Australian politics regulars Professor Chris Wallace and Rachel Withers talk about the upcoming federal budget on May 12 2026, the "gas tax inquiry," and the wide-ranging proposed cuts and changes to the National…

Journalist, presenter, social commentator and co-founder of independent Australian Media Company ETTE Media, Jan Fran joins Spin Cycle to discuss her frustrations with Australian mainstream media outlets and their failure to accurately and…

Rachel Withers and guest host Nick Feik discuss the week in politics.

Withers is an independent journalist and political commentator. She has written for publications including Crikey, Meanjin and The Monthly and…

Jess and Rachel are joined by Ben Smee, Guardian Australia reporter, delving into the new series Broken Trust. The two-year investigation looks into the handling of domestic violence cases in Queensland, and…

Breakfasters featured a very special guest on Monday morning – the one and only Daniel Burt dialling in over the phone from his sofa, after being a sorely missed presence on the show…

Charlie, Rachel and special guest host Esther Linder discuss the news of the week, from the Victorian government’s punitive youth crime plans to the announcement that young Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg is running…

Canadian-Egyptian journalist and novelist Omar El Akkad, discusses his new book One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which critiques what it means to live in the West, during a time…

Jess, Charlie and Rachel are joined by reporter, photographer, videographer and podcaster Preeshita Shah, who has just graduated from Melbourne Uni’s Centre for Advancing Journalism. Shah, who plans on becoming a war correspondent…

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges joins Jess, Charlie and Rachel to discuss Israel’s occupation of Gaza and his cancelled address, 'The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists.' Chris speaks about his seven years…

Canadian-Egyptian journalist and novelist Omar El Akkad, discusses his new book One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which critiques what it means to live in the West, during a…