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Artist and refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on painting from a hostile country
When Mostafa Azimitabar was imprisoned on Manus Island, he took up painting using the only supplies available to him – coffee and a toothbrush. Mostafa survived the brutality of Australia’s asylum seeker detention system for more than eight years.
Freed in 2021, he now lives in Sydney. But he paints from the edges of a country whose systems remain hostile towards him, as he navigates temporary visas with no stability, at constant risk of deportation.
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Will the threat of jail time help fix Aged Care?
The royal commission into aged care highlighted just how difficult it can be to achieve accountability when someone in care is harmed, especially when the abuse is at the hands of those running the nursing homes and home care services. The federal government is attempting to remedy this with new laws that could see directors and management jailed in particularly egregious cases.
Today, Sarah Holland-Batt on whether the government's new laws will be enough to turn around the disaster that is our aged care system.
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The China think tank attacked by Wolverines
Margaret Simons keeps an eye on the influence of defence, foreign affairs and security communities in Canberra – and recently the story of one think tank, China Matters, caught her attention. The influential group, dedicated to bettering Australia’s understanding of China, was defunded during a time of aggressive posturing towards the superpower.
Today, Margaret Simons on why this think tank came undone, and how a crew of anti-China politicians called ‘the Wolverines’ led the attack.
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Inside Nine's journalism cuts: 'Quite a few people suspected retribution'
Journalists from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald are reeling from a recent announcement that Nine Entertainment will slash 200 jobs across the company. It’s left some wondering if the cuts are payback for the papers’ coverage of Nine’s troubled culture.
Today, Mike Seccombe on why Australian media is struggling and what the future of independent news looks like.
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Project 2025: The Trump presidency wish list
With the likelihood of a second Trump presidency increasing, attention is now turning to his possible governing agenda. The blueprint, called Project 2025, is more than 900 pages, and includes calls to sack thousands of civil servants, expand presidential power, and dismantle federal agencies.
Today Dr Emma Shortis on Project 2025, and the threat of ‘a second American Revolution’.
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The internet sleuths fighting fake research
Smut Clyde spends several hours every day, scouring online science journals for suspicious-looking research. He’s part of a growing team of online ‘science sleuths’, combating the rising number of fake research papers being published.
Today, Cheyne Anderson on how this epidemic of fraudulent research is infecting the scientific record.
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The power and legacy of 'militant' union boss John Setka
When people think of the CFMEU, Australia’s powerful and fearsome construction union, they picture its top dog, John Setka. But as he prepares to step down from the union’s Victorian branch, current and former colleagues say his legacy has been so poisonous to the union that he may have even destroyed it.
Today, Martin Mckenzie-Murray on the power and legacy of CFMEU boss, John Setka, and what comes next for the union.
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The son of Hong Kong's jailed media tycoon
Sebastien Lai woke up one morning in 2020 to find dozens of missed phone calls – his father, the Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, had just been arrested. Sebastien is in Australia now, trying to convince our political leaders to advocate for his dad’s release from a Hong Kong prison.
Today on the show, Sebastien Lai tells the story of how his father Jimmy went from media mogul to political prisoner.
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