Gold is one of the world’s oldest investments. In 2025, it came into the spotlight as a haven for investors concerned about the volatility of our economic markets.

About two months ago, it reached its highest price ever - around $3,800 an ounce. That's a pretty big deal when you consider that just five years ago, an ounce of gold was worth about half that amount. When gold prices soar like this, it can impact everything from the jewellery you might buy to the broader Australian economy.

On today’s podcast, we’re going to look at what has driven the spike in the price of gold, and the mechanics of actually buying the shiny stuff.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:

The Australian Bureau of Statistics will run a test version of the national Census for around 60,000 households next month.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping tomorrow, as part of his second visit to China since taking office.
A French woman who testified at her husband’s trial for drugging and raping her, and allowing others to rape her, has been given the country’s highest civilian honour.
And today’s good news: Australian golfer Grace Kim has won her first major title at the Evian Championship in France.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. It comes after Pakistan's Government also nominated him in June, making it Trump's second nomination in six months.

But what actually is the noble peace prize, and how does one… get one?

Today, we're looking at what these nominations mean and why Trump has been pursuing this prize since his first term in office.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

Thanks to FoodSwitch for supporting this episode – head to foodswitch.com.au to download the free app and try it out at your next grocery shop.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Australian social media personality and author Nick Adams as his ambassador to Malaysia.

A man has faced court over allegations he stalked radio personality Jackie 'O' Henderson.

Sweden’s immigration minister has refused to resign from office following news that his teenage son was engaging with white supremacist content online.

And the good news: Three new dogs have begun work at the Federal and Family Court in NSW as part of its ‘Court Dogs’ program, which supports vulnerable people and children in the court system.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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Did you know that rules of pet ownership are changing in Australia? Well, kind of.

At the start of this month, the ACT revealed a new draft code of practice that sets out mandatory rules of dog ownership in the territory. Among the new rules is a required minimum time of three hours spent with a dog every day.  Now that is just for the ACT. Read the ACT's full draft Code of Practice here.

But it comes a month after new laws at the federal level came into effect that changed how pets are seen in the family law system. It means pets won’t just be seen as property, and there will be new special considerations to who took the best care of the pet.

Today, we’re looking at how the rules of pet ownership are changing.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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A 91-year-old woman has killed one person and injured two others in a car crash in outer eastern Melbourne this afternoon.
Hamas has agreed to release 10 of the hostages it took on 7 October 2023, as a new round of ceasefire negotiations with Israel continues.
The Queensland Maroons delivered a convincing victory over the NSW Blues to win the 2025 men’s State of Origin series.
Today’s good news: The first malaria treatment safe for babies to take has been approved for use.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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A former radio host is taking legal action against his former employer over a 2012 prank call controversy that made global headlines. Michael Christian is suing Southern Cross Austereo, claiming he wasn't supported through the fallout from an on-air segment that led to tragic consequences. Today we're explaining what happened in 2012, the legal action that's now underway, and what Christian is alleging about his treatment by the radio network.

Lifeline: 13 11 14 

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:

Queensland will become the first Australian state to mandate regular safety training for childcare workers.

The Reserve Bank’s deputy governor is warning that U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war will have a “profound” economic impact.

The death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has risen to at least 111 people, with at least 173 still missing as search and rescue teams continue operations. 

And today’s good news: Mattel has launched the first Barbie with type 1 diabetes.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has handed down the long-awaited findings in the inquest into the killing of 19-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker, by then-police officer Zachary Rolfe. Armitage found that Rolfe was a racist, embedded in a racist culture at NT Police, and that Walker’s death was “avoidable”. In today’s podcast, we’ll explain Armitage’s findings about Rolfe and Walker’s lives, and her recommendations to the territory government and police.

13 YARN: 13 92 76
Lifeline: 13 11 14

You can read the inquest’s findings in full here.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate unchanged at 3.85%.

The death toll from the Texas floods has surpassed 100, with at least 28 children among the dead.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu has put Donald Trump’s name forward for a Nobel Peace Prize.

And in today’s good news: A small South American country has become the first malaria-free region in the Amazon.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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