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Guardian Australia Reads

Guardian Australia Reads

The Guardian

Three times a week, hear the best of Guardian Australia’s journalism read out loud to you
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Guardian Australia Reads episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Guardian Australia Reads for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Guardian Australia Reads episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

A writer wonders about a happily ever after. Nostalgia rises after years of rapid tech change. And cancer survivors manage treatment during lockdown
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Frances and Jan Newell painstakingly uncovered their mother’s role in facilitating the escape of Jews and political dissidents from Berlin to Britain. Head of news Mike Ticher recommends a story that starts with an old leather suitcase
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Guardian Australia Reads - Rohingya United: the football team bringing together refugees
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12/07/21 • 11 min

The Q-League is a far cry from the refugee camps where some of its players learned to play football using scrunched up plastic bags. Guardian Australia’s sport editor Mike Hytner introduces this story about the inclusiveness of sport and a player’s memory of holding a real football for the first time
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There is a growing effort to reconnect swimmers with city waterways once thought permanently lost to pollution. Assistant news editor Rosemary Bolger recommends a story about alternatives to ocean swims
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Nearly two years after fires devastated the NSW south coast, families still live in caravans as they struggle to rebuild in the face of red tape, a skills shortage and dwindling government support. Rural and regional editor, Gabrielle Chan, introduces this story
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Laramba’s Indigenous residents fear they are at risk of long-term illness and say they need to know who is responsible for fixing the problem. Features editor, Lucy Clark, introduces this story about contaminated drinking water
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Guardian Australia Reads - Pure heaven, but also hell: my trek to find the Disappearing Tarn
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01/20/22 • 10 min

In the mountain by Hobart a lake appears just after heavy rain, then vanishes. Features editor Lucy Clark recommends a story that takes us on a mysterious search
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Traditional owners are standing together to protect the Fitzroy – a ‘beautiful, living water system’. Gabrielle Jackson, associate editor of audio and visual, introduces this story and its bird-sized spiders
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After a decade embroiled in public controversies, one of Australia’s most high-profile feminists is exposing a softer side with her new book, How We Love. Culture editor Steph Harmon introduces this profile on someone who describes herself as wilfully misunderstood
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Guardian Australia Reads - A bank heist, losing the vroom and an endurance swim
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02/04/22 • 33 min

In a new format, Guardian Australia Reads presents three of our best features, read to you out loud. In this episode, we hear the stories behind Australia’s biggest bank heist, the (controversial) quiet sounds of electric motorcycles and 10-hour swims across the Channel
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FAQ

How many episodes does Guardian Australia Reads have?

Guardian Australia Reads currently has 75 episodes available.

What topics does Guardian Australia Reads cover?

The podcast is about News and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Guardian Australia Reads?

The episode title 'Reading romance books after heartbreak, finding nostalgia, and living with cancer and Covid' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Guardian Australia Reads?

The average episode length on Guardian Australia Reads is 15 minutes.

How often are episodes of Guardian Australia Reads released?

Episodes of Guardian Australia Reads are typically released every 2 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of Guardian Australia Reads?

The first episode of Guardian Australia Reads was released on Sep 1, 2021.

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