Sir David Attenborough talks to Hack about the fight against climate change.

Sir David Attenborough talks to Hack about the fight against climate change

Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.

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Over the weekend, thousands of people marched through the streets to rally against gender-based violence and the deaths of 27 women this year. But, a comment by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Canberra's event has drawn criticism from organisers and attendees. 

And, in an Australian first a state leader has sat before an Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry. 

Plus, two guys walk into a bar in the outback. The punchline? They actually ended up buying it. 

Guests: 
Anastasia Powell, criminologist, RMIT
Hunter Johnson, CEO, Man Cave
Rueben Berg, co-chair, First People's Assembly of Victoria

Can Australia stop men’s violence against women?

The staggering number of women being killed by men, including current and ex-partners, has been in the spotlight this week.

And two Melbourne best friends have pitched a radical plan: to job-share being a federal MP. 

Plus, a US senator has claimed that green texts on iPhones are ruining relationships. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by journalists Sarah Ison and Daanyal Saeed.

The Shakeup: women have had enough, jobs with mates and blue bubble privilege

The fight between Elon Musk, the eSafety Commissioner and the Australian government is continuing over whether footage of the Sydney church stabbing should be completely removed from X.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant says geoblocking the video doesn't go far enough. Elon Musk says it's "global censorship".

So what could this battle for global content take-downs mean for the entire  internet?

Dave Marchese speaks with Dan Svantesson, a professor specialising in internet law at Bond University.

What the fight against Elon Musk means for global censorship

25: that’s the shocking number of women who’ve died violently in Australia already this year, according to a tracking project by Counting Dead Women. 

And the official HECS/HELP debt indexation figure has been released today after the latest inflation data, and anyone with a debt will have a 4.7% increase on June 1. 

Plus, the battle between Elon Musk, X and the eSafety Commissioner is still going on, with a war of words now coming from all sides of politics. 

Also, around 1,000 activists are setting sail on the unauthorised Freedom Flotilla to take aid to Gaza and Suyra McEwan is one of three Aussies joining the trip.

Guests:
Georgia Roberts, reporter, ABC
Michelle Rowland, Federal Communications Minister
Suyra McEwen, volunteer, Freedom Flotilla

25 women’s lives: the number that’s shocked Australia

Are you pro or anti baby? It's not about whether you want kids: it's about whether you think it's okay for a mum to bring along a baby to a comedy performance. After a mum was asked to remove her baby from Arj Barker's standup set, the debate's fired up.

And new analysis looking at 45,000 rentals compared the asking prices with things like minimum wage and income support, and found none are affordable for someone on Youth Allowance.

Plus, Avani Dias (former Hack host and ABC's South Asia correspondent) had her visa cancelled after the Indian government blocked her reporting in the country.

Guests: 
Anthony Locascio, comedian
Amy Hetherington, comedian
Avani Dias, journalist, ABC

Sir David Attenborough talks to Hack about the fight against climate change

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