{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6244d1918dd186001211b37a/69842c4392cc2b35f6e433bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Australia in the Epstein files","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6244d1918dd186001211b37a/1770269710172-143c64c1-82d2-4476-8347-81c31fe3011a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The latest drop of Epstein files totalled a whopping 3.5 million documents. Buried within it were remnants of conversations Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted paedophile and sex trafficker, had about Australian politics — and attempts to destabilise democratic elections made by people in his orbit.</p><p><br></p><p>Crystal Andrews and reporter-at-large Charlie Lewis discuss why Kevin Rudd and Clive Palmer appear in the Epstein files alongside the likes of Steve Bannon and Peter Mandelson; and why no one should be surprised about the intersection of the abuse of women and girls and the spreading of toxic politics worldwide.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/04/jeffrey-epstein-files-conspiracy-global-influence/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Epstein files show that Australia, like many nations, is at the mercy of men like him</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Here's how Epstein broke the internet</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/05/jeffrey-epstein-peter-mandelson-conspiracy-theories/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Epstein, Mandelson, and the conspiracy theories that turn out to be true</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Crikey"}