Nathanael Cooper, The Sydney Morning Herald

Nathanael Cooper

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Past:
  • The Sydney Morning Herald
  • Brisbane Times
  • WAtoday
  • Daily Life

Past articles by Nathanael:

Peter Van Onselen and the relationship between the media and politicians

Today on Please Explain, former press gallery journalist, now national correspondent, Matthew Knott, joins Nathanael Cooper to look at the relationship between journalists and politicians. → Read More

Young v Spotify: How the Joe Rogan Experience began the battle

Today on Please Explain, senior culture writer Karl Quinn joins Nathanael Cooper to look at the controversy between Neil Young and Spotify. → Read More

The COVID-19 crisis in vulnerable Indigenous communities

Today on Please Explain, Indigenous affairs reporter Cameron Gooley joins Nathanael Cooper to look at the outbreak in central Australia. → Read More

Is war between Russia and Ukraine imminent?

Today on Please Explain, political and international editor Peter Hartcher joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the looming crisis. → Read More

Inside the crisis in our hospitals

Today on Please Explain, emergency physician Dr Simon Judkins joins Nathanael Cooper to take us inside Australia’s collapsing health system. → Read More

What is the impact of the maritime heatwave?

Today on Please Explain, environment reporter Laura Chung joins Nathanael Cooper to look at rising ocean temperatures off Australia’s east coast. → Read More

From Paul Hogan to Cate Blanchett: evolution of the Australian accent

Today on Please Explain, senior culture writer Karl Quinn joins Nathanael Cooper to discover more about the Aussie accent. → Read More

53,000 stories: the impact of journalism in 2021

Today on Please Explain, executive editor Tory Maguire joins Nathanael Cooper to talk about the impact of our journalism. → Read More

Alluring yet structurally flawed: the hot mess budget

Today on Please Explain, chief political correspondent David Crowe, who described the MYEFO as a ‘hot mess’ budget, joins Nathanael Cooper to explain what he means. → Read More

Palaszczuk, politics and the pandemic: Queensland gets ready to open up

Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times editor Sean Parnell joins Nathanael Cooper to bring us up to speed from the other side of the Queensland border. → Read More

Royal commission hears harrowing testimony of veteran suicides

Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times reporter Toby Crockford joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the first week of the Royal Commission Into Defence and Veteran Suicide. → Read More

Backlash as government fails to move on damning sex discrimination review

Today on Please Explain, federal politics reporter Katina Curtis joins Nathanael Cooper to look at the recommendations from the review into workplace culture at parliament house. → Read More

From foreign relations disasters to climate policy: Scott Morrison’s week in Europe

Today on Please Explain, chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Nathanael Cooper to unpack a dramatic week in foreign relations. → Read More

‘A courageous step’: What impact will queer footballer Josh Cavallo’s announcement have

Today on Please Explain, football reporter Dominic Bossi joins Nathanael Cooper to look at what this means in the broader context of the sporting world. → Read More

Will inflation force the RBA’s hand on an interest rate rise?

Today on Please Explain, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright joins Nathanael Cooper to make sense of the inflation conundrum. → Read More

Nationals dip in polls causes problems for Coalition

Today on Please Explain, chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Nathanael Cooper to go deeper into the latest Resolve Strategic poll and what it means. → Read More

Why we need to pay attention to tax reform even if we would rather not

Today on Please Explain, economics correspondent Jennifer Duke joins Nathanael Cooper to break down the push for tax reform. → Read More

‘Swiss army knife of energy’: the pros and cons of green hydrogen

Today on Please Explain, business reporter Nick Toscano joins Nathanael Cooper to talk through the complexities of green hydrogen. → Read More

The music industry’s reckoning is far from over

Seven months on the reckoning on inappropriate behaviour in the Australian music industry is only just hitting its straps. → Read More

Unravelling the conundrum of easing restrictions

Today on Please Explain, science reporter Liam Mannix joins Nathanael Cooper to demystify the Doherty Institute report. → Read More