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Author, columnist, broadcaster and social commentator Jane Caro shares her Summer reading list with Barbara Miller.

Currently reading:
Redbelly Crossing, Candice Fox

Summer list:
The Watch Tower, Elizabeth Harrower

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Andrew Wallace says he "cannot understand" why the Prime Minister won't agree to a federal Royal Commission into the Bondi attack

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Radio National Breakfast full program - 12th December 2025

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Author, columnist, broadcaster and social commentator Jane Caro shares her Summer reading list with Barbara Miller.

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Breakfast Wrap: Will a domestic gas reserve lower energy bills?

Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements

Japan approves restart of world's largest nuclear plant

Can prawns feel pain and does it matter this Christmas?

Grape growers welcome industry code of conduct

Will an east coast domestic gas reservation keep prices down?

Heavily armed specialist police presence at Boxing Day Test

Chris Bowen has criticised Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, saying she's choosing to make "political points" in the wake of the Bondi terror attack

Andrew Wallace says he "cannot understand" why the Prime Minister won't agree to a federal Royal Commission into the Bondi attack

Jane Caro's Summer Reading

Why this folk band are returning to their busking roots

Radio National Breakfast full program - 12th December 2025

Christmas Day Breakfast

Religion and body modification; music legend John Butler; exploring Christmas carols

Religion and migration; in defence of workism

Whales and spirituality; a deep dig into soil; decency in politics; the Catholic faith of a jurist who shaped Australian law

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Program: Jane Caro's Summer Reading

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Breakfast Wrap: Will a domestic gas reserve lower energy bills?

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Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements

Japan approves restart of world's largest nuclear plant

Can prawns feel pain and does it matter this Christmas?

Grape growers welcome industry code of conduct

Will an east coast domestic gas reservation keep prices down?

Heavily armed specialist police presence at Boxing Day Test

Chris Bowen has criticised Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, saying she's choosing to make "political points" in the wake of the Bondi terror attack

Andrew Wallace says he "cannot understand" why the Prime Minister won't agree to a federal Royal Commission into the Bondi attack

Jane Caro's Summer Reading

Why this folk band are returning to their busking roots

Radio National Breakfast full program - 12th December 2025

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