How the US election could affect the climate you live in 

Artificial intelligence is being used by Australia’s major banks with things like home loan approvals and document verification…NAB apparently uses AI to analyse the ‘emotional sentiment’ of customer phone calls.

Could Korean culture be for this generation what all the American rock and roll, coca-cola and cars were for the boomer generation?

Have you ever read a book that has made you feel a little less lonely in this increasingly isolated world?

Senator Lidia Thorpe clarifies oath blunder as a grammatical mistake  

The U.S. has reported that 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to military locations in Eastern Russia, potentially to join Russia in combat against Ukraine.

Scientists to drill the fault zone behind the 2011 Japan earthquake 

Seventy-five years after George Orwell published his infamous novel 1984, the threat of an all-seeing Big Brother is closer to reality than fiction when it comes to thousands of Australians subject to virtual workplace monitoring.

Debates over climate change and ocean protection are likely to dominate this week's Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa. All 56 commonwealth member nations are expected to endorse a landmark declaration to make sweeping commitments on ocean protection.King Charles will also be attending the summit, with discussions about  colonialism, slavery and the commonwealth's roots in the British Empire all expected to get a mention.

How US weapons are being used in strikes on schools in Gaza

A new book looks at the cultural impact that the cooking and recipes section of the Australian Women's Weekly magazine had on our national identity. 

How much green space is in your neighbourhood? And is it something you can actually access?

Have you found yourself looking at your insurance policy renewal bill, scratching your head wondering if you’re being ripped off?

Woman rescued after hanging upside down for hours in bush rock crevice 

Despite our abundant resources, or perhaps because of them, stakeholders continue to argue over the mechanisms for achieving our emissions targets. 

It’s been long revered by Kings and Pharaohs, and is of course a safe haven for investors who think bad economic winds are about to blow.Right now the value of gold is at record highs, and some analysts believe it will still go higher.

As the government scrambles to build a life raft for regional and rural newsrooms, the Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society has handed down its interim report focused on Meta’s decision to abandon its deals with Australian news organisations.

Mark Andrews knows animated movies are much more than child's play, he's been behind some of the biggest films from Disney and Pixar. He shares the secrets behind the magic.

Data from the latest census has revealed a growing number of Australians are struggling to pay off their mortgage while they’re still working.In fact, the number of Australians aged 55-64 who own their home outright, has almost halved over the past 20 years.Also alarming is the number of people delaying their retirement because of these debts, including those incurred by the bank of mum and dad. 

No crime has harmed as many everyday Australians in recent years as cyber crime.

‘The Muslim Vote’ which launched earlier this year promised to back at least three independent candidates in safe Labor seats at the next federal election.

The largest rodeo in the southern hemisphere has entered voluntary administration.The Mount Isa rodeo is the latest outback event to run into troubles as fallout from the pandemic and the cost of living continues to see iconic outback events bite the dust.  So, is the end for this community festival, or is there still hope for its future?

Dozens of people have been killed in northern Gaza and southern Lebanon over the weekend, and into this morning local time, as Israel intensifies its air strikes against Hamas and Hezbollah.The UN meantime has condemned attacks on civilians after an air strike in the north of Gaza which Hamas officials say killed more than eighty people.Israel has described the strike on the city of Beit Lahia as a "precision" attack against a Hamas terror target.

Qantas has been ordered to pay compensation to 17 hundred baggage handlers it made redundant during the Covid19 pandemic.Last year the airline was found guilty of illegally outsourcing baggage handlers in 2020, and today's Federal Court ruling could see the airline payout in excess of 85 million dollars, pending further mediation between Qantas and unions.

Soaring costs and community objections are already threatening to scuttle the government’s ambitions for offshore wind, with two major players recently declining to apply for feasibility licences for the Illawarra zone south of Sydney. 

South Australian Police have launched an investigation into an antiquities seller after receiving information last month about the sale of skeletal remains at an Adelaide auction house.

What does a gene, that mutates easily and can cause both physical and cognitive deficiencies have to do with the very thing that makes us human?

Thousands of Australians are using medicinal cannabis to help with conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia.But with the rise of online cannabis clinics can we be confident that medical cannabis is being prescribed correctly and that the correct checks and balances are in place?

The National Health and Medical Research Council has recommended cutting the safe amount of PFAS chemical allowable in drinking water.

Mixed martial arts has enjoyed a boom in recent years, driven largely by the UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championship.It’s an incredibly violent spectacle with fighters using hands and feet to beat their opponent, in contests that are bloody and brutal.NSW Premier Chris Minns is a fan - so much so he’s committed 16 million tax payer dollars to bringing the UFC circus to Sydney early next year.

Rufus Wainwright talks about his ambitions, losing a GRAMMY to Joni Mitchell, and his one-time friendship with Jeff Buckley.  

The evolution of Australian motoring from petrol to electric cars continues, but the future is far from clear.The Labor government has set a target of 50 percent of new car sales to be electric by 20-30 but that is looking increasingly aspirational as sales of EVs slump. Despite heavy discounting, demand for electric vehicles has slowed, with sales of Tesla’s down 49 per cent in September and 19 per cent year to date. Some of this slack is being picked up by new entries … but it’s Hybrids that are really turning heads in the car yard. 

Dr Kristy DiGiacomo from the University of Melbourne has taken out the Award for Excellence in Agrifoods at the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Awards. 

One year on from the single largest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust … the mastermind behind the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel has been killed.

South Australia's Upper House has narrowly voted down proposed changes to the state's abortion laws, after more than three hours of at times heated debate in state parliament yesterday.Those in support argued the proposed changes would have balanced the rights of women and children, but opponents said it would have caused suffering to women and interfered with their access to healthcare. Abortion has also emerged as an election issue in Queensland, with the state opposition being forced to deny it will wind back abortion access should it win the state election on Saturday week.

Authorities investigate if toxic tar balls could affect the food chain

Australian Tax Office data obtained exclusively by the ABC under Freedom of Information laws has revealed at least 2,500 investors in Australia own or part-own 10 or more rental properties.

There is a multi-million dollar push to bring the Tassie Tiger back from the dead by using RNA.

The Victorian suburb of Carlton became the epicentre of counterculture in the 1970s and artist, activist and musician Eve Glenn shares her memories and memorabilia of the time. 

BIG TECH - Google turns to nuclear energy to power its AI needs

You might be surprised to learn that the study of weather and climate are not part of the same field of research.But a new centre officially launched today will bring those two fields together, with climate and weather specialists collaborating to investigate how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change.

The United States has drawn another red line in the conflict in the Middle East with the State Department, issuing a warning to the Israeli government that if it does not allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza within 30 days, it could suspend military aid to Israel.

While the energy revolution happening across the world is complex, could infusing traditional knowledge spur better change?

Composer Jed Kurzel is the name behind some of Australia's most scary and creepy films - Snowtown and Alien: The Covenant he shares how he translates that feeling into the music accompanying the film. 

Is dynamic pricing any different from surge pricing used by airlines or hotels during peak holiday season?

Forty years after it was first proposed, Australia must hold some kind of record for high-speed rail studies that go nowhere.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are alleging Indian officials employed the services of a crime syndicate known as the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to carry out the hit. 

After months of little media, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris seems to be on a blitz, and for the first time will sit down with Fox News.

China's economy continues to look increasingly frail despite moves by Beijing to boost growth.

Every day, about six babies are lost to stillbirth in Australia, impacting around 2,000 families every year.

From the Snowy River to New York, successful adman David Droga on the advertising business and how Australia presents itself to the rest of the world.

Card surcharges are estimated to cost Australians about a billion dollars a year and the government has today flagged banning the extra fees for debit cards by 2026. 

Veteran journalist and broadcaster George Negus has died at the age of 82 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Analysis by the Climate Council shows rooftop solar has been fitted to less than 20 per cent of homes in wealthy inner-ring suburbs. That compares with more than 30 or 40 per cent in many outer suburbs.

You will probably find this hard to believe, but it's 30 years today since Pulp Fiction first hit our screens.Released on this day way back in 1994, it was a genre defying film - part black comedy, part drama, part splatter. 

The election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is heating up with just three weeks of campaigning left. 

Thousands of international leaders and experts will soon converge on the small volcanic nation of Azerbaijan, this year's meeting place for the COP29 climate summit.

The deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza has spread rapidly across the globe, killing around 280 million birds in the last three years, including in Antarctica. But the deadly strain of bird flu is yet to hit Australia.

A new documentary explores the life of Maria-Anna Mozart, who some argue was just as musically gifted as her brother and may even have had a hand in some of his work.

Papua New Guinea's dream of joining Australia's National Rugby League is inching closer to realityBut the price of entry could involve PNG agreeing not to sign a security deal with China.The ABC can reveal security is at the heart of negotiations between the two countries.

When Anthony Albanese officially launched his election campaign in Perth on May Day 2022, he was clear that a voice to parliament would be a landmark event for Australia. 

With the King and Queen set to visit Australia this week some are asking if it's time Australia re-considered becoming a republic. 

Fatima Payman launches her new party, Anthony Albanese's tough week and the LNP plays the abortion card ahead of Queensland state election. 

Australia has seen a surge in vitamin D testing of children who are deficient in this crucial vitamin and many older Australians are needing to take supplements and eat a more Vitamin-D rich diet.GUEST: Professor Elina Hypponen, Professor of Nutritional and Genetic Epidemiology, University of South Australia

GRAMMY award-winning Jazz singer, Nicole Zuraitis talks about her love of coffee, her wide range of musical influences and performs her song 'Twenty Seconds'.

Portugal has just announced it will offer young people a decade of progressive tax breaks that would see them paying nothing at all in their first year of work.GUEST: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute 

In Australian sport 2024 has been the year that our women have shone. Of the 18 golds won at the Paris Olympics 13 belong to female athletes.

The Federal Government is set to push ahead with a controversial move to ban children as old as 16 from using social media.

It’s been one year since Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced a "total" blockade of the Gaza Strip, cutting off electricity and blocking the entry of food and fuel in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks which killed more than 1200 Israelis.

It’s been more than a week since Federal Education Minister Jason Clare set a deadline for the State Governments to join his Commonwealth funding agreement or make do with the funding they have and the country’s biggest states are refusing to budge.

As Hurricane Milton devastates the coast of Florida, another storm is playing out on social media with claims that electric vehicles in the region will explode after being submerged in saltwater for extended periods.GUEST: James Purtill, ABC Technology Reporter

The guitar has far older origins than just the baby boomers and their love for rock and roll. HP Newquist has brought some of the National Guitar Museum of America's collection, to Australia.

The so called  ‘storm of the century” Hurricane Milton has slammed into the coast of Florida, knocking down traffic lights and sending water surging through neighbourhoods. 

A senate inquiry is exploring the market power of large chain stores like Bunnings, Petstock, Chemist Warehouse and even IKEA to see if they’re price gouging.

Four time Logie winner and Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan lost his father, Denis, to prostate cancer 3 years ago.

The storm comes a fortnight after Hurricane Helene flooded streets and homes in western Florida leaving at least 230 people dead across the country’s south

Hurricane Milton has slammed into the coast of Florida with 200-kilometre-an-hour winds, flash flooding and four-meter storm surge warnings now current across the state’s central belt. GUEST: Ron Magill, Communications Director, Zoo Miami, Florida, USA

You know that feeling when you’re lost in a creative moment and you lose all track of time? That's the flow state and you're about to meet a neuroscientist who’ll tell you how you can better access it.

This week NASA is launching the largest planetary exploration spacecraft it’s ever made, the Europa Clipper.

Insolvencies are at record highs with more than 11,000 companies faltering in the last financial year. 

An animal sanctuary in Victoria has received a sizeable cash injection from the sale of a 17th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at a London auction.

An new investigation by consumer advocacy group Choice has found most of Australia’s popular makes of car collect and share data about the driver and passengers, ranging from fuel usage to driving locations and video footage. Some cars are even listening to and sharing what you say in the car.

The Times Higher Education world university rankings for 2025 has been released and shows a concerning trend for Australian universities, with 17 institutions slipping down in the global standings.GUEST: Phil Baty, The Times Higher Education Chief Global Affairs Officer

On average, every nine minutes in Australia, someone will have a heart attack and seven thousand Australians die from them every year.  Human trials are set to begin on the use of a particular K'gari funnel web spider venom that could soon be used to save your life in the event of a heart attack..GUEST: Nathan Palpant, Associate Professor with the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland

Five years ago, the banking royal commission exposed an astonishing range of scandals that saw loses of more than $4.6 billion for millions of Australians - and yet very few individuals faced prosecution for their involvement.

A new alliance of more than 50 business groups, unions and community organisations has today launched the ‘Activate Australia’s Skills’ campaign at Canberra Parliament House. GUEST: Dane Moores, Campaign Director, Settlement Services International 

A growing phenomenon known as “Dark Tourism” is seeing thousands of people travel to the sites of atrocities, massacres, war zones and disasters for guided tours.GUEST: Juliet Rogers, Associate Professor Criminology, The University of Melbourne

Australian film directors say the local film industry is at risk, warning that antiquated copyright laws are driving creative talent overseas.They're calling for copyright law to be overhauled to give directors equal footing with producers for copyright ownership of creative work.GUEST: Bruce Beresford, film director

Single parent households in Australia are three times more likely to be living in poverty than two parent households. Imagine then if there was a way of unlocking the estimated $3.7 billion owed or unaccounted for in child support payments? Researchers and campaigners have travelled to Canberra today to deliver a new report by Swinburne University which identifies a solution and a way to stop support payments from ‘being weaponised’ by parents. You can find the report hereGuest: Terese Edwards, CEO of Single Mother Families Australia

Alongside the push to reach 'net zero' emissions, there's another drive for companies and banks to promote 'nature positive' projects and products. So what impact can this push really have on the environment and efforts to end deforestaion? GUEST:Dr Ken Henry, chair,  Nature Finance Council

Award-winning political cartoonist Cathy Wilcox has been skewering the great and powerful for a generation. Today, she turns her gaze to our very own Andy Park.

The ongoing shortage of GPs and specialists has seen the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency leading the implementation of a federal proposal to fast-track registration for overseas-trained anaesthetists, GPs, obstetricians, gynaecologists and psychiatrists.But two of Australia’s leading medical colleges are urging them to slow down, amid concerns the quality and safety of patient care could be put at risk. GUEST: Professor David Story, Anaesthetist and Head of Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, and President of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

When the The Future Made in Australia package was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the 2024-2025 Budget, hydrogen was the star player in the energy mix.But late last week, Australia’s second-largest power producer Origin Energy announced it will exit its project in the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub in New South Wales, and cease all hydrogen development opportunities. GUEST: Mick Liubinskas, Climate Technology Advisor and Investor, and CEO of Climate Salad, Australian Climate Tech Community

Former ABC journalist Richard Creswick was stationed at the Darwin bureau during Cyclone Tracy, he reflects on the events before and after and plans for the 50th anniversary commemoration. 

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Melbourne, Bishop Mykola Bychok, will soon become the youngest member of the College of Cardinals after Pope Francis named him and as one of 21 new cardinals set to receive their red hats in early December. 

It’s a year to the day since Hamas militants stormed Israel’s border, killing 1200 people and taking hundreds hostage. 

Gil Dickmann's cousin Carmel Gat was among 6 hostages killed in the Gaza Strip in August. She was 40 years old.

The competitions best teams will face off in Sundays NRL grand final.But is the dominance of Melbourne and Penrith undermining the salary cap, and its aim of keeping all sides competitive?

Symptoms for coeliac disease can be as vague and broad as feeling tired, having low iron or even issues with fertility, so it's not surprising that many people living with the autoimmune disorder don't even know they have it. 

Singer/songwriter Dan Kelly explains the inspiration he gets from early mornings and country living. 

Unusual birth names are often given to children today, sometimes as a grand gesture, a bold statement or a nod to a favourite celebrity. But names can also end up being a life-long load for a child to carry.GUEST: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne

A major milestone has been reached today in the journey to establishing the first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.GUEST: Catherine Liddle, CEO, SNAICC - National Voice for our Children

Anyone who spends anytime on the interweb will have seen or read about Fat Bear Week. Now in its 11th year,  the curious competition sees people all over the world judge Alaskan bears via web cams before casting a ballot for the beast that has enhanced their frame enough to prepare for the winter hibernation. The video cameras are set up along the Brooks River in the Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska., where the bears hunt for salmon. But earlier this week these cameras captured something pretty gruesome when a male bear, number 469, killed a female number 402. 

Has the US lost its power rein in its ally or deter other major belligerents in a fast-worsening regional crisis?

In Paddington in Sydney’s inner east, the housing crisis is being felt acutely right now by a group of mostly elderly men.A row of four terraces have been used as boarding houses for over a century, and some of the current residents have been there for more than 50 years.But an eviction order is looming , with the developer who bought the houses in 2022 seeking to convert them into luxury homes.

Has Australia fallen at the starting line in the global race to turn water into hydrogen?

Find out what possesses someone to cycle 29,169km, across 22 countries, in 108 days. 

Research suggests the harder password requirements are, the more likely humans are to cut corners. 

H5N1 is wreaking havoc around the world and authorities here predict H5N1 will be devastating to Australia’s birds and mammals and our economy. 

It’s fair to say that horse racing has long had a reputation as a bit of a bloke's world - the horses are trained by men, and ridden by men.Back in 2015, jockey Michelle Payne became the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup, aboard Prince of Penzance, and after the race gave a short speech about what she saw as racing’s inherent chauvinism.Well things have changed a bit since that famous speech  - statistics from racing NSW reveal that this year the majority of apprentice jockeys in the state are women.

U-S Republican J-D Vance and Democrat Tim Walz have faced off in the only Vice Presidential debate of the US election.The candidates faced questions on gun violence, the situation in the Middle East, and the state of the U-S economy, moderated by the CBS network in New York. This may be the final debate of the campaign, with the teams of the presidential candidates unable to agree on another meeting before the 5 November election.

Vigils and protests are planned across the country this weekend as Jewish and Palestinian communities reflect on a year of violence and division both in the Middle East and within their own neighbourhoods here in Australia.

Kashmir polls close in first election in a decade 

The new book 'All the Rage' by Josh Cohen looks at how and why anger is so prevalent in the world today. 

After 12 months of escalation, it appears that a regional war is now erupting in the Middle East as Israel continues its incursion on Lebanon while Iran and Hezbollah forces fire missiles towards Israel.

Are you being harassed by companies contacting you?

A new report from RMIT reveals 1 in 3 Australian's are putting their unwanted clothes in the bin. The report also reveals that this could be prevented if people knew about available recycling schemes and they were made more accessible.

As of today pharmacies can sell vapes containing nicotine to anyone over 18 years old, although it could be difficult finding one who stocks them.The government's national vaping reforms have been rejected by Tasmania and Western Australia, as well as Australia's peak pharmacy body.

A lot going on in business and finance today, including some major news in the aviation and building sectors.

The polls indicate it will be an uphill battle for Labor which has been in power in the state for close to a decade.

How did one girl go from being an orphan to the greatest violinist of the 18th century? 

Why the media needs to do better when reporting on older Australians 

ABC accepts racism report recommendations

Blue zones have long been thought to create some of the world oldest and healthiest populations. 

There’s something going on behind closed doors at Australia’s most prestigious cultural institutions. 

UK becomes first G7 country to phase out coal power

There's nothing quite like the thrill of hearing a live concert on the radio.Now you can hear two concerts on ABC Classic, with concerts set to air every weeknight, to go with the lunchtime series that is already on your radio.

The AFP says it is expecting at least six referrals from Victorian Police relating to protests allegedly involving prohibited symbols and chants for potentially breaching Counter-Terrorism laws on Hate Symbols

Celebrating the enduring appeal and the 50th anniversary of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons.

Is there an artist whose music speaks to you more than any other?Who gets to you in a way that makes you stop and think, or just strikes an emotional chord whenever a particular song comes on the radio or on your playlist?We’re asking you this as we mark the death of a creative icon - the singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson who’s passed away at the age of 88.

You're not imagining it. Your GP appointment is getting more expensive 

Solar power isn't an option for everyone for example renters, apartment and heritage home owners are some of the people who might not be able to put panels on their roofs. 

Schizophrenia was first identified almost 140 years ago, affects around 24 million people worldwide but remains one of the most poorly understood mental disorders.

Schizophrenia was first identified almost 140 years ago,  affects around 24 million people worldwide but remains one of the most poorly understood mental disorders.

In Paddington in Sydney’s inner east, the housing crisis is being felt acutely right now by a group of mostly elderly men.A row of four terraces have been used as boarding houses for over a century, and some of the current residents have been there for more than 50 years.But an eviction order is looming , with the developer who bought the houses in 2022 seeking to convert them into luxury homes.

Hurricane Helene has hit Florida and the results have been devastating. Lev Looney from the National Ocean Atmospheric Administration flew through it on a plane just before it made landfall to study its size and structure.

Caravans, campervans and motorhomes are becoming increasingly popular with Australians looking to explore the remote corners of our country. There are a record breaking 850,000 recreational vehicles registered around the country, mostly owned by grey nomads.Guest: Richard Barwick, CEO of the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia 

The Principal Double Bass player for the Australian Chamber Orchestra Maxime Bibeau tells us the tale of his beautiful instrument.

Netanyahu has touched down in New York for a speech to the UN General Assembly. But even as he hits the runway he has given a statement rejecting the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon proposed by the White House and it's key allies. Guest: Suzanne Lynch, Associate Editor at Politico, covering the UN General Assembly meeting, and author of Politico’s Global Playbook.

Is there an artist whose music speaks to you more than any other?Who gets to you in a way that makes you stop and think, or just strikes an emotional chord whenever a particular song comes on the radio or on your playlist? Something to consider as we mark the death of a creative icon - the singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson who’s died at the age of 88.

Wrapping up the week in news with National Affairs Editor for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald James Massola and executive creative director with Campaign Edge, Dee Madigan.

Australia and its future with AUKUS 

As the Artificial Intelligence boom continues to sweep all before it, we’re rapidly finding out all the downsides that come with it. 

Just 6 per cent of Australian kids are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, yet they make up almost half of all children in out-of-home care.

Deborah L. Scott on the glitz, glamour and grunt work of being a costume designer for some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. 

Would changing negative gearing or capital gains help the housing market?

Sydney’s Griffin Theatre has just released its 2025 catalogue including a play called Naturism, a comedy which pitches Boomer naturists in a face off with a gen-Z influencer, featuring an almost entirely nude cast. 

Qantas is denying the cancelled flights and delays seen today are the result of industrial action, blaming the disruption on bad weather in Sydney. 

Conservation groups devastated over federal mine approvals

World leaders have gathered in New York for the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly, with efforts to prevent a wider regional war in the Middle East high on the agenda.But with the conflict now concentrated in Lebanon, how does the Arab world assess what’s unfolded in the region since the crisis began on October 7 last year?

Chinese government takes evasive action to ward off economic crisis 

The health educator and single-mother of two was returning home to Australia after visiting family when she was detained. 

Gerard Krefft steadfastly stood by his conviction and vision for what science and zoology could be in Australia, to his own detriment.

Is it fair to call out malapropisms and mispronunciations or just a bit of nit-picking?

Two Australian companies, Sanitarium and Norco, are urging consumers to look beyond 'Australian-made' products and support companies that are Australian-owned. 

The complaint also confirms a practice which has previously been denied by the NT police of indigenous people being removed from public places before the arrival of dignitaries.

Taiwan is calling on Penny Wong to commit Australia to a push for it to be granted UN membership.The Foreign Minister has arrived in New York for a meeting of the UN General Assembly, with the war in the Middle East top of the agenda.But Taiwan’s representative in Australia, Douglas Hsu has put Taiwan’s sovereignty on the table, and linked it to calls for the Palestinian Territories to be granted UN recognition.

Human Rights Watch calls for international independent investigation into Lebanon attacks

The Reserve Bank has, as predicted, left official interest rates on hold, but widespread calls for a rate cut continue to grow louder.The cash rate will remain at 4.35 per cent for another six weeks, until the RBA Board's next meeting in early November.Governor Michelle Bullock reaffirmed the board’s view that inflation remains its sole focus.

US wants to ban Chinese-made smart car software

Shaun Micallef discusses the humorous and heartfelt moments he experienced filming his new documentary series Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey.

Do you find yourself switching on a tv series or movie you’ve seen a million times before to escape?

After operating for more than a year the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has delivered just three convictions. 

Tony Popovic has been named new coach of the Socceroos, replacing Graham Arnold who resigned last week after the team’s lacklustre performances in world cup qualifiers earlier this month.Popovic's contract will see him lead the Socceroos at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, should they qualify.And on that note, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Israel has issued a rare warning to residents of Southern Lebanon to leave their homes signalling widespread air strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. The strikes appear to have already begun, with live shots of the region showing plumes of smoke rising over Lebanon in the dawn light.  There have already been days of continued exchanges of fire between the IDF and the Iranian backed Hezbollah, after last week's pager and walkie talkie attacks, which killed dozens and injured thousands.

Global emissions could be trending down 

50 years on, could community radio be more important?

Chef Kimberly Tang takes us on a culinary journey from her family's kitchen in Singapore, to competition kitchens around the world. 

Will the code see the supermarkets on the ropes for bad behaviour or simply ducking and weaving the penalties?

The number of people taking out their superannuation early for medical expenses  - things like weight loss surgery, dentistry and IVF - has skyrocketed, up 50 per cent since 2019.

Former head of the ACCC, professor Allan Fels believes Coles and Woolworths could face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines as a result of legal action taken by the competition regulator. 

Wrapping up the week in news with Guardian senior correspondent Sarah Martin and ABC political reporter Brett Worthington

New research coming from the Australian Study of Health and Relationships suggests that more than 50% of Australians aged 20-39 met their current partner via a dating app, and over 40s aren’t far behind, with 21% of 50 to 69-year-olds meeting online. 

Legendary musician Charlie Musselwhite on the past, present and future of the blues.

The Coalition has for past few months been promoting a plan to build seven nuclear power stations around Australia. 

Former senator Rex Patrick will make another tilt at federal parliament, announcing he will run for a South Australian seat as a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network.

It is finals time in the major football codes, with finals in the NRL and AFL being played across the weekend.And if you’re watching on there will be no escaping the constant ads for betting companies, such as Sportsbet and the TAB, offering you odds on who will win, who will score the first try or kick the first goal or who will lead at half time - the list of betting options is endless.But the proliferation of gambling ads and what to do about them is only part of the story.

Australian Oceanographer Matthew England is the first Australian winner of the American Geophysical Union Climate Communications Prize.The prize recognises science communication that helps us better understand the impacts of climate change.

UN Rapporteur questions if international law was breached with attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon

How well will the new privacy laws protect you?

A recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has found that of the roughly 14,000 known chemicals in food packaging, around 25 per cent have been found in the human body, in samples of blood, hair or breast milk.

Baritone opera singer Jake Lyle, talks about his upbringing in Gladstone, QLD and his decision to pursue a career in opera and musical theatre.  

Lying on your resume might seem like a quick way through the door for some jobs but you could risk being fired, banned from the industry or even liable for civil or criminal penalties.

Analysts labelled it one of the most important meetings in the history of the Federal Reserve, and the US central bank didn’t disappoint.Overnight the ‘Fed’ cut official interest rates by a half of one percent, the first rate cut since March 2020, right at the start of the pandemic.The cut comes as Australia’s central bank continues to ponder the next move on interest rates here at home.

The Federal Government’s Help to Buy housing scheme remains stuck in the senate with the Opposition the Greens both refusing to pass it. 

Analysts are still scrambling to understand how and who launched a massive attack targeting messaging pagers used by Hezbollah members in southern Lebanon and Syria.At least nine people including a young girl died and thousands more are reported to be injured.The Pagers exploded simultaneously late yesterday as part of a coordinated operation, possibly carried out by Israel’s spy agency Mossad.

Are the big tech companies finally listening to the Australian government’s threats or is this simply another way to keep children hooked to their screens?

Tribal violence has again erupted in Papua New Guinea with at least 30 people killed in gun battles between rival tribes in PNG's remote central highlands.The unrest started in August when ‘illegal miners’ attacked a landowner in the Porgera Valley, which is home to one of Papua New Guinea's largest gold deposits.Local police had been holding peace talks but the dialogue broke down over the weekend with gunshots ringing out for the past few days.

A sweeping review into Australia’s military justice watchdog kept secret for the last six months has finally been tabled in the Senate after the report was accidentally published on the website of the Royal Commission into Veteran and Defence suicides on Tuesday.

'About Time' is a new nationally distributed newspaper helping connect and inform those on the inside.

Would the new childcare recommendations help you and your career?

Opposition defends possible Israeli pager attack on Hezbollah 

If Australia introduced nuclear power, would it compromise your solar?

After months of talks, Australia has hammered out a new free trade deal with the Middle East that will eliminate tariffs on nearly all Australian products entering the United Arab Emirates.  

The US Federal Reserve Board to meet to decide next move on interest rates, as recession risk grows.

Genre-bending multi-instrumentalist composer, Nikodimos talks about the influence of his Greek heritage and the importance of improvisation on his music.

The program, which was approved by the House in February,  would see the government co-purchase homes with up to 40-thousand first home-buyers, reducing the size of the deposit and mortgage required.

Cuttaburra National Park, located 150 km north-west of Bourke, has just been officially gazetted, providing protection to one of Australia's most important wetlands and an array of threatened species.

As the US elections continue to heat up, attention in Australia is turning to the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. 

Researchers are now warning we could see similar activity occur more often as climate change impacts the Arctic landscape.

Fears for future of critical Whyalla steelworks 

Environment Minister calls on experts to scrutinise water impacts of major NT gas projects

As we await the federal government’s financial health check of Australia’s $22 billion private hospital sector, is it possible to put a price on your health?

Griffin Dunne's new memoir 'The Friday Afternoon Club' tells the story of his family's life and losses in Hollywood.

Local Government elections generally don’t generate a lot of media coverage, but the drama that surrounded the weekend’s NSW council elections was hard to ignore.The failure of the Liberal party to formally nominate candidates in many regions became a big story … AND a big opportunity. As counting continues it’s pretty clear the Libertarian Party have been the beneficiaries of the Liberals administrative failures, winning a host of council seats and likely control of one LGA.

The family of Dan Duggan, a former US fighter pilot accused of illegally training Chinese pilots, has called on the Attorney General to halt his extradition to the United States. 

A Catholic high school in New South Wales will permanently adopt a flexible timetable that allows senior students to learn remotely one day a week following a year-long trial.

The wrap of the week that was in Australian politics.

Sexual attraction can feel like a very human experience but if you think that you’d be wrong - attraction in the animal world is arguably more nuanced and ritualised than our own bizarre dating games. Dr Ann Jones, the host of the ABC podcast 'What the Duck' joins RN Drive to discuss the world of animal magnetism. 

Whether you’re seasoned opera aficionado or an amateur when it comes to arias, chances are you have been moved by Puccini’s works.

Childhood obesity is an increasing problem in Australia, but the proposal from the Australian College of Nurses to weigh children at school has been met with objections from multiple public health groups. Is the proposal as problematic as it is being made out to be? And what are the options for helping reduce childhood obesity in this country? 

According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Australians reported more than six hundred thousand scams last year— at a cost of more than two-point seven billion dollars.  

In the three years since taking back control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have gradually imposed a form of Sharia Law that’s seen girls banned from school, and most cultural and social pursuits outlawed.From sport, to music, film and TV, the arts, even hobbies, Afghanistan has been dragged back to something akin to a dark age.Cricket has been the one pursuit that has, so far, survived the regime, although women’s cricket has been banned in accordance with the Taliban's total prohibition of women’s sportBut there is now speculation that factions within the Taliban are pushing to ban all forms of cricket inside Afghanistan.

What the new aged care reforms mean for you or your loved ones

A new criminal offence for the malicious release of personal data online, known as doxxing, will come with a maximum penalty of seven years' jail, following the personal details of hundreds of Jewish Australians being published online.

New disinformation laws, Meta taking your data for AI and Pacific Islands Forum hacked 

Tensions between health insurers and hospitals are continuing to boil as we await the findings of the government's review in the private hospital sector.

Sabrina Dowling Giuduci is the only Australian exhibiting at Venice Glass Week - a prestigious international exhibition of glass artists from around the world.

Sabrina Dowling Giuduci is the only Australian exhibiting at Venice Glass Week - a prestigious international exhibition of glass artists from around the world.

An unregulated public hazard, an accident waiting to happen, an enabler of bad behaviour on our roads and footpaths.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has stripped the war medals from commanding officers who held senior roles during the war in Afghanistan.

The families banding together to stop the smartphone spiral with their teens 

Dozens of police injured in protests in Melbourne as Greens call for inquiry into police force

For decades, Apollo Quiboloy enjoyed evangelical status, phenomenal wealth and political power in the Philippines - including close allies with the Marcos and Duterte families.But last week, his divine run from authorities came to an end after months of evading police on charges of sexual abuse, child abuse and human trafficking

Almost 3 million Australians are today living with asthma, a chronic lung disease that makes it harder to breathe, and kills more than 460 Australians each year, with elderly women accounting for almost half of asthma deaths.

King Henry V's survival on the battlefield and weeks of agonising surgery without anaesthetic would become a critical chapter in his life as he went on to become one fo England's greatest warrior kings.  Renowned author and historian Dan Jones tells his remarkable story.

Have you noticed your house overheats in summer and freezes in winter? At worst you might have found cracks running along your balcony or dense patches of mould growing in your walls.

Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump took to the stage in Philadelphia, for a 90 minute debate moderated by ABC America.

Let’s turn our focus back to the Olympics for a moment, and a very sad story that’s unfolding in Melbourne involving a clutch of Olympic medals.

Territory Labor was whittled down from fourteen seats to just four with the majority of former chief minister Eva Lawler's frontbench given their marching orders by voters.

Once upon a time the likes of Black and Gold, No Frills and Home Brand were instantly recognisable as the budget version of a host of supermarket product lines from pasta to pet food, from biscuits to breakfast cereal and a whole lot more

A new study has found infant mortality increases when bat colonies decline.

Whether it's Jeff Goldblum's vain and cruel Zeus dripping in gold, Lawrence Olivier as the wrathful and vengeful Zeus in Clash of the Titans, or the Toga-clad angry father in the 1970’s Hercules in New York.

Anthony Albanese has today announced an as-yet-undefined ban on younger teenagers and children from accessing social media before the next election.

RBA reforms at impasse, Greens could join negotiations 

Nine Australians die by suicide every single day. Figures released today show 71per cent of suicide prevention organisations have seen an increase in demand over the last 12 months and 80 per cent are struggling to find the funding to keep up.

Bridget McKenzie says Qantas and Jetstar should split up, is it a good idea?

More than 70 per cent of funerals in Australia involve cremation - an energy intensive practice that results in the release of heavy emissions daily.

Palau's visitor numbers plummet, President says China is working against it

Author and Professor of Materials and Society at University College London’s Mark Miodownik’s new book is ‘It’s a Gas’ and it highlights the importance of gas and how humans interact with it.

The New South Wales government is calling for feedback on a new plastics strategy, hoping it may help to rid our shops and environment of all those silly little pieces of, often unnecessary, plastic. 

After a three year investigation, the Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide has handed down its findings today, chief among them that the Department of Veterans affairs isn’t up to the job of supporting ex-service people. 

The long awaited final report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has today been tabled in Parliament, three years after the inquiry began.

Elle Macpherson's healing vibes fall flat and the government under siege 

The Birdsville Races, also known as the ‘Melbourne Cup of the Outback’, kicked off this week in Queensland’s Simpson Desert, with a combined prize pool of more that three hundred thousand dollars plus bonuses on offer to the competitors in the 13-race carnival.

The Birdsville Races, also known as the ‘Melbourne Cup of the Outback’, kicked off this week in Queensland’s Simpson Desert, with a combined prize pool of more that three hundred thousand dollars plus bonuses on offer to the competitors in the 13-race carnival.

Satellite images taken last year show a large-scale heist at the National Museum of Sudan - with truckloads of artefacts leaving the museum, heading for the south Sudan border. 

Folk/country singer Jordie Lane joins Andy in the studio, talks about life in Nashville, his new record 'Tropical Depression' and plays a couple of songs.

It’s been 100 years since Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku brought the art of surfing to Australian shores and since then the sport has become a national past-time.

A $4.7 billion package for family violence support workers has been agreed to by national cabinet.

'Hundreds' of Australian apartments wrapped in cladding that fuelled Grenfell Tower fire

Spy agency ASIO pushes for access to encrypted chat rooms 

Minister Bill Shorten will soon become Vice Chancellor Bill Shorten.

How author Malcolm Knox took a darkly funny look at one of Stalin's biggest monsters, despite the Soviet's attempt to erase him from history. 

Five week blockbuster trial has wrapped up in WA this week where the Supreme Court is considering whether former political staffer Brittany Higgins defamed her former boss Senator Linda Reynolds. 

Researchers have invented a filter that removes harmful PFAS 'forever chemicals' from water and recycles them in renewable batteries. 

Is Australia really facing a gas shortage?

Pope Francis warns against religious extremism in his visit to Muslim majority Indonesia 

Why do so many Chinese students want to learn about Australia?

Nepotism in politics has always been a thing but what about business and the boardroom?  What does hereditary democracy mean for our world?

Looking after your physical health is pretty straight forward, exercise and eat well.But how do you make sure you’ve got a healthy brain? 

The spring bushfire outlook released today shows increased fire risk for large parts of Queensland and the NT, as well as south-western Victoria and parts of South Australia.

The Australian Fashion Council has just released a report into Victoria’s fashion manufacturing industry. The report highlights the need for government support of the sector but can anything be done to make Australian consumers spend their money locally and not on overseas fast fashion? Guest: Melissa Singer national fashion editor for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. Producer: Eddy Diamond 

Excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, annual financial year economic growth is at its lowest since 1991-92.

Senators urge PM not to water down promised national EPA laws

Elle Macpherson's healing vibes fall flat and the government in retreat

The CFMEU has announced it will be taking its fight against the government’s administration of the union to the High Court.

Icebergs to Iguanas details just some of the tales and tails from the past 38 years of photographer Jason Edwards' career with National Geographic. 

There’s a reason why sleep deprivation is used as torture by some of the world’s toughest interrogation teams.

Now spring is upon us, shark nets are being re-installed in NSW and Queensland.

Should the boss of Vision Australia also be blind or vision impaired? 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that RBA interest rate rises are ‘smashing the economy’. Some may say he did this to get ahead of the bad news coming tomorrow with the release of GDP growth figures. 

Israel has been brought to a standstill by large anti-government protests, following the killing of six Israeli hostages in Gaza.  

The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany won more than a third of the votes in the Thuringia state election and came a close second in Saxony, sending shockwaves through Berlin and Europe.

Proposed WA offshore wind zone area cut in half and pushed further out to sea to win local support 

Microplastics could be in your brain.  Where are they in the environment?

Historian and author Dennis Glover's new book Repeat: A Warning from History argues that events happening around the world today mirror those leading up to the First and Second World Wars.

"Hold them captive" and "glued in" are some of the comments Chris Ellison, managing director of mining firm Mineral Resources made last week. The comments were made while discussing some of the schemes the company has implemented alongside banning working from home options.But short of keeping workers captive and banning hybrid options what can workplaces do to entice workers back to the office? Guest: Dom Price, Atlassian Work FuturistProducer: Eddy Diamond

Michael Leunig has been dismissed from The Age almost 55 years after he penned his first cartoon for the paper.

The Friday Wrap with Tory Shepherd, senior reporter with the Guardian and Judith Sloane, contributing economics editor at The Australian.

It was a cracking first day of the Paris paralympics for Australia with four medals coming in the pool and Grant Patterson firing up for his first event. 

What's changed and what's remained the same for Missy Higgins in the 20 years since her debut album?

Legal experts are urging the federal government to crack down on international litigation funders, who they say are exploiting Australia's class action system.GUEST: Xavier Boffa, Executive Director, The Samuel Griffith Society

A three-and-a-half thousand year old priceless pitcher which predated King Solomon and King James fell prey to the curiosity of a four-year-old boy, who accidentally knocked it to the ground and smashed it.The museum's response to the incident has been remarkable.GUEST: Dr. Inbal Rivlin, General Manager, Hecht Museum, Israel

The race to secure critical minerals has been dubbed the ‘great game’ of the 21st century. Like all good games there are winners and losers and whilst China currently has the advantage, Australia and the US are teaming up to develop their supply chains.

Visual artist Matt Clark has used data sets from NASA to reproduce the sound of the planets for his work Silent Symphony

One year into the Better Deal for Renter’s national plan and a new report has found that renters across the country are still vulnerable when it comes to bare minimum rental standards and protections.

Tech billionaire Pavel Durov has been charged and online users have raised questions about Australia’s Digital ID Bill.

While we have bigger brains than our simian counterparts there might be a downside  - the rate that we age. 

As discontent continues to grow in the Australian Muslim community over the government's response to the war in Gaza, could we see a similar wave of seats fall to candidates backed by the local Muslim Votes Matter movement?

The South Australian Government is proposing a bill which could see teenagers used in sting operations to ensnare illegal vape retailers.

On average over the last ten years, 78 serving or ex-service members have died by suicide each year, equating to three deaths by suicide every fortnight.

Accusations of price gouging have been firmly pointed at the major supermarkets for years now but are these billion-dollar profits the smoking gun or simply the rewards of good business?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have secured a regional coup with Pacific leaders throwing their support behind a $400 million policing pact designed to counter China’s growing presence in the region.

What are the rules and risks of performing a citizen's arrest?

At 75, Philippe Petit is still walking the tightrope. He reflects on a life of artistic rebellion and his daring high wire walks between the Twin Towers and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Despite announcing a $1.1bn profit it's clear that Coles is treading a fine line between keeping shareholders happy while not raising the ire of customers or regulators.Whereas in the resources sector, the messaging is very different as mining giant, BHP, announces their annual profits.

It was tools down across the country today as thousands of construction workers, electricians and plumbers alike walked off worksites and took to the streets of Australia’s capital cities in protest of the federal government’s administration of the CFMEU.

Do you know what to do to save the life of someone who has accidentally overdosed on opioids?

Nearly eleven months into the war in Gaza Palestinians are experiencing acute hunger, with reports of young children dying from starvation and aid agencies struggling to deliver humanitarian assistance. 

Internationally renowned artist Peder Bjurman thinks this micro-organism threatened by climate change deserves our attention. 

It feels like we live in an increasingly polarised world with social media feeding off political and social division. But are we as divided as we think we are?A new organisation called Amplify hopes to elevate community voices and open up difficult conversations to find shared solutions to some of our more contentious issues. 

After months of speculation, the Government has revealed that next year's international student intake will be capped at 270,000 students, around 53,000 less than last year. 

Central bankers, policymakers and economists from across the globe gathered in Jackson Hole in the United States over the weekend, where it seems there was a resounding consensus that the time has come for the US Federal Reserve to finally cut interest rates.

The number of people dying on Australian roads continues to climb. Last month alone 124 people died in road traffic accidents.A group of urban and transport researchers believe that reducing speed limits would help bring down the number of deaths and injuries on our roads.  

Proposed changes include a Charter of Rights for customers, entitling them to refunds or compensation for cancelled or late flights and reforms to slot management to try and stimulate competition. But is it enough to address consumer concerns?

Carbon Neutral fuel and gas products have gained currency in recent years thanks in part to the federal government's Climate Active program, which is certifying businesses who claim to have reached climate neutrality.

Queensland is currently facing the highest annual number of congenital syphilis deaths this century with four deaths recorded in 2023.

Susanna Crossman grew up living with 50 other adults and children in an alternative community on a rambling English estate. 

We're a dog-loving nation and for many of us our furry friends are a big part of family life.But despite our love of dogs, are there things we tend to get wrong?For International Dog Day we speak with leading dog trainer Mali Luty about where we are going wrong and how we could do better when it comes to caring for our canine companions.

The Country Liberal Party (CLP) has pulled off a resounding victory in the Northern Territory election. 

A wrap of the week's news with senior correspondent with the Financial Review Aaron Patrick and  Guardian chief political correspondent Paul Karp.

In the wake of horse racing champion Black Caviar's death, questions have swirled about whether the breeding practices of the industry are humane. 

The allegations were published in a series of articles by the Sydney Morning Herald and Good Food Guide and included instances of alleged sexual assault, rape and harassment occurring within the company's venues.

Country singer Fanny Lumsden joins Andy in the studio for a chat and sings her song 'Great Divide' 

The latest poor showing in NAPLAN has researchers questioning whether students might perform better if they took tests with a pen and paper instead of on a computer. 

The Vice President set the agenda for her presidential campaign in her acceptance speech, hitting on the policy points of abortion, housing and gun reform.

Ian Leavers has been appointed by Queensland Police as the state’s first ever Cross-Border Commissioner. 

Online scams are costing Australians billions of dollars a year but ASIC is stuck playing whack-a-mole with scammers and why has Turkey has banned the kids' online game platform Roblox? 

Jennifer was one of 10,000 babies taken from their mothers in 1972 alone, today her fight for justice and recognition was rewarded in the Western Australian parliament.  

Charles Todd's was the man behind the Overland Telegraph Line, connecting Australian colonies to each other and the rest of the world.

ABC managing director David Anderson has announced his resignation after almost six years at the helm of the national broadcaster.

Tesla's "brand health" in Australia has steadily worsened over the past two years and is now in negative territory. 

One-half of a famous same-sex penguin couple from the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sphen, has died aged 11.

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting potentially record breaking winter heat across much of the country over the coming week.

In 2019, Rich Logis believed that the Democrats were more dangerous to America than ISIS or the Nazis. Today, he is a leading voice in the Republicans for Harris movement.

There has been an increase in the number of defections – with 105 defections this year, compared to 99 the previous year.

8 in 10 Aussie households shop online it but the days of free returns and even free deliveries appear to be on the way out.  

The NSW liberal party has decided to abandon its threats of legal action over last week's council nominations blunder, meaning close to 140 candidates will not be able to contest next month's local government elections.

Disability advocates are furious with the federal government’s plan to save $14 billion on the NDIS over the next 4 years.

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner is warning communities are “angry”, “frustrated” and “distressed” by the lack of progress in addressing gender-based violence.

All That Glitters tells the true story of one of the biggest art frauds in history.

Olympian Matthew Richardson's defection to GB sends shockwaves through Australian cycling community

Today, the commissioner released a landmark report calling for the establishment of a national taskforce to reform child justice systems as well as a federal Human Rights Act and National Children’s Act.

Damon Gameau's new documentary 'Future Council' brings together a group of eight kids to talk to leaders. It proves these kids aren't falling for 'adult wash' any more.

Job candidates are having their blood screened or even being asked to supply hair and urine samples, in order to be considered for some jobs, according to a new report by the Centre for Future Work. 

Australia and Indonesia to begin new defence agreement as Prabowo Subianto visits leaders in Canberra 

Australia and Indonesia to begin new defence agreement as Prabowo Subianto visits leaders in Canberra 

Senator Linda Reynolds has denied that she has any links to a series of posts on social media site X which describe her as being the subject of “heartless attacks” and bullying.

So-called ‘forever chemicals’ which have been associated with a host of health risks, from cancer, reduced immunity and fertility issues. 

Senator Linda Reynolds has denied that she has any links to a series of posts on social media site X which describe her as being the subject of “heartless attacks” and bullying.

The Reserve Bank's most recent board meeting revealed that there's a lot they're uncertain about. But while the RBA seems unable to predict how the economy is going to perform, banks have been taking pre-emptive action cutting the interest they pay on deposits.

Plummeting iron ore prices on the back of China's property crisis could wipe $3 billion from federal budget.

As a Australia motors towards its EV future, energy boffins are exploring how they could be used to power homes, appliances and even the grid during emergencies. 

Much like our coral reefs, our soil is teeming and new research has found the louder your soil is, the healthier it is.

Philosopher David Benatar is a proponent of compassionate anti-natalism, or the idea that it is immoral to bring children into the world because they will inevitably experience suffering.

The Morrison government's Job-Ready Graduate Scheme has seen the cost of some degrees surge 117%.  According to data, its also failing to increase STEM enrolments, whilst saddling young people with debt. Does this approach devalue certain subjects? And what does it mean for student debts?

Independent MP for Indi, Helen Haines is warning the Government's signature $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia Act is at risk of being misspent. 

Perth Children's Hospital and the Telethon Kids Institute say the donation of $135.5 million dollars will allow for 'game-changing research breakthroughs' for children with cancer. 

Perth Children's Hospital and the Telethon Kids Institute say the donation of $135.5 million dollars will allow for 'game-changing research breakthroughs' for children with cancer. 

The Friday Wrap with Kerry Chikarovski, former New South Wales Liberal leader now director of Chikarovski and Associates and Industry Professor and Chief Economist at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Technology Sydney, Tim Harcourt

The Australian Writers Guild is demanding accountability over how tech giants to stop exploiting their work to develop Artificial Intelligence. 

Find out how Donald 'DJ' Johnson joined the band Khraungbin and what they the band ate when they had dinner with Childish Gambino. 

Ground-breaking new research from scientists at Stanford University reveals there are two major periods of rapid molecular transformation that occur around the ages of 44 and 60. These changes can influence how old we feel, affecting everything from metabolism to cardiovascular health. GUEST: Professor Michael Snyder, Chair of the Department of Genetics, Stanford University

John and Jennie Friebel say their daughter Hannah might still be alive had her case been better managed, over claims she was non-compliant and had spent her NDIS funds inappropriately. GUESTS: John and Jennie Friebel

John and Jennie Friebel say their daughter Hannah might still be alive had her case been better managed, over claims she was non-compliant - and had spent her NDIS funds inappropriately. GUESTS: John and Jennie Friebel

The athlete at the centre of the Olympic breaking controversy, Rachel Gunn, has released a statement saying she gave it her all is is devastated by the hate she's received. 

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is set to consult with Fijians about possible constitutional reforms aimed at breaking a coup cycle which has the gripped the island nation for decades. 

For years a Parliamentary inquiry has been speaking to people from around the country, seeking answers for all the missing and murdered First Nations women and children. Today, that landmark report has finally been tabled in the Senate with 10 recommendations to spark change. 

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has called for the removal of an anonymous online petition attacking Paris Olympics breaking competitor Dr Rachael Gunn, calling it vexatious, misleading and defamatory.

Recent evidence provided by the consumer watchdog alleges 58 per cent of the ads and landing pages for those ads reviewed violated Meta’s “advertising policies or, potentially, involved scams”.

Surgery has often been thought of as one of the best treatments for osteoarthritis, but new standards out today seek to change that.

You'll likely be hearing more about the Supreme Court in the lead-up to the US Presidential election in November, so what kind of state is it in and what does it mean for Americans?

The issue is currently subject to a parliamentary inquiry in NSW as calls grow for proper accreditation for music teachers and mandatory music classes.

It’s been deemed a ‘monumental stuff-up’ and ‘the worst act of management’ in the NSW Liberal Party’s history, after the party head office failed to nominate dozens of candidates for next month’s council elections before the deadline.

Maths and literacy are critical to our daily lives, but new NAPLAN scores show about one third of students across all year levels are not meeting expected benchmarks in reading and maths. 

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will not contest the upcoming election and will step down in September.  Guest: Dr Jeff Kingston, professor of Asian studies at Temple University in TokyoProducer: Eddy Diamond 

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will not contest the upcoming election and will step down in September.  Guest: Dr Jeff Kingston, professor of Asian studies at Temple University in TokyoProducer: Eddy Diamond 

Can judges be sued for making a mistake? The High Court of Australia will argue this question over the next few days in what is being considered a landmark case.  Guest: The Hon Kevin Bell AO KC Producer: Eddy Diamond 

Professor Kate Crawford has mapped every aspect of A.I to better understand the political, social and financial costs on the physical world.

For more than two years, the United States and other western countries had a very specific limitation on the military hard wear they provided to Ukraine in its fight against Russia: Those weapons were not to be used to strike inside Russia. 

What can be learnt from the battle waged against Big Tobacco in the lead-up to its outright advertising ban in 1992?

While the Opposition wants new legislation which could force the CFMEU into administration scrutinised, there are concerns of the skills shortage in the construction sector

Free to air TV is facing many challenges, and with calls now to scrap its gambling advertising, what needs to happen to ensure it's sustainable? 

For close to 100 years, the CSIRO has been on the forefront of research and innovation in Australia.

David Runciman argues that giving children as young as six the right to vote might just be what Western democracy is in need of.

Elon Musk has hosted a friendly 2-hour chat with Donald Trump on his social media platform X. 

Australians currently lose about $25 billion to gambling every year and the government is currently preparing its response to a 2022 inquiry into online gambling harm which recommended, among other things, that the way to tackle the issue is to ban gambling advertising.

Thousands of Palestinians have had their visas denied, and pressure is growing on the government to establish an alternative visa pathway.  

Wage growth has slowed in most sectors according to the most recent wage price index. However, the good news is our wages are now keeping up with the cost of living … that’s according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of statistics data. Guest: Nerida Connisbee, Ray White Chief Economist Producer: Eddy Diamond 

This year marks five years since Victoria became the first Australian state to implement voluntary assisted dying (VAD) but the patchwork of different laws across jurisdictions means that not every Australian is given the same access.

What if you could tweak particular genes in cows to alter their emissions, or improve the ability of plants to store carbon?

Linguist and Professor of English from the University of Michigan Anne Curzan discuss what's hot and what's not in the ever-changing landscape of language 

Did your Monday morning start off dusting off your negotiation skills with your child as you scrambled to leave the house?

Analysis of public company directors in Australia has revealed that ASX300boards have a greater proportion of independent and female directors than ever before, but remain dominated by male chairs and CEOs.

Australian super fund HESTA is taking on McDonalds for its use of antibiotics in meat production. The super fund has joined an investor movement using the stock market to lobby the world's biggest fast-food chain. Guest: Kim Farrant, General Manager of Responsible Investment with HESTA Super Fund Producer: Eddy Diamond 

The Friday Wrap with Alexandra Smith, state political editor with the Sydney Morning Herald and columnist and shareholder activist Stephen Mayne.

Arisa Trew became the youngest Australian woman to win an Olympic Gold this week, in the women's park final in Paris. We chat with her coach, Trevor Ward.

Noriko Tadano grew up in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, but is now Australia's foremost proponent of a three-stringed, traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument, called the shamisen.

It was W. Somerset Maugham who said: “To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”Today is National Book Lovers Day - a day to celebrate reading, literature and bibliophiles.GUEST: Corrie Perkin, journalist, bibliophile and Director of the Sorrento Writers Festival

Instagram is still allowing parents to sell content of their children, including bikini photos and videos, despite claiming it stopped the practice three months ago.

Australia has taken another step in its AUKUS nuclear submarine deal by signing an agreement that would allow the transfer of naval and nuclear technology to Australia. 

Remote and rural health care is a tough business.For the clinicians who provide care to people outside our cities and big regional centres, the hours can be long, and the work challenging and stressful.One minute, someone requires a standard consultation or treatment, the next minute comes the call for help from someone experiencing a serious medical emergency.But it’s hoped a collaboration between Queensland’s North West Hospital and Health Service and the Royal Flying Doctor Service might help better prepare young doctors for the realities of working in remote Australia.

It was a short news clip of a man being arrested outside a restaurant in Brisbane, the sort of minor crime story that makes a headline for a day, but then quickly disappears from our collective memory.

An experiment by psychologists at Charles Sturt University has found that watching just eight minutes of ‘thinspiration’ content on TikTok was enough to affect a person’s body image. 

In Neel Kolhatkar's comedy no one seems to be safe ... so who is the man behind the jokes?  

Alan Joyce’s fall from grace as CEO of Qantas has come with a hefty penalty today.

The Federal Government has announced it will be funding a 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood educators over two years with the proviso that childcare centres limit increases to the fees they charge over the next year.

Scientists at the Florey Research Institute have discovered the mechanism which they believe links the presence of plastic ingredient, bisphenol A (BPA), to an increased risk of autism in young boys. 

You might be familiar with the hobbits of Tolkien’s Middle Earth but have you heard of the hobbits of Indonesia?

The move will no doubt be watched closely by China, as will talks happening now in the US between Australia’s foreign and defence ministers and their American counterparts.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton is the subject of a complaint lodged with the anti-discrimination board, following a comment he made at a press conference in Queanbeyan, New South Wales last month.The Alliance Against Islamophobia claims Peter Dutton's comments 'reinforced harmful stereotypes about the Muslim community' and 'dehumanises and vilifies Muslim candidates based on their religious beliefs'.

Award-winning journalist Richard Baker has opened up the vault to return to the key players behind the AWB scandal in which $300 million was funnelled to Saddam Hussein to secure Australia's wheat interests.

Fear and panic can be pretty powerful motivators and can often lead to some pretty hasty decision-making. 

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will run beside Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House, but who is he? And will he resonate with key voters?

Bangladesh's authoritarian Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has fled the country ending nearly 15 years of rule. 

France is the most visited country on earth, and its capital, Paris, is one of the most celebrated cities in the world.

The 10 day maiden crewed test mission has blown out to 60 days.

The Future Made in Australia bill is one of the government’s biggest selling points knitting together the economy, the green future, and our ambition for a competitive edge on the international stage.

Eallogierdu: The Tundra Within Me explores the challenges faced by the Sámi people in continuing the reindeer herding business in the northern regions of Sweden, Finland and Norway.

The Queensland Premier has today made the case for the state to own petrol stations to help keep fuel prices in check.The Federal Opposition is trying to prosecute the case for publicly owned nuclear power plants, and of course there’s the failures of REX and Bonza which has led to calls for Governments to get back in the business of aviation to help keep regional and rural Australia flying.Have we reached a limit with privatisation, with the idea that the private enterprise will always do things better than the public sector, that Governments have no business being in business?

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold today at 4.35 per cent as the Governor reveals that a rate increase was considered. 

Universities Australia says the Federal Government's push to reduce international students has already had a big impact on Universities.  

A federal court has ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly and quash its internet search competition. 

Government agencies are raising now raising their concerns publicly about federal plans to cap international student numbers.

At 30 years of age, and heading to his fourth Olympic Games, Cameron McEvoy was up against it.

If the US sneezes, the world catches a cold or so the saying goes, explaining how vulnerable we are to movements in the world’s biggest economy. 

The EPA does not consider the project to be acceptable, according to new media reporting today.

A new book on Melbourne's famed bordello queen ‘Madame Brussels’ reveals the debauchery and puritanism at the end of the gold rush era. 

Australia’s top security agency also announced it had disrupted eight incidents in just the last four months that involved alleged terrorism or were investigated as potential acts of terrorism.

The Prime Minister has appeared to walk back a pre-election promise to create a Makarrata truth-telling commission, a key part of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Research out today shows that two fifths of young adults between the age of 18-24 feel a sense of long term loneliness. 

Wrapping up the week in news with editor of the Rear Window column at the Australian Financial Review, Myriam Robin and Saturday Paper investigative journalist Rick Morton. 

Hear traditional Persian and Bosnian stories told through song and poetry from two members of the performance collective, The Resonant Heart.

A new world-first study finds that making consistent healthy and conscious choices of food can markedly improve mood disorders. Guest: Tara Diversi, President, Dietitians Australia

Sixteen westerners have been released by Russian authorities in exchange for eight Russian prisoners. 

A review into the deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza has found the strikes that killed them were the result of "serious failures to follow procedures" by the Israeli Defence Forces .

Famine has been declared in a Sudanese displacement camp in the besieged city of El Fasher.

The inclusion of new sports in the Olympics like breakdancing, skateboarding, and climbing was aimed at getting a younger audience engaged with the games.  However Olympic moments that have gone viral prove you can't predict what will stick with younger generations. Guest: Patrick Lenton, freelance journalistProducer: Eddy Diamond  

Pianist Jayson Gillham claims he was discriminated against after the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancelled on of his shows following comments he made relating to the war in Gaza. 

With less than 100 days until the US election, Silicon Valley has begun hedging its bets on who will be in the Oval Office come 2025.

Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed medications in Australia, with more than 30 million prescriptions being filled out each year.

Crime reporter Neil Mercer talks about his career covering Roger Rogerson and Neddy Smith is the subject of his new book 'The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop'

Consent education in schools is now mandated. 

Tony Gustavsson's tenure as head coach of The Matilda’s is over. 

The Fair Work Commission is on the brink of appointing administrators to the CFMEU following a series of reports linking the union to criminal gangs and stand over tactics.

While there is still much we don't know, RN Drive's Andy Park speaks with two eminent experts about the risks, and if there is a connection to cancer and fertility issues. 

There were more than 150 missing person events every day in Australia in 2023.

The company has been forced to stop its capital city routes, with hundreds of jobs now set to go.

In Bangladesh fears are growing over the fate of hundreds of protesters who were arrested and taken into custody following dramatic nationwide protests last week. 

After returning from spying for king and country in the late 17th century, Aphra Behn became the very first English woman to be a paid playwright under her own name.

Hundreds of Rex Airlines workers have been stood down, with administrators telling employees they are unlikely to receive their wages or redundancy payments for months. 

People with disability have reacted with shock and disappointment today to the Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission. 

98% of public schools are underfunded and currently rely on multiple streams of revenue raising to get by. 

The federal government has warned Australians not to travel to Lebanon, and told those in the country to get out, as tensions rise between Israel and Hezbollah.This follows a rocket attack that killed 12 people, including children, who were playing soccer in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.Despite months of cross-border strikes and counter-strikes, there are fears this latest attack could see things escalate into an all-out conflict.

A new report by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling for our passenger processing system to be brought into the 21st century by incoming scrapping passenger cards.

A number of people are in hospital, some in intensive care, with 33 cases of Legionnaires disease already diagnosed and the numbers expected to climb. 

Australia's aviation industry is once again having a bumpy ride as Rex Airlines halts trading in its shares raising concerns it's in serious financial strife.And with the quarterly inflation figures due tomorrow, there's speculation around whether the Reserve Bank will be forced to push up interest rates if inflation remains stubbornly high. 

TikTok has seen an explosion of content around  hormone balancing through diet and supplements, but is there any truth to these claims?

Dr Merlin Sheldrake enlightens us on the kingdom of fungi and what we know so far, like the fact that some types of fungi can digest motor oil and used cigarette butts.

A new poll from Resolve out today has found that only a third of Australians have faith in our courts and justice system but nearly 70 percent say they trust the police.

Despite assurances the river would be clean enough to swim in, the men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics has had to be postponed because pollution levels remain too high.

Have you found yourself starting more mornings than usually by saying “phwwooaaarrr it’s a bit fresh”?

Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Keanu Reeves once graced its shores, but now Queensland’s picturesque Double Island lies dilapidated and deserted. 

A Victorian woman today became the first person to be convicted under Australia’s forced marriage laws. 

A new Ipsos study has revealed that while many Australians support a transition towards renewable energy, more of us are worried about how it might impact our bills.What does this mean for current green energy projects and what more needs to be done to reassure people that they won't see a steep increase in energy prices?

At the same time,  legal experts are urging the government to act on its promised second tranche of whistleblower law reforms.

Citizen, constitutional academic and author Cindy Skach on how something as simple and universal as food could help us find a way to rely less on constitutions and laws.

More than 50 Australians died last year while on the organ transplant waitlist and nearly 1,800 Australians remain on the waitlist for an organ transplant.

The Greens say a photo published in an Australian company's investor presentation shows a soldier from the Israel Defence Force holding an anti-drone weapon system.

The wrap of the week in news. 

People, Medals and Cheese - it’s the holy trifecta that promises to make Paris an Olympic Games like no other.The opening ceremony takes place this weekend, and Rampaging Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson are on the ground having given the facilities the once-over, and are now awaiting the starter's gun.Over the next two weeks they'll be trackside, Seine side and Pool side, bringing home the highlights of this magical golden fortnight of competition.GUEST: 

The Philippines is the latest nation grappling with a large-scale oil spill after Typhoon Gaemi caused a tanker - carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel - to capsize in Manila Bay, leaving an oil slick stretching several kilometres off the coast of the capital.

A new project with the University of Melbourne Map of the Month takes a look at the stories that maps can tell Melbournian's about themselves.

Former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has failed to overturn a finding of serious corrupt conduct against her.The Independent Commission Against Corruption released its report last June after hearing evidence about a secret relationship between Ms Berejiklian and former Wagga Wagga M-P Daryl Maguire.It didn't recommend criminal charges be pursued against Ms Berejiklian, BUT it made findings of serious corrupt conduct against the pair.Today the NSW Court of Appeal rejected her appeal against the corruption finding.

For more than half a century, the fate of one of Australia’s worst maritime disasters has remained a mystery.

As the Coalition continues to campaign for nuclear power to be part of our future energy mix, more questions are being raised about the viability of the strategy.Simon Holmes à Court talks nuclear and about his strategy for the upcoming election, with Climate 200 funding more community independents. 

A Hong Kong court has decided to not drop the case against prominent activist Jimmy Lai over his national security charges under a Beijing-imposed security law. The 76-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested in 2020 during a crackdown on massive pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019. He was charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to put out seditious publications. The three judges have today decided prosecutors have sufficient evidence for the trial to go ahead.

Plus, Google has sent tongues wagging in Silicon Valley after it announced it would not be 'deprecating third-party cookies' anymore after spending years pledging to scrap them.

Long before James Bond and MI6, all the way back in the 16th century, one man was behind the first British spy service. 

The Olympic Games are the pinnacle of world sport, but in an era of fragmented media and shifting generational tastes, have the games lost some of their lustre?TV ratings remain relatively strong, and the IOC has taken steps to remedy any generational drift away from the Olympics by introducing new sports pitched squarely at a younger generation. But what’s the future for an event that's seen a slow but steady decline in global audiences?

The retirement of ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor have triggered a Cabinet shuffle to be unveiled this weekend. 

The findings are part of a new study from the UK, which has collected the biggest data-set of these kinds of interactions. 

The federal Senate is looking at right-wing extremism in Australia. 

The 20-year old network is set to be switched off in stages from the end of August to make way for 4G and 5G technologies but who could be left behind as this happens?

Six former cadets of the National Defence University of Malaysia have been sentenced to death over the murder of a fellow cadet.It's sparked an ongoing debate about capital punishment in a country where a moratorium on executions has been in place since 2018.

Would you plunge headfirst into a river that’s been historically greyish-brown by sewerage overflow and chemical waste?

Architect Gino Volpato's houses have stood out in suburban Australia for decades and now after a period of neglect, his designs are finding favour again.

The gig economy is about to face a reckoning.From next month the Fair Work Commission’s powers will be extended, allowing it to set minimum standards for what are formally described as ‘employee-like’ workers.

It's designed to provoke, to make you think and to fully engage with art.So it perhaps came as no surprise that an exhibit at MONA sparked a legal challenge about what is considered discrimination, and now a subsequent appeal against a ruling that an installation - known as the Ladies Lounge - did indeed discriminate against men.MONA closed the Ladies Lounge in May after the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal upheld a complaint by a man who was refused entry to the space.

Australia has just recorded its deadliest 12 months on the roads in nearly 12 years, according to the Australian Automobile Association.

Black American voters are likely to play a significant role in deciding who wins the 2024 presidential election.

An Associated Press survey reports that Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough delegates to become the Democratic nominee against Donald Trump. 

It has been a very big year in tech - especially for the big tech companies that dominate share markets in the US.The so-called Magnificent Seven - Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Tesla and Nvidia have, with the exception of Tesla, seen their valuations increase by billions of dollars, mostly off the hype around AI.Tonight all the speculation will start to crystallise into something more meaningful when Tesla and Alphabet report second quarter earnings.

With the Scandinavian Film Festival on around Australia, find out about the different idiosyncrasies that each Nordic nation has when it comes to their subgenre of film. 

Is high school and its exams the be-all-and-end-all?  What are the options out there?

The scandal that engulfed the CFMEU has now prompted a review of Federal infrastructure projects, including major works like the Western Sydney Airport.CFMEU members are a much needed workforce for large-scale projects - like Inland Rail and the Western Sydney Airport  … but revelations the union has been allegedly infiltrated by criminals has seen multiple probes launched into the union.RN Drive approached Infrastructure Minister Catherine King - she was unavailable.

Whatever the causes, and there are many, the housing shortage is without doubt the biggest issue currently facing governments of all levels.Today,  the crisis was front and centre in NSW, when the state Government sat down with stakeholders to discuss ways of boosting housing supply in the country’s most populous state.Housing Now - an alliance of business groups, unions, local government and the tertiary sector - is calling for the establishment of a state housing coordinator, as a way of overcoming some of the barriers that are currently hampering supply.

At this stage, Vice President Kamala Harris has the inside lane to the Democratic nomination. But how straight-forward will that run be?

US Vice President Kamala Harris has the inside lane to the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden announced he is exiting the election race. But how simple would that run be?

US Vice President Kamala Harris says she plans to "earn and win" the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden formally announced today he will withdraw from the presidential race against Donald Trump.

Meals on Wheels is the backbone of communities across Australia yet the demand is at an all time high. 

Hear why Lars von Trier's 1996 film Breaking the Waves is ideal for being adapted into an opera.

How do you get your local news? Does your town still have a local paper? Or are you at the mercy of the national publications now?

The scandal that engulfed the CFMEU has sparked calls for the re-establishment of a building industry watchdog, which was abolished by Labor in the wake of winning the 2022 election.Peter Dutton has pledged to reboot the Australian Building and Construction Commission  if elected, while Anthony Albanese says the body did little to rein in the CFMEU when it existed.The ABCC was established by Malcolm Turnbull in 2016 after initial reforms were twice rejected by the Senate -  triggering a double dissolution election over the issue.

On Friday the federal government released its Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap, it's basically a plan so that you, the consumer, can better generate and store your own power, and save money and emissions at the same time. 

The Federal Government has called an emergency meeting of its National Emergency mechanism group in response to a global technical outage.

Composer and musician Erik Griswold explains how the Sichuan province in China inspires his experimental work with piano. 

A former CIA employee with a taste for designer handbags and Michelin-starred sushi restaurants turned double agent for Korean intelligence, sounds like a character from a James Bond movie doesn’t it?

Plus, Meta is giving researchers access to Instagram's data.

What happened when Joy Milne knew her husband was starting to smell different?

Melbourne City Council is considering turning off billboards and signage between midnight and sunrise due to the negative impacts on residents' health and the cities biodiversity. 

As the fallout from the CFMEU saga continues questions are being asked about how the construction union’s alleged efforts to help underworld figures profit from government building projects have affected the economy and the cost of housing. 

In what is believed to be a first of a kind study, researchers at Deakin University have analysed over $4 billion in Commonwealth government grants and found a lot of that money has been wasted. 

The fallout of a series of corruption allegations within the NSW and Victorian branches of the CFMEU continues to unfold today as states and federal governments grapple with the crisis.

A sweat-drenched shearer in a blue singlet and stubbies, wrestling with a hundred-kilo Merino in a hot tin shed as he swiftly runs a buzzing set of clippers through the sheep's tangled curls - is there a more true blue Australian image?

Two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok have been found dead today.

One of Australia’s foremost sitar players Dr. Sarita McHarg joins us in the studio for a lesson in classical Indian music. 

It was a spontaneous and off-colour joke, delivered to a crowd during a rendition of happy birthday, but the gag by musician Kyle Gass about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has fallen flat.The American comedy-rock group were performing in Sydney when Gass was asked to make that birthday wish.Such has been the outrage that Gass and his more illustrious bandmate, actor and musician Jack Black, have cancelled the rest of "Tenacious D's" Australian concerts.So when is a joke not a joke?

Just months after the disappearance of MH370 the world learnt the devastating fate of another Malaysia Airlines flight.Families and former and serving foreign ministers spoke at today’s memorial in Canberra marking ten years since the downing of MH17, the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot out of the sky over Ukraine.A decade on, and what was then a regional conflict turned into all out war when Vladimir Putin ordered a full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but Russia has never taken responsibility for the crime, and the families of those who lost their lives have been for the most part left without answers.

The Federal Government has confirmed an independent administrator will be appointed to the CFMEU, with the capacity to fire union staff and delegates. 

The Federal Government has confirmed people with a disability will no longer be able to access sex workers under the National Disability Insurance Scheme with the minister responsible, Bill Shorten, saying it "doesn't pass the test."Specialised sex services have been available through the NDIS since 2020 when the Federal Court ruled that the Disability Insurance Agency should approve those services where they were deemed reasonable and necessary.Now some people with disability are asking whether able-bodied politicians should be able to make important decisions that affect their personal lives. 

A new report published by Market Forces has found that Australia's 'big four' banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, and Westpac - have collectively loaned more than $61 billion to fossil fuel companies since 2015.Despite publicly committing to climate goals, these banks continue to pour billions into coal, oil, and gas projects, which are incompatible with a clean future.

Australian writers are increasingly worried about the impact artificial intelligence is having on the creative industries.Today, the Australian Writers Guild gave evidence at the Senate Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence to raise some of these concerns.So what does need to be done to help protect and support Australian writers?

Australia’s banks are once again in the frame for gouging customers with excessive fees and charges, and it's some of the most financially vulnerable who are being hardest hit.Banks are expected to pay back millions of dollars to customers after an ASIC report found avoidable fees and complicated processes were causing financial harm. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission says four financial institutions including CBA and Westpac will refund more than 28 million dollars.

The collapse of Booktopia is reverberating with creditors, publishers and authors owed millions after the popular online bookseller went into receivership earlier this month.The failure has highlighted emerging challenges right across the industry, as the cost of living crisis combined with higher costs for paper and printing put the squeeze on publishers and booksellers alike.But those aren’t the only challenges for those in the business of selling books.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has confirmed Labor's national executive has begun the process of suspending the state’s construction union over allegations that underworld figures and bikie gang members had infiltrated major construction projects.

In years past he was a vocal critic, today Senator JD Vance will stand with former President Donald Trump in his race to the White House.

We tightly control our borders, but nurseries across Australia are legally selling plants listed by governments as invasive weeds.It's believed that escaped garden plants have contributed to at least four Australian extinctions, and cost the agriculture industry over $4.3 billion annually. So is it time for the government to step in and regulate what's sold?

Donald Trump has called for unity and resilience after surviving an attempted assassination at the weekend, but what could that unity look like as the former president shores up his candidacy at the Republican National Convention this week? In this wave of support for Trump’s re-election, what else is potentially at play? And how likely could a second Trump administration see the rise of autocracy and authoritarianism?They’re the questions a new Four Corners series called Retribution is trying to unpack. 

Donald Trump shifting his focus to tomorrow’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where about 2,400 delegates from around the country will meet to officially nominate him for president.

The nuclear debate has dominated energy talks here in Australia but one state is powering ahead on a different front.Thanks to funding from the federal government, South Australia is on track to become the first non-hydro grid in the world to reach 100% net renewables. But what challenges still lie ahead?

Are you an ocean pool fanatic? 

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an urgent plea for calm to his nation after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on the weekend.

When most generations remember their youth, they think of a glorious, nostalgic, risk-taking, coming of age adventure, wild and free and full of promise and opportunity. But youth today feel they've been cheated on that promise. New research out of Monash University confirms that being young today is not like being young yesterday.

GUESTS:Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Bob Carr, Former NSW Premier and Foreign Minister

It’s a redemption story almost 60 years in the making.I’m talking about the quest by England’s men’s football team to win one of world football’s major trophies.We have to go back to 1966 when the Three Lions won the World Cup, but all the heartache that ensued in the years since will be put to rest if England can win the final of the European Championships when they play Spain in Berlin on Sunday night.It’s a tall order. Spain have won two of the last four Euros, and are strongly fancied to claim the title again.

Joep Beving composition doesn't demand much energy from the listener but aims to evoke an energy. He talks about finding the essence of the instrument and what his daughters think of his work.

Numerous studies show that a cluttered environment contributes to stress, anxiety and reduced productivity, and that when we're surrounded by chaos and disarray, it becomes harder to focus, and we can feel overwhelmed.GUEST: Dr Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond University, and an expert in the benefits of decluttering. 

For three days world leaders convened in Washington to discuss the war in Ukraine, air their growing concerns about China's support of Russia and many other issues. But now that the summit has come to a close, what were the key takeaways from the declaration that was today signed by the 32 nations present? 

Where does Biden stand after another series of gaffes at the NATO summit in Washington? The president held an hour long press conference which seems to have reassured some, though questions still remain about his cognitive capacity as well as his ability to beat Donald trump in November. 

To our regular look at the world of tech, and some big developments in the world of social media as regulators look to crack down on bad behaviour by users of dating apps.

Many children are unable to access enough food and water, while Médecins sans Frontières, reports that only two public hospitals are still functioning in the capital, Port au Prince.

How composer and musician Tim Munro is translating sunset on the beach into music. 

New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show $2.3 billion dollars was spent on treating type 2 diabetes in 2020-2021. 

Unless you're super rich, or extremely poor, your parents' income doesn't determine your potential earning power.So says a new report into economic mobility from the Productivity CommissionAustralians have more chance at income mobility than many other nations around the world.But younger Australians are at risk of missing out.

Thousands of giant spider crabs have been spotted in waters off Eyre Peninsula, near Coffin Bay, surprising locals and experts alike.

The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner says it’s making ‘preliminary enquiries’ into whether the University of Melbourne may have broken privacy laws by using surveillance technology to identify students involved in a sit-in during protests over the war in Gaza. 

The fallout from Joe Biden's unconvincing performance in the recent US presidential debate is intensifying with several senior democrats now urging the President to step out of the race. 

Ukraine is top of the agenda, with a commitment to help it enhance its defences against Russia.  But looming large over the event is also concern over what a possible Trump presidency could mean for the long-standing alliance. 

American author John Koenig has written his own dictionary The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, creating and compiling new words for those moments you can't quite find the right word for.

Australia has a Museum of Democracy in Canberra, it’s a very popular location for school excursions and anyone who’s a bit curious about the history of politics in this country.But should we also have a museum dedicated to the darker side of politics? - To the controversies. To the events where politics and politicians didn’t exactly cover themselves in glory.

The frightening 'Grim Reaper' ads of the 1980s were widely regarded as a successful tool for public health messaging during Australia's preparation for the unfolding HIV/AIDS crisis.But the grim reaper shouldn’t take all the credit. A comic-style superhero called 'Condoman' was also on the case, specifically for indigenous Australians.

Research by the Australian Institute of Criminology has found one in five people - including one in four men - have admitted to perpetrating sexual violence since the age of 18.

Residents of Alice Springs are waiting to see whether a three day curfew preventing people entering the CBD after 10pm will be extended beyond tonight.

They’re known as submarine canyons - large cliffs and deep ravines kilometres underwater.  Now in a first-of-its-kind survey in waters off Australia's east coast, experts have discovered these deep ravines are a hotbed for marine species.

It can be hard to know when someone is being abused in a relationship.  So what are the warning signs and is there anything you can do as a bystander?

Booktopia, the beloved online Australian bookseller went into administration last week, almost 20 years after it was launched.The country's biggest locally-owned online bookseller built a loyal following over the years, but competition from the likes of Amazon and the broader cost of living crisis have left Booktopia’s owners with no choice but to close down.At its height Booktopia had millions of customers, and a share market valuation in the hundreds of millions - a homegrown success story in what is a notoriously difficult business.

A flash of flesh dashing across the screen during a game of footy used to be the norm but streaking seems to have gone somewhat out of fashion. We speak to Michael Waters about the history of streaking and where its gone.

The right to protest, a foundation of democratic tradition, is being undermined and eroded by punitive laws aimed at limiting people’s ability to gather and speak freely on issues they care about.That’s according to a new report from the Human Rights Law Centre called, Protest in Peril, which has analysed changes to protest law across a range of Australian jurisdictions over the past two decades.

Financial crimes agency AUSTRAC has released its National Risk Assessments on terrorism finance and money laundering, as the federal government moves to tighten lagging laws in this space.

The Prime Minister announced today that Jewish lawyer and business leader Jillian Segal will be Australia's first special envoy for anti-Semitism.

First of its kind research from the Australian National University suggests the batteries in electric vehicles could be used to prevent or minimise power outages when transmission is disrupted or generators fail.

Research by scientists in Hong Kong shows consistent differences between the gut microbes of children with autism and children without autism. 

Around Australia, thousands of children live with or have witnessed domestic and family violence.  And while not all consequences are fatal, the impacts on children are profound and can last a lifetime. 

This June has marked the 12th straight month that the world was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times putting that Paris Climate agreement in some hot water. 

The outgoing President of The Australian Human Rights Commission Rosalind Croucher AM, reflects on her seven year tenure in the top job. 

Australians are seeking financial counselling in record numbers, and it’s not only single and low income households that are feeling the pinch.Calls to the The National Debt Helpline are up almost 50 percent in the past two years, and are now at levels approaching call volumes received during the Covid pandemic.And the people seeking assistance include a growing number of dual income families as well as people working two or more jobs to make ends meet.

A new Climate Council report shows that across most of the state capital cities, less than half of the population lives within reasonable distance of frequent public transport services, with commuters turning more and more to the already clogged up roads.

The Northern Territory police commissioner has declared another curfew in Alice Springs for the next three nights, following a string of violent incidents in the town.

France is waking up to a hung parliament, after the far right party, National Rally, fell short of expectations, trailing into third place.

GUESTS:

The reset for Australian rugby begins tomorrow night, nine months after the Wallabies disastrous World Cup campaign that saw them fail to make the knockout stages of the tournament.The Wallabies take on Wales in Sydney, the first of three tests in two weeks, under new coach Joe Schmidt and a new skipper in Liam Wright.Only a handful of players remain from the World Cup squad, and selectors will be hoping tomorrow marks a new dawn for a team that has underperformed for too long.

Health services are under enormous strain this winter, evidenced by growing cases of Ambulance ramping, with patients waiting even longer to receive care.GUEST: Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University

The benefits of boredom are underrated, but a new trend popping on TikTok is seeing people board flights without earphones, music, movies, books, snacks or any distractions to see if they can unplug, unwind and chill out.Guest: Dr Charlotte Keating, Clinical Psychologist

As predicted Rishi Sunak and his Conservative government have been annihilated in the British election.Britain is waking up this morning after the general election, and as counting continues we know that Labour is set to win the largest majority of any party in modern British history, and Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister of Britain.It brings to an end a Conservative government that's been through five prime ministers in 14 years in power. 

Ukrainian born, Finnish Conductor Dalia Stasevska, is making sure that the music of both her home countries is heard all around the world.

Not tough enough on white collar crime and too big to operate effectively.The Senate inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has found a litany of problems with Australia’s corporate watchdog, going so far as to recommend the organisation be broken into TWO separate regulators.I

What does this mean for data security?

Senator Fatima Payman has quit the Labor Party and will sit on the crossbench as an independent.

Russian actor Oleg Vidov’s story sounds like the plot of one of the Soviet-era films he starred in, and now his life has been documented by his widow Joan Borsten Vidov in the new film Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

What do Taylor Swift, Roger Federer, Pope John Paul II and Vladimir Putin have in common? They’ve all cuddled a koala 

WA Senator Fatima Payman will now sit as an independent, saying her principles do not align with those of the Labor Party leadership.

The Senate inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has found a litany of problems with Australia’s corporate watchdog, going so far as to recommend the organisation be broken into two separate regulators.

Iran will tomorrow head to a runoff poll between two candidates after a snap election was held last week following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. 

While justice is supposed to be blind, recent decisions by the US Supreme Court have brought into question the political leanings of its justices and how that is affecting major rulings.

The victims, largely women and children, are believed to have suffocated in the crush at a religious event held in sweltering temperatures and packed with devotees.

How the discovery of tiny slivers of bone has led researchers to pinpoint the time that clothes transitioned from purely functional, to fashionable. 

Santa Claus. The Easter bunny. The Tooth Fairy. This illustrious trio plays a prominent role in childhood.But their very existence - or not - can expose some pretty tricky ethical dilemmas for the adults who may be willingly to offer any truth answers to little people’s questions.If the story of Santa and his sleigh, or the fairy that leaves money under the pillow for a lost tooth are lies that we accept, at what cost? When is it ok to lie to our kids? Are there limits on those well meaning fibs that can turn into a minefield of ‘please explains’ and awkward conversations? 

An audit by the Queensland Health Ombudsman has called for the destruction of thousands of sperm samples over concerns they risk being misidentified.

For the past ten days ALP senator Fatima Payman has been at the centre of a political hurricane after crossing the floor to vote for a Greens motion recognising the state of Palestine.  

German and Swiss scientists have discovered most ant species treat the injured or severed limb of a comrade.

The fallout from last week’s Presidential debate continues to create headlines, but the implications of another Trump Presidency could have major economic as well as political implications.In his first term as President, Donald Trump adopted what were broadly described as ‘America First’ policies when it came to trade relationships famously tearing up the Trans Pacific Partnership within days of his inauguration. And indications are we could see a repeat of that if Mr Trump secures a second term in the White house.

The fascinating history of US presidential debates. Spoiler: this last one was not the only car cash debate over the years. 

Three hundred cameras will be used by security guards across nine hospitals in a twelve-month trial of their effectiveness in defusing violent incidents.

Hundreds of patients and staff have been forced to flee the European Hospital -  one of Gaza’s remaining hospitals still functioning - as Israel orders the evacuation of areas east of the city of Khan Yunis.

MCoBeauty has made a name for itself in Australia for “duping” popular cosmetics brands like Charlotte Tilbury and Christian Dior.

An ugly fight that had threatened the future of the NSW state opposition appears to have been settled, after a deal was struck between the Liberals, and their National Party coalition partners.

If the Supreme Court decision to grant former presidents broad immunity from prosecution were made during the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon would have escaped without consequence, former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks says. 

Today is the one day of the year people can buy fireworks - legally - in the Northern Territory. 

For the first time in Australia, treaty negotiations are “live” in Victoria and Aboriginal nations can request to enter a treaty with an Australian government.

On cherry farmer Mike Casey's orchard in New Zealand, it's quiet, but for the sound of birds, even when his farm equipment is running. 

If you are a fan of natural history documentaries from David Attenborough to our own Harry Butler or even Steve Irwin, then you want to hear from the emeritus professor who has studied the ABC's own Natural History archived to inform the new book Making Animals Public

'Disunity is death' is a long-held political maxim, and one which right now is causing much hand-wringing within the Federal Labor Party.The suspension of West Australian Senator Fatima Payman over her threat to again cross the floor over the issue of Palestinian statehood is a rare event in the ALP - such are the strict rules that usually prevent anyone from taking such action.And while the door remains open for the suspension to be lifted, Senator Payman has given no indication she's willing to toe the line, putting her and Labor on a further collision course.

As of today all Australian taxpayers will be better off with someone on the average income of about 100-thousand seeing about 40 dollars a week more in their pay packet.Australians on the minimum wage are also getting more in their pay, and there are also energy rebates of 300 dollars a year coming into effect.The question is will you spend or save the windfall, and how will that effect the nation's persistently high inflation rate? 

Overnight Australia became one of the most expensive countries in the world to get a student visa. 

MCoBeauty has made a name for itself in Australia for “duping” popular cosmetics brands like Charlotte Tilbury and Christian Dior.

With just five months to go before the 2024 election, 81-year-old President Joe Biden often struggled with a weak, raspy voice during the 90-minute broadcast, and repeatedly tripped over his words.White House officials have told reporters that the President has a cold. But there's growing speculation that the incumbent may have to step aside as the Democratic nominee before November's election.

If you think about it, genetics are a little bit like music... 

Gilgandra High School in the Western Plains of New South Wales used leftover funds to provide free sports bras, properly fitted, for female students and they’ve now seen a 20% boost in their female cohort at athletics carnival.

GUESTS:

A study by the University of Technology Sydney has shown aged care providers are still behind when it comes to meeting mandated levels of direct care. 

Are you one of the growing number of people suffering from what is known as telephobia, which is a fear of telephones? New research shows it is rising amongst young people.GUEST: Narelle Towie, Academic Head of Journalism, Murdoch University

A study by the University of Technology Sydney has shown aged care providers are still behind when it comes to meeting mandated levels of direct care. 

An active, unstable World War II bomb was found at a construction site at the edge of Darwin's CBD this week.  Listen to how one of the military's top bomb experts defused the situation. 

While Wikileaks founder Julian Assange slowly settles back into Australian life, he does so as a convicted felon.  His supporters want his name cleared with a presidential pardon. 

Which famous artist of the 20th century collaborated with Mae West, Buster Keaton, David Bowie, Alfred Hitchcock, Walt Disney and heavy metal rocker Alice Cooper? That would be Salvador Dalí.

New figures released by the American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, show the number of mortgage holders falling behind on repayments has hit an eight-year high.  

Online so-called  'Skinfluencers' are fuelling huge demands for luxury products with hype skincare routines on TikTok and Instagram, Mecca hooks in tweens and teens with loyalty and rewards programs, and international brands such as Dior now offer expensive skincare packages for newborn babies.

Formation Bio, a startup with backing from Open AI CEO Sam Altman, has announced a raise of $372 million to boost drug development using artificial intelligence. But what are the potential ethical and legal risks associated with this?GUEST: Emily Casey, self-described Medicine Defector, Head of Community at Tenmile and Founder of ‘What the Health’

In dramatic scenes today, Bolivia's president Luis Arce has fended off what appears to be an attempted coup by an army commander.