The morning after the federal election in New Zealand, foreign correspondent Anna Fifield unpacks the preliminary election results.Dame Barbara Cartland is the world's third best-selling author, who has sold more than 750 million copies of her 723 books. Matthew Sweet has covered her fascinating life in a new biography.Margaret Simons on “the tumultuous story of how the ABC remade itself for the digital age, revealing the big personalities and controversial decisions behind its transformation".Plus, on the Year that Made Me, Ryan Holiday, the college dropout who brought stoicism to the masses, and town criers from across the nation gather in regional Victoria.

The morning after the federal election in New Zealand, foreign correspondent Anna Fifield unpacks the preliminary election results.

Dame Barbara Cartland is the world's third best-selling author, who has sold more than 750 million copies of her 723 books. Matthew Sweet has covered her fascinating life in a new biography.

Margaret Simons on “the tumultuous story of how the ABC remade itself for the digital age, revealing the big personalities and controversial decisions behind its transformation".

Plus, on the Year that Made Me, Ryan Holiday, the college dropout who brought stoicism to the masses, and town criers from across the nation gather in regional Victoria.  

Barbara Cartland, town criers and a close election: 8 November, 2026

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