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Almost 400-thousand Australians have dementia, so chances are you either have it or know someone who does. 

This week’s news that an experimental drug has been found to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease has raised hopes that sufferers could enjoy more good months. 

Today, an expert in the field on how the drug works and how soon patients here might have access to it. 

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Associate Professor Yen Ying Lim, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University

We love watching the Commonwealth Games, especially when we’re winning gold, but Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews thinks they’re too expensive. 

Blaming cost blow-outs, he’s cancelling the 2026 games in Victoria, putting the future of the games at risk.

Today, national sport reporter David Mark on the anger the decision sparked and what it means for our sporting reputation. 

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David Mark, ABC National Sport Reporter

Opening your power bill can come as real a shock and it’s only going to get worse with prices rising by up to a quarter this month.  

But if you’re lucky enough to have solar panels on your roof you’re having a much better time of it.

The problem is there’s a growing divide between those who have them and those who don’t. 

Today, energy reporter Dan Mercer on the Australians being left behind by the energy transition and the deep discontent the gap is likely to fuel.

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Dan Mercer, ABC energy reporter

As construction firms across the country collapse, thousands of people are losing their life savings, their businesses and homes. 

The cascading effects of surging costs, worker shortages and rising interest rates include home dreams turning to nightmares and subcontractors often left hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket. 

Today, Four Corners reporter Stephen Long on his investigation into the ailing sector and what could be done to fix it. 

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Stephen Long, Four Corners reporter

A new way of teaching in the classroom is being adopted in some schools, with a focus on how young brains absorb knowledge. 

But is this the revolution in teaching that its proponents suggest? 

Others argue better pay and less admin will do more to improve the standard of teaching.

Today, the ABC’s Education and Parenting reporter Conor Duffy on how best to teach the teachers. 

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Conor Duffy, ABC Education and Parenting reporter

Access to abortion in Australia is about to become a little easier, with restrictions on doctors and pharmacists around medication for terminations being eased. 

The Federal government says it’s a crucial change, as it will help women in regional and remote areas get an abortion and at a lower cost.

Today, reporter Claudia Long on the slow evolution of abortion services in Australia. 

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Claudia Long, ABC political reporter

Artificial intelligence is disrupting and transforming our working lives. 

While it holds the promise of greater productivity, it could also threaten a wide range of jobs and make income inequality even worse. 

Today, how research into artificial intelligence tech may be targeting the wrong problems and missing chances to help humanity. 

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Prof Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, Tufts University

The waiting lists for care for transgender children in Australia are growing and public debate over medical intervention is becoming increasingly toxic. 

Today, the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas on the battle over the bodies of trans kids and whether Australia’s approach is the right one. 

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Patricia Karvelas, ABC presenter

The final report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt scheme finds it was crude and cruel, neither fair nor legal, and it recommends both civil action and criminal prosecutions.

Today, legal expert Dr Darren O’Donovan, who’s fought for victims for years, on their struggle for justice.

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Dr Darren O’Donovan, La Trobe University Law School

We now have a national anti-corruption watchdog, but will it mean we’ll be able to trust politicians more than we currently do? And who will it go after first?

Today, AJ Brown from Transparency International Australia on how the body will work and whether there are enough protections in place for those who expose wrongdoing.