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Is it bad for your body to be a renter? We explore whether the rental crisis is impacting our health as well as our wallets.  

And bush blocks, booby traps and body cams: the inquest into the murder of two police officers and a civilian at Wieambilla in December 2022 is well underway and the evidence has been harrowing. 

Also, here's why thousands of people are protesting across Venezuela after the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro. While some international watchdogs are casting doubt on the results all together,  Venezuelans are taking their anger to the streets. Plus, is fast food really the first thing to go when money is tight? 

Guests:

• Dr Erika Martino, healthy housing research fellow, University of Melbourne 
• Laura Lavelle, journalist, ABC
• Dr Christina Zorbas, nutrition researcher and dietician, Deakin University

It's been 10 months since the disability royal commission made 172 recommendations within the federal government's primary or shared control, to improve the lives of people with disability. 

Now, the government’s responded: it says it will accept 13 of them in full. So what’s not going to change?

And, another regional Aussie airline is in deep financial trouble. 

Plus, Victoria may soon be the second place in the country where it’s legal to drive if you've been prescribed medicinal cannabis.

Guests:

• Marayke Jonkers, president, People with Disability Australia
• Claudia Long, political reporter, ABC
• Professor Jen Martin, director, Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence

What if we told you Australia actually won the Tokyo Olympics? Well, some mathematicians have developed a "fairer" way to tally Olympic medals and it could change the way we determine winning. 

And Australians are being told to leave Lebanon immediately as tensions rise along the borders with Israel and Syria. 

Plus, is "underconsumption core" just a way to repackage minimalism? Or is it actually just the way we all live?

Guests:

• Ryan Holloway, chief partnerships officer, Australian Sports Foundation
• Dr Brent Coker, marketing lecturer, University of Melbourne
• Lottie Dalziel, founder, Banish

We hear all the time about kids borrowing from their parents for home loans and other financial struggles. But new research suggests it's not as common as we might think. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad actually an option in 2024? 

And, it's hard to imagine being forced to marry someone you don't want to, but for the first time today, someone in Australia has been jailed for breaking forced marriage laws.

Plus, life in the Australian outback can be pretty isolating, especially if you have endometriosis. 

Guests:

• Dan Woodman, professor of sociology, University of Melbourne
• Professor Jennifer Burn, director, Anti Slavery Australia
• Michelle Hannan, Queensland primary health lead, Royal Flying Doctor Service

Theft, fashion, and already a loss for the Matildas. The 2024 Olympics are just getting started and they're set to be the most online ever. 

Plus, can a sea of acid green squares and TikTok edits actually get Kamala elected? 

And Katy Perry performing at the AFL Grand Final sounds like an executive thought it up in a dream but now it's going to be reality. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by sports journalist Marlee Silva and comedian Billy D'Arcy.

Musicians say it's getting harder to make a living in the arts. So what does the government need to do to fix the problem?

Also, unis are under fire for using surveillance technology to find and punish students who took part in pro-Palestinian encampments.

And two senior ministers are retiring from politics at the next election, paving the way for the PM to do a cabinet reshuffle.

Plus, should people who don't have a disability laugh at vids on the official Paralympics TikTok?

Guests:

• Scarlett McKahey and Jaida Stevenson, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
• Shalailah Medhora, triple j Hack political reporter
• Shane Clifton, Associate Professor, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney 

How low could Australia's birth rate go? We talk about the dilemma young people are facing when deciding whether or not to become parents.

Plus, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the US — could a peace deal be around the corner?

Also, the uni fees system is broken, according to experts.

And how do you find a date in the outback when the station you work on is bigger than the dating apps' radius?

Guests:

• Jared Mondschein, research director, United States Studies Centre
• Gina Rushton, journalist and host of The Dilemma podcast

ACT police are searching for a group responsible for two separate attacks on men, lured to locations through Grindr. We ask what you can do to keep yourself safe on hook-up apps.

And internet blackouts remain in force in Bangladesh, after deadly protests fuelled by high youth unemployment killed at least 114 people. 

Plus, how much do you think your private data is worth? The data stolen from Medisecure has been sold on the dark web for a price that might surprise you.

Guests:

• Acting Commander Richard Breiner, ACT Policing
• Eloise Layard, manager of LGBTQ+ Health Programs at ACON
• Ange Lavoipierre, ABC's national technology reporter

Joe's out ... so now is it all up to Kamala Harris? We look at whether the memes, edits and celeb endorsements will help or hurt her chances in the race to be president.

Plus, should tradies be worried about new research on their exposure to potentially cancer-causing fumes?

And we unpack why we're seeing a boom in some niche sports, while others are fading away.

Guests:

• Jessica Siles, advocate with Voters for Tomorrow
• Dr Renee Carey, Curtin University researcher
• Rochelle Eime, professor of sports science at Federation University

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