Best Defence Journal Podcasts (2025)

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 047 - Additive Manufacturing A Key Enabler Of Low Cost Modern Warfare 26:19

2d ago26:19

26:19

A need for low-cost warfare has emerged from the experiences of several nations in current conflicts. On the one hand, a recent missile and drone attack on Israel was successfully defeated, but at the unsustainable cost of an estimated $1-1.5 billion. Houthi drones, costing $2000 each, were successfully intercepted with Standard Missile-2s (SM-2), …

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'Turning point': Rwanda and DRC sign peace deal granting US access to critical minerals 9:02

8h ago9:02

9:02

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a historic peace agreement in Washington with hopes it will bring a close to the decades long conflict. While seen as a turning point, critics of the deal say it contains major omissions and argue the critical minerals element further exploits people in the region.…

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EZRA LEVANT | Canada is being replaced—is freezing immigration the only way to stop it? 31:15

2h ago31:15

31:15

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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'It's about power': How sexual harassment affects those on the margins 9:58

14h ago9:58

9:58

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a landmark report on workplace sexual harassment, drawing from the experiences of over 300 victim-survivors. The report hands down 11 recommendations to address the gaps between policy and practice when dealing with those most affected by sexual harassment at work.…

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‘I didn’t sleep at all’: One mother’s terrifying wait for news from a war zone 5:06

15h ago5:06

5:06

It was a tense week for families with loved ones in the Middle East – especially for one Melbourne mother separated from her three sons in Iran. When phone and internet failed, she did not know if they had survived.

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ASX flatlines but volatility to continue 14:43

1d ago14:43

14:43

It appears the volatility in global politics hasn't translated to local markets, with the ASX-200 remaining relatively calm for most of the week. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore spoke with Stephanie Youssef. Plus, Deloitte has released its latest Business Outlook and, despite global economic uncertainty, the Australian economy is expected to experi…

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Former CDC staffers ring alarm bells over decisions of new US vaccine panel 9:01

1d ago9:01

9:01

A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced it will study the schedule of childhood and adolescent immunisations and review the use of older vaccines. It's also recommended single dose flu vaccination formulas which is thimerosal-free. The announcements have caused some alarm, with some concerned …

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Iran-Israel ceasefire, NATO ‘daddy’ & Armenia's pantless politics 29:52

1d ago29:52

29:52

The unfolding events of the Israel-Iran conflict and what the future could hold for Tehran’s regime. Plus, the big bucks promised at the NATO summit, Georgia crackdowns on dissent, and the Armenian Prime Minister’s controversial plan to put religious rumours to bed.

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Iran, United States issue conflicting statements on nuclear talks 7:04

1d ago7:04

7:04

Iran's Supreme Leader has emerged from hiding, warning the United States it will pay a heavy price for further attacks on its nuclear infrastructure and denying White House reports the countries are currently in talks over a nuclear agreement. The country says it will maintain peace with Israel and will not launch further strikes, unless it is atta…

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EZRA LEVANT | New York City poised to elect radical socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor 43:44

8h ago43:44

43:44

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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Australia remains firm on defence spending targets despite US pressure 5:43

2d ago5:43

5:43

Australia is standing firm on not raising defence spending to the levels demanded by the United States government, despite NATO countries agreeing to do so at their meeting in the Netherlands.

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US dollar weakness the talk of traders & how your super compares 17:59

2d ago17:59

17:59

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Chris Weston from Pepperstone about the day's market action including why US dollar weakness is the talk of traders, plus James Koval from ASFA looks at what the banking and financial regulator has released some detail super fund performance details and checks in to see how your super balance compare…

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Jailing is failing: conference calls for re-think of youth crime crackdown 15:50

2d ago15:50

15:50

All over the country, there are concerns about rising rates of youth crime. At the same time, advocates are concerned about the rate of incarceration for First Nations people, fearing some communities are being criminalised and over-policed. Advocates say Australia is not on track to meeting Closing the Gap targets on imprisonment - and in fact, th…

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NATO allies raise defence spending at summit dominated by Donald Trump 5:05

2d ago5:05

5:05

NATO countries have agreed to hike defence spending to five per cent of GDP. Australia will also send defence personnel to Europe in support of Ukraine.

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SHEILA GUNN REID | Your letters, your voice — a viewer mailbag special! 29:41

2d ago29:41

29:41

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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EZRA LEVANT | What Monday night's by-election results really mean for Alberta 30:03

2d ago30:03

30:03

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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REBEL ROUNDUP | Convoy lawsuit update, Liberals' 25% immigrant labour goal, Carney's NATO spending 1:16:21

2d ago1:16:21

1:16:21

Today, we're looking at a Toronto judge's decision to allow a class-action lawsuit against the Freedom Convoy to proceed in Ottawa after defendants argued it would not be possible to have a fair hearing in the nation's capital. Plus, the Liberals have laid out their plans for Canada's economy — which includes having one in four workers be immigrant…

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'We didn’t just lose, we got smashed': Sussan Ley charts a new way forward for Liberals 4:00

3d ago4:00

4:00

The federal Opposition Leader has used an address at the National Press Club to paint her leadership as a departure from Peter Dutton, outlining her plans to rebuild the Liberal Party and draw more women to run for the party. She's also made a deeply personal admission about her own experience of coercion and control, as she vows to use her positio…

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AVI YEMINI | The Yemini Report — Ep 28 33:29

3d ago33:29

33:29

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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Economists tip July rate cut as inflation continues to ease 13:13

3d ago13:13

13:13

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Harry Murphy Cruise from Oxford Economics about what's driving inflation lower and what it means for interest rates while Michael McCarthy from moomoo takes a look at the day on the sharemarket including Virgin Australia's second day on the ASX and another record for the Commonwealth Bank.…

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Palestinians in Gaza desperate for a ceasefire 7:04

3d ago7:04

7:04

Israel's military says its focus will shift back to Gaza, after the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Witnesses say Israeli troops have opened fire outside an aid delivery site, resulting in at least 46 deaths of Gazans - adding to the 410 deaths that have happened outside such aid sites since a private-run group took over aid di…

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Ceasefire holds, as Trump blasts both sides over breaches 7:25

3d ago7:25

7:25

A fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel is holding after nearly two weeks of airstrikes and missile attacks. Both sides claim victory, but tensions remain high, with mutual accusations, disputed damage reports, and signs the conflict could easily reignite.

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Australians evacuated from Israel after fragile ceasefire opens airspace 5:55

3d ago5:55

5:55

A Royal Australian Air Force jet carrying more than 100 Australian citizens trying to escape the conflict in the Middle East has flown out of a major Israeli city after the airspace was opened. But Foreign Minister Penny Wong said assisted departure flights from Iran are still not possible. The evacuations follow a tense week in which Australia bac…

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EZRA LEVANT | ‘This is not the war of the Iranian people’: Iranian dissident breaks down Israel-Iran conflict 32:18

3d ago32:18

32:18

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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INTERVIEW: Iran's ambassador to Australia speaks to SBS 35:04

4d ago35:04

35:04

In a wide-ranging interview with SBS News, Tehran's top diplomat in Canberra referred to US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities as "unprovoked and against international law". Ahmad Sadeghi says Australians who remain stranded in Iran are being provided with a way to transit to the Azerbaijan border, where they are getting consular support. …

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Nurturing biodiversity carries an ancient responsibility into the future 2:25

4d ago2:25

2:25

In the world heritage-protected Shark Bay, 800 kilometres north of Perth, a Malgana woman is working to save biodiversity. Considered one of the world's greatest wilderness treasures, she's carrying a unique responsibility passed on by Elders who've cared for the land before her.

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Do we need an 'Islamophobia' definition? 44:48

4d ago44:48

44:48

That’s Debatable!’ is the weekly podcast of the Free Speech Union. Hosts Connie Shaw and Jan MacVarish – both staffers at the FSU – talk about the free speech controversies that have erupted in the past week. Please like, subscribe and share. This week Jan and Connie discuss the robust guidance issued by the Office for Students in relation to free …

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ASX rallies on Iran ceasefire hope; Virgin re-boards the ASX 9:57

4d ago9:57

9:57

US and Australian markets have rallied after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Plus, Virgin Australia's shares take-off after re-listing on the ASX-200. Blackmore Capital's Yu Yi spoke with Ricardo Goncalves.

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Is there a ceasefire between Iran and Israel? 4:58

4d ago4:58

4:58

Is there a ceasefire between Iran and Israel or is there not? Iranian state television is reporting a ceasefire has begun, just hours after Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi posted on social media saying Iran had no intention to continue strikes if Israel stopped its strikes by 4am local time. US President Donald Trump had earlier claimed a tot…

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Doctors' groups take temperature on appetite for health care reform 6:35

4d ago6:35

6:35

Leaders from around 50 medical groups have gathered in Canberra to tackle some of the thorniest issues facing Australia's heath system. The Australian Medical Association is among the organisations to attend. The AMA argues that logjams in public hospitals, rural communities struggling to access care and the shuttering of private hospitals and serv…

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UK, Ukraine sign 100 year agreement 6:32

4d ago6:32

6:32

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the United Kingdom, meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles, while Russian missile and drone attacks have killed at least 14 people back home. The visit comes ahead of a key NATO summit where US President Donald Trump is pushing European leaders to commit to higher defence spending.…

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Privacy concerns loom as age verification details remain murky 4:30

4d ago4:30

4:30

When the teen social media ban comes into force later this year, Australia will be the first country to try enforcing an increased minimum age for social media. But experts are warning that with less than six months before it starts, it's still not clear how it will work.

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EZRA LEVANT | Iran is losing in the Middle East—but winning in the West 24:39

4d ago24:39

24:39

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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First Nations graduates master the next generation of business leadership 3:16

5d ago3:16

3:16

The biggest cohort of First Nations graduates from a single degree have been celebrated at Monash University in Melbourne. The Master of Indigenous Business Leadership aims to encourage the next generation and diversify the sector.

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Childers community marks 25th anniversary of deadly backpacker fire 4:00

5d ago4:00

4:00

Twenty-five years ago, fifteen people - mostly young backpackers and fruit pickers - were killed in an arson attack on a hostel in regional Queensland. Survivors and the families of victims have returned to the small town of Childers in the state's south-east to mark the anniversary and continue to call for the perpetrator not to be released from p…

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SBS on the Money: How the strike on Iran is impacting markets 15:37

5d ago15:37

15:37

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Robert Rennie from Westpac and Raymond Chan from Morgans to find out how the US strike on Iran is impacting financial markets, commodities and in the implication for petrol prices.

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Iran warns of 'irreparable consequences' following US strikes 11:01

5d ago11:01

11:01

The United Nations Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency are calling for diplomacy after the US joined Israel's assault on Iran. Iran has vowed to respond and says it has the right to defend itself in the face of aggression, warning there will be irreparable consequences following the strikes.…

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Suicide bomb attack devastates Damascus church 5:14

5d ago5:14

5:14

A suicide bombing at a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus has killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 50, shattering Sunday Mass and reigniting fears over Syria’s fragile post-Assad security. The attack, reportedly carried out by an IS militant, struck a congregation of 350 worshippers, leaving scenes of devastation and raising questions abo…

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INTERVIEW: What will Iran do next? 9:16

5d ago9:16

9:16

The world is waiting to see what Iran's response will be to the US strikes on its nuclear sites. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the attacks were an "outrageous, grave, and unprecedented violation" of the U-N charter and international law. He says Iran is weighing its options for retaliation and would consider diplomacy only after carry…

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Sudanese-Australian refugees warn the world's largest humanitarian crisis has been forgotten 6:16

6d ago6:16

6:16

Sudanese refugees who have escaped the world's largest humanitarian crisis to Australia are sharing their stories to spread awareness of suffering in their homeland. After more than two years of fighting, the conflict in Sudan has led to famine, ethnic and gender-based violence and the biggest internal displacement crisis on the planet with more th…

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Donald Trump describes US airstrikes on Iran as a "spectacular military success" 4:41

6d ago4:41

4:41

United States President Donald Trump has confirmed US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran. In a public address, just hours after the significant escalation, the US president described the strikes as "a spectacular military success".

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INTERVIEW: The new dinosaur found in a forgotten museum drawer 4:11

7d ago4:11

4:11

Our fascination with prehistoric worlds is all to obvious with the release of latest Jurassic World blockbuster Rebirth. We might think we're familiar with all the giant creatures which wandered our planet millions of years ago thanks to series like 'Walking with Dinosaurs', but scientists are still discovering new species. The latest find is a liz…

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INTERVIEW: A milestone for the Australian hotline helping those affected by overseas conflicts 10:40

7d ago10:40

10:40

A phone service for refugees in Australia says demand has risen as conflicts have intensified around the world. Jorge Aroche is a clinical psychologist and CEO of a non-profit called STARTTS, which provides culturally relevant mental health support to those who have experienced torture or other traumatic events before arriving in Australia or as pa…

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Amy thought she had a secure job as an international student - she was wrong 6:53

7d ago6:53

6:53

Since 2024, the federal government has launched several policies to restrict international student numbers, including raising the fees for student visa applications, and slowing down the processing time for visas. The new rules have significantly affected the independent education sectors, which provide English learning and vocational education to …

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'On course to potential chaos' UN Chief sounds alarm over Iran-Israel 8:00

7d ago8:00

8:00

Iran says it is willing to engage in diplomacy and further talks but only once Israel halts aggression. Israel meanwhile is threatening a prolonged war with Iran as the United States weighs up whether to get involved.

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EZRA LEVANT | Ottawa’s $342M gun grab built on ghost data — while violent crime surges 51:13

8d ago51:13

51:13

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreig…

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Suicide prevention workshops in language try to help refugees, asylum seekers find mental wellness 6:34

8d ago6:34

6:34

Research shows refugees and asylum seekers in Australia experience disproportionately high rates of suicide, PTSD and psychological distress. Mental health challenges are often further exacerbated by a lack of access to culturally appropriate care and information. Wesley LifeForce is one organisation working to fill this gap, by offering suicide pr…

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'He's a meteorite': how Baraka blitzed an $8 billion Australian industry to find fans worldwide 7:42

8d ago7:42

7:42

Australia’s music industry is worth more than $8 billion annually. However competition is fierce. After arriving as a refugee, Baraka the Kid has overcome the odds to make a name worldwide.

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Iran-Israel conflict sparks US debate & G7 summit fail 32:22

8d ago32:22

32:22

A new, long-feared frontline opens in the Middle East as President Trump considers US involvement. Plus, what didn't happen at the G7 Summit, political violence rattles America, and a bizarre museum mishap poses a moral dilemma.

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