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Supermarket chain Woolworths is copping it this week for tracking and timing its workers. Woolies says it's fair and keeps its teams productive, but some staff are calling it bullying.

Plus, the 3G phone network is getting shut down on Monday, giving us time to mourn our first internet experiences. A girlie in NSW is also mourning tech, after her phone fell into a crack between rocks. She climbed in to get it... and got stuck for 7 hours.

Also, Jacob Elordi was filmed walking in a Byron Bay cafe with no shoes. Fine, or has going barefoot gone too far?

And what's an appropriate birthday message in 2024?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by artist and performer Etcetera Etcetera and PEDESTRIAN TV's Issy Phillips.

Menopause usually arrives in your 40s and 50s with a barrage of hot flushes, body aches and emotional changes... but sometimes it can come way earlier. Like, in your teens or early 20s.

Plus, a freak storm, a failed generator and high school exams — we unpack the power outage saga in the far west of New South Wales. 

Also, did Senator Lidia Thorpe say "hairs" or "heirs", and why does it matter? 

Guests:

• Adelaide Elliot, Grazier
• Dr Simon Wright, energy expert, Charles Sturt University
• Associate Professor Amanda Vincent, early menopause expert, Monash University

Car crashes have killed almost 200 young Australians this year. So why isn't road safety messaging working?

Plus, the Northern Territory has become the country’s first jurisdiction to lower its minimum age of criminal responsibility back down to 10.

And is the cost of living crisis bringing back a rare disease that sailors used to suffer at sea? 

Guests:

• Jessie Smith, road safety campaigner
• Teresa Senserrick, Director, Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research
• Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, the University of Queensland

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe wanted her message to be heard, and it worked: her cry of "you are not my king" and "this is not your land" during King Charles’s visit is making headlines around the world. 

In Australia, it's kicked off a debate around appropriateness and respectability. So how should someone deliver a plea about colonisation to the head of the Commonwealth?

And Gladstone is famous for coal, gas and aluminium refining, but is that about to change? The community is exploring its renewable options too. 

Plus, students from Australian Catholic University staged a mass walk out after a former union official gave a speech railing against abortion and same-sex marriage at their graduation ceremony. 

Guests:

• Amanda Morgan, Yorta Yorta woman, lawyer and activist
• Emma Garlett, First Nations woman, director of the Garlett Group 
• Dr Elise Klein, associate professor of public policy, ANU
• Charlie Panteli, graduate, ACU

Abortion was decriminalised in Queensland in 2018. But with a state election this weekend, a debate about whether to make it a crime again is blowing up. 

And Elon Musk wants to give away $1 million to voters who will sign his pro-constitution petition. Is it legal?

Plus, a housing policy putting billions towards... not building houses. This is what's in the Coalition's big housing announcement. 

Also, meet the Tamil refugees stuck in immigration visa limbo. 

Guests:

• Ryan Mac, reporter,  New York Times
• Hal Pawson, professor of housing research and policy, UNSW's City Futures Research Centre

King Charles is officially here, and Australia is revisiting the debate about ditching him to become a republic.

Plus, is buying a mansion during a housing crisis out of touch, or is the PM’s new clifftop pad fine? 

We also unpack the "completely unacceptable" behaviour of an AFL team at their post-season event. 

And the work farewell card that only 3 people signed.

Host Dave Marchese is joined by comedian and sports podcaster Josh Garlepp and political reporter and comedian Sarah Ison.

Liam Payne's death has left fans shocked and heartbroken. Why do we grieve deeply for people we only know from afar or through music?

Plus, lots of young Aussies are skipping meals because they can't afford to eat.

And while finding a 'sugar daddy' is having a TikTok moment, it’s risky. We chat with someone who’s done it.

Guests: 

• Dr Georgia Carroll, fan culture expert
• Professor Michael Salter, Director, Childlight UNSW

Being bullied can change your life forever, and it's particularly prevalent in Tasmania, where an inquiry is uncovering the scale and impact of the issue at schools. 

Also, aid workers say conditions in Gaza are among the worst yet. So will a threat by the US to cut Israel's military funding actually change anything? 

And the prime minister has a fancy new house on a clifftop. But he’s not the only politician with a multi-million-dollar property portfolio…

Guests: 

• Dr Charles Miller, Senior Lecturer, ANU School of Politics and International Relations
• Dr Kayla Steele, clinical psychologist, Black Dog Institute
• Tom Crowley, political reporter, ABC

Should queer athletes be expected to compete in countries where homosexuality is not only not accepted, it's against the law?

Plus, Papua New Guinea's chance to join the NRL could hinge on the country promising not to do a security deal with China: welcome to sports diplomacy. 

And the federal government wants to ban annoying debit card payment surcharges. 

Also, could nuclear power solve AI's big energy problem? 

Guests:

• Beau Newell, national program manager, Pride in Sport
• Ascelin Gordon, senior lecturer in sustainability and urban planning, RMIT

Live Nation isn't just a tour promoter: it's a company that owns, manages and controls venues, ticket merchants, music labels, concert production, resellers and so much more... and some artists reckon it's tearing the Australian music scene apart. 

Plus, racism and division sparked during the Voice referendum is still being felt one year on.

And does listening to music help you work? It's a divisive one, and your answer might come down to your personality type and level of arousal (which doesn't mean what you think). 

Guests: 

• Avani Dias, reporter, Four Corners
• Dr Anna Fiveash, cognitive psychologist, Western Sydney University