Hack

Hack

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  • Why is everyone obsessed with skincare?

    More young Aussies are trying to take care of their skin, forking out serious dosh for treatments and wonder products. But should you really trust what skin-fluencers say?

    Three black soccer players have faced a torrent of racist abuse after England’s Euro 2020 defeat.

    Plus, researchers suspect wildlife vigilantes are working in secret to keep dying Aussie species from going extinct.

    Live guests:Joe Williams, a proud Wiradjuri/Wolagulu man and former NRL playerAmy Clark, senior beauty editor and podcast host at Adore BeautyMichael Bode, researcher at Queensland University of Technology

    30 min
  • Graphic COVID ad sparks backlash

    The Federal Government is copping a fresh round of criticism for its vaccine rollout, this time over a graphic ad showing a young person struggling to breathe on a ventilator.

    Key abortion provider Marie Stopes has shut down four abortion clinics in regional Australia, leaving advocates worried.

    Plus, gamers are making some serious cash by selling old consoles and games, sometimes up to millions of dollars.

    Live guests:Professor Julie Leask, expert in public health and vaccine uptake at the University of SydneyProfessor Danielle Mazza, Chair of General Practice at Monash UniversityAlice Clarke, games reviewer, freelance journalist and columnist with The Age

    30 min
  • The Shake Up: Healing country, pandemic privilege and phone etiquette

    It's the Shake Up and we're talking…

    NAIDOC Week and the celebration of First Nations trailblazers, how different communities are experiencing the pandemic and our inability to put away our phones.

    Join Hack's Ange McCormack with Bianca Hunt, broadcaster and Kamilaroi, Barkindji, Ballardong and Wadjak woman, and Tyrone Bean, educator and descendant of the Kabi Kabi, Wakka Wakka, Nughi of Moorgumpin Quandamooka & Bindal tribes.

    30 min
  • Do single people always draw the short straw?

    There’s an expectation for single people to spend heaps of time, money and effort on celebrating couples, but what do single people get?

    Collecting data about diverse communities is super important to fighting COVID-19 and a successful vaccination rollout, but Australia's strategy for doing it is patchy.

    Plus, an Indigenous superhero helps spread COVID-safety messages in language.

    Live guests:Tim Soutphommasane, Professor of Practice in Sociology and Political Theory at the University of Sydney and Race Discrimination Commissioner Fiona Bennett, Relationships Australia WA

    30 min
  • Why our laws still allow Indigenous sacred sites to be destroyed

    More than a year after the Juukan Gorge disaster, why is it still legal for companies to damage and destroy Indigenous sacred sites that date back tens of thousands of years?

    The fastest woman in America has had her Olympics dreams crushed after she tested positive for marijuana, and was disqualified from Tokyo.

    Plus, Australia’s vaccine rollout is under the microscope again after more than 160 students from an elite Sydney private school got the Pfizer jab, even though most of them weren’t eligible.

    Live guests:Jamie Lowe, a Gunditjmara Djabwurrung man and CEO of the National Native Title CouncilTracey Holmes, ABC sports reporterProfessor Nigel McMillan, infectious diseases expert from Griffith University

    30 min
  • Will we be renting for life?

    As young Aussies grapple with the realisation that we could be lifelong renters, a report has tried to find out what needs to change to make rental life less shit.

    In an explosive new book, former Liberal MP Julia Banks has detailed extraordinary allegations of sexual harassment and bullying during her time in federal politics.

    Plus, for tens of thousands of years, Indigenous people living in the south east of Australia used to wear possum skin cloaks to keep warm and dry. Now the tradition is coming back.

    Live guests:Stela Todorovic, federal political reporter with 10 News First and host of the Women of the House podcastBrendan Coates, economic policy program director at the Grattan Institute Dr Carol McGregor, Wathaurung woman, artist and researcher

    30 min
  • Heal our land, heal our people

    NAIDOC has been celebrating the culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for over 60 years. But it wasn’t always a celebration.

    Australia Post has announced it will acknowledge traditional place names in their packaging.

    Plus, a massive fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is being blamed on a gas leak from an underwater pipeline.

    Live guests: Shannan Dodson, Yawuru woman and co-chair of NAIDOC Week Rachael McPhail, Gomeroi woman and campaignerTina Soliman Hunter, geologist and professor of Energy and Resources Law at Macquarie University

    30 min
  • The Shake Up: Vaccine bungles, snitching on Barnaby Joyce and dry-er July

    It's the Shake Up and we're talking…

    The government’s confusing handling of the vaccine rollout, whether we’re a nation of snitches and how we can improve our relationship with alcohol without succumbing to peer pressure.

    Join Hack's Ange McCormack with The Daily Telegraph’s Clare Armstrong, and permaculturist and musician Charlie Mgee.

    30 min
  • A deadly heat wave scorches North America

    Hundreds of people are dead as a record-breaking heat wave hits Canada and the U.S, meanwhile there’s an Antarctic blast in New Zealand.

    The extreme temperatures have climate scientists worried.

    A report by Human Rights Watch has revealed allegations of harassment and surveillance of Chinese and Hong Kong students on Australian university campuses.

    Do you trust Australia’s politicians to spend public money fairly? We explain the Coalition car park scandal.

    Plus, a judge has rejected Britney Spears’s appeal to have her dad removed from her conservatorship. But the fight’s not over.

    Live guests: Sophie McNeill, Australia researcher for Human Rights WatchDr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, climate scientist and heatwave expert from UNSW Tamsin Rose, Hack reporterJonathan Moran, entertainment reporter at The Daily Telegraph

    30 min
  • Why our mates pressure us to drink

    Have you ever tried to give up or cut back on booze only to have your mates roast you?

    Today on Hack, we unpack the psychology behind why succumbing to peer pressure is hard wired into humans and what you can do about it.

    States are rebelling against the PM’s announcement that young people can now get the AstraZeneca vaccine. So what’s next?

    We get into whether men’s fashion has gotten bolder during the pandemic.

    Plus, what effect do screens and spending more time indoors have on our eyesight?

    Live guests:

    Andy Moore, CEO of Hello Sunday MorningCasey Briggs, ABC reporter and data analystLuke Arundel, Chief Clinical Officer at Optometry Australia

    30 min

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Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.

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