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The Radio National Hour

The Radio National Hour

ABC Australia 218 Episodes Sep 21, 2026

A daily current affairs program from ABC Australia, hosted by one of the country's leading interviewers. The show takes a thoughtful approach to important and challenging issues, with in-depth conversations spanning politics, culture, arts, and sport. It features big names from these fields and offers a deep dive into the topics shaping the national conversation.

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The Radio National Hour
The Radio National Hour Sep 21, 2026 0:55:07 Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
Talking to the Taliban: is it time to re-engage?
Talking to the Taliban: is it time to re-engage? Sep 18, 2026 0:54:09 Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
Why the world's fuel buffers are running out
Why the world's fuel buffers are running out Sep 17, 2026 0:54:38 Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
In the push for peace in Ukraine, has the west misread Putin?
In the push for peace in Ukraine, has the west misread Putin? Sep 16, 2026 0:54:45 Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
AI, copyright and the battle for Australia's creative future
AI, copyright and the battle for Australia's creative future Sep 15, 2026 0:55:09 Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
How One Nation's migration plan would hit regional Australia
How One Nation's migration plan would hit regional Australia Sep 14, 2026 0:55:08 Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
Bill Bailey on reviving the lost art of vaudeville
Bill Bailey on reviving the lost art of vaudeville Sep 11, 2026 0:54:36 Tracey Holmes brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 
Will AI destroy us?
Will AI destroy us? Sep 10, 2026 0:55:08 At first blush, it was more naughty than scary: a few AI agents escaped their sandbox and hacked into a real world company. but we now know that there were hundreds of them, conniving and cheating to escape and then covering it up prompting fresh warnings that AI development is moving so fast it could soon pose an existential threat to humans. And as the US president makes his mi
Two weeks on from catastrophe, hope remains for trapped workers in Nepal
Two weeks on from catastrophe, hope remains for trapped workers in Nepal Sep 9, 2026 0:55:08 Recent headlines have painted a horrific picture of the levels of domestic and sexual violence afflicting Australia. Today the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin confirmed that despite committing billions to the fight against this scourge, we're going backwards as a nation. Two weeks on from the catastrophic flash flood in Nepal, rescuers remain hope
The Radio National Hour
The Radio National Hour Sep 8, 2026 0:54:15 A chance to prevent atrocities, that’s how one grieving father who lost a son to suicide has described the government’s proposed digital duty of care legislation, which - they say - will make Big Tech accountable for harmful content on its platforms and empower us to turn it off. The EU has had its own version for years now; Natali Helberger, Distinguished Professor of Law and Di
Germany's AfD edges closer to breaking the fabled 'firewall'
Germany's AfD edges closer to breaking the fabled 'firewall' Sep 7, 2026 0:55:06 A once unthinkable result the far-right party, Alternative for Germany has had a resounding victory in a state election, coming within a hair’s breath of being the first ultra right party to govern since the Nazi era. Historian and journalist Katja Hoyer, says the party may have come very, very close to breaking Germany's fabled firewall. Australia's home construction system is b
Three summits, three very different visions of the future
Three summits, three very different visions of the future Sep 4, 2026 0:54:38 Three summits, three very different visions of the future. From the Pacific Islands Forum to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the G20, we'll examine what this charged week of diplomacy reveals about the rapidly changing balance of global power.From North Korea to the Indo-Pacific, from Washington to ASEAN, Jane Hardy spent decades working on some of Australia's most impo

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