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.
Tonight on Late Night Live with David Marr - a history of #Gaza- from a prosperous land to a sea of destruction. Dr Julie M. Norman discusses her new book: Gaza: the dream and the nightmare. 10pm on ABC Radio National, repeated 4pm tomorrow.
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Tonight at 10pm on ABC Radio National it’s our honour to present an hour with former ALP National President Barry Jones. He has a thing or two to say to David Marr about #auspol
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Tonight on Late Night Live with David Marr, the future for the Nationals, with Political historian Judith Brett and political analyst Mark Kenny, director of the ANU's Australian Studies Institute. #auspol #natspill
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 AM
In light of the cancellation of #AWW it's well worth listening to this episode of Big Ideas, on the importance of moral courage in public discourse & how when collaboration devolves into conformity, it risks silencing dissent: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
When thinking together goes wrong — exploring the dark side of collaboration - ABC listen
At face value, collaboration sounds like a good thing: collaboration in the classroom, with colleagues, or between nations. But throughout history, collaboration was not always considered a virtuous a...
www.abc.net.au
January 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson KC says the killing of two people who survived a US strike on a speed boat off the coast of #Venezuela, constitutes a war crime, as does the initial strike on the boat. Full interview with David Marr on Late Night Live here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Geoffrey Robertson on the world's failures to prosecute war crimes - ABC listen
Renowned human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson KC says the killing of two people who survived a US strike on a speed boat off the coast of Venezuela on 2nd September 2025, constitutes a war crime, as...
www.abc.net.au
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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More than half a million Jamaicans whose jobs depend directly or indirectly on tourism. After the Caribbean country was battered by its first Category 5 hurricane, officials are rushing to reopen dozens of hotels in time to salvage the vital winter travel season. trib.al/KY1Rfcx
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
After more fifty years the Maoist insurgency in India has finally surrendered, & the surviving leaders have issued a public apology to India’s people for their long reign of violence. Journalist and author Rahul Pandita tells David Marr their history on Late Night Live www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
India's Maoist guerillas surrender after fifty year struggle - ABC listen
In the 1960s when counter-culture and unrest was peaking around the world, India's left-wing protest movement took the form of a group of militant Maoists, determined to bring an end to capitalism in ...
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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The Coalition's retreat from net zero by 2050 reveals a disregard for what women actually want — stronger action on climate change.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/clima...
Climate inaction is a women’s issue – and the Coalition just made it worse
The Coalition's retreat from net zero by 2050 reveals a disregard for what women actually want — stronger action on climate change.
womensagenda.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It was such a pleasure to meet Helen Garner today. I’m a huge fan of her writing, her incisive social commentary and keen observations. Tonight on Late Night Live a full hour of Helen Garner discussing the trial of Erin Patterson, and what it’s like to look a murderer in the eyes.
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Zhila Amir Zadeh has won an award for innovation at the Mission Innovation Net Zero Industries Award, held at the UN Climate Conference.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/zhila...
Zhila Amir Zadeh named Female Innovator of the Year for Australia at COP30
Zhila Amir Zadeh has won an award for innovation at the Mission Innovation Net Zero Industries Award, held at the UN Climate Conference.
womensagenda.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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ABC workers deserve a fair deal—not a step backwards. The current proposal fails to deliver on pay, conditions, and respect for the work you do every day. Vote NO to their insulting offer.
#FairDealForABC #VoteNOatABC
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...
www.abc.net.au
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...
www.abc.net.au
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, ...
www.abc.net.au
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...
www.abc.net.au
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...
www.abc.net.au
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...
www.abc.net.au
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.  ...
www.abc.net.au
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...
www.abc.net.au
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