Australia is in the midst of a ‘baby recession,' according to recent analysis of national birth trends by KPMG. It blamed cost of living pressures for declining births last year, when the country reached its lowest birth rate since 2006. So, what’s going on and does it matter?  ANU demographer Dr. Liz Allen answers our questions in the deep dive.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Guest: Dr. Liz Allen
Producer: Orla Maher

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As thousands of athletes and millions of spectators descend on Paris, we're now just days away from the Olympics Opening Ceremony. The city has had the better part of a decade to prepare for this moment, but with recent political instability, rising temperatures, security concerns, over-tourism and even E. coli in the Seine... Is Paris ready to host the Olympics?
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Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
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In a historic announcement yesterday morning, U.S. President Joe Biden stepped down from his re-election campaign. Biden said he believed it was “in the best interest” of the Democratic party and the U.S. for him to “stand down”. In today’s deep dive, we’ll explain why Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely candidate, and what’s set to happen next.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher

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One of the world’s biggest tobacco manufacturers will build a $US600 million nicotine pouch factory. Philip Morris International, which owns the nicotine pouch brand Zyn, said its planned facility will “help meet the growing global demand for smoke-free [nicotine] products”. In today's deep dive, we'll explain the rising popularity in these nicotine pouches, and whether they actually are better than cigarettes.

Hosts: Chloe Christie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher

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You’ve likely heard of Project 2025. It is a set of conservative policy recommendations for former President Donald Trump if he becomes the next President.

Trump says he is not directly involved in it, and he has publicly tried to distance himself from it. However, Democrats have consistently attacked Trump’s ties to the plan. President Joe Biden has labelled it “biggest attack on our system of government  that has ever been proposed in the history of this country.” In today's deep dive, we explain everything you need to know about the plan.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher

Links to previous shows:
An attempted assassination attempt: What we know
The string of lawsuits against Andrew Tate
The criminal allegations facing one of Australia's biggest unions
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How do prisoners get information? How about news? This is something that a new national newspaper is trying to tackle. It’s called ‘About Time’ and it’s designed to be read by the prison population of Australia - about 40,000 people.

In today's deep dive, we talk to the Managing Director of About Time, Jo Friedman, about why this publication is needed, what it hopes to achieve, whether it can even get behind bars, and if it makes prisoners feel more free.

The first edition of About Time can be read here: https://www.abouttime.org.au/

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Emma Gillespie
Guest: Jo Friedman, About Time
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One of Australia’s biggest unions – the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union (CFMEU) – is being investigated for alleged ties to criminal gangs and bikie groups in the wake of a Nine Network investigation. The controversial head of the union’s Victorian wing, John Setka, stepped down last week before the criminal allegations surfaced. The union’s Victorian branch has since gone into administration and handed control to the national body.

In today’s deep dive, we’re going to explain what the CFMEU actually is, why these allegations are so serious and what it means for Labor.Link to original Nine Network investigation here.

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Producer: Orla Maher

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Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are being sued for tax evasion in the UK after failing to pay $AU5.3m in taxes. UK police allege the pair paid no tax on $40m of revenue from their online businesses between 2014 and 2022. It’s the latest in a string of legal battles that the two men are facing, both in the UK and Romania. In today’s deep dive, we lay out all the different charges and what they mean for the controversial influencer.Listen to TDA's episode on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump here.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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Yesterday there was an assassination attempt on the former U.S. President Donald Trump.

It was the first time a current or former U.S. president has been wounded from an assassination attempt in more than 40 years.

There has been a lot of commentary about the attempt, what it means for the future of Trump’s campaign and the state of U.S. politics more broadly. But one thing has been clear: all official authorities and the political community have condemned this act of political violence.

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

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson

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The NSW greyhound racing industry is being investigated after a former employee of the racing body detailed allegations of cover-ups and abuse. In today’s deep dive, we’ll look at what the report says about the way greyhounds are treated in the sport, and what the NSW Government plans to do next.

Hosts: Harry Sekulich and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher

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