RN Drive - Separate stories podcast

In 1987, then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke pledged that “by 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty."

In 2015, Australia became one of the first countries in the world to ban the commercial use of sunbeds.

Rediscover a composition signed by Chopin that lay in an archive, unheard and unplayed for 200 years.

The federal government is securing some guarantees for physical cash today. From 2026, the government wants to make it mandatory for businesses - selling essential items like groceries and fuel - to continue accepting cash.

The government's plan to restrict the number of international students able to enrol from the start of next year appears doomed, with the Coalition and the Greens set to vote against the contentious bill.

GUESTS: 

Kos Samaras, pollster and director of the RedBridge group  

Jonathan Pearlman, editor of Australian Foreign Affairs

Tomorrow millions of people across the world will tune into one of the most anticipated fights in recent memory - a controversial boxing match between 58-year-old former heavyweight king Mike Tyson and 27-year-old Texan YouTube star Jake Paul.

An inquiry into the prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness is underway in NSW today as calls intensify for the establishment of a Minister for Loneliness.  

Hear a sneak peek of Pinchgut Opera's latest offering, Handel's opera 'Julius Caesar'.

Pro-Palestinian protests were scheduled this weekend to disrupt the launch of the Myer Christmas window display in Melbourne. 

The launch has now been called off and Victoria Police says the demonstrations have been reportedly cancelled. But there will still be a police presence at the weekend.