RN Drive - Full program podcast

Bi-partisan support for sweeping changes to foreign interference laws. Lower House of Victorian Parliament passes legislation to negotiate Australia's first treaty. Would you fly on a windowless plane? Federal Politics: Espionage. Controversial US rape judge sacked. Research Filter: premature deafness, disease detecting sensors and bladder microbiomes. A former Miss America winner on swimsuits, stereotypes and American politics. Dying to Live.

Australian economy experiences biggest growth in two years. Cricket Australia CEO steps down after 17 years in the job. NSW Police announce tough new drug crackdown at festival. The cost of no sleep. Should what goes into your pet food be better regulated in Australia? Tech Head: Facebook data, NBN congestion . The African Yuan. Where Are You Really From?

Environment & Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg on World Environment Day. Senator Penny Wong on foreign interference, China and Qantas. What is #cockygate? The case for and against greater religious freedom protections. Who pardons the President? Business and Finance: ANZ charges laid, RBA keeps rates on hold and Harry Triguboff. Famous 'marshmallow theory' toasted. Knower: getting down to funkmaster Stravinsky.

CBA to pay biggest fine in Australian corporate history. Pressure mounts for Labor as polling suggests a difficult 'Super Saturday'. Supermarket giants aim to reduce waste. Four Corners investigates Trump's links to Russia. Volcano erupts in Guatemala. Country Drive: PM's drought tour, wool and citrus industry. Can all mass school shootings be traced back to Columbine? Hugh Mackay: Reimagining Australia.

Senator Brian Burston asked to leave One Nation. National minimum wage increased by 3.5%. ACCC confirms criminal cartel charges expected to be laid against ANZ. The Wrap: Barnaby Joyce, Roseanne and the Catholic Church. My Feed: Lil Tay, live streaming and bleak things on the Internet. Xylouris White: A Cretan folk and modern rock fusion.

Federal government pulls live export bill. Kremlin critic released after live tweeting arrest . Amazon to end Australian customer access to global sites. Federal Politics: One Nation, Greg Hunt and Michaelia Cash. Ukrainian 'staging' of Russian journalist's death criticised. Research Filter: Smart babies, genetic underpinnings of intelligence and 3D printed cornea . Emergency cash project sends money to Yemen families. Violence 'escalating' in Myanmar's Kachin State . The rules of language.

Mark Dreyfus on the National Redress Scheme, the Family Court & Michaelia Cash. Trade Minister Steve Ciobo in Paris for OECD meeting. Stay at home adults 'cost parents billions'. Political correctness destroying Australia's cultural heritage: Donnelly. ANU announces new admissions process. Tech Head: facial recognition, another 'autopilot' crash, Data Propria . Philippines 'prepared' for war with China over South China Sea. Roseanne reboot cancelled over racist tweet. Waste of a Nation.

Andrew Leigh on superannuation, China and paying politicians for interviews. Flaws in superannuation system costing Australians billions per year. Why journalists, CEOs and politicians are like psychopaths. Does the gender pay gap begin with pocket money? Less than half of employed Australians have permanent full-time paid jobs. Business and Finance: Royal Commission, the gig economy and Myer vs concessions. Weibo is censoring foreign embassies, including Australia. International students from China and Taiwan increasingly targeted in cybercrime scams. Alannah Hill: Butterfly on a Pin.

Tasmanian independent Steve Martin joins The Nationals. Newly elected AMA President takes aim at lack of GP funding. Buskers in London step towards cashless economy with new contactless system . Liberal MP Craig Kelly facing preselection threat. Should we have a National Reconciliation Day? Country Drive: Citrus canker, hemp in the NT and Farm Safety Day in Merriwa. Focus shifts to Northern Ireland in campaign to change abortion laws. Countries bordering the Baltic Sea feel the growing security threat of Russia. The Naked Self.

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon to retire from Parliament. The Uluru Statement, one year on. Climate change beer coasters. Backlash over St Kilda Film Festival judging. The Wrap: North Korea, quotas, Boris Johnson and white flight. Australian scientist Upulie Divisekera gets into a Twitter fight with Elon Musk. Sadness and impermanence with No Mono.