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In episode two of Everybody Knows, Ruby Jones goes back to the beginning of MeToo in Australia in 2017. Why did the movement seem to run out of momentum here so quickly?

Episode two: Five days in November

In episode two of Everybody Knows, Ruby Jones goes back to the beginning of MeToo in Australia in 2017. Why did the movement seem to run out of momentum here so quickly?

Ruby investigates what happened, hoping to learn lessons from the first wave of MeToo reporting as she investigates allegations of misconduct in the Australian music industry.

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September 2, 2024

Is this the end of the Jacqui Lambie Network?

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on the allegations Lambie spied on her colleagues and why she hasn’t been able to hold the party together.

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August 30, 2024

Inside the ‘white hands on black art’ saga

Art curator Bruce Johnson McLean and reporter and contributor to The Saturday Paper Gabriella Coslovich on the APY art scandal and the complicated question of authenticity in the Aboriginal art world.

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August 29, 2024

Tanya Plibersek and the billion-dollar gold mine

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on Tanya Plibersek, the goldmine, and who should get a say when it comes to approving mining projects.

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August 28, 2024

Jess Hill on how to stop domestic violence

Journalist and co-author of the rapid review Jess Hill on what’s in the report and whether we’re going to see any change in the national plan to end gendered violence.

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August 27, 2024

Are Hezbollah and Israel gearing up for all out war?

World editor of The Saturday Paper and editor of Australian Foreign Affairs Jonathan Pearlman on whether the Middle East is headed for all-out war.

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August 26, 2024

‘We’re always going to fight’: Victoria’s groundbreaking path to Treaty

Co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray, on how this moment was reached, and how instructive it will be for the rest of the country as it grapples with what happens next.

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August 23, 2024

Jon Faine on why the ABC's boss just quit

ABC veteran Jon Faine on what this means for the future of the national broadcaster and who might be next in the Managing Director’s seat.

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August 22, 2024

Elon Musk’s secret plan to buy Trump the presidency

Dana Mattioli on the political transformation of Elon Musk and what she uncovered about his secret plans to return Trump to the White House.

7am is a daily news podcast brought to you by Schwartz Media and The Saturday Paper. It’s produced by Cheyne Anderson, Zoltan Fecso, and Zaya Altangerel. Our senior producer is Chris Dengate. Our technical producer is Atticus Bastow.

Mixing by Travis Evans, Atticus Bastow, and Zoltan Fecso. Sarah McVeigh is our head of audio. Erik Jensen is our editor-in-chief. Our theme music is by Ned Beckley and Josh Hogan of Envelope Audio.

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