National Politics Editor Michael Pachi joined Carla Bignasca to break down the government's aggressive new strategy to curb a $70 billion budget blowout.

Discover why thousands of participants may soon be transitioned off the scheme and how a "stone age" invoicing system has left the door wide open for fraud.

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Before taking the cloth, Walter Dexter was a world-travelling sailor and a Boer War scout who once rescued 70 people from a shipwreck.

This segment explored how the "Pinching Padre" earned his medals by braving the front lines to bring canteens and stolen pianos to soldiers under fire.

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While women now make up a fifth of our military, many are struggling to find their place and identity in a civilian world that still views "veteran" as a male-only term.

Llani Kenealy joined Carla to discuss the "Shadows to Spotlight" initiative and how new funding is finally building a support system designed by women, for women.

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Our associate producer, Jake, is taking our executive producer, Pricey, to "Carla’s Court" over an executive-sized nuisance blaring at volume 11. 

Is Pricey’s love for Black Sabbath a productivity booster, or is it literally giving the rest of the office heart palpitations?

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A humanoid robot in Beijing just crushed the human world record for a half-marathon, weaving through 12,000 runners to finish in a staggering 50 minutes. 

Professor Michael Milford joined us to explain how this massive engineering breakthrough paves the way for robots to eventually handle your grocery runs.

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Brisbane hospitality legend John Scott joined Carla to share shocking CCTV footage of thieves uprooting his brand-new cactus garden before his latest venture even opens its doors.

Find out why the owner of Oh Boy Bok Choy is doubling down with even thornier plants and how the local community is rallying to track down the "prickly" perpetrators.

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Toxic "Lyngbya" algae once devastated Moreton Bay, causing severe skin burns and driving away local marine life.

Professor Michelle Burford revealed why the bay is currently primed for another massive bloom and why cutting our local early warning system could spell disaster.

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