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Afternoon Light Podcast

Afternoon Light is the podcast of the Robert Menzies Institute. You can listen to individual episodes by clicking on the links below, or subscribe to Afternoon Light using your favourite podcast app.

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FEATURED PODCAST: 10 SEPTEMBER, 2026

Nicholas Ferns on Australia's attempt to guide Papua New Guinea towards economic development & self government: "We've cracked that code"

On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Nicholas Ferns to unpack the ideology and policies known as ‘developmentalism’ – Australia’s concerted attempt to help its neighbours achieve the same level of economic prosperity & political stability enjoyed in ‘the lucky country’.

31 Dec, 2025

Summer Series 2025-6 Part 2: Lee Rippon, Wayne Reynolds, & Sue Thompson

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24 Dec, 2025

Summer Series 2025-6 Part 1: Martin Farr, Josh Woodward, & David Lee

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17 Dec, 2025

Andrew Kemp ranking our best & worst PMs by term: "It's Whack-a-mole"

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10 Dec, 2025

Matthew Bailey on the Rise of the Australian Shopping Centre: "A Triumph of Consumer Capitalism"

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3 Dec, 2025

Roland Perry on Australia's Nuclear Genius Mark Oliphant: "I wanted to scream on the steps"

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26 Nov, 2025

Stuart Ward on Australia's formerly pervasive British identity: "The cement of Australia's civic culture"

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19 Nov, 2025

David Day on Labor icon Ben Chifley: "It seems in hindsight extraordinary"

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Afternoon Light Live with Troy Bramston

11 Nov, 2025

Troy Bramston on his new biography of Gough Whitlam: "We know about the legacy"

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5 Nov, 2025

Julian Leeser & Damien Freeman on the poetry of R.G. Menzies: "Part of our shared inheritance"

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