The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.
Recent episodes include "US midterm elections: Trump faces his toughest test yet" (1 November 2026, 21 minutes), "Is the PM at risk of "Albo derangement syndrome"?" (29 October 2026, 24 minutes), and "Is the tide turning on strongman politics?" (28 October 2026, 21 minutes).
The Morning Edition publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for The Morning Edition is 49%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Morning Edition requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Morning Edition's contact route on record: verified email.
The Morning Edition is a news podcast with 100 episodes published.
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This week, we take a look at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's incorrect claim about a $6 million grant to his local golf club – which has become another instance of the government fumbling potentially trivial...
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This week – again – is all about the economy, which includes a visit from a ghost of the past in the form of former treasurer Josh Frydenberg. But the big topic for today is current treasurer Jim Chalmers...
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There’s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over his arrest in relation to the Epstein files. Not since the...
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Anthony Albanese is back from the United Nations in New York to a slump in his approval rating and more economic pain. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to a 15-year-high due to continued inflation...
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Treasurer of Australia, Australian Government
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