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  • ‘Murky picture’ in emissions cuts model
    Bold assumptions in newly released modelling of the Government's net zero emissions plan.
    As the interest rate on some fixed mortgages creeps up for the first time in many years, what will it mean for property prices?
    And The University of Tasmania joins others in ditching face-to-face lectures in favour of online learning. What do the students think?
    30 min
  • Jobs market failing youth
    More young Australians struggling to find work, but governments and industry want more migrant workers? We'll look at what's going on in the jobs market.
    The gender bias problem in referrals for surgery: Canadian research shows it’s serious, it’s driving a gender pay gap, and patients miss out. But what about in Australia?
    And the last homes in a former asbestos mining town are set for demolition, but some residents are fighting to stay, we go to Wittenoom in Western Australia.
    30 min
  • Who pays to cut emissions?
    How to fund the change to a lower emissions future - a focus on where taxpayer and private money is headed and why.
    A visit to the Torres Strait where Australian citizens say Scott Morrison must do more on climate change, as they watch their islands and their ancestors’ bones, wash away.
    And push back against sponsorships from Ampol and Santos, can firms in the fossil fuels sector back sports teams or community groups?
    30 min
  • Māori ‘left behind’ in NZ vaccine plan
    New South Wales hits the 90 percent vaccination target, will lagging Queensland's rates pick up as new rules are imposed on the unvaccinated?
    As thousands of New Zealanders march on their parliament protesting against vaccine mandates, Māori leaders say their community has been left behind.
    And two years since the Prime Minister linked electric vehicles to wrecked weekends – his new EV policy is panned.
    30 min
  • Vaccine drive for under-12s still months away
    Children are now big drivers of new COVID inflections in Australia, so why is the vaccination program for under 12s not likely until next year?
    The worst of the pandemic may be behind the small business sector, but financial counsellors are now hearing from traumatised owners who want out.
    And Australian festival promoters desperate to reassure post-lockdown concert goers they're safer than those caught in a deadly crowd crush in the United States.
    30 min
  • WA closed until February 2022
    WA's border reopening is still months away on the current trajectory, we'll take you through Premier McGowan's plan that targets 90 percent vaccine coverage before the "island within an island" reopens.
    How long is too long to wait for emergency care or elective surgery? Our public hospitals are under pressure during the pandemic, we’ll discuss health policy with Dr Lesley Russell.
    And Australia among the countries to dodge a pledge to phase out coal-fired power, but the global movement has mining communities thinking about the future.
    30 min
  • Children might need ‘reassurance’ after Cleo’s rescue
    The moment of Cleo Smith's rescue captured in a newly released recording, the latest on the rescue of the four-year-old, after 18 days apart from her family.
    Advice on how to help children deal with the disturbing news; “they might have difficulty going to sleep at night or just need increased reassurance.”
    And COVID wipes out many millions of years from lives that would have otherwise been lived, but is that a fair way to measure the impact of the devastating disease?
    30 min
  • Cleo found alive and well
    After 18 days, WA police find four-year-old Cleo Smith, she’s back with her parents and in good health, but troubling questions remain about her ordeal.
    It's a positive outcome for this family, but a bittersweet moment for those whose loved ones are still missing.
    And the Prime Minister wants to "just move on”, but the French ambassador in Canberra keeps swinging over the scrapped subs deal and the publication of his President's texts.
    30 min
  • Australia pushed for ‘concrete’ 2030 climate plan
    Australia's greenhouse gas emissions this decade remain the big sticking point for Fiji and others at the Glasgow climate summit.
    The attempt to put the brakes on global warming means the world must limit carbon emissions to a global carbon budget, but how much of that can the world's heaviest industries use?
    And New South Wales brings forward new freedoms for the double-vaccinated with even bigger events and dancing in nightclubs now less than one week away.
    30 min
  • Emotional reunions as border opens
    Fortress Australia coming down as "do not travel" advice is lifted for several destinations, we'll go to Sydney airport to meet those forced apart from family and friends during the pandemic.
    What are the options for millions of younger Australians locked out of home ownership? We'll look at the latest property market movements..
    And amid anticipation for global climate negotiations now underway in Glasgow, we'll visit the West Australian town banking on a small scale pumped hydro scheme to help them ditch the generators for a renewable transition.
    30 min

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