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  • The attack on Helen Haines and France’s week of riots

    October 23, 2026 · 40 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. First, the attack on independent MP Helen Haines outside her Wangaratta electorate office on Monday. We look at who Helen Haines is, from her decades as a…

  • A grumpy week in politics, and the last leap second

    October 16, 2026 · 37 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. It’s been a week of policy battles in parliament - the ATO delaying the credit card ban, changes to family trusts that have small business cranky, and Josh…

  • How the Firmus float fell apart, and a bail hearing for Sam Wood

    October 9, 2026 · 40 min

    Note: this episode discusses domestic violence. If you need support, 1800RESPECT is on 1800 737 732. And Lifeline is 13 11 14. This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Anna Pykett. We’re starting with Firmus…

  • What happened on the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, and the inflation debate

    October 2, 2026 · 42 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Eliza Harvey. We’re starting with the FlyDubai flight that nearly didn’t make it to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot stabbed the captain in what appears to have been an attempted…

  • What we know about the OpenAI Medicare hack

    September 25, 2026 · 39 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. We’re starting with the OpenAI agent that gained unauthorised access to a Medicare service portal. We’ll get into what we know so far about what happened…

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  • How scared should we be about AI? And the collapse of Cue

    September 18, 2026 · 35 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Kate Watson and Eliza Harvey. We're starting with the AI warnings that dominated the week. A researcher who worked at OpenAI and Anthropic quit, saying both companies are racing toward…

  • A wild week for One Nation, and a new world map

    September 11, 2026 · 40 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Anna Pykett, stepping in from the Squiz Today team. One Nation has had a bit of a wild week - questions over the party's finances, a state leader answering allegations…

  • The push to switch off the algorithm, and the Lindsay Clancy trial

    September 4, 2026 · 43 min

    We're starting with the algorithm. Chanel Contos, founder of Teach Us Consent, used a National Press Club address this week to go after the way social media platforms funnel boys toward misogynistic content. She asked the government for…

  • The Nepal disaster, Meta’s big settlement, and Dolly Parton’s legacy

    August 28, 2026 · 40 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. We're starting in Nepal, where an avalanche near the border with Tibet triggered a catastrophic flood down a valley popular with trekkers and pilgrims…

  • The Sydney Swans allegations, and a cancer vaccine breakthrough

    August 21, 2026 · 44 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. We're starting with the Sydney Swans and sexual assault allegations. We’ll walk you through the chain of events, and the responses to that. Then,  the week…

  • The housing downturn, Trump’s plane switch, melons and smelters

    August 14, 2026 · 38 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Eliza Harvey. We’re starting this week with the housing market, which, after all, is our national pastime. This week saw some heavyweights give us their take on where…

  • Understanding the Russia-Ukraine drone strikes

    August 7, 2026 · 43 min

    This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. We thought it was time to get you caught up on what’s going on with the Russia-Ukraine war, including the drone strikes making headlines this week. Bird…

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About the show

News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news. Agenda-free and hosted by friends - Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - we are here for you - making it easy to keep across the big issues and get ahead of what's coming up.