The World Today

By ABC News

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.... more

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The podcast currently has 9,621 episodes available.

The World Today episodes:

August 07, 2020 Growers worried imported flowers a biosecurity risk
Fresh cut flowers are at the centre of a feud between small domestic growers and large-scale importers.
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4min
August 07, 2020 NSW Health says wind instruments are a no-go
NSW Health has advised musicians that in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19, wind instruments like the saxophone shouldn't be played near other people.
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4min
August 06, 2020 THURS 6 AUG: The aftermath in Beirut
Beirut has begun what seems like an almost impossible task: clearing up after the devastating blast at the city's port.
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30min
August 06, 2020 Unity and anger amid Beirut rubble
Residents of Beirut are banding together to give shelter to those whose homes have been damaged in the massive explosion at the port and to start clearing up the damage.
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1min
August 06, 2020 What went wrong in Beirut?
The World Today speaks to Gabriel da Silva, a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne about the compound ammonium nitrate.
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6min
August 06, 2020 Melbourne shuts down as PM pumps more money into mental health
The sprawling city of Melbourne is a much quieter place today, as only people with a permit are allowed to go to work.
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6min
August 06, 2020 Businesses confused over Melbourne shutdown
The Victorian Government's rush to implement tough lock-down restrictions continues to confuse some businesses, who say they're in the dark about what they can and can't do.
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3min
August 06, 2020 What happens if Melbourne's stage four lockdown doesn't work?
Victoria's health authorities hope Melbourne's stage four lockdown will help drive COVID-19 infection numbers down, and say they aren't thinking about a stage five.
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5min
August 06, 2020 INTRODUCING our true-crime podcast Trace: The Informer
Lawyer Nicola Gobbo represented some of Australia's most dangerous criminals, all the while secretly working as a police informer. Why did she do it, and how was it allowed to happen?
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5min
August 05, 2020 WED 5 AUG: Devastation in Beirut
Beirut is a city all-too-used to air-raids and terror attacks, but its battle-weary residents say today's explosion is the worst they've experienced.
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30min

FAQs about The World Today:

How many episodes does The World Today have?

The podcast currently has 9,621 episodes available.