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- Yesterday16 min
Nick McKenzie on Mick Gatto, the underworld, and construction corruption
In Melbourne, few names carry the weight of Mick Gatto. For decades, he’s been known as a survivor of the gangland wars, a man whose influence has stretched from the city’s underworld into the heart of the construction industry. This week, police raided his home. Gatto and his wife were arrested, then released without charge. He says it was all over a driving infringement. Police say they’re investigating alleged financial offences. But the raid has landed in the middle of a much larger fight over corruption, intimidation and alleged underworld influence inside Victoria’s building sector. Today, investigative reporter Nick McKenzie, on Mick Gatto, corruption in the construction industry, and the reckoning now facing the state’s Big Build. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Investigative reporter for The Age and SMH, Nick McKenzie Photo: AAP Image/James RossSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 days ago15 min
Do we need a royal commission into violence against women?
29 women have been killed in Australia so far this year - most allegedly by their intimate partner. Their names sometimes hit the headlines, but often not. And even then, the outrage seldom lasts. We’ve known for a long time that Australia has a problem with violence against women. Little seems to work to change the statistics. For some advocates - a Royal Commission is the only chance at making a difference. A petition calling for that - now sits at more than 110-thousand signatures. Today, writer and advocate Jess Hill on whether it will ever happen, and what it could achieve, if it did. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Writer and advocate, Jess Hill Photo: Ye Myo Khant / SOPA Images/Sipa USA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 days ago16 min
Could Pauline Hanson actually become Prime Minister?
For decades Pauline Hanson has been on the fringe of politics. Sometimes mocked, often ignored, occasionally courted. Even from that position she’s been influential: her presence can be felt in our immigration policies, dating back to Howard. But her power and her popularity have never been greater than they are today. A recent poll has one Nation as the most popular party in the country, surpassing Labor in primary support. So just how possible is an Australia governed by One Nation? Today, host of The Conversation’s The Making of One Nation podcast, Ashlynne McGhee, on the party’s popularity and what it will try to do with it. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. And you can check out The Making of One Nation podcast here Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Making One Nation podcast host, Ashlynne McGhee Photo: AAP Image/Lukas CochSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago16 min
The next pandemic: Why the world’s more at risk than ever
Five years on from COVID, a new report has found the world is even more vulnerable to new pandemics than it was before. The report, by a body linked to the World Health Organisation, has been released as the world grapples with Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, as well as one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks on record. The report found that, despite advances in vaccines and diagnostics, climate change, armed conflict and misinformation are undermining global preparedness. Today, Professor Sharon Lewin from the Doherty Institute, on the risk of a large-scale disease outbreak and what we should be doing to prepare for it. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Doherty Institute Director, Professor Sharon Lewin Photo: EPA/MARIE JEANNE MUNYERENKANASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 5 days ago13 min
Why Sarah Wilson says civilisation is collapsing
The world is facing a series of large-scale crises – war, declining democracy, climate catastrophe. So, is it all a sign that our civilisation is reaching its limits – and that our economic and political systems are nearing collapse? That’s the question Australian author Sarah Wilson has been interrogating for the last three years for her new book, ‘I Eat The Stars’. Today, writer Sarah Wilson on what happens when the systems that hold us together begin to fray all at once – and what the future looks like after civilisational collapse. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Author Sarah Wilson Photo: sarahwilson.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 6 days ago15 min
‘We do not feel safe’: Kumanjayi White’s grandfather on the danger of the NT police
One year ago this week, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi White, died after being restrained by police inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. This week, his family was told the officers involved will not face charges. The coronial investigation is still underway, with another directions hearing expected next month. Kumanjayi White’s grandfather – Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves – had already spent years calling for accountability after the death of another young Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi Walker, who was shot and killed by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe in 2019. For Jampijinpa Hargraves, the deaths of Kumanjayi Walker and Kumanjayi White are part of the same crisis: Aboriginal people living under a system that does not make them safe. Today, Jampijinpa Hargraves, on life under the watch of police, the pressure of systems that were never made to protect his people – and what real safety would look like. This episode originally aired in May, 2025. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Warlpiri elder Jampijinpa ‘Ned’ Hargraves. Photo: AAP Image/James RossSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago15 min
Teal party power and Albo’s political booby trap: the week in politics
Well, the budget blowback is showing no signs of easing but this week the government doubled down, introducing the legislation for its tax changes to parliament. Albeit with the detail around CGT still TBC and with an inbuilt political booby trap for the Coalition. At the same time, Pauline Hanson is floating her own negative gearing model - as One Nation surges in the polls. And while Labor and the Coalition wrestle with how to fend off Hanson’s rise - the Teals are mulling a plan of their own - a teal party combining the power of Independents like David Pocock, Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender. But are they really better together? Today, political editor at news.com.au Sam Maiden on Albo’s budget resolve, Pauline’s proposal, and teal party power. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Political editor at news.com.au Sam Maiden Photo: AAP Image/Mick TsikasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago17 min
‘A serious mess’: The crisis inside the corruption watchdog
Paul Brereton – the outgoing head of Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission – was grilled at Senate estimates this week. Brereton’s time leading the body charged with investigating serious corruption in the Commonwealth public sector has ended in a crisis of confidence – over Robodebt, his ongoing Defence links, and whether the watchdog properly managed conflicts of interest. Brereton says he has become a distraction from the commission’s work. But his resignation raises the question: do the NACC’s problems end with him? Today, independent journalist Nick Feik, on how Australia’s anti-corruption watchdog ended up in crisis – and whether it can recover. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Independent journalist Nick Feik Photo: AAP Image/Dominic GianniniSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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