Ashes Weekly: Australia wins and England collapses in the first Test
Max Rushden is joined by Geoff Lemon, Ali Martin and Jim Wallace to discuss Australia’s humbling defeat of England in the first Test in Perth that ended three days early
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What went wrong at Wieambilla
A Queensland coroner has found that the three members of the Train family behind the 2022 Wieambilla shootings were not terrorists, but instead killed two police officers and a neighbour due to their shared ‘persecutory’ delusions. Queensland state reporter Andrew Messenger speaks to Reged Ahmad about the coroner’s findings into what happened that day and whether anything could have been done to prevent it
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Will Albanese’s caution become his weakness?
Author and columnist Sean Kelly says despite Labor’s overwhelming majority and an opposition largely consumed by its own infighting, there are signs that Anthony Albanese’s government will waste the opportunity handed to them by the Australian people. Kelly talks to Guardian Australia political editor Tom McIlroy about his new Quarterly essay, which examines the Labor party’s move away from idealism towards pragmatism. And the former Rudd and Gillard staffer argues that while Albanese’s caution has won him two elections, it could also become the prime minister’s greatest weakness
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Trump’s U-turn on the Epstein files and his bust-up with Marjorie Taylor Greene
In an incredible U-turn, Donald Trump this week signed a bill directing the justice department to release more files from the investigation into the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes amid a huge bust-up with his former firebrand loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has led the calls for him to release the documents. Is this the start of a Maga breakdown? And where will this increasingly hostile row between them go? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Rolling Stone reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez about how the former allies fell out and what will happen next with the Epstein files
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Can the Liberals survive an existential crisis?
Liberal party leaders around the country are facing challenges, from Sussan Ley in Canberra to Mark Speakman stepping down in New South Wales – all while the party struggles to maintain relevance, diversify its base and win votes. Bridie Jabour talks to the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about whether the Liberals have what it takes to bounce back
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