Yesterday, former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer was honoured with a state funeral at the Sydney Opera House, after he died on 7 June from brain cancer, aged 59. The service included countless moving tributes to the pioneering pathologist credited with saving thousands of lives.

Richard Scolyer is remembered as the researcher that turned melanoma from a common death sentence into a largely curable disease. But his legacy extends beyond that. He shared his three year journey and public health battle as patient zero of an experimental immunotherapy treatment with millions of Australians.

In today's deepdive, we are going to play you a very special interview we did with Professor Richard Scolyer back in November 2024.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Guest: Professor Richard Scolyer AO
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include: 

• Mourners have gathered at the Sydney Opera House to farewell former Australian of the year Professor Richard Scolyer.
• The Government’s strengthened anti-racism standards for Australian universities are now in effect.
• New polling data shows a slump in support for One Nation, after Pauline Hanson outlined her party’s policy aims during a recent address.
• And today’s good news: For the first time, humanoid robots have completed live surgeries.

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Producer: Rosa Bowden

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In case you missed it, the Federal Government has for the first time released a report tracking how AI is reshaping Australia’s workforce. 

It said there has been no evidence that AI has caused widespread job losses or major disruptions… yet. Which might be surprising considering the job cuts we have heard about.

This report, from the government, does paint a bit of a different picture. But it also tells us what job are most at risk. We’ll tell you what you need to know in today’s podcast. 

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher
Video Editor: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include: 

• Telstra has been warned it could face a multimillion-dollar fine after this week’s widespread outages.
• Outspoken media figure and former Senator Derryn Hinch has died at the age of 82 after a long and public health battle.
• Andy Burnham is almost guaranteed to be the UK’s next Prime Minister, after 322 Labour MPs nominated him to take over from Keir Starmer as leader.
• And today’s good news: The city of New York has announced funding to support a new pet‑food pantry program.

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is falling apart. Ships have been attacked in a key shipping route, the U.S. has struck back, and Trump says the deal is "over."

Today we're breaking down what's happened since Sunday, why a Supreme Leader who died months ago is only being buried this week, and whether we're heading back to full-blown war.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher
Video Editor: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include: 

• Telstra says it has carried out 639 welfare checks on people whose calls to Triple Zero did not go through during outages earlier this week.
• The U.S. military says it has completed an additional ‌round of strikes against Iran, which it said were aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open.
• Childhood vaccination rates have fallen over the past five years while more Australians have chronic disease, according to a major report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
• And today’s good news! A woman has set a new record for rowing solo from the U.S. west coast to Hawai’i, crossing the ocean in just 43 days.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Yesterday, right-wing politician Nigel Farage resigned from the UK Parliament.

The resignation comes as an investigation into his finances is currently underway. But who exactly is Farage, and why have we been hearing so much about him lately?

On today's podcast, we're going to get to the bottom of that question, and work out why he's just walked away from the seat it took him seven attempts to win.

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Avegail Matutina
Video Editor: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include: 

• Telstra is still investigating the cause of a nationwide outage, but says call and data services have been restored to 90% of its customers.
• The consumer watchdog has announced a specialised taskforce to crack down on gambling scams, known as ‘scambling’.
• A cargo plane with five crew members on board is missing after it lost contact with air traffic control off the coast of Pakistan.
• And today’s good news: New research has revealed Earth may be home to more than three times as many insects as previously thought.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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The death of a young Melbourne teacher on a suburban footy field has reignited conversations about player safety and intensified growing scrutiny of the AFL's concussion record. In today's deep dive, we'll unpack this tragedy, and the bigger reckoning about brain injuries in our national game.

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Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher
Video Editor: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include: 

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised China for testing a long-range missile in the Pacific Ocean, after Australia and Fiji signed a historic defence pact.
• TikTok says it deployed crisis teams to prevent footage of the Bondi terror attack spreading within an hour and a half of the massacre, despite having no Australian content moderators.
• A British vessel travelling through the Strait of Hormuz has been struck and set on fire, UK officials have confirmed.
• And today’s good news: The U.S. state of Michigan will make it easier for kids to run their own lemonade stands, with a new bill to remove current permit and fee requirements.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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