Insight Podcast

Is it ever ok to smack? Parents and children take centre stage as Insight looks at what's acceptable when it comes to disciplining children.

More Australians than ever are identifying as Indigenous. But there is debate in some Aboriginal communities over who should be able to call themselves Aboriginal, whether your appearance or postcode should have anything to do with it, and whether the current certification system is working as well as it should be.

What happens when your medication becomes your problem? Meet the everyday people who have become unwitting addicts to prescription drugs.

Is forgiveness overrated? Insight asks whether it’s always possible (and desirable) to ‘forgive and forget’, whether an apology makes a difference, and whether forgiving yourself is sometimes the hardest challenge of all.

Are anti-bikie laws working? And are they fair?

Although it's outlawed, polygamy is practiced right here in Australia.

Greece is entering a new phase of uncertainty.

Was Australia's mission in Afghanistan worth it? And what will happen after the troops leave?

This week Insight looks at how children are accessing porn, what they’re looking at, whether it’s influencing their sexual behaviour and where the responsibility should lie when it comes to educating children about sex and pornography.

Why are some parents abducting their own children? And could toughening the laws make it worse?

Manufacturing jobs in Australia are disappearing.

What is normal when it comes to grief?

We first met them six years ago. And now they're back.

In 2006, Insight talked to 54 raucous 13 year olds about what matters to them. We catch up with them again at the sweet age of 16 to see how they've changed.

Are all children getting a fair go at school no matter their background or postcode?