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04.24.2024
e-Safety commissioner granted a further legal injunction for X to hide posts
"Should Australia's e-Safety commissioner have authority over all countries on Earth?" That's how tech billionaire Elon Musk has characterised the legal battle his social media platform X is waging to be able to keep footage of the violent stabbing of a...
04.24.2024
UN calls for independent probe into reports of mass graves in Gaza
The UN says there are reports of some bodies apparently being bound and stripped of their clothes.
04.24.2024
US Secretary of State in China for key talks
With the rift between the US and China growing, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Beijing and Shanghai for critical talks.
04.24.2024
Crunch time for UN talks on plastics
More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally each year and the UN has warned - on numerous occasions - that there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050, if nothing is done to...
04.24.2024
Is 25 the new 45 when it comes to life crises?
You might be familiar with the age-old trope of the midlife crisis; the swanky new car or motorbike, perhaps a bad hair dye job or a desire to quit your job, leave your marriage and start all over.
04.24.2024
NSW requests urgent review of bail laws following alleged killing
The NSW government has requested an urgent review of its bail laws following the alleged murder of childcare worker Molly Ticehurst by a man who was on bail for several serious offences.
04.24.2024
Border Force Commissioner apologises following 'concerning' review of workplace culture among marine ranks
A secret report into workplace culture in the Australian Border Force’s marine unit has found that 100 per cent of women who responded to a survey witnessed “sex discrimination, sexual … and/or sex-based harassment”.
04.23.2024
How to heal and reconcile Australia's history of blackbirding
Australia’s history of blackbirding - the practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders and using them in forced labour is a lesser-known part of our story.
04.23.2024
Skateboarding teen Arisa Trew wins global sport prize
Arisa Trew, a teenage skateboarding sensation with her eyes set on the Olympics, has been awarded one of world's sports top honours. Arisa claimed the Laureus Action Sportsperson of the Year overnight, at a ceremony in Madrid.
04.23.2024
Kokoda Track in worst state in decades
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has embarked on a historic two day hike on the gruelling Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea ahead of Anzac Day.
04.23.2024
Business and finance with Shane Wright
The Federal Treasurer has kicked off his campaign to sell this year’s Federal budget, due in just under three weeks from now. Jim Chalmers yesterday gave a wide ranging press conference, where he was at pains to point out the ongoing...
04.23.2024
Historic criminal trial opens against former US President Donald Trump
The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump opened in a Manhattan courtroom overnight where Trump stands accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree relating to a hush-money payment to...
04.23.2024
Beth Orton on the joy of collaboration in music
For the past three decades, UK Singer-Songwriter Beth Orton has refused to be boxed in or bow to commercial binaries.
04.23.2024
Legal Aid NSW reports increase in people seeking DV support
It’s been revealed today that a western New South Wales man charged with murdering childcare worker Molly Ticehurst was on bail for several violent charges against her at the time of her death.
04.23.2024
Choice warns supermarket sales tags confusing and often meaningless
Consumer group Choice is warning that commonly used sales tags found in supermarkets are making it difficult to work out if a discount is actually on offer.
04.23.2024
Homelessness rising amongst employed Victorians
You might think that being employed would be enough to protect you from becoming homeless … but as the cost of living crisis maintains its tight grip on the country and affordable housing stock plummets … you might actually be...
04.22.2024
Is a 2-for-1 deals on federal MPs constitutionally viable?
It's not uncommon for workforces across the country to split roles between staff that might be going on leave, retiring or having kids - but could it work for elected members of parliament?
04.22.2024
Where to for Australia's relationship with Papua New Guinea
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to walk the Kokoda Track and discuss Australia's future relationship with Papua New Guinea.
04.22.2024
Do childfree spaces exclude young parents from having a social life?
Should there be child free zones? And is a Saturday night out at a comedy performance one of them?
04.22.2024
The ambition to refreeze the Arctic to fight climate change
Andrea Ceccolini has endured such cold temperatures he thought he was going to die...all in an attempt to refreeze the Arctic and preserve critical ice shelves.
04.22.2024
You can expect more than Swan Lake from the new Australian Ballet Resident Choreographer Stephanie Lake
Stephanie Lake might have failed third year ballet but that hasn't stopped her becoming one of the nation’s most exciting choreographers, for The Australian Ballet.
04.22.2024
How does misinformation and disinformation online affect our health?
Online misinformation and disinformation is a pressing challenge and it can have real world consequences including on health messaging and your health directly.
04.22.2024
Can Australia force X to block content all over the world?
The eSafety commissioner has been granted a two-day legal injunction to compel social media site X to hide posts featuring footage of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop.
04.22.2024
Human Rights Commission warns detention facility 'not fit for purpose'
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a damning report into an immigration detention centre in Western Australia, labelling it "no longer fit for purpose" and saying a majority of detainees and staff feel unsafe.
04.22.2024
Can social media site X be forced to take down violent content?
The owner of the social media platform, X, Elon Musk is refusing to comply with the e-Safety commissioner's order to take down videos of last week's Sydney church stabbing.
04.19.2024
Friday Wrap: Lehrmann loses and terror troubles for New South Wales
Tens of thousands of people glued to their screens to watch Federal Court Justice Michael Lee deliver his verdict in the defamation trial brought by former Liberal party staffer Bruce Lehrmann against Channel Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson.
04.19.2024
Agtech startup is saving farmers lives
Out on the land, life-threatening accidents can happen in seconds so James decided to change the terrible statistics on farming fatalities, and is on a mission to bring more Aussie farmers home at the end of the day,
04.19.2024
Why are Australians having fewer babies?
20 years ago the federal treasurer Peter Costello became an 'honorary minister' for procreation you might say. He had just announced the "baby bonus" — a controversial $3,000 lump sum payment to new parents to incentivise Australians to prioritise having children...
04.19.2024
Security concerns with 100 days to Paris Olympics
It’s now less than 100 days to the Paris Olympics but questions are being raised about how safe the athletes will be at these games.
04.19.2024
Agatha's Cantata
What did an orphan in Venice with no fingers on her left hand, have to do with the great composer Antonio Vivaldi?
04.19.2024
US officials say Israel is behind explosions in Iran
Iranian state media has reported there's been a series of explosions near the central city of Isfahan. Iran has suspended flights over several cities including the capital, Tehran. A US official has told CNN Israel was behind the attacks. Israeli officials...
04.18.2024
Psychiatrists urge for more support ahead of May budget
In the wake of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that government "could always do more" to address Australia's mental health crisis. Last month more than 500 members of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of...
04.18.2024
Unpicking the government's National Defence Strategy
Depending on where you sit the government’s National Defence Strategy - announced yesterday - is an indecipherable piece of puffery or transformational reforms designed to protect us in a much less certain world.
04.18.2024
Concerning spike in celebrity endorsement scams
Celebrity endorsement scams have been around for years but as the latest generative AI blurs the line between fact and fiction, scammers are being given a shiny new toolbox of tricks to try and lure us in.
04.18.2024
Should we be playing God to save a species from extinction?
What is assisted evolution or genetic rescue and could it save the projected one-third of plants and animals that face extinction by 2070.
04.18.2024
Can Australia learn from Auckland in bringing down housing costs?
In New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, house prices are in decline and while rents are on the rise, they’re increasing at a much slower rate than the rest of the country.
04.18.2024
Australia falling behind on aid spending according to leading agency
Australian aid organisations are calling on more federal investment in foreign aid following the announcement of a $50 billion increase to defence spending.
04.18.2024
Would a sugar tax have a significant health impact in Australia?
The amount of sugar in some of the most common soft drinks has increased in recent years by as much as 60 per cent. This is despite a pledge in 2018 by the Australian Beverages Council to reduce sugar in drinks...
04.17.2024
Is the HECS system fair on debt-ridden students?
The Federal Government’s biggest review of the sector in decades is signalling a radical reshaping of the tertiary education sector, with potential changes to University course fees and more support provided to students to pay down their burgeoning HECS debts.
04.17.2024
Polls close in Solomon Islands high stakes election
The Solomon Islands is facing a crossroads today as polling closes in what has been described as the country’s most important election since independence.
04.17.2024
Queensland cattle station bought to save Night Parrot after $21m donation
A Queensland outback cattle station which includes key habitat for the elusive and endangered Night Parrot has been acquired for conservation after an anonymous donation of $21 million by a philanthropist.
04.17.2024
Shaken not stirred: The history of the Martini
The martini a drink that never seems to go out of style. It’s tuxedos, sophistication, it’s the Great Gatsby … and of course James Bond. How has this drink managed to retain its iconic status after all this time?
04.17.2024
Is social media tearing at our social cohesion?
In the wake of the brutal attacks in Sydney, federal Minister Tanya Plibersek today suggested we all think seriously about logging off social media - but will it help?
04.17.2024
Defence spending to reach $100 billion in ten years
The Defence Minister says "Australia no longer has the luxury of a 10-year window of strategic warning time for conflict".
04.17.2024
Doctors encourage prostate tests as cancer prevalence set to rise
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men in many countries including Australia and a recent article in the Lancet warns that its incidence is set to double globally in the next two decades.
04.16.2024
'Sleeping giant' black hole discovered in the Milky Way
Scientists from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have detected a sleeping giant hiding in the constellation Aquila, less than 2,000 light-years from Earth.
04.16.2024
Iran takes lessons from Russia's war in Ukraine
For many watching Israel over the weekend, Iran’s attack seemed unprecedented. But for Volodymyr Zelenskyy the type of weapons used and the barrage style of attack were all too familiar.
04.16.2024
Australian experts say our fear of Artificial Intelligence is holding our economy back
Artificial Intelligence experts say the federal government is approaching the technology with a fear mentality and needs to do more to help integrate it into the economy.
04.16.2024
Rhetoric Rules: The art of arguing
Where arguing was once an art form, today it seems more like a free-for-all pub brawl. So is it time we go back to basics? Can ancient rhetoricians teach us how to get along again? Professor Robin Reams on 'The...
04.16.2024
Finding love in unlikely places
Having lost his wife to cancer, now retired 75-year-old farmer David Morris had given up on love. Then Shirley came into his life.

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RN Drive - Separate stories podcast episodes:

e-Safety commissioner granted a further legal injunction for X to hide posts

UN calls for independent probe into reports of mass graves in Gaza

US Secretary of State in China for key talks

Crunch time for UN talks on plastics

Is 25 the new 45 when it comes to life crises?

NSW requests urgent review of bail laws following alleged killing

Border Force Commissioner apologises following 'concerning' review of workplace culture among marine ranks

How to heal and reconcile Australia's history of blackbirding

Skateboarding teen Arisa Trew wins global sport prize

Kokoda Track in worst state in decades

Business and finance with Shane Wright

Historic criminal trial opens against former US President Donald Trump

Beth Orton on the joy of collaboration in music

Legal Aid NSW reports increase in people seeking DV support

Choice warns supermarket sales tags confusing and often meaningless

Homelessness rising amongst employed Victorians

Is a 2-for-1 deals on federal MPs constitutionally viable?

Where to for Australia's relationship with Papua New Guinea

Do childfree spaces exclude young parents from having a social life?

The ambition to refreeze the Arctic to fight climate change

You can expect more than Swan Lake from the new Australian Ballet Resident Choreographer Stephanie Lake

How does misinformation and disinformation online affect our health?

Can Australia force X to block content all over the world?

Human Rights Commission warns detention facility 'not fit for purpose'

Can social media site X be forced to take down violent content?

Friday Wrap: Lehrmann loses and terror troubles for New South Wales

Agtech startup is saving farmers lives

Why are Australians having fewer babies?

Security concerns with 100 days to Paris Olympics

Agatha's Cantata

US officials say Israel is behind explosions in Iran

Psychiatrists urge for more support ahead of May budget

Unpicking the government's National Defence Strategy

Concerning spike in celebrity endorsement scams

Should we be playing God to save a species from extinction?

Can Australia learn from Auckland in bringing down housing costs?

Australia falling behind on aid spending according to leading agency

Would a sugar tax have a significant health impact in Australia?

Is the HECS system fair on debt-ridden students?

Polls close in Solomon Islands high stakes election

Queensland cattle station bought to save Night Parrot after $21m donation

Shaken not stirred: The history of the Martini

Is social media tearing at our social cohesion?

Defence spending to reach $100 billion in ten years

Doctors encourage prostate tests as cancer prevalence set to rise

'Sleeping giant' black hole discovered in the Milky Way

Iran takes lessons from Russia's war in Ukraine

Australian experts say our fear of Artificial Intelligence is holding our economy back

Rhetoric Rules: The art of arguing

Finding love in unlikely places