Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
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Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.
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The Year that Made Me: Omar El Akkad, 2001
Omar El Akaad was at college in 2001 when the opportunity to become a writer opened up before him. Over the following decades this path would lead him...
Tweet of the week - Buff Breasted Paradise Kingfisher
This week's mystery caller is a colourful summer migrant to Far North Queensland – the Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher.
Can short films bring Australia and Indonesia closer?
It is the 10th year of the ReelOzInd! short film festival which is open to filmmakers from both Australia and Indonesia. The finalists are shown in bo...
Tim Hatton on 30 years of migration policy
Anti-immigration protests have become a regular fixture of the Australian news cycle. In the UK, CNN reported that anti-immigration rallies in London...
Kenya farewells political giant Raila Odinga
Raila Odinga 'a towering figure in Kenyan politics' died on 15 October 2025, aged 80. A former Prime Minister, and son of Kenya’s first Vice-President...
The Peacemaker: a grandson remembers U Thant
Thirteen years after U Thant left his position as a school teacher in a small village in Burma, he found himself appointed as Secretary General of the...
All the Cool Girls Get Fired
Getting fired isn't normally something to celebrate, but Laura Brown, along with co-author Kristine O'Neill have created a part-memoir, part-manifesto...
No justice after 50 years for Balibo 5
50 years after the murder of the Balibo 5 and 18 years after a coronial inquest confirmed the Australian journalists were deliberately shot by Indones...
The influence of AI on cybercrime
Theresa Payton made history as the first female Chief Information Officer in the White House, where she steered digital transformation strategy and he...
'The most dangerous man in the White House'
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is the architect of a suite of Donald Trump's hardline border policies, from the so-called “Muslim ba...
What does poetry and comedy in Singapore sound like?
Stephanie Dogfoot is a comedian, poet and lawyer based in Singapore. They have been performing since 2008 and has established open mic nights for poet...
The Year that Made Me: Stephen Mayne, 2000
From his early news on the business desk at a number of newspapers to a stint behind the scenes in Victorian state politics to the founding of the onl...
Could more medical equipment be re-used?
If you have ever had a medical procedure in a hospital, you might have noticed that much of the medical equipment that you came into contact with went...
Why Tony Blair might end up "Governor of Gaza"
Since resigning as UK Prime Minister in 2007, Tony Blair has maintained an active interest in the Middle East through his think tank The Tony Blair In...
Taking care of wombats
Josh Neille took home his first animal to care for when he was eight years old. Now he is a registered wildlife carer in Gippsland VIctoria where he,...
Out of the Madhouse
Dr Margaret Leggatt and Sandy Jeffs are the authors of Out of the Madhouse: From Asylums to Mental Health Reform – Who Cares?
The book focuses...
Anti-Zionism on trial
University of Sydney academics Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane will be facing the Federal Court on Monday 13th October after university collea...
Medical teams prepare to receive Israeli hostages
While the physical condition of the 20 living hostages is unknown, it is anticipated that the 2 years spent in captivity has had an extreme impact on...
Fun and games: a history of Australian childhood
Historian Dr. Emily Gallagher believes that the playtime of a generation is as much a reflection of a cultural history of a time and a place as it is...
Australian academic and commentator arrested in Thailand
Murray Hunter is a retired academic and author who writes a substack column on Southeast Asian politics, with an emphasis on Malaysia where he lived a...
The Year that Made Me: Geraldine Cox, 1993
Geraldine Cox started her long career with DFAT with a posting to Cambodia in the 1970s. In 1993 she was working for a bank when she went back to Camb...
Syria is holding its first elections since the fall of Assad, how will it work?
Syria will mark a major milestone today when it holds its first election since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime late last year.
Tyson Yunkaporta - Snake Talk
Snakes and serpents appear in the stories of cultures all over the world. What can these tales tell us about the world today?
Politics, nationalism and the return of looted artefacts
Cultural institutions that find their collections contain artefacts have been stolen or obtained illegally are reckoning with how to return important...
Can consensus be achieved in space?
Steven Freeland is the Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity which means that he tries to get 110 countr...
Australians cutting down on sugar
The latest ABS data shows the amount of sugar in the food and drinks we consume has reduced significantly since 1995.
The Year That Made Me: Cheng Lei, 2023
The founders of Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance have a unique and unenviable qualification in common.
Sean Turnell, Kylie...
Australian Native Food Festival debuts in Sydney this weekend
The Australian Native Food Festival has been in the works for many years, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But finally, more than 20 First Nations ve...
Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon Of Rocky Horror
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was released in American cinemas on 26 September 1975 and despite disappointing early performance, the sexually adventur...
Young human rights activist speaking up for Afghan girls and women
18-year old Nila Ibrahimi fled her home in the days after the Taliban retook the city in 2021.
She now gives a voice to Afghan girls and women...
Is the future of farming... robots?
Robotics and farming. That’s the subject of an address given in Perth earlier this week by Salah Sukkarieh, Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Syst...
Japan could have its first female Prime Minister soon. Here's why.
Japan could have its first female Prime Minister next week, as 5 candidates compete in a leadership contest for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Moldova election critical to both Europe and Russia
Europe is closely watching Moldova’s parliamentary elections which will help determine if the former Soviet republic continues on its pro-western path...
Meet the 24-year-old headlining Belvoir's 2026 theatre season
Vivian Pham started writing her novel, The Coconut Children, when she was 16. After publishing in 2020, she was asked to convert it into a stage play....
How to disagree in an age of polarisation
Monash University academics Dr Daniel Heller and Dr Farid Zaid noticed their students were increasingly unwilling or unable to discuss controversial o...
Tweet of the week, 21 September 2025
This week's mystery caller is the largest of a family of four unique, tiny Australian birds – the Red-browed Pardalote.
The exam that stops a nation: China's gaokao uni entrance test
In 2024 a record 13,350 million students sat for China's gaokao university entrance exam. Chinese students start preparing for the test in primary sch...
Gary Stevenson: from Trading Games to fighting wealth inequality
Gary Stevenson used to be a successful trader, making millions of pounds betting on the economic downfall of the economy. But his real success has co...