Today, we return to a good news story as we kick off a new year. The fame of Robert Irwin, the son of ‘crocodile hunter’ Steve Irwin, was supercharged recently when he won one of America's top reality television shows, Dancing with the Stars.

Our culture editor-at-large Michael Idato delves into the Irwin family empire and how Robert Irwin’s brand of “nice” won over America.

And we hope you have a safe and happy new year.

Today, we return to a good news story as we kick off a new year. The fame of Robert Irwin, the son of &lsquo;crocodile hunter&rsquo; Steve Irwin, was supercharged recently when he won one of America's top reality television shows,&nbsp;Dancing with the Stars.
Our culture editor-at-large Michael Idato delves into the Irwin family empire and how Robert Irwin&rsquo;s brand of &ldquo;nice&rdquo; won over America.
And we hope you have a safe and happy new year.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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Best of 2025:  How a dancing Robert Irwin became America’s antidote

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As we say goodbye to 2025, we can only hope we also see an end to the swirling chaos of multiple wars that raged across the world, and in the case of the Israel-Gaza conflict, fractured so much of our society.

Today we return to a special episode with British barrister and human rights lawyer Phillipe Sands, who defended Palestine at the International Court of Justice, on how to retain compassion and integrity in our fragmented world.

We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns mid-January.

 

As we say goodbye to 2025, we can only hope we also see an end to the swirling chaos of multiple wars that raged across the world, and in the case of the Israel-Gaza conflict, fractured so much of our society.
Today we return to a special episode with British barrister and human rights lawyer Phillipe Sands, who defended Palestine at the International Court of Justice, on how to retain compassion and integrity in our fragmented world.
We&rsquo;re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns mid-January.
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Best of 2025: The lawyer (and author) who represented Palestine in international court

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/22f48aa6-a7f2-4356-97d6-b3b700a2aced/transcript

A tax on tobacco seemed like a great idea to deter smokers and raise revenue. 

But, as the price of cigarettes soared, major criminal organisations saw an opening, and began to pump cheap, illegal cigarettes into Australia. 

And violence came along with it as warring gangs fought for control of the trade in our major cities. 

Today, with your Morning Edition team on a summer break, we return to an episode with senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on the tobacco tax problem.

A tax on tobacco seemed like a great idea to deter smokers and raise revenue.&nbsp;
But, as the price of cigarettes soared, major criminal organisations saw an opening, and began to pump cheap, illegal cigarettes into Australia.&nbsp;
And violence came along with it as warring gangs fought for control of the trade in our major cities.&nbsp;
Today, with your Morning Edition team on a summer break, we return to an episode with senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on the tobacco tax problem.

Best of 2025: The tobacco tax causing carnage in our streets

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/45a03769-d442-45a7-a402-b3b7009e96b1/transcript

Hi and Merry Christmas!

Your Inside Politics team is on a little hiatus over summer before we return at the end of January.

In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some of our favourite episodes of the year, starting with a trip down memory lane to election night with our former chief political correspondent David Crowe before he passed the baton to BFF of the podcast Paul Sakkal.

Hi and Merry Christmas!
Your Inside Politics team is on a little hiatus over summer before we return at the end of January.
In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some of our favourite episodes of the year, starting with a trip down memory lane to election night with our former chief political correspondent David Crowe before he passed the baton to BFF of the podcast Paul Sakkal.

Best of 2025: A Labor 'landslide' and disaster for Dutton

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/83981865-2161-4d5b-bffc-b3b8004f2b8d/transcript

Best of 2025: How a dancing Robert Irwin became America’s antidote

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