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Please Explain

From the newsrooms of The Age and SMH, Please Explain gives you a daily insight into the stories that drive the nation.

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Picture this. A man has been convicted of rap...

: 16 minutes : 04-Aug-2025

If you feel like you’re working like crazy,...

: 13 minutes : 03-Aug-2025

French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canadia...

: 24 minutes : 31-Jul-2025

For the last 54 years, countless writers have...

: 19 minutes : 30-Jul-2025

The release of images of starving children ly...

: 19 minutes : 29-Jul-2025

Mark Smyth was one of Australia’s very top ...

: 17 minutes : 28-Jul-2025

Obesity affects about a third of Australian a...

: 16 minutes : 27-Jul-2025

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces tricky ...

: 21 minutes : 24-Jul-2025

A showdown looms between two of the world's m...

: 24 minutes : 23-Jul-2025

You may be like half of all Australians who n...

: 21 minutes : 22-Jul-2025