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New hate speech laws have passed Victoria’s Parliament, after the Labor Government reached a deal with the Greens.

Thousands of doctors across NSW will proceed with planned…

This week, Australia became the second country in the world to mandate health warnings on individual cigarettes. The changes are part of several new tobacco control measures aimed at improving public…

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the cash rate will remain unchanged at 4.1%.

NSW Police have charged three people, including a teenager, after seizing sev…

Australia’s most listened to radio show has breached decency standards, the media watchdog has found. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) launched a formal investigation into the…

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Floodwaters are continuing to rise in parts of outback Queensland, where farming communities remain cut off following intense rainfall in the state’s west. 

A Sydney mother…

Australia is heading to the polls on the 3rd of May.

The election to decide who will lead the country is now officially underway, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese officially kicked off the campa…

This week, we talk about the amazing new Apple feature helping hearing impaired people, the record-breaking literary prize and a feel-good community knitting group.

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Labor and the Coalition have entered campaign mode after the Prime Minister called an election for 3 May this morning. 

Shark nets will be removed from 51 NSW beaches on Mo…

A new TV series has reignited conversations around incel culture, social media, and gender-based violence. Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ follows the fictional story of a 13-year-old boy, Jamie, who’s arres…

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to call an election tomorrow, meaning voters can expect to head to the polls in early May.

Health authorities and multiple super…

Earlier this week, the White House confirmed that a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat where a number of the most senior defence officials were discussing a planned strike against the …

Last night, the Government handed down a pre-election budget, committing to tax cuts and energy bill relief for everyone.

The documents also show Australia is plunging further into deficit, which is …

The Federal Government has handed down its annual Budget ahead of the upcoming Federal Election. In today's podcast, we explain the headline measures in the Budget, including tax cuts, non competes a…

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Queensland has announced its third 2032 Olympic stadium plan in four years, after the first two plans were abandoned.

The White House has confirmed that a journalist was ac…

Earlier this month, the Coalition announced it wants public servants in the office five days a week if it wins the next election. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came out strongly a…

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Ahead of the Federal Budget tomorrow, the Labor Government has announced it will cut spending on outsourced private consultants by $720 million, which it says is part of its…

Last week, a coronial inquest heard evidence relating to the murder of 21-year-old Lilie James. James was killed in October 2023 by Paul Thijssen, a colleague with whom she had a short relationship. …

It's been a week of broken records! This week, Russian freediver Yekaterina Nekrasova is believed to have set a new world record for swimming under ice without a wetsuit. And David Rush, who holds th…

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NSW Police has launched an investigation into reports of online threats against two Sydney mosques. 

An exclusion zone is in place around the site of a volcano eruption in…

This week, over 64,000 pages of documents relating to the assassination of former U.S. President John F Kennedy were made publicly available. It comes after current President Donald Trump authorised …