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Armenians head to the polls in a pivotal election that could shape the country's future direction at a time of profound regional uncertainty. Despite its vast population and investment in the game, why does China continually fail to qualify for the men's Football World Cup. Burmese artist and dissident Sai Redacted on receiving the  2026 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent. A cha...

Who is Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir and how has he managed the negotiations between the US and Iran? Will China's reforms to internal migration finally allow Chinese to move to a better life? Elite-level sports can't compete with the gruelling mental training needed to become a world chess champion.  Can a circle of older women in the UK overcome housing scarcity with a new model for commun...

Ukraine’s new 35 year old defence minister is pushing the use of autonomous killer drones to win the war against Russia. In Norway, a remarkable artwork known as Future Library is collecting manuscripts that will remain unread until 2114. And on The Year That Made Me, acclaimed Soviet historian Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick reflects on the experiences and historical moments that shaped her life and...

Art Detective Arthur Brand shares his latest case; the recovery of a modernist painting by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, recovered from the home of a Dutch SS commander’s descendants.  The release of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after eight months in jail has prompted debate over whether Thailand’s long-dominant “Thaksin era” has finally come to an end. Kristi Lawlor discusses her new...

On Sunday Extra this week, a post-mortem of the Farrer by-election, and was Chinese interference behind the cancellation of a major human rights conference due to be held in Zambia? Plus, new research on how awe can be good for our mental health, and on the Year That Made Me, Frances Rings shares her experience as a dancer, choreographer and now Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Company.  

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

On Sunday Extra this week, why the UAE is being excluded from negotiations to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.  Former WaPo editor Robert G. Kaiser on how the Washington Post has fared under its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. And the intriguing stories of the KGB’s archivist and the murky underworld associated with one of the biggest collections of works by Frida Kahlo.

What is behind the landmark secularism case in the Canadian Supreme Court that could redefine religious freedom and minority rights? Will Chadian troops arriving in Haiti be able to finally push back the violent gangs taking over Haiti? What’s in the draft Children’s Online Privacy Code, and how it could change young people’s digital lives? New York Times puzzle editor, Will Shortz, takes into the...

Will Hungarian elections on 12 April spell the end for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán? A new report uncovers how North Korea is sending state-sanctioned forced labourers to Russia. The end of more than 700 years of rule for hereditary peers in the British House of Lords And on The Year That Made Me, an Easter Sunday special guest, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, a new study finds no evidence that medical cannabis was any more effective at treating anxiety and depression than placebos.  The fascinating world of numbers stations, one of the oldest forms of encrypted communication which are still used by intelligence agencies to get messages to operatives in the field. A new documentary from Werner Herzog called records a journey o...

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, as the war in the Middle East continues we look at the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping lanes. As Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah or Iran, makes his case for why he should lead the country through a democratic transition we look at the history of the Pahlavi dynasty. Nepal held new elections this week to replace the government ousted by the...

An ex-Pentagon official on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Israel is debating re-introducing the death penalty, a live update on death of the Ayatollah, the 40th anniversary of the Philippines people's revolution, queer history archives at SLNSW and Bob Brown on The Year That Made Me.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, Timor Leste has appointed prosecutors to take on crimes against humanity committed by the Myanmar military junta, the software engineer locked in a legal stoush with Services Australia, and we look at the company founders of Breville in our Household Names series. Plus, on the Year that Made Me it's Marianne Jauncey, the medical director of the Uniting Medically Supervis...

In the wake of last year's deadly student riots, what will be the outcome of the upcoming election in Bangladesh? Will abolishing 'good character' references from sentencing relieve victims or impair justice? Another peak at the name behind the brand. This time: godmother of Australian wine, Mary Penfold. How will Mongolia plan resurrect an ancient city when it moves it capital, Ulanbaatar? And on...

In the wake of the Bondi massacre, we ask Dr Rosemary Hollow how and when we should memorialise the loss and grief for victims and the community. Journalist Charlotte Grieve on her book Duty to Warn, and the defamation case that came from her investigation into surgeon Dr Munjed al-Muderis. NSW Australian of the Year nominee and ultramarathon runner Nedd Brockman and on the Year That Made Me, Aust...

Meet North Korean Seongmin Lee who defected to the West and he now smuggles USB sticks containing Korean soap operas into North Korea. Intrepid investigative journalist Sean Williams tells the story of his trip to meet the self-proclaimed ‘ King of Bougainville’. On The Year That Made Me we revisit our interview with Matilda’s Media Manager, Ann Odong, as she shares her story and her love of footb...

Author and broadcaster Tim Ross reveals some of the Australian designs you have never heard of. Sally Gould take us behind the scenes of life as a new paramedic - and her tips for staying sane and Mary Bosworth takes us behind the scenes of a UK deportation facility. All revealed on Sunday Extra's summer special.

Historian Ann Curthoys takes us on Paul Robeson's tour of Australia back in 1960. What happened to the platypus called Winston Churchill that was sent by boat to the UK in the middle of the 2nd World War. And don't miss a moving Year That Made Me with photographer Julian Kingma. All on Sunday Extra this week.

Bagpipes have a long history that doesn't all take place in Scotland. How much truth is there in the CIA's use of George Orwell's book Animal Farm. And why has the Algerian Nutella-like spread El Morjene been banned in Europe? Find out on Sunday Extra.

2005 was a big year for Marcus Zusak and Gill Hicks. For Markus Zusak his best seller The Book Thief was published. For Gill Hicks, 2005 was the year she survived the terrorist bombing of the London Underground. Both events changed their lives. We also investigate the rise of the Banh Mi and Hi Viz in Australia.

The UN is shutting down its mission in Iraq at the end of the year after 22 years. What has it achieved? Evan Ratliff has set up a company staffed entirely by AI. Has it worked? What have researchers learnt about the migration of Monarch butterflies from the airtags on them?