Today's headlines include:

• A record number of students will start university across the country next year, with nearly 10,000 new placements announced by the Australian Tertiary Education Commission. 
• Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall in Vietnam after battering the Philippines, killing at least 188 people.
• Tesla shareholders have approved a trillion-dollar compensation package for CEO Elon Musk. 
• And today’s good news: An international team of scientists has developed an antivenom with proven effectiveness against bites from 17 snake species.

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You might have seen a man named Zohran Mamdani all over your social media feeds recently. As of this week, he is the new mayor of New York City. 

Now, as an Australian publication and podcast, it’s rare that we would cover such a local election in a country on the other side of the world. But the campaign run by Zohran Mamdani has captured the world’s attention. 

On today’s podcast, we’ll explain everything you need to know about why everyone is talking about the new NYC mayor.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:

• Microsoft has issued an apology and promised to refund subscribers after an ACCC inquiry was launched into “false or misleading” price increases
• Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner has called for a national inquiry into workplace racism. 
• The NSW Government has passed legislation requiring early learning services to display a quality rating.
• And today’s good news: Australian basketballer Josh Giddey has made Chicago Bulls history, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to record triple-doubles in two consecutive NBA matches.

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Think back to the last time you logged in to Netflix, Disney+, or any streaming service. How much Aussie content do you remember seeing? If you’re struggling to imagine a single local production, the future could look very different. After years of discussion, the Federal Government has announced it will introduce legislation requiring streaming services to boost their spending on Australian content. 

Today, we’ll explain everything you need to know about this announcement, what it means for the film and television industry here, and how the streaming platforms are responding.

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Today's headlines include:

• The Government has confirmed platforms Kick and Reddit will be included in its social media ban for under-16s, which comes into effect next month.
• Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, with U.S. outlets calling the election in his favour less than an hour after polls closed. 
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its 16th annual report evaluating nations’ progress towards limiting global warming to 1.5°C. 
• And today’s good news: The biggest supermoon of the year will be visible in the sky tonight. S

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Health experts have joined forces to call on the Government to introduce national legislation that would make it illegal to give birth without a doctor or midwife present. It comes after several recent deaths linked to a practice known as freebirth. 

Today, we’ll explain what that means, where the push for regulation has come from, and what experts, advocates and lawmakers are saying about it.

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Today's headlines include:

• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has voted unanimously to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.60%.
• NSW Police have arrested 13 pro-Palestinian protesters at an expo in Sydney. 
• Jamie Melham has become the second female jockey in history to win the Melbourne Cup, riding Half Yours to victory at Flemington. 
• And today’s good news: The recipients of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were announced during a ceremony at Parliament House last night. 

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One of the world’s biggest music companies, Universal, has announced a major deal with an AI song generator. The first-of-its-kind partnership would’ve been a global story on its own… But it’s the fact that Universal had been trying to sue the very platform it’s now working with that’s added another layer of interest. Today, we’ll unpack how we got here and what this deal means for the creative industry and the future of music. 

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Today's headlines include:

• Parliament has passed legislation to protect employer-funded paid leave for parents experiencing the stillbirth or death of a child. 
• National property prices have risen at their fastest pace in more than two years, according to the latest Cotality data. 
• At least 10 people are dead and hundreds are feared injured after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan. 
• And today’s good news: Two messages in a bottle by WWI soldiers have washed up in Western Australia, more than a century after they were written. 

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Last week, late-term abortions came up as a point of contention in Australia’s Parliament. 

It’s all because of a new proposed bill that would make it illegal for companies to cancel paid parental leave if a baby dies or is born stillborn.

So what’s the connection between that and late-term abortions? And how common actually are late term abortions?

We’ll tell you what you need to know in today’s podcast. 

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
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