Best Australian Federal Election Podcasts (2025)

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Trump administration says it will uphold AUKUS submarine deal 5:03

2h ago5:03

5:03

Defence Minister Richard Marles has become the first foreign counterpart to be hosted by the new US Secretary of Defence under the Trump administration. Pete Hegseth says the Trump administration will uphold the AUKUS submarine deal, and he welcomed Australia's first payment of $798 million.

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Dasun surprises the cricket world by participating in two matches in two countries on the same day: Sports ... 10:51

15h ago10:51

10:51

SBS Sinhala sports journalist Rangana Seneviratne delivers the latest updates on sports highlights in Australia and Sri Lanka. - මේ සතියේ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ක්‍රීඩා ක්ෂේස්ත්‍ර වල අලුත්ම තොරතුරු රැගෙන ඔබ හමුවට එන SBS සිංහල සේවයේ ක්‍රීඩා මාධ්‍යවේදී රංගන සෙනෙවිරත්න ගෙන එන සතියේ ක්‍රීඩා විග්‍රහයට සවන්දෙන්න…

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Clark is working to boost Australian wool exports, as production falls to a 100-year low 4:13

24m ago4:13

4:13

A migrant from China is building a successful export business around Australian wool, as the broader industry declines. This year, industry groups say Australian wool production is heading for its lowest level in a century.

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Rebels with a cause: the Beat poets who changed the world 26:03

2h ago26:03

26:03

Hear how the writers who lit up the literary world, Ginsburg, Burroughs and Kerouac, shaped 20th century cultureBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Australian investors look to reporting season 6:14

22m ago6:14

6:14

Reporting season ramps up next week, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves takes a look at what's coming up with Tony Sycamore from IG Markets.

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International reaction to Trump's Gaza plans continue to pour in 5:50

28m ago5:50

5:50

International reaction over a plan for Palestinians to leave Gaza is continuing to pour in. The reaction comes after US President Donald Trump announced his proposal for the Gaza Strip to be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting.

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UN calls for peace as conflict in the DRC continues to escalate 6:41

16m ago6:41

6:41

The United Nations Secretary-General has called for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The three-decade long conflict has escalated, after the M23 rebel group seized the Congolese city of Goma last week. The UN has updated the death toll in Goma from 900 to at least 2,900.

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Federal government strikes deal to deliver services to remote NT areas 3:58

36m ago3:58

3:58

The Federal Government has struck a deal with the NT government to deliver services for remote areas. The Prime Minister is calling it a landmark partnership, with the territory's peak Aboriginal organisations also signing onto the agreement.

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Compensation claimed by MPs from the government for houses burnt at the Gota protest revealed: Homeland news ... 12:39

1d ago12:39

12:39

SBS Sinhala reporter and senior journalist Mr. Manoj Udatiyawala presents today's latest news highlights from Sri Lanka. - SBS සිංහල සේවය ගෙනෙන "මවුබිමෙන් පුවත්" - මාධ්‍යවේදී මනෝජ් උදටියාවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිට වාර්තා කරයි

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Terrorism and hate symbol offences will now carry a mandatory minimum sentence: Explainer 07 Jan - ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාව තුල ත්‍රස්තවාදී ක්‍රියා සිදුකිරීම් සඳහා අනිවාර්ය දඬුවම් නියම කෙරේ: කාලීන විග්‍රහය පෙබ 07 ... 7:58

1d ago7:58

7:58

Terrorism and hate symbol offences will now carry a mandatory minimum sentence, with the government supporting the Liberal Coalition's amendments for its support of hate crime laws. It’s a position that goes against Labor's party platform, which recognises the practice undermines the judicial system and doesn’t reduce crime. Listen to SBS Sinhala e…

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SBS Sinhala Newsflash 07 Feb: 'Investigating the Sydney caravan with explosives is a waste of resources' - PM - SBS සිංහල Newsflash පෙබ 07: 'සිඩ්නි වල බෝම්බ තිබූ caravan ... 4:56

1d ago4:56

4:56

Listen to today's SBS Sinhala Newsflash - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පුවත් සිංහලෙන් දැනගන්න, SBS සිංහල Newsflash සඳහා සවන්දෙන්න

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Making sense of Sam Kerr’s trial 14:26

2h ago14:26

14:26

The police bodycam vision has been beamed around the world after being played in a London court. It shows Sam Kerr calling a police constable ‘f***ing stupid and white.’ Now the Matildas captain is on trial over allegations she racially harassed him. Today, host of The Sports Ambassador podcast Tracey Holmes walks us through the case. Featured: Tra…

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The Nightlife Mighty Challenge: Friday 7th February 1:02:00

1d ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Foreign Correspondent - Rob Watson - BBC 14:19

5h ago14:19

14:19

Matildas star Sam Kerr has appeared in court in the UK. Rob Watson is the BBC World Service's UK Political Correspondent, and he's been following the trial and spoke with Philip Clark on Nightlife and the potential legal consequences she is facing.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Sara Tomevska - SBS World News 15:30

5h ago15:30

15:30

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Sara Tomevska, federal political correspondent at SBS World News.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife True Crime - Peepshow 13:23

5h ago13:23

13:23

Philip Clark is joined on Nightlife by Kate Summerscale, Britain’s top-selling true crime writer and the author of The Peepshow, exploring this chilling tale of cold-blooded murderer John Reginald Christie.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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International reaction to US plan for Gaza is largely negative 9:04

7h ago9:04

9:04

Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians has triggered international condemnation. Arab nations, the UN, and key allies warn it would worsen regional instability and undermine a two-state solution. Critics, including US politicians and foreign leaders, are calling the idea unrealistic and dangerous.…

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How much you could save if the Reserve Bank cuts rates at its February meeting - මේ මාසයේ පොලී අනුපාත කප්පාදුවක් සිදු උවහොත් ඔබට කොපමණ මුදලක් ඉතිරිකර ගත හැකිද? 4:40

2d ago4:40

4:40

One of Australia's 'big four' banks, NAB, has announced a cut in its fixed-rate mortgages across all loan terms — a couple of weeks before the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) first meeting of 2025. NAB is the only big four bank to cut fixed rates so far this year but it's widely expected that other banks will follow suit. Listen to SBS Sinhala po…

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Sydney mayors unite in efforts to build stronger social cohesion 3:55

9h ago3:55

3:55

Mayors from 20 local governments across Sydney have gathered to discuss building stronger social cohesion in the city, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent months. The meeting was launched in conjunction with the state government announcing a series of new measures to address growing social tension.…

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US trade deficit grows to a record, so are tariffs now more likely? 15:09

9h ago15:09

15:09

The US trade deficit grew to a record US$1.2trillion in 2024 so will President Trump use it as ammunition to push through futher tariffs? SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves discusses the implications with Shane Oliver from AMP Capital; plus the day on the sharemarket with Chris Weston from Pepperstone.…

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Labor backflips on mandatory sentencing to get Coalition support for hate crimes laws 5:28

2d ago5:28

5:28

Terrorism and hate symbol offences will now carry a mandatory minimum sentence, with the government supporting the Coalition's amendments for its support on hate crime laws. It’s a position that goes against Labor's party platform, which recognises the practice undermines the judicial system and doesn’t reduce crime.…

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Namal Rajapaksa was issued a court notice for misappropriation of funds: Homeland news 06 Feb ... 10:15

2d ago10:15

10:15

Here are the most prominent news highlights of Sri Lanka. Manoj Udatiyawala, the SBS Sinhala correspondent and senior Journalist, reports from Sri Lanka. - SBS සිංහල සේවය ගෙනෙන "මවුබිමෙන් පුවත්" - මාධ්‍යවේදී මනෝජ් උදටියාවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිට වාර්තා කරයි

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Federal parliament condemns antisemitism on the first sitting day of the year: Explainer 06 Jan ... 8:55

2d ago8:55

8:55

The first sitting day of the year saw both houses of parliament voted unanimously to denounce antisemitism in the country. The government is now urging for unity, ahead of the debate on new hate speech legislation. Listen to SBS Sinhala explainer for more information. - මේ වසරේ පළමු පාර්ලිමේන්තු රැස්වීම් වාරයේදී රටපුරා ව්‍යාප්තවෙමින් යන යුදෙව් විරෝ…

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Albanese walks tightrope on Trump agenda 30:00

15h ago30:00

30:00

Parliament returned this week, but the Albanese Government's momentum was quickly derailed after Donald Trump's announcement the US would "own" the Gaza strip. And while both the PM and Opposition leader declared they still support a two-state solution — they were both reticent to rebuff the US President's claims — with Peter Dutton labelling Trump…

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What you should know about heart disease diagnosis and precautionary measures can get in Australia - හෘද රෝග හඳුනාගැනීමට සහ ඒ ගැන ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවේදී ගත හැකි පූර්වාරක්ෂක ක්‍රම ගැන ඔබ දැනගතයුතු දේ 13:00

2d ago13:00

13:00

SBS Sinhala discussion on a diagnosis of heart disease and the precautionary measures that can be taken in Australia, in conjunction with "Red Feb" - Red Feb මාසයට සමගාමීව අද දවසේදී හෘද රෝග හඳුනාගැනීම සහ ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාව තුල ගත හැකි පූර්වාරක්ෂක ක්‍රම සම්බන්ධයෙන් SBS සිංහල සේවය සිදු කල සාකච්චාවට සවන්දෙන්න…

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SBS Sinhala Newsflash 06 Feb: Bushfire risk around a popular hiking route in Tasmania - SBS සිංහල Newsflash පෙබ 06: ටස්මේනියාවේ ජනප්‍රිය කඳු නැගීමේ මාර්ගයක ලැව්ගිනි අවදානමක් 5:06

2d ago5:06

5:06

Listen to today's SBS Sinhala Newsflash - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පුවත් සිංහලෙන් දැනගන්න, SBS සිංහල Newsflash සඳහා සවන්දෙන්න

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Can Trump really take over Gaza? 14:20

1d ago14:20

14:20

Donald Trump wants America to take over Gaza and for all Palestinians to leave so it can be turned into a “Riviera of the Middle East.” The idea, unleashed in a joint press conference with the Israeli Prime Minister at the White House, is a complete upending of decades of Middle Eastern policy that could involve American troops on the ground. Today…

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මෙල්බර්න් නුවරින් බිහිවුනු අලුත්ම දේශාභිමානී ගීය "දේශයේ මගේ" තනිකරම ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු නිර්මාණයක්: මගේ ගීතය 15:20

3d ago15:20

15:20

SBS සිංහල ගුවන්විදුලියේ 'මගේ ගීතය' මාසික සංගීතමය වැඩසටහනේ මෙවර කතාබහ ගේය පද, සංගීතය සහ ගායන දායකත්වය තනිකරම මෙල්බර්න් නුවරින් ලැබුණු නවතම දේශාභිමානී ගීයක් පිළිබඳවයි. ගී සංකල්පනාව - ජගත් ජේ එදිරිසිංහ. සංගීතය සහ ගායනය - සුමිත් පෙරේරා

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Paul Bongiorno - The Saturday Paper 19:25

1d ago19:25

19:25

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Paul Bongiorno, veteran political reporter with 30+ years' experience and columnist for The Saturday Paper.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Nightlife Political Panel - Election 2025 50:32

1d ago50:32

50:32

Nightlife, in the run-up to The 2025 federal election, will host a panel of informed people from relevant sections of the political spectrum – independents, the governing party and the opposition able to take a broader perspective, an overview.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Health - Messy Houses 12:58

1d ago12:58

12:58

Mess equals stress, according to new research. If your house is messy, how much of an impact does that have on your mental health?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Economics with Ian Verrender 12:27

1d ago12:27

12:27

Ian Verrender, ABC's Business and Finance Editor, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest economic, business and finance news.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Saviour of Steel - Sanjeev Gupta 48:28

1d ago48:28

48:28

Paul Barry famously wrote about the rise, fall and failings of Alan Bond. He has spent time looking into another billionaire businessman, Sanjeev Gupta.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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President Trump proposes US occupies and redevelops Gaza 6:18

1d ago6:18

6:18

President Donald Trump says he'd like to see the United States occupy, own and re-develop Gaza into an area more akin to Europe's Riviera. But neighbouring countries have largely condemned this proposal.

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China retaliates with tariffs as its markets reopen after the Lunar New Year holiday 13:34

3d ago13:34

13:34

China has imposed its own tariffs on imports from the US, but what kind of message is it trying to send? SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Andrew McAuley from UBS Global Wealth Management to find out; plus Rhanya Bosch speaks with Agnus Geddes from Fat Prophets about the day on the sharemarket.…

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Young people left behind in 'collapsing' mental health system 6:46

1d ago6:46

6:46

Australia's mental health system is struggling to keep pace with a growing number of people seeking care. A new report tabled by experts at the University of Sydney has exposed the extent of that failure, finding young people in particular are being left behind.

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Chinese AI model banned from Australian government systems 4:10

1d ago4:10

4:10

A Chinese artificial intelligence model has been banned from Australia's government systems over national security concerns. DeepSeek must now be removed from federal government systems and devices.

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Does Gen Z really want a dictator for a leader? 25:00

1d ago25:00

25:00

A UK poll has found that more than 50% of Gen Z think a dictator is a good idea. Jules and Jez are flabbergasted but when you think about all the things younger generations are up against, maybe it is not a surprise. They discuss the findings, the Grammys and seven hundred Marilyn Monroes. Show Notes: Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust: https://www.cha…

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At least ten dead after Sweden's worst mass shooting 5:15

1d ago5:15

5:15

Sweden is reeling from its worst mass shooting, which left at least ten people dead, including the gunman, at a school in Örebro, in what the prime minister says is a painful day for the country. The perpetrator's motive was not immediately known, though police were quick to rule out terrorism. And a warning - you may find this story distressing.…

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SBS Sinhala Newsflash 05 Feb: Australian government has imposed a ban on all DeepSeek products - SBS සිංහල Newsflash පෙබ 05: ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු ෆෙඩරල් රජයෙන් DeepSeek සඳහා තහනමක් 5:13

3d ago5:13

5:13

Listen to today's SBS Sinhala Newsflash - ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පුවත් සිංහලෙන් දැනගන්න, SBS සිංහල Newsflash සඳහා සවන්දෙන්න

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International experts say Lucy Letby did not commit any murders 3:18

1d ago3:18

3:18

A group of international medical experts say the evidence against a British nurse convicted of murdering seven babies did not support a murder conviction. Lucy Letby's lawyers say the case against her has been 'demolished'.

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Alan Kohler on Trump’s tariff chaos 14:28

2d ago14:28

14:28

Donald Trump says he loves tariffs but just hours after he slapped massive levies on Mexico and Canada he’s taken them away. The surprising U-turn has rattled financial markets and revived fears of a global trade war. So, what on earth is the US President up to and how will the global economy respond? Today ABC TV’s finance expert Alan Kohler on wh…

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