Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast

Joost Bakker has been a zero-waste campaigner for more than two decades.His latest task is building an eco-wonderland home for Hollywood actor Zac Efron in northern NSW.

It's out with Sussan Ley and in with Angus Taylor, the Liberals' eighth leadership change since John Howard's 2007 defeat.Fiona Scott looks at the big, messy week for the party and what comes next.

Last Sunday's Japanese election may be one of the most consequential in decades, for Japan, the region, and also for Australia.It was a stunning landslide win for the ruling coalition, and it's all being put down to one person: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

At this year's Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the rules-based world order "no longer exists". So where are we headed instead?

The Washington Post has made widespread lay-offs that will drastically shrink the size of the storied newspaper.Australia correspondent Michael Miller is among those who have lost their job, making him the first and last Sydney bureau chief.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation is enjoying the kind of public support it hasn't seen since its formation in the 1990s.Is this a blip or a more permanent shift in Australian politics?

Tonight, dancers will battle it out on the runway in a voguing competition in Melbourne.Emerging in New York City in the 1980s, the underground ballroom scene created a home and a family for Black and Hispanic trans people.This isn't waltz or tango, but a style of dance inspired by Vogue magazine models, full of body contortions, fabulous costumes, and fierce competition. We get a taste of Australia's burgeoning ballroom scene and the community it is nurturing. 

A big week in US politics has been capped off by Donald Trump sharing a racist post about the Obamas.Katty Kay and Jon Sopel join Nick Bryant to talk through it all. And crossing the Atlantic, could the Epstein scandal bring down UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer?

Israel's President Isaac Herzog is about to arrive in Australia. He will meet with bereaved families and members of the Jewish community following the deadly Bondi terror attack.How is his visit, which is generating controversy and opposition in Australia being reported in Israel?

Sam Koslowski, the co-founder of the social media news company, The Daily Aus, joins Nick Bryant on The Last Thing.