The Wire with Sara

This weekend, Australians will be heading to the polls to have their say as to who should be their prime minister. The two big players are the Liberal-National Coalition with Scott Morrison at the helm and Anthony Albanese with the Australian Labor Party.

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Professor Jennifer Curtin from the University of Auckland about what we should expect from this year's election.

This week on the Thursday Wire!

Our regular chat with Andrew Little is back. The audio corrupted on Tuva’a’s interview, so he will be reporting on his chat with Andrew Little about pre-budget announcements on mental health, as well as the funding towards the Mana Ake programme.

Joe will be speaking to Professor Carrie Leonetti from the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland, about the Government’s family violence prevention plan and how it may be inadequate. He’ll also be speaking to Nick Bowden, a Research Fellow from the University of Otago, about how kids with autism are getting suspended from school at higher rates. He also speaks to Seton Butler from the Veterinary Council of New Zealand about Canine Cough symptoms being present in Aotearoa.

Emilia will be speaking to Dr. Tim Welch about whether today’s budget will get people out of their cars and into more sustainable transport options, and she’ll also be chatting with Professor Jennifer Curtin about this weekend’s Australian federal election. 

That's us for the Thursday Wire!

On this week's Wednesday Wire, producer Alex speaks with ACT party deputy leader Brooke Van Velden about the budget, with a specific focus on mental health.

Stella speaks with Matt Boyd, director of Adapt Research about the predicted effects of nuclear war in New Zealand.

Frances is back with Eurovision, speaking with Cameron Mulgan about the war in Ukraine, NATO applications from Sweden and Finland, McDonalds leaving Russia, Mask-wearing in Europe at the moment, the outcome of the Swiss Frontex vote, and the segment's namesake; EuroVision results.

Stella speaks with Forest and Bird’s George Hobson about an increase in dotterel populations in the Hawkes Bay.

Finally, Stella talks to Laura Boren, science adviser at DOC about citizen interactions with wildlife as conservation efforts bring animals further into urban areas.

As international conflicts continue, the likelihood of nuclear war looms. Matthew Boyd, director of adapt research, speaks to Stella on the topic, specifically centred around his recently published paper Sustained Resilience:  the Impact of Nuclear War on NZ and how to Mitigate Catastrophe.