Not Stupid

It feels like we’re under siege by cyber criminals, but is it coordinated or random? And what’s the Government doing about it?

And there are new concerns about the sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with Treasury forecasting its cost will almost triple in a decade.

Liz Truss has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party in the UK after just six weeks in the top job. So what comes next and could Boris make a comeback? 

And the flood crisis sparks calls for a complete rethink on how to handle and plan for disaster. We look overseas to see what’s working.

It’s been a horrific week in Ukraine as Putin retaliates, targeting civilians in the wake of the Crimea Bridge explosion. So is this a new phase of the war? And electricity prices are set to soar in Australia but the Government is still promising to cut power bills. So can it do it?

The federal government is deliberating whether to break an election promise to continue with "stage-three" tax cuts, which will benefit mostly wealthy Australians. It is looking to the UK for lessons on what goes wrong when you give tax cuts to the rich during a cost of living crisis.

This Week catches you up and makes sense of the big events dominating your news feed.

The telecoms giant says cyber criminals mounted a sophisticated attack against it. The government claims the company "effectively left the window open" for it to be taken. Are others doing the same? And have national security laws forced businesses to harvest too much data?

The war in Ukraine became very real for everyday Russians this week, with tens of thousands of young men drafted to join the so-called “special operation”. More than a thousand protesters were arrested in anti-war rallies, so is the Russian leader now losing the war at home?

And what more can the AFL do to tackle allegations of racism?

The tide turns in Ukraine, as the nation reclaims territory previously occupied by Russia. SO what will Vladimir Putin do next? And amid the pomp and pageantry of mourning for the Queen, Australia’s republican movement is buzzing back to life, but do we need a head of state?

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III has become Britain's new monarch, so how will he rule the monarchy?

And what does a new monarch mean for the future of the Commonwealth?

Australia is struggling with low wage growth and a lack of workers, so will industrial relations reform fix the problems facing the workplace? Also a win for podcast justice as Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson is found guilty of murdering his wife 40 years ago. But true crime blockbusters are still causing big problems for the courts.