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Why India is threatening Pakistan's water supply, plus the destruction of olive trees in the West Bank 16.07.2026 54мин

After a terror attack in Kashmir in 2025, India suspended a key water treaty between the nations, threatening to cut Pakistan’s water supplies off by building a series of hydro-electric dams which can divert water away from Pakistan. Pakistan has threatened nuclear retaliation if it goes ahead. Plus in the West Bank Israel has stepped up the bulldozing of olive groves, which the IDF claims is a security measure. Guests: Michael Kugelman, senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council, and writer of Foreign Policy magazine’s weekly South Asia Brief. Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian author, poet and human rights lawyer

Australia's new treaties in the Pacific, plus do we really want to colonise space? 15.07.2026 54мин

Australia's new treaties with Fiji and Vanuatu are being hailed as a diplomatic triumph. But how meaningful are they, and are they in the best interests of the wider Pacific? And a philosopher's take on why the push for the New Space Age, when humans will someday be living, working, and vacationing in space, is a mistake. Guests: Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, Adelaide University. Co-author, with Jack Corbett, of ‘Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific’ (La Trobe) Ben Bramble, lecturer in philosophy at the Australian National University and a mission specialist at ANU’s Institute for Space. Author of ‘Lunacy - Ten False promises of the New Space age’ (NewSouth)

Bruce Shapiro's USA, how sustainable is Ikea's wood, and the gossip and scandals of Australia's past 14.07.2026 54мин

US commentator Bruce Shapiro looks at the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump's attack on New York Times journalists over their Air Force One reporting, and how the US's latest attacks on Iran are being seen ahead of the November primaries. Plus a new documentary by Danish journalist Tom Heinemann investigates Ikea's claims that it's wood from a Romanian forest is sustainable. And 'The dead can't sue', a cheeky new ABC podcast about the scandals and gossip from Australia's past.

Mark Kenny's Canberra, death penalty methods in the US, and why more of us are using subtitles 13.07.2026 54мин

Canberra columnist Professor Mark Kenny examines Liberal leader Angus Taylor's fresh criticism of One Nation. In Alabama, there's debate over the use of nitrous oxide as a method to execute death row prisoners. And why are more and more of us watching TV and film with the subtitles on? Guests: Professor Mark Kenny, columnist with the Canberra Times; Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU Deborah Denno, criminologist and Professor at the Fordham University School of Law, New York Andy Wright, Oscar-winning sound editor

Songs and stories with Roger Knox, the 'Koori King of Country' 09.07.2026 54мин

Uncle Roger Knox joins David Marr in the studio for an hour of stories and songs: from growing up on the mission, to making his name in Tamworth, surviving two plane crashes, and singing the truth about frontier violence. Guest: Uncle Roger Knox, Gomeroi Elder and musician; joined by collaborator Toby Martin Producer: Catherine Zengerer Sound Engineer: Tegan Nicholls, Harvey O'Sullivan

Jonathan Swan inside Trump's regime, plus Thomas Jefferson's slavery paradox 08.07.2026 54мин

The hit new book Regime Change offers staggering insights into Donald Trump's second presidency, revealed by New York Times journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman. Plus, historian Nicholas Guyatt exposes the paradox of founding father and early US president Thomas Jefferson - who opposed slavery politically, yet enslaved more than 600 people. A new book explores his vision of abolition — and racial exclusion. Guests: Jonathan Swan, journalist with New York Times and co-author, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump Nicholas Guyatt, Professor of North American History, Cambridge University

Ian Dunt on Nigel Farage's future, anti-gay laws in Africa, and the right to safe footpaths in India 07.07.2026 54мин

UK commentator Ian Dunt joins Late Night Live moments before Reform leader Nigel Farage's fiery resignation as MP. Human rights researcher Larissa Kojoue says many African leaders are outlawing homosexuality because they don't want to seem 'Western'. And an Indian Supreme Court ruling establishes that is a human right to walk safely on a footpath Guests: Ian Dunt, columnist with i-news, co-host of Origin Story podcast Larissa Kojoue, African human rights researcher with Human Rights Watch Rishi Aggarwal, activist and founder of the Mumbai Walking Project

Mark Kenny's Canberra, the age of manipulation, plus collecting ancient coins 06.07.2026 54мин

Prof Mark Kenny surveys the Coalition's ongoing struggles to handle the surging popularity of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Israeli philosopher Assaf Sharon studies how states coerce and manipulate their citizens. Plus, a look inside one of Australia's premier ancient coin collections. Guests: Professor Mark Kenny, Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, host of the Democracy Sausage podcast Assaf Sharon, Israeli philosopher. Co-author of 'Captive minds: a study of manipulation' (Harvard Uni Press) Peter Edwell, Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies at Macquarie University

Did America's Revolution spur Australia's colonisation? 02.07.2026 54мин

As the US celebrates 250 years since its Declaration of Independence, what links can we draw between America's Revolution and Australia's colonisation? Plus, the 'Indian' world of George Washington: founding father and aggressive land speculator. Guests: Professor Kate Fullagar, historian at ACU Professor Colin G. Calloway, historian at Dartmouth College, author of The Indian World of George Washington

When Australia had the world's first euthanasia laws, plus the huge potential of tiny gardens 01.07.2026 54мин

30 years ago today, the Northern Territory briefly became the first place in the world where eligible patients could access voluntary euthanasia, until the laws were scuttled at the federal level. Former Chief Minister Marshall Perron reflects on the political fight. Plus, with a third of the world's fertilisers held up in the Strait of Hormuz, a new book reminds us of a time when cities where far more self-sufficient, growing their own food in tiny gardens. Guests: Marshall Perron, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1988-1995) Kate Brown, author of Tiny gardens everywhere, a history of urban resilience

Bruce Shapiro's USA, Japan's military woes, and vigilante cactus smugglers 30.06.2026 54мин

Bruce Shapiro on the USA turning 250 and why a new Supreme Court decision means US President Donald Trump will have even more firing powers. Japan is struggling to recruit people to its militar as its population ages. Plus the booming global trade in rare succulents and cacti across the Mexican border. Guests: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma.  Tom Le, Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College, California Charlie McCann, Features Writer, the Economist 's long-reads section, 1843

Anna Henderson's Canberra, France ditches Palantir, plus Italy's expanding forests 29.06.2026 54мин

Anna Henderson (chief political correspondent, SBS) surveys the latest polling figures, as the Coalition records a historically low primary vote of 17 per cent. Why is the French government ditching the services of American tech firms Palantir and Microsoft? Plus, Italy now has more woodland than farmland. As Italians abandon rural village life, trees are sprawling into forgotten fields. Guests: Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBS Océane Herrero, reporter, POLITICO, in Paris Antonio Brunori, Secretary General of PEFC Italy (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) and editor of “Ecodelleforeste.it” magazine

How Murdoch's media wields power, plus the epidemics we've averted 25.06.2026 54мин

A new book interrogates how Rupert Murdoch's global media empire shapes politics and public opinion in Australia and beyond. Plus, as the current outbreak of Ebola in DRC grows, an annual report reminds us of the epidemics we've successfully averted. Guests: Andrew Robb and Matthew Ricketson, co-authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch's Media Wields Power and Punishment Amanda McClelland, global health director, Resolve to Save Lives

UN to leave Lebanon, and should we ever bring lost species back to life? 24.06.2026 54мин

UN peacekeepers will be leaving southern Lebanon after 40 years of service in the region, which dismays former peacekeeper, Professor Ray Murphy. Plus, "de-extinction" - the controversial science of reviving vanished species - raises myriad ethical and environmental questions. Guests: Ray Murphy, former UN peacekeeper with UNIFIL in Lebanon and Professor with the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway Sadiah Qureshi, Chair of Modern British History, University of Manchester. Writer and historian of science, race, and empire

Anna Henderson's Canberra, economist Mariana Mazzucato on the common good, and Australia's first soccer match 23.06.2026 54мин

After Pauline Hanson declared Australia should be 'monocultural', Coalition leader Angus Taylor has refused to commit his support for a multicultural Australia. International economist Mariana Mazzucato urges a whole new approach to economics which prioritises the common good. Plus Australia's passion for soccer goes back further than you might think. Guests: Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBS Mariana Mazzucato, author of ‘The Common Good Economy - A New Compass”. Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London Ian Syson, author of  The Game that Never Happened; The Vanishing History of Soccer in Australia

Ian Dunt on Keir Starmer's resignation, plus the rise and fall of Islamic State 22.06.2026 54мин

After months of political pressure, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has resigned. Late Night Live's UK correspondent, Ian Dunt, joins the show for breaking analysis on what's ahead for British Labour. Plus, what happened to Islamic State since the fall of their caliphate in 2019? Guests: Ian Dunt, iNews columnist and regular LNL commentator Greg Barton, Chair In Global Islamic Politics, Deakin University

Whatever happened to the Australian Sex Party? Plus, the drawings that rewrite Aboriginal art history 18.06.2026 54мин

A new tell-all book recounts the colourful escapades of adult industry lobbyists Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten, in the lead up to the formation of the Australian Sex Party. Plus, a new book celebrates the rediscovery of some 800 beautiful crayon drawings, made by Indigenous stockmen on Birrundudu Station NT, 80 years ago. Guests: Robbie Swan and Fiona Patten, co-founders of the Australian Sex Party Dr John Carty, Professor of Museum and Curatorial Studies at the University of Adelaide ; Robert McKay, Djaru man and collaborator on the Birrundudu project

Anna Goldsworthy on being human in the era of AI, plus the wonders of the Paris Menagerie 17.06.2026 54мин

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence is making writer and musician Anna Goldsworthy feel both more human - valuing what it is that differentiates us from algorithms - and simultaneously worried about the capacity of AI to reduce human agency. And, established in 1793, the Paris zoo captured the essence of enlightenment thinking, where science, spectacle, and shifting ideas about animals came together in one place.

Bruce Shapiro's USA, the Indian sailors killed by the US, and First Nations anger at Brisbane Olympic site 16.06.2026 54мин

Bruce Shapiro on the Iran-US deal, and where Benjamin Netanyahu sits within that. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure to confront Donald Trump after US strikes killed three Indian seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz. And why First Nations people in Brisbane are upset by the siting of Brisbane's key Olympic venue. Guests: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor of The Nation; executive director of the Global Centre for Journalism and Trauma Shruti Pandalai, India Chair, Lowy Institute Ray Kerkhove, Adjunct Associate Professor of Histsory, University of QLD

Laura Tingle on Israel's response to the US-Iran deal, Trump vs South Africa, and Google's mosquito hunt 15.06.2026 54мин

ABC's Global Affairs editor, Laura Tingle returns to Late Night Live, to examine Israel's response to the US-Iran peace deal. Can it hold? And Donald Trump's decision to welcome white South Africans as refugees has become one of his most controversial immigration moves, raising questions about who qualifies for protection and whether politics is shaping refugee policy. Plus why is Google releasing millions of infected mosquitoes? Guests: Laura Tingle, ABC Global Affairs Editor Loren Landau, Professor of Migration at Oxford, and chair, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Associate Professor Gordana Rasic, Head of Mosquito Genomics, QIMR Berghofer