The rise of One Nation has been one of the biggest political stories in Australia this year. But who exactly are the people behind the surging polling numbers?

This week, a survey of 1,014 One Nation supporters shed some light on the kind of people getting on board with the party.

One finding was 91 per cent believed the country is heading in the wrong direction. For all voters, this is 62 per cent.

The survey was run by pollster John Utting and Labor strategist Bruce Hawker.

There was sad news this week from Nashville, Tennessee, the home of the undisputed Queen of Country, Dolly Parton. 

Regular listeners will know that we were big Dolly fans, in fact we tried to get her to come on the show on July 4th, to mark America’s 250th birthday. We did that partly because in the disunited states of America, she was a unifying figure. 

We’ve been looking back on an extraordinary American life, in her words, and in her songs.

An Australian start-up company has been developing a drag-reducing adhesive film for use on aircraft which helps reduce fuel and lower emissions. 

And it was all inspired by a shark.

The US has launched a campaign to cripple Iran's economy by cutting off its remaining economic lifelines.

The Treasury sanctioned more than 60 entities, including Chinese firms, but fell short of placing more forceful sanctions directly on China.

Washington and Ottawa are locked in a tariff tit-for-tat after trade talks collapsed earlier this week.

Hundreds of thousands of jobs are potentially at stake on both sides of the border.

Nepal and Tibet are still reeling from the catastrophic flash floods that hit the Himalaya region earlier this week.

The images coming from the disaster have been shocking: Bridges swept away, highways destroyed, entire villages engulfed by torrents of mud and water.

As more details of the disaster continue to emerge, we speak with a journalist on the ground there.

In 2022, parts of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system, the multibillion-dollar network carrying Russian gas into Europe, were blown up.

So who exactly was behind what has been described as "the greatest act of sabotage in modern history?"

When a badly stuffed "fox head" was advertised by a UK auction house, James Cranfield quickly worked out that it was a "priceless" head of a thylacine.

The taxidermist and collector won the two-way bidding war for "the find of a lifetime."

How important is this specimen of the now-extinct Tasmanian tiger?

This week, the federal government's gambling reforms passed parliament, after a bipartisan deal was struck with the Coalition.

The package includes restrictions on gambling ads, but in the eyes of some politicians and many campaigners, it doesn't go nearly far enough.

So why is it so hard to pass major gambling reform in this country?

It was Britain's deadliest terror attack: In December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded in the air above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers on board and 11 on the ground.

Almost four decades on, there is fresh evidence and a new trial.

Next week, a Libyan man suspected of making and detonating the bomb will face court in Washington DC.