When dead fish began washing up on South Australian beaches earlier this year, Dr Scott Bennett was alarmed.

Scott’s a marine ecologist at the University of Tasmania, and knew that dead fish on shore meant trouble under the surface.

On a dive in June, Scott came face-to-face with the devastating impact of the largest algal bloom Australia has ever seen.

The full impact still isn’t known – but some of Australia’s rarest and strangest animals could be wiped out entirely. 


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Guest: Marine ecologist Dr Scott Bennett 

When dead fish began washing up on South Australian beaches earlier this year, Dr Scott Bennett was alarmed.
Scott&rsquo;s a marine ecologist at the University of Tasmania, and knew that dead fish on shore meant trouble under the surface.
On a dive in June, Scott came face-to-face with the devastating impact of the largest algal bloom Australia has ever seen.
The full impact still isn&rsquo;t known &ndash; but some of Australia&rsquo;s rarest and strangest animals could be wiped out entirely.&nbsp;
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Guest: Marine ecologist Dr Scott Bennett&nbsp;

An independent daily news show. We feature the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

An independent daily news show. We feature the country&rsquo;s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper.

A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

The giant cuttlefish and the deadly algal bloom

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An effort by Congress to rein in President Trump’s war in Iran has failed.

Democrats and a few Republicans tried to use the War Powers Resolution to force Trump to get approval from Congress to keep fighting – but it didn’t pass.

Now the war is dragging in more countries, fueling a global crisis and dividing nations.

Today Jasmine El-Gamal, former White House adviser and founder of Averos Strategies, on Trump’s war – is it ego, blind ambition or part of a plan to reshape the world? 

 

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Guest: Jasmine El-Gamal, founder of Averos Strategies

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An effort by Congress to rein in President Trump&rsquo;s war in Iran has failed.
Democrats and a few Republicans tried to use the War Powers Resolution to force Trump to get approval from Congress to keep fighting &ndash; but it didn&rsquo;t pass.
Now the war is dragging in more countries, fueling a global crisis and dividing nations.
Today Jasmine El-Gamal, former White House adviser and founder of Averos Strategies, on Trump&rsquo;s war &ndash; is it ego, blind ambition or part of a plan to reshape the world?&nbsp;
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Guest: Jasmine El-Gamal, founder of Averos Strategies
Photo:&nbsp;Abbas Hassan/TASS/Sipa USA

“The Law of the Jungle”: How Trump’s war is causing chaos

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When the High Court handed down its Mabo decision, it cracked open the legal fiction at the heart of the nation. Terra Nullius was gone.

For John Howard, then in opposition, it provided  an opportunity. He framed the moment not as correction, but as a threat. A story was spun to suburban and regional Australia: your backyard, your lease, your livelihood were suddenly, all under threat.

For John Howard, the real battle was over the nation’s conscience. He dismissed what he called the “black armband” view of history and described the violence and dispossession of the past as mere “blemishes” on an otherwise proud national story. He refused to apologise to the Stolen Generations, rejecting the idea that the nation owed a moral debt. In its place, he chose pride over reckoning — and ideology over truth.

Author and political commentator Amy Remeikis has spent months tracing the threads of Howard’s legacy,  not just the policies, but the narratives that made them possible.

This is the Howard Effect, a three part series from 7am marking 30 years since John Howard's ascent to power. Episode Three - Who Belongs

 

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Guest:  Author of Where It All Went Wrong: The case against John Howard, Amy Remeikis

When the High Court handed down its Mabo decision, it cracked open the legal fiction at the heart of the nation. Terra Nullius was gone.
For John Howard, then in opposition, it provided&nbsp; an opportunity. He framed the moment not as correction, but as a threat. A story was spun to suburban and regional Australia: your backyard, your lease, your livelihood were suddenly, all under threat.
For John Howard, the real battle was over the nation&rsquo;s conscience. He dismissed what he called the &ldquo;black armband&rdquo; view of history and described the violence and dispossession of the past as mere &ldquo;blemishes&rdquo; on an otherwise proud national story. He refused to apologise to the Stolen Generations, rejecting the idea that the nation owed a moral debt. In its place, he chose pride over reckoning &mdash; and ideology over truth.
Author and political commentator Amy Remeikis has spent months tracing the threads of Howard&rsquo;s legacy,&nbsp; not just the policies, but the narratives that made them possible.
This is the Howard Effect, a three part series from 7am marking 30 years since John Howard's ascent to power. Episode Three - Who Belongs
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Guest:&nbsp; Author of Where It All Went Wrong: The case against John Howard, Amy Remeikis

The Howard Effect: Who Belongs

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It’s just over two years into his first term and John Howard is taking the country to another election. In that short time he has seized the mantle of economic credibility away from Labor and rewritten the argument about who could be trusted to manage the economy. 

The memory of Labor's reforms while in government were suddenly distant, and the constant reminder of the devastating recession of the 90s were kept fresh in the mind of voters by Howard and his treasurer Peter Costello.

Economic Management became the major selling point for Howard in every election from there on in.

This is The Howard Effect, a three-part series marking 30 years since John Howard’s emphatic election victory. Today, author Amy Remeikis on the economic revolution that defined his government — the tax reforms, the housing settings, and the policy choices that helped create the Australia we are all still living in. 

This is episode 2 - In the Shadows of the Australian Dream. 

 

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Guest: Author of Where It All Went Wrong: The case against John Howard, Amy Remeikis

It&rsquo;s just over two years into his first term and John Howard is taking the country to another election. In that short time he has seized the mantle of economic credibility away from Labor and rewritten the argument about who could be trusted to manage the economy.&nbsp;
The memory of Labor's reforms while in government were suddenly distant, and the constant reminder of the devastating recession of the 90s were kept fresh in the mind of voters by Howard and his treasurer Peter Costello.
Economic Management became the major selling point for Howard in every election from there on in.
This is The Howard Effect, a three-part series marking 30 years since John Howard&rsquo;s emphatic election victory. Today, author Amy Remeikis on the economic revolution that defined his government &mdash; the tax reforms, the housing settings, and the policy choices that helped create the Australia we are all still living in.&nbsp;
This is episode 2 - In the Shadows of the Australian Dream.&nbsp;
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Guest: Author of Where It All Went Wrong: The case against John Howard, Amy Remeikis

The Howard Effect: In the Shadows of the Australian Dream

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The giant cuttlefish and the deadly algal bloom

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