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2146 - Donald Trump found guilty, multigenerational lessons in the workplace, the Matildas' friendly against China and The Wrap

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2146 - Donald Trump found guilty, multigenerational lessons in the workplace, the Matildas' friendly against China and The Wrap
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 31 May 2024 - 19min
2145 - Five beef producers to resume exports to China, CSIRO's fight against bird flu, drones used to track some people released from immigration detention and how does jury selection work
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 30 May 2024 - 20min
2144 - Heat on Immigration Minister over visa decisions, new study on feeding infants peanuts, Taiwan passes contested reforms and NSW inquiry into birth trauma releases findings
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 29 May 2024 - 19min
2143 - UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting following Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Go8 meets Chinese counterparts as foreign student crackdown looms, is there a case for mandatory national service? And should corporate tax be lowered?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 28 May 2024 - 19min
2142 - PNG landslide death toll expected to rise dramatically, 50 cent bus and train rides, what you need to know this flu season and the cost of dying
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 27 May 2024 - 19min
2141 - US sues Ticketmaster owner, Banking inquiry recommends fund to support regional banks, Spaghetti Western themes explored and the weekly wrap
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 24 May 2024 - 20min
2140 - Should migration numbers be in the housing debate? Australia’s largest coal-fired power station given an extension, British PM announces snap election & shark lenders circling small businesses
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 23 May 2024 - 20min
2139 - More Australians evacuated from New Caledonia, why the Japanese mafia's membership is declining, are you getting charity fatigue? and why regional Australia struggles to access clinical trials
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 22 May 2024 - 20min
2138 - Do police blitzes on domestic violence work? A senate inquiry into AI, a blue-collar memoir revived and the origin story of cockroaches
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 21 May 2024 - 20min
2137 - Iran's president dies in crash, social media age limits, offset scheme failure and the ecological benefits of wombat burrows
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 20 May 2024 - 19min
2136 - GPs unhappy with urgent care funding, energy equity, blues maestro Eric Bibb and a betting scandal in the A-league
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 17 May 2024 - 20min
2135 - Anti-semitism, pro-Palestinian university protests, scam alert and low testosterone warnings.
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 16 May 2024 - 19min
2134 - What's in the housing budget, The Gospel according to Paul, Cold Lava mudslides in Sumatra and will the Future Made in Australia deliver?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 15 May 2024 - 20min
2133 - New energy and rent assistance relief, electronic monitoring for DV accused and how can we fix renting?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 14 May 2024 - 20min
2132 - RN Drive
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 13 May 2024 - 19min
2131 - High Court dismiss ASF17 migration case, the merits of walkable cities and a teenage prodigy turns the world of pro darts on its head
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 10 May 2024 - 20min
2130 - How many forms of domestic violence amount to slavery, cost of living inquiry interim report handed down and Fiji strongman Frank Bainimarama to be jailed
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 09 May 2024 - 19min
2129 - Is Biden's red line in Rafah 'pink'? What tax reforms do you want to see? And Donald Trump's hush money trial continues
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 08 May 2024 - 20min
2128 - Supermarket inquiry hands down recommendations, Israel's offensive in Rafah and the night of nights for fashion
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 07 May 2024 - 20min
2127 - Changes to HECS, Qantas and ACCC reach a $120m settlement and Israel’s military starts moving Palestinian civilians out of Rafah
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 06 May 2024 - 19min
2126 - Case tests if Commonwealth has 'duty of care' to prevent climate harm, the jazz greats recaptured, decriminalising sex workers and the future of gridiron in Australia
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 03 May 2024 - 19min
2125 - NSW clubs data breach, the real inflation figures and why Walk the Talk could be a game changer
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 02 May 2024 - 19min
2124 - Almost $1billion pledged to help women fleeing violent relationships, why Queensland island resorts are abandoned and more pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 01 May 2024 - 20min
2123 - Budget carrier Bonza goes bust, ICC considers arrest warrants and what piece of childhood do you want in a museum?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 20min
2122 - Is it time to rethink conversations about respect? Scams at a record high in Australia and is the craft beer industry a fizzer?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 19min
2121 - National rallies opposing violence against women, the search for a missing doctor in Gaza and Haiti's transitional council sworn in
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 20min
2120 - Calls for a national roundtable on domestic violence, the architectural eyesores and icons explored and a lookback at military recruitment over the years
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 18min
2119 - UN calls for investigation into reported mass graves in Gaza, ABF apologises following damning report into workplace culture and crunch time for UN talks on plastics
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 20min
2118 - A criminal trial takes Donald Trump off the campaign trail, confusing 'sale' tags at supermarkets and skateboarding teen wins prestigious sports award
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 16min
2117 - Calls for X to put down church stabbing footage, are child-free zones appropriate? and can MPs job share?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 19min
2116 - Israel strikes back against Iran, the tech wearable saving farmers and Australia is in the midst of a baby drought and that could be a bad thing
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 19min
2115 - Calls for Australia to increase aid budget, saving beloved species through 'assisted evolution' and could a sugar tax reduce the health burden of obesity?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 19min
2114 - Defence spending boost to focus on amphibious capability, Solomon Island's China experiment tested at the ballot box and the HECs debts "enslaving" our youth
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 20min
2113 - Church stabbing designated as terror attack, Banducci threatened with contempt over senate performance and a chance meeting leads to love
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 20min
2112 - Judge finds against Bruce Lehrmann in defamation suit, Iran raises the stakes with missile assault and how to talk to your children about tragedy?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 19min
2111 - What industry and universities need to help build a future Australia, the surprise discovery of Priscilla Queen of the Desert after decades in the wilderness and the Friday Wrap
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 - 20min
2110 - ACCC to have more visibility over mergers, opposition slams discussion of Palestinian recognition as 'dangerous' and why are young Australians having less sex?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 20min
2109 - Japan poised to join AUKUS as second pillar partner, Alice curfew extended, scientists baffled by extreme heat and is moving to the country worth it?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 20min
2108 - Calls for more boots on the ground after another WA boat arrival, how warnings of famine in Gaza are measured and should religious organisations be tax exempt?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 20min
2107 - RN Drive
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 19min
2106 - Taiwan rocked by massive quake, research suggests Australia on track for 'mega droughts' and are pensioners who rent being dudded by income testing?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 20min
2105 - Australian aid worker among seven killed in suspected Israeli airstrike, calls for rethink of 'robotax' debts and did Amazon warrior women really exist?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 20min
2104 - Israelis take to the streets demanding fresh elections, Russia targeting Ukraines power infrastructure and is Easter a Holy Day or holiday for you?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 19min
2103 - Fiji ejects Chinese police embedded with local forces, Alice Springs curfew sparks anger and is our hand wringing over population growth misplaced?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 20min
2102 - NT government introduces youth curfew in Alice Springs,
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 20min
2101 - A stinging rebuke for Israel after the passage of UN ceasefire resolution, 'grey divorces' on the rise and a breakthrough for sufferers of psoriasis
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 19min
2100 - WA's emissions on the rise, young drivers more likely to crash their own cars and the weird and wonderful items we leave on public transport
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 19min
2099 - and are prefab homes the answer to our housing crisis?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 20min
2098 - Surprise bounce in unemployment figures, Tasmania's political candidates make big pitch on housing ahead of state poll and scientists celebrate the birth of a new puggle
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 20min
2097 - Government signals more delays for religious discrimination reform, scary claims about the impact of pornography on young minds, and what will Australia look like by 2064?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 19min
2096 - The Nationals and Greens unite in bid to break up supermarket duopoly, Victoria crackdowns on 'unexplained wealth' and housing targets not on track
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 20min
2095 - Uber settles multi-million taxi class action, regulation gap raising risk of lethal battery fires and why doctors are prescribing parkruns over pills
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 19min
2094 - CSIRO rebuke for Peter Dutton over nuclear criticism, the case for four year terms and a pay rise for aged care workers
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 20min
2093 - Allegra Spender's grand plan to overhaul our tax regime, Polio Paul dies after nearly seven decades in an iron lung and the rejuvenating power of 'third places'
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 19min
2092 - Jewish Liberal MP slams Human Rights Commission for going 'awol' on anti-Semitism, NSW talking tough on 'absurd' GST carve-up and the French delicacy that has scientists hopping mad
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 19min
2091 - Proposed changes could see wealthy pay more for aged care, could US Navy budget cuts put AUKUS in peril and how to find the 'Devil comet' in your night sky
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 19min
2090 - 'Nuisance' tariffs axed, Allan Fels on the heavy tolls of Sydney's roads, heat stressed trees come crashing down and could our national cow count be out by 10 million?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 20min
2089 - Australian automotive lobby defends emissions standards campaign, print magazines make a comeback and NRL star Shaun Lane on the power of journalling
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 20min
2088 - Nikki Haley bows out of the GOP presidential race, Australian sports 'haters' out of the closet and have we entered the Anthropocene yet?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 20min
2087 - Greens urge government to become property developers, selfie culture cited in rising drownings stats and how do you throw out precious childhood momentos?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 19min
2086 - Are you being gouged? Banks on notice over surcharges, new research expands our understanding of 'touch' and are Chinese made cranes spying on us?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 20min
2085 - Israeli aid convoy turns deadly, Meta drops a media bombshell and another bleaching for the Great Barrier Reef
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 20min
2084 - Speculation swirls around identity of 'traitor' MP, NT contemplates granting dementia sufferers access to VAD and Gillian Triggs on her unexpected career
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 20min
2083 - Qld's COVID vaccine mandate declared illegal, pause on massive housing development following discovery of endangered dragon and a rethink of Tuvalu's security pact
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 19min
2082 - A new Universities Accord proposes to double student numbers, alarming levels of antibiotics residue in Tassie wild fish and AI's outsized carbon footprint
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 20min
2081 - Ukraine marks two years since Russia's invasion, NSW on track for $60 billion natural disaster bill every year and your favourite regional Chinese restaurants
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 19min
2080 - RN Drive
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 19min
2079 - Julian Assange's last chance at avoiding extradition to the US, kinless seniors and Macquarie Island bird numbers soar
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 19min
2078 - Putin adversary Bill Browder on his plans for a 'Navalny Act', eating green now part of dietary guidelines and a very hungry black hole
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 19min
2077 - Dozens of men shot dead in PNG Highlands, Australia's bid for 'chip' sovereignty and the very rich on a quest for eternal youth?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 20min
2076 - Reports Egypt quietly preparing for an influx of Gazan refugees, a wage rise for the Wallaroos and would an ethics institute fix our corporate fails?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 19min
2075 - Victorian police think outside the box to prevent youth crime, how to get a pay rise and why Ken Henry is so angry about our tax system?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 20min
2074 - Universities sound alarm over international enrolments, why Victoria's power outages are proof of energy resilience and is private health insurance worth the expense?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 20min
2073 - WA GST blowout prompts calls for carve up review, 1,000 aged care neglect complaints every month and the rise of the 'grandparent economy'
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 20min
2072 - If not now, when? Pressure grows on the government over negative gearing, one third of Aussie kids can't read well and Trump puts the boot in NATO (again)
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 20min
2071 - Joe Biden's memory woes, precious but few houses for flood affected Lismore and wholesale cheating or a level playing field, welcome to the 'Enhanced Games'
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 20min
2070 - Australia's sporting chance in the Pacific, fears cars are tracking and reporting our every move and planning for a 'Buddhish' end of life
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 20min
2069 - Companies with 'too much power' to blame for inflation, African diaspora targeted over grandmother's killing and Pakistanis head to the polls
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 19min
2068 - Planning for the great wealth transfer, fewer children finishing school or going to Uni and are supermarkets really raking in super profits?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 19min
2067 - Chinese Australian writer sentenced to death in Beijing, the toxic traps of complimentary medicine and AFP interrogated over investigation of autistic teen
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 20min
2066 - Thousands of livestock in limbo off WA coast, politicians to debate our right to disconnect and the cult of Amanda Palmer
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 20min
2065 - Medicare turns 40, negotiations continue for Gaza hostage release and defunding threats for legal NGO
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 20min
2064 - Alleged Fijian torturer to appointed to ADF top brass, ideologies increasingly dividing the young and a looming vape waste crisis
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 20min
2063 - Chinese property giant Evergrande humbled with liquidation order, X acts to prevent spread of Tay-Tay deep fakes & growing concern about asbestos in landscaping products
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 20min
2062 - Australia Day: a day for play & protest, Sydney hosts its first pop-up 'cooling hub' and which Australian creature has the most painful sting?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 19min
2061 - ACCC given new powers to investigate supermarkets, ABS figures show surge in women imprisoned for burglary & are the government's changes to stage 3 taxes fair?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 19min
2060 - Tax cuts for 'middle-Australia', Trump triumphant in New Hampshire primary & Alabama's morbid experiments with the death penalty
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 19min
2059 - Russian hacker named, shamed & sanctioned over Medibank hack, schools embrace AI learning and nickel prices collapse
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 19min
2058 - Albo calls a cost of living caucus, Hawaii switches off its last coal fired power plant & how's the humidity where you are?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 20min
2057 - Jim Maxwell marks his half-century on air, meet the Excel World Champion & Australia's last coal fired power plant set to closer sooner than predicted
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 19min
2056 - Kathleen Folbigg's murder convictions quashed, a breakthrough for sufferers of debilitating morning sickness & is extending the life of your dog ethical?
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 19min
2055 - RN Drive
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 19min
2054 - COP28 at risk of 'phase-out' flop, university applications plummet & the weapons negotiator who found his conscience
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 20min
2053 - Not a numbers game: government announces migration review, NSW ignites the heritage vs progress debate & a Wiradjuri language renaissance in Cowra
An engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia the world.
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 19min

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