Catherine Zengerer
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Catherine Zengerer
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Day/Night job: Producer, Late Night Live with David Marr, ABC Radio National.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans tells David Marr on Late Night Live that Australia should be leading the push for #nuclear arms control. Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Gareth Evans says Australia should lead nuclear arms control talks - ABC listen
As Russia and the US both threaten to resume nuclear testing and China has tripled its stock of nuclear arms, former foreign minister Gareth Evans has written an essay for Australian Foreign Affairs M...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
In Rio police are paid a bonus if they kill their suspects. Listen to Ana Lankes from The Economist talk to David Marr on ABC Radio National's Late Night Live about the shocking #Favela killings in Rio and the country's record of police brutality: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Brutal police killings in Rio's favelas shock the world as Brazil hosts climate summit - ABC listen
On October 28, conservative Governor of Rio, Cláudio Castro, ordered over 2,500 police officers and soldiers to storm the city’s favelas at dawn. The goal was to capture leaders of the notorious Coman...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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“It’s so sad to see what’s happening in our communities. It’s terrible what the people who live there are going through … Those who live in war zones will understand this pain, this despair and this revolt.”
Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid
Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killed
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
'The genocide in Gaza was not committed in isolation, but as part of a system of global complicity.' Francesca Albanese on Late Night Live with David Marr: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Francesca Albanese: genocide in Gaza would not be happening without the complicity of other countries - ABC listen
'The genocide in Gaza was not committed in isolation, but as part of a system of global complicity.' That's the conclusion of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian Territories, ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
On Late Night Live intelligence analyst Clinton Fernandes tells David Marr if we ever (& likely we won't) take possession of nuclear subs under #AUKUS, we should withdraw from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The strategy behind Trump's foreign policy chaos - and where it leaves Australia - ABC listen
While Donald Trump’s presidency might seem chaotic from the outside as the US appears to be retreating from its former role as a global superpower, intelligence analyst Clinton Fernandes says that beh...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Hey lovelies: here's part 2 of my @crikey.com.au series on Meta's massive new effort to wildly worsen their climate damage but mask that by lobbying to change the way emissions are measured.

IT IS EXTREMELY SNEAKY
Inside Meta's fight to change climate reality... all so it can frantically expand a risky AI program
Everyone is ignoring the science on what Meta’s generative AI investment really costs, even though there's no evidence of a single, significant societal benefit.
www.crikey.com.au
October 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In June Israel & the US attacked Iran's nuclear facilities & bombed Tehran. Now the E3 have reimposed sanctions. But Iran expert Sina Toossi tells David Marr these actions are only serving to push Iran towards China, & it could be a lucrative relationship for both www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Sanctions and bombing pushing Iran towards China - ABC listen
In June Israel launched a surprise 12 day long attack on Iran. The US joined in, damaging much of their nuclear infrastructure and large parts of Tehran. Now England, Germany and France have weighed i...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Listen to Late Night Live's David Marr speak to Chris Sidoti about the UN Human Rights Council's finding that Israel is committing genocide in #Gaza www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
UN report finds Israel is committing genocide in Gaza - ABC listen
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a report by a United Nations Commision of Inquiry. The Commission, established by the UN Human Rights Council, concluded that Israeli authorities "i...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Kurdish writer and former refugee Behrouz Boochani says Australia will be safer now the govt has listed the IRGC as a terrorist organisation: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
'Australia is safer now': Behrouz Boochani on listing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation - ABC listen
Last week PM Albanese announced Australia plans to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation after ASIO revealed links to antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney.  ...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Really lovely interview with Geoffrey Smith, founder of Australian Spatial Analytics about their strategy to deliberately recruit people with autism to highlight their special skills in pattern recognition and provide meaningful work that suits their skill sets. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Changing Australia: Geoffrey Smith breaking barriers to employment for neurodivergent Australians - ABC listen
The latest national statistics show Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2 per cent. But for Australians with autism, the figure soars to above 30 per cent. This is something Australian Spat...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Coming up on Late Night Live with David Marr at 10 pm, veteran broadcaster Robyn Williams reflects on 50 years of The Science Show on ABC Radio National
August 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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I'll have to catch it on the ABC Listen app. @latingle.bsky.social returned to ABC Radio National's Late Night Live with David Marr "for one night only!" tonight to discuss #Ukraine! With talented producer @catherinezen.bsky.social working the microphones! 📻 #LateNightLive #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦 🌻
August 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Palestinian psychiatrist Dr Samah Jabr talks to David Marr on Late Night Live about how to help people in #Gaza deal with the constant trauma of war. Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Palestinian psychiatrist Dr Samah Jabr on dealing with trauma in Gaza - ABC listen
Dr Samah Jabr is a world-renowned psychiatrist who has spent over twenty years practising in the West Bank and Gaza. In a powerful interview, she describes the psychological impact the war in Gaza is ...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Tonight on Late Night Live with David Marr, the legendary John Menadue from Pearls & Irritations, on AUKUS, Australia’s relationship with the US, and he has a thing or two to say about the Australian media and its coverage of Gaza. 10pm on ABC Radio National
August 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
SHE’S BACK! For one night only. Laura Tingle on Late Night Live with David Marr tonight at 10pm on ABC RadioNational with her assessment of the optics of European leaders joining Zelenskyy in Ukraine war negotiations.
August 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If you haven't see it yet Apocalypse in the Tropics is a fascinating new doco on @netflix.com about the rise of Christian evangelism in Brazil & its influence on politics. Here's Director Petra Costa's interview with David Marr on Late Night Live on ABC Radio National www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The huge rise of evangelism in Brazil - seeded by American preachers - ABC listen
A new Netflix documentary investigates the evangelical forces behind Jair Bolsanaro in Brazil, and how the seeds of the movement were planted in the 1970s by American televangelist Billy Graham. The f...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Very sad to hear of the death of Australian movie legend David Stratton. He was on Late Night Live with David Marr back in May talking the legendary film Wake in Fright. RIP. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
A tribute to Ted Kotcheff and his Oz horror classic 'Wake in Fright' - ABC listen
Ted Kotcheff, director of the 1971 Australian cult classic Wake in Fright has died at the age of 94. David Stratton pays tribute to the Canadian director who captured a distinctly Australian horror st...
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August 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Genuinely, though, why is this outsourced to Deloitte?

Didn’t Labor commit to stopping the consultancy outsourcing bonanza?

And isn’t this sort of your basic bread and butter public service task?
Labor asks Deloitte to design universal childcare system as PM eyes political legacy
Exclusive: Government could redirect billions in existing spending on the childcare subsidy and introduce a daily flat fee for families
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"It's directly the facilitation of war crimes", former US State Dept official Josh Paul on Australia's sale of F35 parts to Israel on Radio National's Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish McDonald www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Australia's part in Israel's weapons supply chain - ABC listen
Where do the arms involved in conflicts worldwide come from and who bears responsibility for how they are used in war? The US is by far the world's largest weapons manufacturer and exporter, accounti...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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We have concentration camps in America and it still has not truly hit public consciousness or the level of discussion we see around other subjects.

This is how these things become normalized. We simply cannot let ourselves become desensitized, we *have* to keep pushing the discussion.
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
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August 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Listen to former banker Satyajit Das talk to David Marr on Late Night Live re the looming US debt crisis and the the Stephen Miran plan #usdebtcrisis www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Satyajit Das on the looming US debt crisis - ABC listen
The national debt in the United States now sits at over $USD36 trillion, with a debt-to-GDP ratio around 124 percent – it’s what some economists call the death zone. President Donald Trump is hoping h...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Iraq's marshlands are believed to be the location of the Garden of Eden. Now they face disaster from climate change and dams on the Euphrates & Tigris rivers. David Marr talks to Dr. Azzam Alwash, Founder & Director of Nature Iraq, about their history and their future www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The Garden of Eden was in Iraq's marshes – now it’s being destroyed by climate change - ABC listen
Iraq's stunning marshlands are believed to be the location of the biblical Garden of Eden, in ancient Mesopotamia. They were destroyed by Saddam Hussein, then restored by the work of Dr Azzam Alwash a...
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July 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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My crappy phone camera does not do justice to the massive amount of water being released from #Beijing’s Miyun Reservoir to ease the flood pressure from heavy rain here. #China
July 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM