Today's headlines include:

Political leaders have condemned an incident in Sydney’s east overnight, after a car was set alight and buildings were damaged with anti-Israel graffiti in the suburb of Woollahra.

The rebel forces that toppled Syria’s dictatorship this week have appointed Mohamed al-Bashir to act as interim Prime Minister until 1 March.

An election promise from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would give most pre-school aged children three days of subsidised early childhood education per week.

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A 26-year-old man, named Luigi Mangione, has been arrested over the killing of a health insurance CEO last week in New York.For now, it has brought to an end a nearly week-long manhunt that captivated the world and has triggered a wave of anger directed at the healthcare system in the U.S.On today’s podcast, we’ll take you through how this story unfolded and what we know about the man they are now alleging was behind the murder.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:
A motion to prohibit debate on abortion for four years has passed Queensland’s parliament.
The Reserve Bank of Australia will keep the cash rate at 4.35%.
New Zealand will ban greyhound racing.
An Indian woman has been nominated for best director at the Golden Globes for the first time.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Rebel forces have taken control of Syria, ending the Assad family’s 54-year regime. Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled to Russia, and international governments have said they’ll work to stabilise the country as it enters a new era. In today’s deep dive, we’ll explain how rebel forces took over Syria in just two weeks’ time, and what could be next for the Middle Eastern nation.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Orla Maher

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new antisemitism taskforce led by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Supermarket giant Woolworths has projected it has lost $140 million following strikes among workers at four distribution centres in Victoria and New South Wales. Rebel forces have taken control of Syria, marking the collapse of the government and end of the Assad family’s 54-year rule. And the good news: Over the weekend, Notre Dame in Paris reopened, five years after a fire tore through the 850-year-old cathedral.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Tomorrow is the end of a UN Women campaign called the 16 Days of Activism which is calling for an end to gender-based violence. In today's deep dive we hear from the CEO of UN Women Australia, Simone Clarke, about how gender-based violence is progressing in Australia, the role of education in prevention, and what's being done by the state and federal governments.

This deep dive talks about gender-based violence, which can include sexual, family, and domestic violence. If you or someone you know may need support you can contact 1800 RESPECT.
Call: 1800 737 732
Text: 0458 737 732
Video: 1800RESPECT.org.au

Watch: Changing consent laws in Australia 

Hosts: Nandini Dhir and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Orla Maher

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In this week's wrap of good news, we discuss the reopening of a famous Parisian cathedral, the good news about walking in a straight line across NZ and the Hawaiian birds coming back from extinction.

Check out the men completing New Zealand's first straight line challenge here. 

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:
Victoria’s arson squad is investigating what it says was a “deliberate” and “targeted” attack on a Melbourne synagogue.
Woolworths has filed an application with the Fair Work Commission over ongoing employee strikes at several of its distribution centres.
South Korea’s Parliament will vote tomorrow night on whether to impeach the President after he declared martial law
Researchers have developed a new way to desalinate water more efficently.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Zara Seidler
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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One of Victoria’s oldest cold cases is one step closer to finally being solved.

This week, 65-year-old man Perry Kouroumblis was charged with the murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett at their home on Easey Street in Collingwood, Melbourne, in 1977 – nearly 50 years ago.

Commonly referred to as the Easey Street murders, this has been labelled Victoria’s “most serious… and longest cold case” by Victoria police chief commissioner Shane Patton. We'll tell you what you need to know in today's podcast.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:
Chris Dawson will appeal his guilty conviction for “carnal knowledge” (which is sexual abuse) of a student while he was a teacher in Sydney in the 1980s.
Human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Israeli Government of perpetrating genocide on Palestinians in Gaza.
France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier has resigned after three months in the job, after a majority of MPs in the country’s Parliament passed a vote of no confidence in his leadership and his government.
Nearly 750 new species have been discovered in Central Africa over the last decade, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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