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  • Thin Black Line


    It would be a mistake to assume that Thin Black Line – an investigative documentary into the death of 18-year-old…

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    By: ABC Radio


    Crime Current affairs Documentary History Indigenous Investigative Narrative Politics Social issues Sound-rich
  • The Signal


    The Signal is a current affairs podcast about what is happening, why, and how it relates to Australians in 15-minute…

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    By: ABC Radio


    Current affairs Educational Politics
  • How Do You Sleep At Night?


    How Do You Sleep At Night? is a six-part documentary series about people deemed ‘bad’ by society. Far from casting…

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    By: ABC


    Conversation Current affairs Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues
  • Heckin’ Concerned


    In Heckin’ Concerned, charismatic host and member of the South Asian diaspora, Amruta Nargundkar helps listeners make sense of the…

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    By: Lipp Media


    Conversation Current affairs Relationships Social issues
  • Women on the Line


    Women on the Line is a national current-affairs program with an intersectional feminist lens, broadcast out of 3CR in Melbourne. …

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    By: 3CR


    Conversation Current affairs Social issues
  • From the Embers


    During the horrific fires over the 2019 and 2020 summer, Australians came to rely on the reach of the ABC…

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    By: Community Broadcasting Association of Australia


    Current affairs Documentary Educational Investigative Narrative Nature & place Social issues
  • Coronacast


    On the release of the first episode of Coronacast on 4 March 2020, Australia had 51 total cases of Covid-19;…

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    By: ABC


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Health & body Science & tech Social issues
  • Breathless


    Breathless is hosted by Guardian contributors Taylor Fuller and Miles Herbert, who provide in-depth and investigative reporting into David Dungay…

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    By: Guardian Australia


    Current affairs Investigative Politics Social issues
  • Full Story


    Full Story marks Guardian Australia’s entry into the news podcast fray. Released almost daily, Full Story breaks complex issues and ideas…

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    By: The Guardian Australia


    Current affairs Documentary Investigative Social issues
  • 7am


    7am is a daily narrative news briefing that is sharp and accessible with a clean, slick audio design. Each morning…

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    By: Schwartz Media


    Current affairs Investigative Politics Social issues
  • Pretty for an Aboriginal


    Actor Miranda Tapsell (Love Child, The Sapphires) and writer/actor Nakkiah Lui (Black Comedy, Kiki and Kitty) join forces to present…

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    By: BuzzFeed


    Arts & culture Conversation Current affairs Educational Indigenous Politics Relationships Social issues
  • Is it On?


    BuzzFeed News reporters Alice Workman and Lane Sainty take the week in Australian politics and pack it into an hour(ish)…

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    By: BuzzFeed


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Politics Social issues
  • The Messenger


    The Messenger is expertly crafted, and powerful storytelling. A podcast collaboration between Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre, the ten-part…

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    By: The Wheeler Centre and Behind the Wire


    Current affairs Documentary Investigative Narrative Politics Social issues
  • Change Agents


    The Conversation, a website that brings academic commentary and research to a general audience, launched into the podscape (in cahoots with Swinburne…

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    By: The Conversation and Swinburne University


    Conversation Current affairs Politics Social issues
  • Just Words


    Just Words is a seven-part series by Sydney community radio station 2SER 107.3FM. Its focus: to present an in-depth exploration of…

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    By: 2SER


    Current affairs Documentary Narrative Politics Social issues Sound-rich
  • Talking Indonesia


    Every fortnight, the team behind Talking Indonesia interview experts about Indonesian politics, language, society and culture. Hosts Dr Dave McRae,…

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    By: University of Melbourne


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Nature & place Politics
  • Background Briefing


    RN’s Background Briefing is a rarity in Australian investigative journalism. Podcast (and broadcast) weekly, the programme does current affairs in depth. Airing weekly…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Current affairs Documentary Investigative Narrative Social issues
  • Save The Date


    Save The Date is a funny and sometimes heartrending conversation between two Australian men who want to marry each other – but can’t….

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    By: Rhys Nicholson and Kyran Wheatley


    Conversation Current affairs Funny Politics Relationships
  • Politics with Michelle Grattan


    Beloved by pundits and lauded by policy wonks, veteran political journalist Michelle Grattan’s podcast for The Conversation delivers great insider…

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    By: The Conversation


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Politics
  • Follow the Money


    The Australia Institute is a Canberra-based progressive think tank, and its podcast Follow the Money is intended to clarify economic issues…

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    By: The Australia Institute


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Money Social issues
  • The Policy Shop


    Hosted by University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis, The Policy Shop was a podcast that ran between 2016 and 2018, all…

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    By: The University of Melbourne


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Politics Social issues
  • Backchat


    Backchat is FBi Radio’s ‘alternative to talkback’. Hosted by Osman Faruqi and Heidi Pett, the show delivers weekly news as well informed and approachable…

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    By: FBi Radio


    Conversation Current affairs Politics
  • Behind the Lines


    Go behind the scenes at the Guardian Australia newsroom, where hosts Bridie Jabour and Miles Martignoni discuss news stories with the journalists who…

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    By: Guardian Australia


    Conversation Current affairs Politics Social issues
  • Australian Politics Live


    Two of the Guardian Australia‘s senior staffers, political editor Katharine Murphy and editor Lenore Taylor, discuss and decode comings and goings of Australian…

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    By: Guardian Australia


    Conversation Current affairs Politics
  • Stop the Posts


    Stop the Posts (‘stop the boats‘, geddit?) is a weekly news discussion from two Sydney-based comedians – James Colley and Nick Fischer…

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    By: James Colley and Nick Fischer


    Current affairs Funny
  • Token


    Guardian staff come together to discuss issues of ‘race, culture, sex, gender, and identity’ in the news. Yes, you’ll hear some…

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    By: The Guardian


    Conversation Current affairs Politics Social issues
  • Token Skeptic


    Token Skeptic takes a skeptic’s look at current affairs, ‘urban legends, good science, pseudoscience and what makes popular culture pop’….

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    By: Kylie Sturgess


    Conversation Current affairs Documentary Science & tech Social issues
  • Hack


    Hack is a daily current affairs program produced by ABC’s youth radio network Triple j. Hosted by Tom Tilley, Hack covers a vast…

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    By: ABC Radio


    Conversation Current affairs Investigative Money Politics Relationships Science & tech Social issues
  • Late Night Live


    Late Night Live is one of ABC Radio National’s most popular podcasts – and the home of some of its…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Arts & culture Conversation Current affairs Social issues
  • The Law Report


    The Law Report tries to make legal matters accessible and listenable through ‘informative, jargon-free stories about law reform, legal education, test…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Crime Current affairs Politics Social issues
  • Control Z


    The ABC’s Control Z podcast ‘unravel[s] technology and internet culture’ to find the IRL stories behind the WWW and tech…

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    By: ABC News and Current Affairs


    Current affairs Documentary Funny Science & tech
  • Like I’m A Six Year Old


    Like I’m A Six Year Old is a (mostly) weekly podcast where Australian comedian Tom Ballard interviews ‘interesting and passionate…

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    By: Tom Ballard


    Arts & culture Conversation Current affairs Funny Politics
  • The Party Room


    Hosted by RN Breakfast’s Fran Kelly and RN Drive’s Patricia Karvelas, and produced by Jess O’Callaghan, The Party Room pulls apart…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Politics Social issues
  • Chat 10 Looks 3


    Chat 10 Looks 3 is a podcast in which prominent Australian political reporters Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales talk about…

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    By: Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales


    Conversation Current affairs Money Politics Relationships
  • All the Best


    Short form documentaries, personal narratives, interviews, and fiction stories from around Australia.


    By: FBi Radio in association with SYN, Triple R and 4ZZZ.


    Current affairs Documentary Fiction Narrative
  • The Silent Majority Podcast


    The Silent Majority podcast covers Australian politics, news, gossip, pop culture and more. Hosted by Canberra-based politics reporters Alice Workman…

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    Conversation Current affairs Politics

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