CW: Before we get into today’s deep dive, we wanted to give you a quick heads up that this episode discusses distressing themes, including sexual abuse. If you or anyone you know needs support, you can reach out to 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au.

A missing 13-year-old. A body found in a car boot by chance. A matching tattoo. And a 21-year-old TikTok star with 22 million Spotify listeners potentially facing the death penalty. 

Today, we’re explaining the case against U.S. singer d4vd from the very beginning.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include:

• Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held talks with her Lebanese and Pakistani counterparts on a ceasefire in the Middle East, as uncertainty surrounds negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. 
• Christopher Luxon will stay on as Prime Minister of New Zealand after surviving a confidence vote.
• A smoking ban for people born after 2008 has passed UK Parliament, more than two years after the bill was first tabled.
• And today’s good news: Archaeologists have discovered an ancient water temple in north-east Egypt.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
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Australia’s protest laws are being tested in multiple states. Over the weekend, dozens were arrested in Brisbane, after demonstrations opposing Qld’s new hate speech. Just days earlier, a NSW court struck down protest restrictions introduced after the Bondi terror attack. Today we’ll unpack what's going on in each state, where protests laws are at federally, and what it all means for your right to protest.

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Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include:

• The ceasefire in the U.S-Israel war with Iran is in doubt after the U.S. fired on an Iranian cargo ship, then seized it.
• Treasurer Jim Chalmers has foreshadowed some of the measures the Government could implement in the upcoming Federal Budget, the first since the 2025 election.
• A man in the U.S. state of Louisiana has killed eight children, seven of whom were his own, and critically wounded their mother and another woman.
• And today’s good news! Australian golfer Hannah Green has won the prestigious LA Championship for the third time.

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Last week, a jury in the U.S. found the world's biggest ticketing company was running an illegal monopoly. The landmark verdict against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is the latest in a case that could have implications for music fans around the world. On today's podcast, we’re going to go through everything you need to know about the trial including what the jury actually found, what happens next, and what it means for Australian concert-goers.

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected the latest round of criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump about military assistance in the Middle East.
• Former SAS soldier and accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail, ten days after his arrest at Sydney Airport. 
• St Kilda Football Club will appeal a ban handed down to one of its players over a homophobic slur. 
• And today’s good news: Children and families can now stream Auslan-interpreted episodes of the iconic Aussie kid’s show ‘Bluey’.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Over the next few days, thousands of festival goers will descend on a valley in the Californian desert to attend the sold-out second weekend of Coachella 2026.

The festival is one of the biggest of its kind, with the star power of its global headliners rivalled only by its a-list attendees. But the Coachella of the past was a very different festival, one born out of a protest led by Pearl Jam, and an artist boycott against Ticketmaster.  

Today we’ll explore how Coachella started, and what’s happened between then and now.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include:

• Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has given an update on the national fuel supply, hours after firefighters extinguished a major blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries.
• The NSW Court of Appeal has ruled the state government’s protest restrictions after the Bondi terrorist attack infringed on residents’ constitutional rights.
• A recount has been ordered in the South Australian seat of Narungga, after dozens of uncounted ballots were sent to the state’s electoral commission.
• And today’s good news: Australia’s rarest reptile has been found in a national park in New South Wales.

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There's a word economists really hate saying out loud. The IMF just handed the world three possible futures - weaker, worse, and severe - and in the worst case, it says we're on the brink of that word. A war in the Middle East, oil at $100 a barrel, and the sharpest global warning in years. On today’s podcast, we're asking one of Australia's sharpest economic minds, economist from The Australia Institute Greg Jericho, on whether it's time to start saying it out loud.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Emma Gillespie
Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist of the Australia Institute
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include:

• Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be forced to share hundreds of millions of dollars from her iron ore empire after two rival mining dynasties won parts of a bitter legal battle against the billionaire.
• Virgin Australia has become the latest airline to announce it will raise fares and cut its number of domestic flights amid the global fuel supply shortage. 
• The High Court has ruled Victoria’s political donation laws aren’t in line with the Australian Constitution.
• And today’s good news: A French man has won an original Picasso painting after he entered a charity raffle supporting Alzheimer’s research.

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