The Full Story
Full story is Guardian Australia’s new podcast where you get the news behind the headlines from the Guardian journalists who know it best
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In the wake of widespread protests in the United States after the killing of George Floyd by the police, people are now taking to the streets in Australia. Their goal is to show solidarity with black communities in America, and highlight Australia’s problems with police violence and institutional racism. In this episode Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam examines Australia’s record on Indigenous deaths in custody. -
Protests have exploded across the US after a video showed Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an African American man, despite his pleas that he could not breathe. Floyd lost consciousness and died. Paul Butler discusses the history of police killings of black Americans and whether Floyd’s death could be a turning point
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This summer, the world’s largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, suffered the worst mass bleaching outbreak ever witnessed. Graham Readfearn looks at whether people are ready to accept the reality that at least 70% of the world’s coral reefs will soon be lost -
Protesters have take to the streets again, this time over a national security law that is set to be imposed by Beijing. Verna Yu and Lily Kuo look at how the standoff compares with those of Hong Kong’s recent history -
Last week, in a courthouse in Canberra, reporters were handed a statement by the defendant as they walked out the door. It simply read “I am unable to say much and you are unable to report much, this is the state of our now fragile democracy”.
In this episode of Full Story, reporter Christopher Knaus explains how this trial came about, and the law that’s allowed this story to be shrouded in secrecy. -
On 23 February Ahmaud Arbery, a young black man, was shot dead by two white men in Brunswick, Georgia. But it was only when a 36-second video of the killing was leaked on 5 May, generating nationwide outcry, that three men were charged with his murder. Why did it take so long?
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Katharine Murphy and Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you
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Guardian Australia’s environment editor, Adam Morton, joins political editor, Katharine Murphy, to discuss the week’s news on energy policy. -
After a taking a break, Katharine Murphy is back to speak with Labor’s shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers about plans for the post-coronavirus economy -
Katharine Murphy talks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how the government has transformed its identity almost entirely as it responds to Covid-19 -
The government has mismanaged a series of crises in the first few months of 2020. Now we’ve got coronavirus. Political editor Katharine Murphy is joined by her colleagues Sarah Martin and Paul Karp to discuss how the government has performed
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Guardian US reporter Kenya Evelyn looks back at the 11 days of protest that started in Minneapolis over the killing of George Floyd, but quickly spread across the rest of America and then the world -
Hosted by Anushka Asthana, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, Today in Focus is The Guardian's daily podcast that takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday.
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