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Tell Me Straight
By ABCNews
Tell Me Straight episodes
- How a coding error has the Commonwealth Bank on the hook for a trillion dollars
How can smart ATMs help the bad guys? And what could it mean for the future of the CBA?
18 min - Mysterious texts lead us on a hunt for answers
We go down the rabbit hole and discover the telco billing deals costing Aussies millions of dollars a year.
18 min - Who is telling the truth about Australia's US refugee deal?
The UN's refugee agency has accused the Australian Government of breaking a promise. So what happened?
20 min - How the Government is using algorithms to make decisions about you
Algorithms are all around us. They power what we see on Netflix and Facebook, they often decide who enters the country, and they calculate your Centrelink payments. But what happens when the algorithm goes wrong?
17 min - Why the Government's laws are about more than just encryption
New laws will force companies to give law enforcement access to encrypted messages. Will it be a weakening of encryption or is it via a more sneaky method?
18 min - Ms, Mrs or Miss: What's in a name?
Round the world people use pronouns and honorifics that identify or conceal class, gender and marital status. So why do we use language the way we do?
14 min - Who's winning the tussle for the soul of the Liberal Party?
Tony Abbott vs Malcolm Turnbull: Who will win in the ultimate showdown? Are the Liberal Party's roots conservative or progressive?
18 min - Will machines take our jobs and is a UBI the solution?
How soon will your job be automated, what jobs are least likely to be affected, and could a Universal Basic Income - where everyone receives a basic wage - ensure a more equitable society?
20 min - Where to now for Indigenous constitutional recognition?
Australia has long talked about constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians, but what does that practically mean?
17 min - Who is Cardinal George Pell?
As Cardinal George Pell faces an unprecedented legal case, how will he pay for his defence? Actually... who is he?
23 min
About Tell Me Straight
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Why is this a story? How did we get here? We explain the most interesting and outlandish stories making headlines. Hosted by ABC News journos Yasmin Parry and Will Ockenden.