Amid these announcements and in the last week of Senate estimates, foreign affairs mini…

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The Year that Made Me: Stelarc, 1970 32:24

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Australian performance artist Stelarc has pushed the boundaries of the human body for the last 50 years, suspending himself by hooks, wiring his muscles to the internet, even adding a prosthetic ear to his arm. On The Year That Made me he traces his experimental foundations back to a visit to Japan in 1970. Guest: Stelarc, Performance Artist.…

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How the National Assistance Card helps people with invisible disabilities 9:13

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The National Assistance Card is a tool that is increasingly being used by people with invisible disabilities to communicate their needs, particularly during emergency situations.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Is the African Grey Parrot too clever for its own good? 19:39

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The African Grey is a very clever parrot whose capacity to mimic has made them stars on social media. But has the increased demand for them threatened their survival in the wild? And should wild birds born to fly be sold as pets especially when they often outlive their owners? Guest: Rene Ebersole, investigative reporter and co-founder of of the no…

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The Science of Frankenstein 19:00

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Yet another adaption of Frankenstein emerges from Netflix this month, the latest in over 100 years of screen adaptations. But in 1818, when Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was first released, was the concept of reanimation considered science fiction or potential science fact? Guest: Kathryn Harkup, author of Making the Monster: The Science of Mary Shel…

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What happens to patients when neurotechnology is abandoned? 19:20

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As interest in the possibilities of neurotechnology accelerates, there are growing concerns that some of the downsides are being overlooked. Particularly the issue of what happens to patients if the company that produces their device stops producing component parts, or servicing their technology, or goes out of business altogether.…

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The state of HIV prevention in 2025 18:14

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The 1st December is World AIDS Day and 2025 has proven to be a very challenging year globally for those working in HIV prevention and treatment. When George Bush introduced the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in 2003 it was a gamer changer. Millions of people - particularly in Africa gained access to both HIV treatment and prevention d…

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The Westminster Tradition

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Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

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Australian Politics

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Robodebt is just one of our social service scandals 16:33

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Crowdsourcing the flight of Monarch Butterflies 15:21

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The Year that Made Me: Pauline Harley, 2011 27:28

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The Excel World Championships 10:19

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Tweet of the week - 14 December 2025 2:48

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Supernovas and microchips: the future of computer errors 11:49

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Christmas for Australia's Ukrainian refugees 13:06

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Shell Game Season 2: The one-human company 22:07

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UN mission in Iraq to end after 22 years 10:41

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A political year in review with Melissa Clarke and Michael Read 26:16

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Guardian Essential report: One Nation support soars - podcast 23:26

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Buzzword Bingo 46:38

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Can you mobilise compassion? 15:44

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The Year that Made Me: Katrina Watts, 1990 35:25

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Tweet of the week 7 December, 2025 1:58

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Could robodogs replace sheep dogs? 14:12

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MTV - the end of an era 11:44

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The answer to Kryptos is not the solution 18:58

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Nearing Day Zero: Will Tehran run out of water? 19:09

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Do we need Castle Law in Australia? 12:16

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Penny Wong on Trump, Putin and reshaping foreign policy 20:36

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The Year that Made Me: Stelarc, 1970 32:24

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How the National Assistance Card helps people with invisible disabilities 9:13

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Is the African Grey Parrot too clever for its own good? 19:39

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The Science of Frankenstein 19:00

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What happens to patients when neurotechnology is abandoned? 19:20

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The state of HIV prevention in 2025 18:14