The Daily Aus

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This is a daily news podcast for young people in Australia. Join The Daily Aus team every weekday morning as we cover the news in your language. We’re a newsroom of young journalists, delivering news for young people.

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The Daily Aus episodes:

05.16.2024
The missing conversation from Fashion Week
You may have seen that it is currently Fashion Week. It’s an exciting time for Australia’s fashion industry - showcasing the talents of some of the country’s best homegrown designers. But with fashion trends coming and going faster and faster, we're seeing...
05.15.2024
Australia's first war crime prisoner is a whistleblower
For the first time, someone has been imprisoned in relation to Australia’s alleged war crimes. His name is David McBride. But he didn’t commit those crimes; he was the whistleblower for a 2017 report by the ABC that investigated alleged...
05.14.2024
What’s in the federal budget for young people?
The Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, had two big decisions to make: what to spend money on, and where to get that money from. In today’s podcast we are going to focus on what it announced for young people. Listen...
05.13.2024
Explaining the ban on live sheep exports
The Federal Government has announced a plan to ban the export of live sheep from Australia. It comes after an independent panel urged the Government to introduce a ban. In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss what the issue is, how this ban...
05.12.2024
The Government v Social Media
Algorithms, child abuse, domestic violence, scams, extremist material, mis and disinformation, and the availability of good journalism on social media - these are all areas identified by the government for investigation as part of a new parliamentary committee investigating the...
05.09.2024
The controversial book ban in Sydney
This week, a Western Sydney Council voted to remove material about same-sex parenting from its library shelves. In the days following the announcement, the NSW Government threatened to reduce its funding for libraries in the area, amid calls to reverse...
05.08.2024
What is happening in Rafah?
In a major development in the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli forces have entered the southern Gazan city of Rafah, in an operation they say is aimed at destroying Hamas targets. For the 1.4 million people in Rafah, this presents yet another...
05.07.2024
What we know about the friends killed in Mexico
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad have been confirmed dead in the Mexican state of Baja California, days after their family first raised the alarm that they were believed missing. Police allege they...
05.06.2024
Why your HECS is changing
The Federal Government has announced it will wipe $3 billion in student debt and offer payments for some students undergoing mandatory placements. These announcements come a week before the Federal Budget and in the wake of recommendations made to the...
05.05.2024
What's a porn passport?
Sign up to the TDA Sport newsletter Last week, we learned the federal government will trial age verification measures aimed at blocking children from watching explicit adult content online, as part of a range of measures designed to lower the rate...
05.02.2024
Why students are protesting in the U.S.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have intensified across U.S. college campuses and have now spread to universities here in Australia. Protesters are calling for an immediate ceasefire, and for their universities to ‘divest’ from (stop investing funds in) companies...
05.01.2024
What is the plan to end men's violence against women?
The Prime Minister has announced several new measures to combat domestic violence. It comes after new data this week revealed the rate of women killed by a partner in Australia increased by nearly 30% in 2022/23 compared to the previous...
04.30.2024
Pauline Hanson is being sued for hate speech
This week, a hate speech trial against One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has begun in the Federal Court. It comes after Hanson was accused of racially discriminating against Greens Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi in a social media post from 2022....
04.29.2024
Is Australia’s economy still struggling?
With the federal budget just over two weeks away, the economy is set to come roaring back into focus on your newsfeed. So, we thought we'd get you up to speed well in advance. How are we going with inflation...
04.28.2024
Australia’s ‘national shame’
It’s been labelled Australia’s ‘national shame' - so far this year, 27 women have been killed in acts of gender-based violence. Now, the country’s Domestic Violence Commissioner is convening a crisis meeting of leaders from across the country to figure...
04.25.2024
These women want to job-share the role of a politician
In a first for Australia, two people have launched an independent campaign to win a single seat at the next federal election. Bronwen Bock and Lucy Bradlow hope to run together for the same seat of Higgins and share the...
04.24.2024
Why Victoria is abandoning a second supervised injecting room
Earlier this week, the Victorian Government announced it would not proceed with plans to open a second supervised injecting room in Melbourne. On today’s podcast, we’re going to look at why the Victorian Government backflipped on its commitment, what the context...
04.23.2024
Elon Musk vs the Australian Government
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he promised to make the social media platform a haven for free speech. Tonight, that commitment will be challenged in court by the Australian Government, as the eSafety Commissioner has demanded footage of last week’s Sydney...
04.22.2024
What is the media's responsibility in the wake of a tragedy?
In the hours following the tragic murder of six people in Sydney’s Bondi Junction, families of some of the victims issued statement requesting that media remove images that were being circulated online. At the time, one victim’s family said that...
04.21.2024
What is going on with Iran and Israel?
Iran and Israel have long been adversaries, with tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries developing over decades. However, this month marks the first time either country has launched a direct attack on the other. In today's deep dive, we’re...
04.18.2024
Your good news fix to end the week
It’s been a week of really heavy news so for today’s episode of the podcast, we thought we’d bring you a round up of some of the uplifting stories from the week. From the arts, to sport and scientific innovation, we’ve...
04.17.2024
The first U.S. president to face a criminal trial
This week, Donald Trump has become the first U.S. President to face a criminal trial. It relates to the alleged cover-up of payments used to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. In...
04.16.2024
Why the church stabbing was labelled a terrorist act
Just two days after the traumatic events of Saturday’s mass stabbing in Bondi Junction, another major event unfolded in Sydney on Monday night, when a Bishop was stabbed in a church in the city’s west. Yesterday, NSW Police declared the...
04.15.2024
Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation case. What does that mean?
Yesterday, Justice Michael Lee handed down his judgement in the defamation case Bruce Lehrmann brought against journalist Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten, finding that it was more likely than not Lehrmann raped fellow Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in 2019 and...
04.14.2024
What we know about the Sydney stabbings
Over the weekend, Australia was rocked by the killing of at least six people at the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre in Sydney’s east. At the time of recording, there are a number of victims who remain in a critical...
04.11.2024
Is renting your clothes actually better for the environment?
Play our game Picture This In the age of fast fashion and on-demand expectations of clothing, a new trend is emerging: renting. More and more people are looking to borrow clothes or rent their own clothes out, both for sustainability and...
04.10.2024
Why a women-only app is being sued in Australia
A transgender woman is suing a social media app for discrimination in the Federal Court. Roxanne Tickle launched legal action against 'Giggle for Girls' after she was removed from the app in 2021, and claims she was discriminated against unfairly...
04.09.2024
Do Australian music festivals have a future?
National arts council Creative Australia has handed down a landmark report into the state of Australia’s music festivals – and it's not good news. Over a third of Australian music festivals lost money last year, with the cost of putting...
04.08.2024
Why has Boeing been in the news so much?
Over the weekend, a Boeing plane turned around after an engine cover fell off during takeoff from the U.S. city of Denver. It’s just the latest in a string of recent incidents involving Boeing aircraft. In a memo to employees last...
04.07.2024
An 18 year old died after a coward punch. His killer will now be released.
In July 2012, 18-year-old Thomas Kelly was coward punched by Kieran Loveridge during a random attack in Sydney’s once-popular nightlife district of Kings Cross. The incident was part of a spate of violence in the area and led the NSW...
04.04.2024
Why JK Rowling says she should be arrested
Play 'Picture This' here New laws aimed at protecting people against hate crimes have been introduced in Scotland this week, but they’ve attracted some criticism both locally and across the world. Today on the podcast, we break down exactly what the...
04.03.2024
Why is the Bruce Lehrmann case back in the news
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation lawsuit against Network Ten journalist Lisa Wilkinson is back in the news this week. The final judgment of the case was due to be handed down today. However, the judge has now agreed to re-open the trial,...
04.02.2024
Can we support Autistic people better?
This week, the Federal Government released a draft strategy aimed at improving the lives of Australians with Autism. It comes after a 2022 inquiry found that outcomes for Autistic people in Australia were “unacceptably poor”. So what does the strategy recommend,...
04.01.2024
Why young people can't go out after 6pm in Alice Springs
Young people in Alice Springs are currently under a curfew, meaning they can't be outside between 6pm and 6am. The Northern Territory Government made the announcement in an effort to curb youth crime in the area. It is a move that...
03.28.2024
Why Beyoncé called out country music
Beyonce's new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ drops today, but not everyone is excited as we are. In today’s deep dive, we break down Beyonce's foray into country music, why it's angered some country fans and conservatives, and the complicated history of...
03.27.2024
The drug cover up allegations against the AFL
This week, allegations were levelled against the AFL over recreational drug use being covered up by club doctors, and players being told to fake physical injuries in order to avoid game day drug testing. This is a story that has the...
03.26.2024
How Russia ignored a warning about a terrorist attack
Russia has just experienced its deadliest domestic terror attack in 20 years, when four gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and killed at least 137 people, with at least 140 others injured. Now, as the four gunmen face trial, questions...
03.25.2024
The teen taking on the Govt over duty of care
Anj Sharma is a 19-year-old university student. She’s also an activist trying to change the laws of the country. Sharma wants to make it a legal obligation for the Australian Government to consider its duty of care to future generations when...
03.24.2024
The plan to protect LGBT+ discrimination in religious schools
An independent legal body has advised the Federal Government on how to better protect LGBT+ staff and students at religious schools. The Government asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to review federal anti-discrimination laws in light of a years-long debate about...
03.21.2024
Why the art world won't tell you who Banksy is
Banksy is in the news this week after he unveiled his latest artwork in North London. You may have seen it – it was green paint sprayed on a wall behind a tree to give the appearance of leaves, with...
03.20.2024
Where's pill testing at in Australia?
Yesterday, Queensland announced the country’s first permanent pill testing service will begin at a music festival next week. It comes just over a year after the state first announced it would move to allow for pill testing. Pill testing is a...
03.19.2024
Taxi drivers' $272 million win over Uber
This week, the taxi industry reached a landmark settlement with Uber. The ride-sharing giant has agreed to pay $272 million in compensation after a five year legal battle with taxi and hire car operators. In today's podcast, we unpack the...
03.18.2024
South Australia just elected Australia's first Voice to Parliament
Over the weekend, First Nations people in South Australia determined the composition of Australia’s first-ever Indigenous Voice to Parliament advisory body. The Voice will be a group of First Nations representatives advising the South Australian Government on matters of importance to...
03.17.2024
When will young people be able to afford an electric vehicle?
We’ve heard time and time again how important climate change is to our audience. So, we decided to interview the Climate Change Minister, Chris Bowen, about what the Australian Government is doing to accelerate action. Plus, we talked about the...
03.14.2024
Could TikTok actually be banned in the U.S.?
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it or face being banned in the country. The bill still needs to pass a few more steps before it can become...
03.13.2024
What's in our wastewater? (Drugs)
Australians are using more cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA than last year. How do we know this? It’s according to new sewage analysis by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, who have been testing Aussie wastewater since 2016. Today on the podcast,...
03.12.2024
Will supermarkets show us their receipts?
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have been accused of anti-competitive practices and unfair prices against a backdrop of record profits. Concerns of price-gouging have escalated into multiple formal investigations, including a Senate Inquiry. So what exactly are the supermarkets accused...
03.11.2024
Could climate change mean the end of music festivals?
Last weekend, a major music festival in Victoria was cancelled due to severe weather warnings, but it's not the first time this has happened. There have been around 45 Aussie music festivals that have been partially or fully cancelled due...
03.10.2024
Why the alleged killer of Samantha Murphy couldn't initially be named
This week, a 22-year-old man named Patrick Orren Stephenson was arrested for the murder of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. We now know his name, but his identity was initially kept secret under a suppression order. Today on the podcast, we...
03.07.2024
The push to criminalise coercive control
This week Queensland became the second state to criminalise coercive control as a standalone offence. Today on the pod, we talk about Queensland’s new crime, and how Australia is progressing on domestic violence laws. If you or a loved one is struggling, you...

What's The Daily Aus about?

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The Daily Aus episodes:

The missing conversation from Fashion Week

Australia's first war crime prisoner is a whistleblower

What’s in the federal budget for young people?

Explaining the ban on live sheep exports

The Government v Social Media

The controversial book ban in Sydney

What is happening in Rafah?

What we know about the friends killed in Mexico

Why your HECS is changing

What's a porn passport?

Why students are protesting in the U.S.

What is the plan to end men's violence against women?

Pauline Hanson is being sued for hate speech

Is Australia’s economy still struggling?

Australia’s ‘national shame’

These women want to job-share the role of a politician

Why Victoria is abandoning a second supervised injecting room

Elon Musk vs the Australian Government

What is the media's responsibility in the wake of a tragedy?

What is going on with Iran and Israel?

Your good news fix to end the week

The first U.S. president to face a criminal trial

Why the church stabbing was labelled a terrorist act

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation case. What does that mean?

What we know about the Sydney stabbings

Is renting your clothes actually better for the environment?

Why a women-only app is being sued in Australia

Do Australian music festivals have a future?

Why has Boeing been in the news so much?

An 18 year old died after a coward punch. His killer will now be released.

Why JK Rowling says she should be arrested

Why is the Bruce Lehrmann case back in the news

Can we support Autistic people better?

Why young people can't go out after 6pm in Alice Springs

Why Beyoncé called out country music

The drug cover up allegations against the AFL

How Russia ignored a warning about a terrorist attack

The teen taking on the Govt over duty of care

The plan to protect LGBT+ discrimination in religious schools

Why the art world won't tell you who Banksy is

Where's pill testing at in Australia?

Taxi drivers' $272 million win over Uber

South Australia just elected Australia's first Voice to Parliament

When will young people be able to afford an electric vehicle?

Could TikTok actually be banned in the U.S.?

What's in our wastewater? (Drugs)

Will supermarkets show us their receipts?

Could climate change mean the end of music festivals?

Why the alleged killer of Samantha Murphy couldn't initially be named

The push to criminalise coercive control

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