- 346
- Episodes
- 47
- Transcribed
- 36
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About The Minefield
In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Nov 2019
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
47 of 346 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Does a ‘digital duty of care’ threaten free speech?
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is loyalty a virtue?
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Live from the Festival of Dangerous Ideas: Does longevity threaten the future?
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Does a ‘digital duty of care’ threaten free speech?
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] This was one of a number of suites of legislation that were being contemplated by the Albanese government. Including the teen social media ban. One was the teen social media ban, so under-sixteens, can't have a social media account. The other one was from earlier in 2024, was the Online Misinformation Disinformation Act, which was, or bill, which was abandoned. Duty of Care was the other. Now, it wasn't abandoned the way that the misinformation, disinformation, online communication bill was. But it was paused. Why has it come back, Waleed? Why now? I think we have very clear reasons that get to something important about this moment. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Minefield
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Lucinda Holdforth
- Craig Calhoun
- Renae Fomiatti
- Yee-Fui Ng
- Adam Piovarchy
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 36 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Minefield take guests?
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