As we head towards summer, it looks like the lights will go out for some of us. 

The energy market operator predicts blackouts in some parts of the country because governments have failed to replace ageing coal plants with renewable power fast enough. 

Today, energy expert at the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve on why we have to rely on coal power for longer than expected. 

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Alison Reeve, Climate Change and Energy Deputy Program Director at Grattan Institute

It looks like the Reserve Bank has achieved what it set out to do, force us to spend less and slow the economy by hiking up interest rates.

But the economy is now also in a per capita recession. So what is that and should we worry about it?  

Today, business and economics reporter Gareth Hutchens tells us what it means for our hip pockets and jobs.

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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter

After three years of above average national rainfall, the switch has been flicked.

We’re heading for a hotter and drier spring than average, which isn’t good news for summer. But does that mean we’ll be battling bushfires once again? 

Today, a former Fire and Rescue Commissioner and founder of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action Greg Mullins on how to prepare for what’s ahead. 

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Greg Mullins, former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and founder of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action

In just under five weeks’ time we will be asked to vote yes or no in a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. 

As it draws nearer, how are First Nations communities in some of the most remote parts of the country feeling about the proposed constitutional change? 

Today, Voice Correspondent Dan Bourchier on his Four Corners’ investigation. 

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Dan Bourchier, ABC Voice Correspondent

When you’re watching sport on a weekend, whether at a professional, amateur or even school level, you’ll always hear the crowd gasp if a player takes a blow to the head. 

We know it’s not good for the brain, especially a child’s, but do we really understand the extent of the damage it can cause? 

This week a Senate committee recommended a national strategy to reduce concussion in sport.

Today, we speak to former AFL player Shaun Smith who has probable CTE, a brain disorder caused by repeated head knocks, and neuroscientist Dr Fatima Nasrallah about how we could make sport much safer. 

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Shaun Smith, former AFL player

Dr Fatima Nasrallah, neuroscientist at the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland.

We all love getting a fresh, hot meal, delivered quickly and cheaply to our front door, and the rise of the gig economy has made that so much easier. 

But the federal government is starting to grapple with what happens when armies of delivery riders, rushing to complete jobs quickly, are unleashed on our roads and footpaths. 

Today, reporter Lydia Feng on the personal stories of the workers who’ve died and the true cost of our convenience. 

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Lydia Feng, ABC reporter

He took over the flying kangaroo back in 2008, now Alan Joyce has departed Qantas earlier than expected after a string of damaging controversies. 

But he recently delivered a big profit for shareholders and he walks away with millions of dollars in his own pocket. 

Today, senior business correspondent Peter Ryan on the Irishman’s track record, how he lost the public’s trust and whether the iconic Australian brand can be repaired. 

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Peter Ryan, ABC senior business correspondent

As the Reserve Bank prepares to meet again on interest rates, it’s worth considering the impact of the 12 rate rises we have already had.

We know thousands of borrowers are now battling to pay off their loans, but fears of widespread mortgage defaults have not yet eventuated. 

Today, business reporter Daniel Ziffer on inflation, mortgage stress and when things might start to get a bit easier. 

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Daniel Ziffer, ABC business reporter

The United States has banned exports of advanced computer chips to China and also prohibited American investment in sensitive Chinese technology. 

It’s a big shift in policy aimed at interrupting Beijing’s technological and military advancement. 

Today, Dr Benjamin Herscovitch from the ANU’s School of Regulation and Global Governance on why the decision could reverberate for decades and whether Australia will follow suit. 

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Benjamin Herscovitch, research fellow at the ANU's School of Regulation and Global Governance

An infamous kiss at the Women’s World Cup in Sydney has sparked a scandal and a conversation about sexism that’s reverberating from Spain across the globe. 

Still the head of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has been defiant, repeatedly declaring “I will not resign” after kissing footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the team’s big win. 

Today, the ABC’s Annabel Crabb unpacks that moment, the fallout and why the actions of one “doofus guy” could bring about positive change for women’s football. 

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Annabel Crabb, ABC writer and presenter