Over the weekend, a Boeing plane turned around after an engine cover fell off during takeoff from the U.S. city of Denver. It’s just the latest in a string of recent incidents involving Boeing aircraft.
In a memo to employees last month, outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun said “the eyes of the world are on us”. Today on the podcast, we'll explain exactly what has happened to Boeing planes lately, and why it's got the world talking. 
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Yesterday, the Federal Government launched the first-ever nationwide anti-vaping ad campaign. It's called ‘Give Up For Good’ and comes after a rapid surge in the number of young people who vape. Rates of vaping among 18 to 24-year-olds have quadrupled since 2019. The Government is taking a new messaging approach with its new campaign, aimed at effectively targeting young people. So, how will it work? We’ll explain everything you need to know in today’s deep dive.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Audio producer: Emma Gillespie

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The new plan to combat vaping

The peak body for unions in Australia has launched a nationwide campaign to scrap junior wages and give 18-20 year olds the same minimum wage as everyone else. In case you didn’t know, Australia’s laws legally allow young workers - meaning those under 21 - to be paid less than their older co-workers, even if they are performing the same job. Unions are wanting to change that, so can it be done? We’ll explore the answer in today’s podcast.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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It is just about to be tax-time.  So we're here to answer all of your questions. Like, are second jobs taxed more? What actually are tax deductions? And can I still get my tax return money from a couple of years ago? You'll find the answers in today's podcast!
Use the tax cut calculator to estimate you annual tax cut.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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Over the last few weeks, almost two billion people have voted in elections, as part of what some are calling the biggest year for democracy ever. In today’s deep dive, TDA fact checker Lucy Tassell joins us to recap the biggest elections of the last month, and preview what’s next.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Lucy Tassell
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol

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Over 7 million Australians use Buy Now Pay Later accounts, like Afterpay or Zip, and young people are the main adopters of this new form of credit. 
But now the government is keen to apply the same rules that govern our credit cards or loans to these services - in one of the biggest changes to The Credit Act in years. 
The government hopes the new laws will protect vulnerable people from accumulating debt by making everyone get a credit check to use the apps.
On today’s podcast, we’re going to take a look at what’s being proposed, why, and what the companies themselves think of the move.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Audio producer: James Elliott
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Why has Boeing been in the news so much?

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