Tasmanian Parks & Wild Life Service have been in a race against time to save 500 pilot whales stranded off Macquarie Harbour.

How many have been saved? How do you rescue a beached whale? And how much can science tell us about what causes mass strandings?

Reporter Jeremy Nadel spoke to Dr Emma Betty (Cetacean Ecology Research Group) and Eddie Staier (Tasmanian Parks & Wild Life Service) to answer these questions.

 

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The El Niño–Southern Oscillation scale moves back and fourth towards the end of ever year.

This year, its polar end La Niña is active for the first time since 2016. But what does this scale mean and what are the effects of La Niña in Australia?

Reporter Anneliese Farrer spoke to Dr. Yi Huang, Lecturer in climate science at Melbourne University, to get a better understanding.

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The Australian Government handed down it's 2020-21 Federal Budget last week with a plan to get young people working. While there were lots of winners, there were also a few losers.

What is the government's new 'Jobmaker' scheme and how will it affect young people? 

Reporter Angus Thomson spoke to Dr. Jenny Chesters from Melbourne University's Graduate School Of Education on where young people find themselves in the budget.

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Reporters Millie Spencer and Wing Kuang spoke to Dr. Gwilym Croucher (Senior Lecturer at Melbourne University's Centre for the Study of Higher Education) about how the recent increase of university fees will affect young people and Australia as a whole.

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Welcome to 360, a podcast exclusive presented by Panorama. On today's show, our hosts Millie Spencer and Wing Kuang recap the biggest stories from October 5 to 11 including the Vice-Presidential debate and a deep dive into how the 2020 Budget affects young people.

Hear our COVID Update on Melbourne's outbreaks and New Zealand's easing of restrictions.

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There is great concern amongst humans that artificial intelligence and robotics will slowly take over our jobs. But is this just science-fiction nonsense or something far more sinister?

Reporter Benjamin Polazzon spoke to Dr. Tim Miller from the University of Melbourne to see humanities prospects against robots.

Originally aired in August 2019

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From October 1 to October 7, campaigners from BPD Awareness Week organise events that hope to change the narratives and language on the world's most stigmatised mental illness. This message is not only for general public, but also health professionals.

Wing Kuang spoke to Mahlie Jewell, the Lived Experience Lead at BPD Awareness Week, to get a better idea of the disorder and how to destigmatise it.

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After the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee.

Barrett is known for her conservative views and the LGBT+ community are undoubtedly concerned about what her appointment could mean for the future of their rights.

Reporter Millie Spencer spoke to Joseph Duggan Lyons, LGBT+ Activist from Iowa, and George Rennie, Political Scientist at Melbourne University, to understand why Barrett is so controversial.

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Hosts Bec Jordan and Vidita Sharma spoke with University of Technology Sydney Professor Marian-Andrei Rizoiu about the ways misinformation spreads globally and through filter bubbles and echo chambers.  

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Welcome to 360, a podcast exclusive presented by Panorama. On today's show, our hosts Vidita Sharma and Millie Spencer recap the biggest stories from September 28 to October 4 including the Azerbaijan-Armenian escalation, Presidential debate and trans-Tasman travel bubble. 

Hear our COVID Update on President Trump's diagnosis and Melbourne's second lockdown.

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