Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
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Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.
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Newly discovered document sheds light on sick leave during the Black Death
Despite taking place more that 500 years ago, the Black Death plague still fascinates us, and historians are still unearthing new facts about the medi...
"When people ask me about the ‘situation’ in Iran"
Marjon Mossammaparast is an Iranian poet and English teacher. Now based in Melbourne, she was born in Iran in 1979, the year of the Islamic Revolution...
Cane: the complex story of South Sea Islander history and culture
An exhibition called Cane at the Rockhampton Museum of Art is giving voice to the little discussed stories of the South Sea Islander community in Cent...
Film about healing after genocide wins Rwanda's first Camera d'Or
Ben’Imana is set in Rwanda in 2012, during the Gacaca people’s court trials that sought justice and community reconciliation after the 1994 Rwandan ge...
Communism, corruption and parental expectations: why China fails at football: why China fails at football
Why is the world’s most populous country, which is rapidly advancing in so many arenas, failing to live up to its dreams of glory on the pitch?
Armenia votes, but don't call it a choice between Russia and the West
Armenia heads to the polls on Sunday in what has been described as “one of its most pivotal elections since regaining independence in 1991.” Just don'...
Burmese artist Sai Redacted wins prize for creative dissent
At the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum, Burmese artist Sai Redacted was one of the recipients of the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent.
The Pakistani Field Marshall Between Washington and Tehran
Who is Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Pakistani military leader balancing negotiations between the US and Iran? How did he win the trust of Iran and be...
The Power and Punishment of Competitive Chess
Chess may not look physically gruelling, but at the elite level it is one of the world's most intense competitive pursuits. Journalist and author Jord...
Tweet of the week, 26 May 2026
This week's mystery caller of the north was spotted tapping at the door of a Sunday Extra listener – the Yellow Oriole.
The historians turned spies who saved Greece's treasures from the Nazis
During World War II, a motley crew of US historians and archaeologists were drawn into a covert mission to protect Greece's the ancient treasures from...
Catching the Bigfoot Hunters
Being a Bigfooter is an identity in the US, complete with conferences, research organisations and online social groups. They believe Bigfoot is real,...
Happy home: The UK's first housing cooperative for older women
Britain’s first housing cooperative for women over 50 opened its doors 10 years ago. The New Ground housing project houses 26 women, almost all of who...
China lifts regulation on internal migration but not everyone benefits
China's hukou system, which has long restricted the rights of internal migrant workers is undergoing significant reform. What might these changes mean...
Renewing an old theory of the New Zealand accent
Why do New Zealanders say “fush and chups”, and “hair” like “here”? A new theory about the origins of the distinctive NZ accent is being explored by r...
The Melbournian running for parliament in Cyprus
Costa Constanti, who was born and bred in Melbourne - is running for parliament in Cyprus with the Volt Party, which calls itself “the first Pan-Europ...
The Nightline wants to hear your late-night thoughts
The Nightline is an instalment work coming to the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, and the creators are calling on night owls, shift workers, insomniac...
Tweet of the week, 24 May 2026
This week's colourful wetland caller is found across the north and down the east — the Azure Kingfisher.
The Year that Made Me: Sheila Fitzpatrick, 1989
Acclaimed Soviet historian Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick reflects on the experiences and historical and personal events of 1989 that shaped her life an...
Rediscovering Australian fantasy novel The Land Behind The World - and its intriguing author
Australian author Anne Spencer Parry's debut 1976 fantasy novel The Land Behind the World was described by the Sydney Morning Herald as "weird, comple...
The library that no one alive will read
Future Library is a long-term literary project based in Norway. It currently holds 11 unpublished manuscripts and a growing forest of spruce trees, pl...
The bizarre story of Honduras-gate
A strange international scandal known as “Honduras-gate” has raised allegations of a covert disinformation campaign targeting left-wing Latin American...
Ukraine's new Minister for Defence goes all in on killer drones
A bitter disagreement has emerged between Ukraine's Ministry of Defence and military leadership over the use of autonomous weapons.
Ukraine is...
Welsh Labour defeated for first time in over a century
The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru - which translates to the Party of Wales - is forming government for the first time after an historic electora...
The Year that Made Me: Warren Entsch, 1996
Warren Entsch was the Federal member for the seat of Leichhardt in far north Queensland from 1996 to 2025 with a gap between 2010 and 2013. He was ins...
Fashion, art and the body in between
Behind the Met Gala's red carpet "Fashion is Art" theme this year is a more nuanced interpretation of how fashion and art collide. The Met's Costume I...
Sisters Under Fire: The extraordinary courage of two Australian nurses at war
The heroic accounts of Australian Army Nursing Sisters Margaret Anderson and Vera Torney who survived the perilous evacuation of Singapore in 1942.
Dreaming Inside: poetry by inmates and young people in the justice system
In 2012, a group of writers organised a workshop in Junee Correctional Centre with funding from the South Coast Writers Centre. The collection of writ...
The case for being reasonable
In her new book Being Reasonable: the case for a misunderstood virtue, Professor Krista Lawlor describes reasonableness as 'one of the essential fluid...
Is this the end of the Thaksin era in Thai politics?
The release of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after eight months in jail has prompted debate over whether Thailand's long-dominant 'Tha...
“Indiana Jones of the art world” recovers painting looted by Nazis
A painting looted by the Nazis has been discovered hanging in the home of a Dutch SS-Commander's descendants. Portrait of a Young Girl, a modernist pa...
The Year that Made Me: Frances Rings, 1988
Dancing was always part of Frances Rings' childhood, helping her make sense of the world around her in a small country town. But when, at just 17, she...
The neuroscience of awe, and why it's good for us
A growing body of research suggests that experiencing awe has positive effects for our sense of wellbeing - an idea that might make intuitive sense, b...
The seven personalities who led Australia's "era of dramatic political flux"
How did the formative experiences, personality traits, world views and leadership styles of Australia's last seven Prime Ministers influence the insta...
The history of direct action and democracy
Proponents of direct action say it’s part of democratic life. It’s detractors say it's a threat to safety, a violation of majority rule and rule of la...
Data breach affects 275 million students
Approximately 9,000 educational institutions and 275 million of their students have been affected by a data breach involving the 'learning management...
China's influence suspected after Zambia cancels human rights conference
The major human rights conference RightsCon was due to convene in Zambia this week but was cancelled at the last minute, with some suggestion the gove...
How One Nation trimphed in Farrer
ABC election analyst Casey Briggs not only called the seat for One Nation at 8pm, he also called Farrer as now a safe seat for One Nation.
High Court hears goat slaughter footage case with implications for press freedom
The Human Rights Legal Centre and the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom have intervened in a case being heard in the High Court to raise what they des...
