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ABC News Daily is the podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily.
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Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Marc Fennell and a team of people far smarter than him (his words, not ours) take a fun deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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The world is on fire. There's a coup. A former president is being indicted. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes.
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What do we make of Mitchell Johnson’s comments? Will anyone rock up to the Perth Test? Is Cricket on Amazon unconscionable or a just a sign of the times? So many big questions, so little time before the first Test! Teddy and Corbin are back after a short break to answer them all as we get ready for Perth and Pakistan.…
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As you head to the supermarket to stock up for your Christmas lunch you can try and shop around for a deal, but it’s not easy with Coles and Woolies dominating the market. According to the Greens you’ll be paying too much, because they accuse the big players of price gouging. It’s an allegation the supermarkets deny. Today, ABC investigative report…
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Tens of thousands of Aboriginal objects exist in museum collections overseas. Palawa woman Professor Gaye Sculthorpe located a wrongly labelled Tasmanian Aboriginal water carrier in a Paris museum while researching her family's history. Her research, whilst working on Tasmanian Aboriginal collections in the United Kingdom and France, also looks at …
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Each year Mitch McTaggart produces a snack-sized compilation of the year on Australian television, The Last Year of Television, which streams on New Year’s Eve on Binge. 2023 is his fifth year of reviewing Australian TV, so expect highlights of the good, the bad and the cringeworthy. Guest: Mitch McTaggart…
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A war veteran who was once shot (and reported dead) at Gallipoli, William Roy Hodgson would go on to play a key role in drafting one of the United Nation's most historic documents. But his unvarnished approach to diplomacy would see much of that legacy forgotten.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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We all tend to get a bit cranky when the weather turns super hot, but did you know heatwaves can worsen certain mental health conditions? We explore the troubling ways heat can affects our mental health and behaviour. Just a heads up, this episode touches on the topic of suicide. Please take care.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used widely in hospitals as a powerful painkiller.Since the late 1960s, it's been one of the world's most important opioid analgesics.But in the United States illegal fentanyl use has exploded, last year it killed over 70,000 people.We examine the global supply chain and why fentanyl is unlike any other drug problem i…
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Gerard Minack says that Australian policymakers are "doubling down on a dumb strategy" by relying on immigration rather than investment to grow the economy. Nicki Hutley argues that economic benefits can be gained from superannuation funds getting more involved in investing in the energy transition and housing.…
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Iconic food writer, Rachel Roddy, talks pasta, literary influence, Roman food culture, and writing about Italian food as an outsider; and Brent Toderian discusses Reykjavik’s urban development plan competition, the problem of car dependency and the populist backlash to the 15 minute city.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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It is related to the dodo, makes milk and even played a role in the French Revolution. Surely this bird deserves some recognition? Featuring: Rosemary Mosco, Science writer and author of 'The Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching'. Nathan Finger, Host of 'Bird of the Week' podcast Dr Robin Leppitt, Ornithologist. April Broadbent, Pigeon Rehabber. Aaron a…
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The BBL is back but can the streamlined competition recapture hearts and minds? As Australia's T20 league faces increased competition from overseas rivals, the pressure is on to get it right. In golf, Jon Rahm has signed a deal with LIV understood to be worth $600m USD, we pull it apart. If that was a surprise, wait til you hear about Nick Kyrgios …
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Kate, Cassie and three reading guests (critic Beejay Silcox, Books Editor Jason Steger and kids' author Tristan Bancks) on the books they've loved, the books they'd recommend, the books to give to a friend, the books to read over Summer (and yes, there is a list).By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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I've got five fantastic stories for you today, the first of which is about an Aussie gymnast making a name for herself, literally. Then, we'll meet a benevolent barber making a difference in his community. After that, it's off to the moon! To meet Australia's first moon rover. Speaking of Australian firsts, we'll then learn about a new Indigenous p…
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When the World Health Organisation demanded China pass over detailed information on an outbreak of respiratory illness last month there was an uncomfortable sense of deja vu. Local media had been reporting hospitals being overwhelmed with sick children with undiagnosed pneumonia and the WHO wanted to know what was going on. It’s clear now it’s a wi…
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