Best John Dutton Podcasts (2026)

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Best of 2025: Albanese meets with Trump next week. Anything could happen 23:26

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We’re on a break over summer, our dear chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal is probably off to a yoga retreat somewhere in Bali, and we return at the end of January for another fun-filled year of Inside Politics. Well, we can’t ignore the impact that Donald Trump had on domestic politics last year and for this episode, we return to a point in …

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Philip the Tub: John Spano, Jr. 50:46

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A con man flim flam artist who loved hockey wanted nothing more than to own a professional hockey team. The problem is that he wasn't a billionaire, which is sort of a prerequisite for professional team ownership. No problem. Borrow some cash, fake some documents, tell some lies and BOOM, the team was his..at least for a couple of months. Fill up t…

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Why the PM announced a royal commission

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion. The announcement comes in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack and under mounting pressure from various groups. The PM says the inquiry will address four key areas and Commissioner Virginia Bell will have to report back by Decem…

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Gambling ban, the glass cliff and Dutton’s ‘disappearance' 32:00

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More than two years on from the Murphy review, where is the Albanese government on gambling reform — and is there growing disquiet in the backbench? Is Sussan Ley facing the glass cliff? Why has Peter Dutton disappeared from the media? And would moderate Liberals ever consider becoming independents and joining with the Teals?Production note: This e…

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Best of 2025: Is Dezi Freeman being glorified like the other 'daring, desperate or deranged' fugitives who came before him? 18:48

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Hi, it’s Samantha Selinger-Morris here, and I’m the host of The Morning Edition. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns on Monday. In August, two police officers were shot and killed at a property in Victoria’s high country and suspected murderer, Dezi Freeman, went on the run. Now, more than four mont…

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Best of 2025: Women were once ‘essential’ to the Liberal Party. What happened? 17:50

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We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns next week. Last May, the incumbent Labor government swept to power while the Liberal Party suffered an election wipeout, with women voters, in particular, shunning the party. In this episode, recorded just after the election result, political and international edi…

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Baby, I Was Born to Run: the Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Story 1:02:06

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When the first World War kicked off, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a notorious daredevil and rich kid playboy, decided armed combat wasn't for him. And so, rather than serve, he decided to dodge the draft. He would spend the next two decades begging for a pardon as he evaded justice and the many men sent to capture him. See omnystudio.com/listener for…

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Larissa Waters is a shameless optimist 28:00

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Greens Leader Larissa Waters has described herself as someone who was elected to “get shit done”. But what does that actually mean? As the first Greens Senator for Queensland, and just the second female leader for the party, Larissa Waters has risen to lead after a difficult election where the party was rejected in some of its inner city heartland,…

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Best of 2025: What is freebirthing? 19:09

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Hi, it’s Samantha Selinger-Morris here, and I’m the host of The Morning Edition. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns next week. With the tragic death of a wellness influencer after the birth of her child at home in Melbourne, the practice of freebirthing was thrust into the spotlight last year. In t…

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Best of 2025: Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel could walk free 17:32

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Today we’re heading back to a court in Melbourne with crime writer Chris Vedelago. It was the day when one of the last remaining figures from the city’s gangland war, Tony Mokbel, was released on bail thanks to a legal scandal like no other. Mokbel had convictions quashed over the so-called ‘Lawyer X’ saga and since this episode was aired, he was f…

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Best of 2025: The rallies, the neo-Nazis, the flag-draping: How politics on immigration have led to this point 26:46

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Happy New Year. We’re on a break over summer - lucky us - before we return at the end of January for another year of Inside Politics. Today, we’re returning to an episode recorded in the wake of the divisive ‘March for Australia’ protests, which became the vehicle for a hodgepodge of causes, including immigration, an issue that would lead to Jacint…

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Brother, Can You Spare Half a Dime: The Hollow Nickel Case 53:35

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The best part of espionage is the spycraft, the cool gadgets and codes often disguised as everyday objects. Some look like lipstick, others like umbrellas. And then there are the ones that are a bit riskier because they're smaller and easier to misplace. Coins. Talkin' about coins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Why 2026 will be a 'pollster's picnic' 30:00

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Pollsters are already preparing for an interesting year ahead. One Nation's support has surged, while Coalition support has slumped. So, are politicians, or policies, driving voter support? And with the Millennial and Gen Z cohort the largest voter bloc and growing, are the major parties switched on to this changing electorate? And what are the tre…

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Best of 2025: Chifley, Hawke, Rudd. Albanese beat them all. But what’s next? 19:25

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Remember how there was a federal election? In this episode, we return to Anthony Albanese's astonishing landslide victory in May with former chief political correspondent David Crowe and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright. Crowe and Wright reflect on how history-making the win was, and what Albanese will do with his mandate. Subscribe to T…

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Best of 2025: How a dancing Robert Irwin became America’s antidote 23:45

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Today, we return to a good news story as we kick off a new year. The fame of Robert Irwin, the son of ‘crocodile hunter’ Steve Irwin, was supercharged recently when he won one of America's top reality television shows, Dancing with the Stars. Our culture editor-at-large Michael Idato delves into the Irwin family empire and how Robert Irwin’s brand …

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"I Go For You Ma": The Love Triangle of Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, and Adolf Hitler 1:00:47

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When World War II broke out, the biggest star in the world planned to sit it out. But as Fate would have it, events conspired to motivate Clark Gable AKA the "King of Hollywood" to enlist and go fight the Nazis. This was a big bummer for his #1 German fan, Der Fuhrer, AKA Adolf Hitler. But just like his wife Carole Lombard had hoped, Clark Gable di…

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Josh Burns on how you create change 35:00

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Josh Burns is a bit of a rising star in the Australian Labor Party. The Member for Macnamara is an increasing presence in the party - often unafraid to front a microphone or camera. He’s seen as part of the new generation of Labor, but is he pushing for change in the background - or is he biting his tongue and working within the system? And while J…

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Best of 2025: The lawyer (and author) who represented Palestine in international court 23:27

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As we say goodbye to 2025, we can only hope we also see an end to the swirling chaos of multiple wars that raged across the world, and in the case of the Israel-Gaza conflict, fractured so much of our society. Today we return to a special episode with British barrister and human rights lawyer Phillipe Sands, who defended Palestine at the Internatio…

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Best of 2025: The tobacco tax causing carnage in our streets 15:22

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A tax on tobacco seemed like a great idea to deter smokers and raise revenue. But, as the price of cigarettes soared, major criminal organisations saw an opening, and began to pump cheap, illegal cigarettes into Australia. And violence came along with it as warring gangs fought for control of the trade in our major cities. Today, with your Morning …

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A political year in review 1:05:00

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It's Politics Now - The Party Room - live! In this Canberra Theatre live show, recorded at the start of December, Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas were joined on stage by Jacob Greber to wrap up a massive year in politics — and look at where things are headed in 2026. Anthony Albanese started the year staring down the prospect of election defeat bu…

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Best of 2025: A Labor 'landslide' and disaster for Dutton 25:22

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Hi and Merry Christmas! Your Inside Politics team is on a little hiatus over summer before we return at the end of January. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some of our favourite episodes of the year, starting with a trip down memory lane to election night with our former chief political correspondent David Crowe before he passed the baton to BFF…

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The Phisher King: Filippo Bernardini 49:32

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Filippo Bernardini felt like an outsider in the publishing world, so he decided to fix that. Did he dazzle executives with his intellect and insight? No. He stole his way into literary inner circles. And we know how those stories end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Best of 2025: Is this the beginning of the end of the American empire? 17:23

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We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns mid-January. It was another big year for the human headline that was U.S President Donald Trump, and political and international editor Peter Hartcher was an essential listen each week on our podcast as we tried to make sense of it all. This episode was recorded i…

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Best of 2025: The sentencing of mushroom cook Erin Patterson 25:35

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We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns mid-January. Well, the mushroom murders was the criminal case of the year and in this episode, we take you inside the court on the day Erin Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment. Patterson received a triple-murder conviction for the now infamous lunch of be…

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Coming to Jesus: The Final Word of Advent - Daily Devotions with Dead People 25:57

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Send us a text As we reach the final day of our Christmas Advent series, we turn our eyes fully and finally to Jesus Himself. In this closing devotion, we sit with the seven “I Am” statements found in the Gospel of John — Jesus’ own words revealing who He is: the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection a…

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Ho, Ho, Hold It Right There: A Collection of Christmas Crimes 49:52

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T'was the night before the Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring... except for a mouse stealing some Christmas cookies. No, not really. But this episode is a fun collection of Christmas crimes and the holiday-crazed criminals who committed them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Tim Wilson on what makes a good society 30:00

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He’s often described as a Liberal moderate - but that’s a label this MP is uncomfortable with. The member for Goldstein Tim Wilson spent a term in the political wilderness after losing his seat to an independent, narrowly winning it back at the 2025 election. In returning to Canberra, he’s been eager to bring the Liberal party back to its economic …

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Best of 2025: Is Prince Andrew an existential crisis for the monarchy? 25:02

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We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns mid-January. Today, we return to an episode recorded in October with senior columnist Jacqueline Maley, when more torrid tales emerged of the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and his connection to sex offender and disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein. Wh…

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Immanuel - To Feast this Christmas! Charles Spurgeon: Daily Devotions with Dead People 14:08

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Send us a text Christmas can feel chaotic, exhausting, or even lonely — but what if the true joy of Christmas has nothing to do with how much you have or how well things are going? In today’s Advent devotional, Cass shares the closing portion of one of Charles Spurgeon’s Christmas sermons on Immanuel — God With Us. Spurgeon reminds us that Christia…

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The Preciousness of Christ - John Owen: Daily Devotions with Dead People 11:10

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Send us a text As Christmas draws near, we turn our eyes back to the greatest gift of all — Jesus Christ. In Day 22 of our Advent series, John Owen (1616–1683) walks us through Scripture to show why Christ is precious to those who believe. Christ is our light, our rock, our life, and the bread of our souls. Everything good, desirable, and eternal i…

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Best of 2025: Belle Gibson's cancer con 28:30

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Hi, it’s Samantha Selinger-Morris here, the host of The Morning Edition. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns mid-January. This one is about Belle Gibson. One of the original wellness influencers, Gibson claimed to have healed herself from terminal cancer through healthy eating. The problem was, she …

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Worship With Your Whole Self - Lucy Hutchinson: Daily Devotions with Dead People 12:39

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Send us a text What does true worship actually look like? In Day 21 of our Advent series Daily Devotions with Dead People, we turn to Lucy Hutchinson (1620–1681) to reflect on worship as both internal and external—not just what we sing, but how we live, kneel, pray, and orient our whole selves before God. Lucy reminds us that worship without the he…

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Tony Abbott on running for Senate, AUKUS and cultural ‘self-loathing’ 42:44

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In this bonus episode of Inside Politics, former primer minister Tony Abbott joins host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal. Abbott has penned a new book, Australia: A History, describing a more positive view of our past. He also discusses the current political and cultural challenges facing the Liberal Party, as well as …

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The Gospel is Joyful Tidings for Every Soul - William Tyndale: Daily Devotions with Dead People 9:11

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Send us a text What is the greatest gift we receive at Christmas? In this Day 20 Advent devotional, Cass explores the joy of the gospel through the words of William Tyndale (1494–1536) — the man who translated the Bible into English so that everyone, from ploughboy to king, could read God’s Word. Tyndale describes the gospel using the Greek word Ev…

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Why immigration is back on the agenda 30:00

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Australia is often celebrated for its multiculturalism, and lauded as an immigration success story. But in politics, debates over immigration are complex, and long established through multiple political cycles. And while the Coalition has delayed unveiling its immigration policy in the wake of the tragic Bondi attack, conversations around immigrati…

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The Only Truly Happy Person - J.C. Ryle: Daily Devotions with Dead People 19:47

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Send us a text Day 19 of Daily Devotions With Dead People — Her Theology’s Christmas Advent Series What does it actually mean to be happy as a Christian? In this episode, we hear from J.C. Ryle, one of the most pastorally wise voices of church history, as he tackles a question the world still asks today: Who is the truly happy person? Having endure…

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Anger in the aftermath: Albanese and the Bondi attack 23:54

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This week it feels wrong to talk about politics in the wake of the horrific antisemitic massacre at Bondi Beach on Sunday. Australians and Sydneysiders in particular are still trying to make sense of the senseless. But the fact is that the response to the massacre has been deeply political, and things got divisive very quickly. So this week on Insi…

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A Con So Nice, He Named Himself Twice: Lord Gordon Gordon 1:03:49

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A man who called himself Lord Gordon Gordon sure knew how to con 'em. He scammed jewelers, land owners, and railroad magnates with great alacrity on both sides of the Atlantic. But in the hierarchy of criminals, the robber barons generally come out on top, and Gordon Squared just didn't anticipate that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…

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A 'not perfect' PM acts on Bondi 56:00

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Prime Minster Anthony Albanese has acknowledged he could have done more to combat antisemitism, and is "fully supporting and adopting" antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal's plan. Patricia Karvelas, Fran Kelly and Karen Middleton were mid-way through recording The Party Room when the news came through, but we hit pause bring you the latest on the annou…

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Do You Really Know Calvary Love? Amy Carmichael: Daily Devotions with Dead People 15:30

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Send us a text What does it actually mean to love as Christ loved? In Day 18 of Daily Devotions with Dead People – Christmas Advent, Cass from Her Theology shares a deeply confronting and searching devotional from Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary who served in India for 55 years and rescued countless young girls from temple exploitation. Amy Car…

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Courage and kindness in the face of the Bondi attack 18:15

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On the evening of the shooting at Bondi, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: “An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian” – that was indeed proven when the entire community sprung into action, those who ran towards the disaster, not away from it. There are tales of heroism, like the couple who first tried to stop the gunmen …

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The hard questions about Bondi begin 20:00

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Three days after the horrific attack on Jewish people at Bondi Beach, political lines are being drawn. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this morning reiterated his horror at the attack, with both federal and state governments moving to speed up gun reform. But the Coalition has focused in on those in the Australian Jewish community who feel the …

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Where the Soul Finds Fullness - Anne Dutton on Assurance & Joy: Daily Devotions with Dead People 10:01

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Send us a text Where does the soul find true satisfaction? How can we know we are truly saved? And what does lasting joy in Christ actually look like? In this Christmas Advent devotional, Cass from Her Theology introduces us to Anne Dutton — one of the most prolific and courageous female theologians of the 18th century. Born in 1692, Dutton wrote e…