Saturday Magazine

Nevena, Macca and Misha talk to Lenore Taylor about World Press Freedom Day.

Raised in Brisbane, Taylor attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School and studied journalism and politics at the University of Queensland, where she was co-editor of the student newspaper Semper Floreat. She began working as a journalist in 1987 at The Canberra Times. She was later national affairs correspondent and then chief political correspondent at...

Nevena, Misha and Macca talk to Lizzie O’Shea, Chair, Digital Rights Watch, Are Corporations Profiling You?

Lizzie O’Shea sues companies and governments that do the wrong thing. Lizzie works and opens dialogues about the intersection of technology, law and human rights. Lizzie is the founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch, Australia’s leading digital rights organisation, she is an advocate for stronger laws to protec...

Misha Ketchell discusses with Macca and Nevena Whistle-blower laws in Australia

David McBride, a former Australian military lawyer, was jailed in May 2024 for leaking secret documents that exposed alleged war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. While Ben Roberts-Smith was implicated in these crimes, he has not been imprisoned, though he was arrested in April 2026 for war crimes and lost a civil defamation case where...

On 30 April 2026, Commissioner Virginia Bell AC SC presented the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The Interim Report was tabled in the Australian Parliament on 30 April 2026.

The Interim Report examines the circumstances surrounding the antisemitic Bondi terrorist attack on 14 December 2025 Term of Reference (c) of the Lett...

Macca and Nevena ae joined in the hosting seat this week by Misha Ketchell, Editor and an executive director of The Conversation.

Misha Ketchell is the Misha Ketchell is the editor and an executive director of The Conversation Australia and New Zealand. He was previously editor of Crikey, founding editor of The Big Issue Australia and editor of The Melbourne Weekly. He spent six years at The Age of and four years at the ABC as a pr...

Zoe and Macca are joined live in the studio by Laura Wiener.

Laura has been in the zoo field since 1998 and worked at a variety of different zoological facilities in the US, including San Diego and Oregon Zoos. Laura’s main focus has been mammals with a keen interest in rhinoceros species.

Four rare snow leopard cubs—two boys and two girls named Maya, Kira, Lumi, and Sabu—debuted at Melbourne Zoo in April 2026, born to mother Miska...

Macca and Zoe are joined live on air by Professor Mark Kenny, from ANU, as he discusses his recent panel at the Sorrento Writer’s Festival, is podcasting re-shaping the media landscape?

Professor Mark Kenny is a political journalist, commentator, and academic, formerly chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times. A regular on ABC’s Insiders and Sky N...

Macca and Zoe talk to David Gibson about a bill introduced into Parliament to address the historic treatment of LGBTI personnel in the Australian Defence Force is being welcomed as a long-overdue step toward justice.

The Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation) Bill 2026, introduced by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh, will enable eligible Defence personnel convicted solely on the basis of consensual homos...

Thanks to our producer Kenny Hill, we have a very special treat for ANZAC Day. Renouned Australian stage and international cinema actor Richard Roxburgh reads the poem; ‘The Fallen”.

Richard Roxburgh is one of Australia’s most accomplished and versatile actors, celebrated for his work across acclaimed international film, television and stage productions.

His standout film credits include Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! and...

Zoe and Macca are joined live on-air by Dr. Monique Ryan, Independent Member for Kooyong, Deputy Chair of Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability; as they discuss the cuts and changes to the NDIS, ANZAC Day and politics.

Dr Monique Ryan is an Australian politician and former paediatric neurologist who serves as the independent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Division of Kooyong in Victoria. She was first elected in...

Zoe, Macca and Kenny talk to Kenny and Macca talk to Konrad Benjamin from Punter’s Politics, about his recent invitation to the Senate Select Committee Hearing on Taxation of Gas Resources.

Punter’s Politics is an Australian political commentary podcast and associated political movement with the goal of making Australian politics simpler for everyday people. The podcast was launched in June 2024 by former economics teacher Konrad B...

Our next guest for this week is Peter Khalil, MP for Wills and Assistant Minister for Defence.

Some of the topics discussed today between Macca, Zoe, Kenny and the Minister are:

With so many Australian service people currently serving on US subs, what does that mean for Australia in escalating global conflicts?

Had the Israeli government adequately responded yet over the deliberate bulldozing of ANZAC graves at the Commonwealth Cem...

Macca is joined in the hosting seat this week by former ABC Foreign Correspondent and Independent Federal Member for the seat of Goldstein, Zoe Daniel, from 2022-2025.

Zoe’s platforms were primarily climate action, integrity in politics, action on gambling advertisement on TV and gender equity.

Running as a community-backed independent. Zoe made history in 2022 as the first woman elected to the seat of Goldstein in Bayside Melbourn...

Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Trav Lovett, Executive Director, Centre for Truth Telling & Dialogue. Melbourne Uni. ‘Walk for Truth”.

Trav has spent his life advocating for truth and justice for First Peoples. He is passionate about practicing his Culture, working with Community and preserving Aboriginal languages.

Travis has held senior leadership roles in the Victorian Public Serv...

Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Dr Emma Shortis, Dir. International & Security Affairs Program, The Australia Institute, as they discuss her panels

Her panels at Sorrento Writers Festival, discussing the future for the US and China

Dr Emma Shortis is Director of the Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs Program. Emma is historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the United States ...

Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Dr Jeremie Bracka, RMIT Faculty of Law; Transitional Justice, as they discuss the historical repair for LGBTIQA+ Communities in Victoria

“The report examines Victoria’s history of criminalisation, discriminatory policing, violence, and institutional prejudice directed at LGBTIQA+ communities. It also outlines practical options ...

Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Rachel Westaway, State Liberal MP for Prahran.

Before representing Prahran in State Parliament, Rachel Westaway, had a distinguished career within corporate, industry and public service roles. This included as a senior Commonwealth Tribunal member in migration, child support and social security matters and as Victorian Assistant Commissioner for Freedom of Information. Rachel has run ...

Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Nina Taylor, Labor MP, Albert Park as they discuss the new  Ministerial reshuffle, including a new Minister for Boys & Men; 21-day police  blitz in Sth Mel, St Kilda and Prahran; Allen Gov’s resistance to animal welfare reform

Nina was elected to the Legislative Assembly in November 2022, and is the Parliamentary Secretary for Education. She previously served as a member of ...

First guest this week is show regular and Joy supporter, Aiv Puglielli, Member, Victorian Legislative Council (Victorian Greens), who was live in the studio with Macca and Paul.

Aiv Puglielli is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing North-East Metropolitan Region for the Victorian Greens. With a background in the arts as a composer and producer, Aiv brings a creative lens to politics and is an advocate for clim...