There’s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over his arrest in relation to the Epstein files.

Not since the 1649 trial of King Charles I has a British royal mounted a legal challenge of this magnitude, according to the UK Telegraph, which broke the bombshell story.

Today’s guest is culture editor-at-large and our local royal expert, Michael Idato. 

 

Further reading:
Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest




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There&rsquo;s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over his arrest in relation to the Epstein files.
Not since the 1649 trial of King Charles I has a British royal mounted a legal challenge of this magnitude, according to the&nbsp;UK Telegraph, which broke the bombshell story.
Today&rsquo;s guest is culture editor-at-large and our local royal expert, Michael Idato.&nbsp;
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Further reading:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/andrew-takes-police-to-court-over-epstein-files-arrest-20261005-p612u3.html">Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest</a> </li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/"> The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/"> The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am.
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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.

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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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.

If you enjoy this podcast and want to hear more, please rate, review & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or whichever platform you find your pods.

The Morning Edition&nbsp;brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/samantha-selinger-morris-p4yvwp">Samantha Selinger-Morris</a> from the newsrooms of <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/">The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/">The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am.
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The royals have a rich history of lawsuits, but Andrew’s action is different

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According to new analysis, screen time could damage children more than being born into poverty. The findings from the University of Calgary say higher doses of screen exposure are associated with lower overall academic achievement, poorer language development and emotional and peer problems.

So what’s it actually like to be a 17-year-old on social media? What material are you fed – and how quickly?

Crime and justice reporter Amber Schultz found out after she created new accounts posing first as a teenage boy, and then as a girl.

Today, Schultztalks about her descent into the algorithm and what surprised her.

 

Further reading:
Posing as a 17-year-old girl online, I expected body image content. I got gender division
I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere



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.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or whichever platform you find your podcasts.

According to new analysis, screen time could damage children more than being born into poverty. The findings from the University of Calgary say higher doses of screen exposure are associated with lower overall academic achievement, poorer language development and emotional and peer problems.
So what&rsquo;s it actually like to be a 17-year-old on social media? What material are you fed &ndash; and how quickly?
Crime and justice reporter Amber Schultz found out after she&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/posing-as-a-17-year-old-girl-online-i-expected-body-image-content-i-got-gender-division-20260910-p60wef.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">created new accounts posing first as a teenage boy, and then as a girl.</a>
Today, Schultz talks about her descent into the algorithm and what surprised her.
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Further reading:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/posing-as-a-17-year-old-girl-online-i-expected-body-image-content-i-got-gender-division-20260910-p60wef.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Posing as a 17-year-old girl online, I expected body image content. I got gender division</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-posed-as-a-17-year-old-boy-on-social-media-it-took-13-minutes-to-be-shown-the-manosphere-20260903-p60u1b.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere</a></li>
</ul>
 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<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/"> The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/"> The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am.
If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/smh-the-age/id6442611511"> Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0tWOA2mdi5WU9hvjJ3da?si=f4b8d7fafdf5495d"> Spotify</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLulycax3584BxKI1ZqSySsouknCWiUa"> YouTube</a> or whichever platform you find your podcasts.

I was a teenage boy online. It took 13 minutes for the manosphere to come

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Anthony Albanese is back from the United Nations in New York to a slump in his approval rating and more economic pain.

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to a 15-year-high due to continued inflation pressure. So what's driving inflation? How much is government spending contributing to this issue?

Also this week, the Greens elected a new leader. NSW senator David Shoebridge is far more confrontational than former leader Larissa Waters and comes from the party's hard-left faction.

His election may signal a shift in strategy from the party, which wants to replicate the success of left-wing figures such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal hosts today's conversation with senior economics correspondent Matt Wade and federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos.

 

Further reading
To avoid another rate rise, things might have to get worse
The Greens need to let the sunshine in or risk stagnation 

Anthony Albanese is back from the United Nations in New York to a slump in his approval rating and more economic pain.
On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to a 15-year-high due to continued inflation pressure. So what's driving inflation? How much is <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/rba-hikes-interest-rates-to-4-6-per-cent-in-15-year-high-20260929-p6119t.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">government spending contributing to this issue?</a>
Also this week, the Greens elected a new leader. NSW senator David Shoebridge is far more confrontational than former leader Larissa Waters and comes from the party's hard-left faction.
His election may <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-greens-need-to-let-the-sunshine-in-or-risk-stagnation-20261001-p611xe.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">signal a shift in strategy from the party, </a>which wants to replicate the success of left-wing figures such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal hosts today's conversation with senior economics correspondent Matt Wade and federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos.
&nbsp;
Further reading
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/to-avoid-another-rate-rise-things-might-have-to-get-worse-20260929-p6119y.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">To avoid another rate rise, things might have to get worse</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-greens-need-to-let-the-sunshine-in-or-risk-stagnation-20261001-p611xe.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The Greens need to let the sunshine in or risk stagnation&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>

Interest rates and Labor's spending, and the Greens look to Mamdani

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When the competing leaders of the world's two biggest economies gather for a summit, there's usually a lot to tussle over – military build-up, trade, critical minerals or AI. But that's not what happened when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met last week.

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses the moments that could signal a startling break with decades of American policy.

 

Background reading: 
How Trump’s grovelling emboldens China and imperils the Asia Pacific

 

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.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or whichever platform you find your podcasts.

 

When the competing leaders of the world's two biggest economies gather for a summit, there's usually a lot to tussle over &ndash; military build-up, trade, critical minerals or AI. But that's not what happened when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met last week.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses the moments that could signal a startling break with decades of American policy.
&nbsp;
Background reading:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/how-trump-s-grovelling-emboldens-china-and-imperils-the-asia-pacific-20260929-p6114z.html">How Trump&rsquo;s grovelling emboldens China and imperils the Asia Pacific</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/"> The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/"> The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/smh-the-age/id6442611511"> Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0tWOA2mdi5WU9hvjJ3da?si=f4b8d7fafdf5495d"> Spotify</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLulycax3584BxKI1ZqSySsouknCWiUa"> YouTube</a> or whichever platform you find your podcasts.
&nbsp;

Did Trump offer arms to Xi Jinping? What happened on the White House tour

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The royals have a rich history of lawsuits, but Andrew’s action is different

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