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For more than a decade, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has been talking about gambling addiction. His advocacy means he's become a lightning rod for people to share their stories. Now, as the government this week passed legislation aimed at reducing gambling harms, Wilkie is among an angry group of dissenters who say the bill is a "national shame". If you enjoy 7am , the best way you can support us…
In 2022, Masha Alyokhina escaped Russia disguised as a food delivery courier. She had spent years being arrested, imprisoned and watched by the state for her work with punk rock protest group Pussy Riot and for speaking out against Vladimir Putin. But Alyokhina says the Russia she fled wasn't transformed by one dramatic moment. Repression came piece by piece, until fear, censorship and eventually…
When news broke this week of an alleged sexual assault involving the Sydney Swans AFL team in Melbourne, old faultlines in the way the sport handles accusations against its players re-ignited. Everything from the players involved, to the language used by the club, and the way the media reported the allegations, came under the microscope. So how much has changed when it comes to footy players doing…
Over six days of public hearings, Australians with a disability told parliament what losing NDIS support would mean for their independence, their families, and their everyday lives. Despite more than 4,000 submissions and calls for reforms to be paused, the government's overhaul of the scheme passed the senate yesterday, with support from the Coalition. By tightening access and reducing some…
Last week Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines, sprouting links to autism - which have been definitively disproved by scientists and health organisations around the world. During Trump's second term, the misinformation from the president and his health secretary, RFK Jr, has been relentless - undermining public trust in vaccines, as outbreaks of previously…
For most of Australia's recent history, preparing for war has meant preparing the military. Now, the government is turning its attention on the rest of us. A new parliamentary inquiry will examine Australia's civilian preparedness and whether we could keep fuel flowing, supply chains moving and essential services running through a major conflict. It comes as the government warns Australia is…
Whistleblower David McBride has been released from prison on parole, after serving 27 months for leaking classified Defence documents to journalists. Those documents helped expose allegations of war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Years on, he's still the only person to have been sent to prison over the Afghan Files. Today, as McBride is released, we're returning to an interview…
After years of pressure to tackle gambling harm, the Albanese government is trying to get its long-awaited reforms through parliament, looking to cut a deal with the Opposition, sparking a debate over just how far the government is prepared to go to get its reforms through. Meanwhile, immigration is becoming one of the defining battles in federal politics, as One Nation's growing support and…
For decades, Rupert Murdoch's media empire has helped shape politics and public debate, and in doing so, has often left lasting consequences for some of the people caught in its sights, from politicians, to public figures to everyday people. The consequences can be devastating. Journalists Matthew Ricketson and Andrew Dodd have a name for what happens when that attention becomes a campaign, they…
Just when you thought world politics couldn't get any more ridiculous: tonight, far-right British politician Nigel Farage is set to face a by-election of his own making. His main opponent? A joke candidate by the name of Count Binface, who says he's an alien space warrior, and wears a superhero costume featuring a bin for a head. The contest has turned into a circus, but the five-million-pound…
