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Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton, on Australia’s secrecy laws and whether the government’s overhaul will go far enough.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper and Middle East correspondent for The Economist Gregg Carlstrom, on the ceasefire, how long it could hold and what will happen when the war continues.

Host of Schwartz Media podcast Rupert: The Last Mogul and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Paddy Manning, on what’s in store for the next era of the Murdoch empire.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on the agreement between Australia and Tuvalu.

Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton, on the protests, the parliament and the challenges facing Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper Chris Wallace, on what the failure of David McBride’s case means for truth and transparency in Australia.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on a serious flaw in the robo-debt response.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper Michelle Dimasi on what Australia owes the family of Ali Jan.

Save the Children’s Jason Lee on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and world editor for The Saturday Paper, Jonathan Pearlman, on why a ceasefire isn’t happening in the Middle East.

Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton, on Albanese’s four days in China.

Now, as national cabinet considers options for strengthening the hand of those who rent, a High Court judgement has redrawn the relationship between tenants and landlords.

Independent member for Kooyong and member of the delegation to Washington, DC, Monique Ryan, on whether Australia’s pleas to free Julian Assange are being heard in the US.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on how a mysterious, once ridiculed group has become a powerful political force.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, on how bipartisanship has been lost over conflict in the Middle East and the fault lines between friends and colleagues.

Ian Parmeter on the history of Hamas, and what would take its place if it were removed from Gaza.

Spokesperson on Defence for the Australian Greens, Senator David Shoebridge, on whether Australia’s $368 billion submarine deal will be worth it.

World editor for The Saturday Paper, Jonathan Pearlman, on what the ground invasion means for Gaza and how the rest of the world is viewing the crisis in the Middle East.

Fresh from a trip to Beijing, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton, on whether we’re entering a new era in Australia’s relationship with China.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on why Labor is losing popularity, and what they’ll need to do to win it back.

World editor of The Saturday Paper Jonathan Pearlman on the secretive hostage negotiations, and why Israel’s ground invasion appears to be delayed.

Member for Warringah Zali Steggall on what climate action she wants to see next, and why the government isn’t aiming high enough.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton, on why private companies have the power to put welfare recipients on a suspension.

Author and contributor to The Saturday Paper Thomas Mayo on what went wrong, who’s to blame and what comes next.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Daniel James, on whether there’s a path to treaty and what the debate will now look like in a new chapter of Indigenous affairs.

Director of The Australia Institute climate and energy program and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Polly Hemming, on how Australia’s style of climate negotiating is distracting the world from our climate truths.

Lawyer and author of Courting Power Isabelle Reinecke, on the threat of the anti-court movement on Australia’s justice system and why the High Court needs to be protected.

World editor of The Saturday Paper Jonathan Pearlman on what’s happening in Gaza and why this new war could reshape the Middle East.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on the secretive groups that crafted negative messaging and elevated key leaders in the successful “No” campaign.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Daniel James, on what the result reveals about the country and where we go to from here.

Contributing writer for The Monthly Rachel Withers on how Voice supporters are convincing voters and what’s in store for the campaign’s final week.

Writer of the latest Quarterly Essay, ‘Lifeboat: Disability, Humanity and the NDIS’, Micheline Lee on what’s wrong with the NDIS and how we can fix it.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper and former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW Greg Mullins on why the last few weeks have changed his mind about the season ahead.

Author of Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World and contributor to The Saturday Paper Elle Hardy, on how a pastor from rural Victoria has become a feature of the Republican race to the White House.

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody discusses how her work establishing a domestic violence legal service that helps First Nations women and her recent role as the law school dean at Western Sydney University have shaped her approach to the role. And why it’s time for the country to take a wider view when it comes to building a fairer society.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on how Pezzullo’s secret correspondence reveals a bigger problem in the public service, which could undermine our democracy.

Associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin Mckenzie-Murray on the duality of Dan and what made him into a controversial, but extremely popular leader.

Lachlan Murdoch biographer, Paddy Manning, on why Rupert chose Lachlan, and what the empire will look like under the family’s eldest son.

Former advisor to the Biden administration on climate policy, and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Saul Griffith, on the potential for a green economic boom in Australia.

The prime minister shares what makes him so personally invested in the Voice, whether he got the timing of the referendum wrong and what he thinks Australia will look like if we vote “Yes”.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on the tensions in the “No” camp and whether they will make a difference on polling day.

Protestor and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Joana Partyka on radical protesting and why climate activists in WA are being punished.

Chief executive of Transcend Australia, Jeremy Wiggins, on the attacks on transgender people in Australia, and the role of the media in telling their stories.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe, on what we know about the undecided bloc, and what the polls really mean.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on the woman now known as the “Alan Joyce slayer”, and how she aims to stop Australian consumers from being duped.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on how the strategies to reject the Voice are reverberating through the halls of power.

World editor for The Saturday Paper, Jonathan Pearlman, on Putin’s desperate wartime quest and the danger of what North Korea might receive in return.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper, Marc Moncrief, on the chaos at Fortescue, and whether Twiggy really is a climate messiah.

Honorary research fellow in urban geography and planning, and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Dr Kate Shaw, on why rent controls are so controversial.

Senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre of Australia and contributor to The Saturday Paper Kieran Pender on how we can help the people who expose wrongdoing.

Contributor to The Monthly and The Saturday Paper, Yorta Yorta man Daniel James on the early day strategies of both camps and the potential for things to become more toxic as the campaign proceeds.

Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on lies, cowardice and poor leadership in the ADF.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on Australia’s love affair with big, dirty cars.

Associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray, on Trump, Australia’s dependence on America and the future of our alliance.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton, on chaos at Qantas and whether the government is too cosy with our national carrier.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on what the government has unveiled – and why it’s pushing ahead with the reform in the middle of a historic referendum campaign.

Co-chair of the “Yes” campaign and Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman, Rachel Perkins, on the media’s failings and why it has to do better before polling day.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on China’s financial woes – and the impact it will have on our own economy.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper Chloe Hooper on what’s known about the case and why stories like this are so hard to resist.

Author and contributor to The Saturday Paper Andrew Wear on what we can learn from other countries that have given indigenous people a Voice.

Contributing editor for The Monthly Rachel Withers on what she learned at Labor’s conference about their plans for the future.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper Dechlan Brennan on how Indigenous resilience and cultural knowledge can help us cope in a climate crisis.

Associate editor for The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray on who’s behind ADH TV and whether Australians have an appetite for far right news.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on why the aged care regulator hasn’t been doing its job properly – and how people are suffering as a result.

Lawyer Madeline Gleeson from the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW, on how ideas from Australia led to Britain’s floating detention centre.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper Daniel James, on why it’s important to listen to Lidia Thorpe – even if you’re voting Yes.

Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on why Services Australia can’t get welfare right.

Fox Sports News presenter and women's sports advocate Sam Squiers, on the battle ahead for the Matildas.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper and public schools advocate Jane Caro on how teachers keep being let down in Australia.

Contributor to The Saturday Paper Ben Abbatangelo on why Australia is betting our climate future on a plan that’s unlikely to work.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Chris Wallace on how economic pain is hurting the Voice campaign and what Labor will do if the referendum is lost.

Former Labor campaign strategist turned pollster, and director of the Redbridge Group, Kos Samaras, on why the major parties could face a rebellion from voters if they ignore renters any longer.

Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton, on how an inquiry meant to restore faith ended up doing so much damage.

Writer, lawyer and contributor to The Saturday Paper Nyadol Nyuon, on why the right is stealing language and history and how it threatens to divide us.

Independent senator David Pocock on his new bill and whether he’s always lived up to his own duty of care for future generations.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on what lies ahead for the second half of the year in Canberra.

Associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray, on what impact Australia has really had on Nauru and whether we’ve spent a fortune to make a tiny island nation worse off.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on how gas in the home became a new front in the culture wars.

Contributing editor of The Politics and The Monthly online Rachel Withers, on an idea to fix the housing crisis that’s gaining traction and why it could break through the paralysis in Canberra.

Reuters financial journalist and long-time watcher of Elon Musk’s business empire, Antony Currie, on Elon’s plan to disrupt the global financial system.

Writer and contributor to The Saturday Paper Ben Abbatangelo on why the environmental movement is divided – at a time when we need it most.

Journalist and contributor to The Saturday Paper Kristine Ziwica reveals why a vocal minority killed a new push to make universities safer – to the surprise of experts involved.

Business leader and author of the new book ‘On The Voice to Parliament’, Nyikina man Charles Prouse, on cutting through the noise of the campaign and why he still believes in the power of a referendum.

Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on the big four consultancies – and why one contract between Deloitte and the Home Affairs department had to be terminated.

Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on the official cases and why Anthony Albanese is feeling the need to go on a media blitz.

Writer and Matildas fanatic Sarah Krasnostein on the Women’s World Cup – and the impact the Tillies will have on Australian sport.

Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie on why her experience as a veteran convinced her to make a referral to the Hague.

National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on the task ahead for Michele Bullock and what this change of governance will mean.

Contributing writer for The Monthly, Rachel Withers on the seven Teal independents and whether they’re Australia’s best hope for addressing inequality.