The Daily Aus

Every year since 2001, a study has looked at how Australian households are changing. It's called the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia, or HILDA, survey, and it captures trends acros…

On today's good news podcast, we discuss the First Nations tennis greats being honoured in Barbie form this International Women's Day, the history-making victories from this year's Oscars, and two sc…

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Some 80,000 homes and businesses in NSW and Qld are without power as Cyclone Alfred edges closer to land. 

A 17-year-old boy has been charged after he allegedly boarded a f…

The Australian housing market has been making headlines again with property prices continuing to climb despite some interest rate relief from the RBA last month. For young Australians hoping to buy t…

Cyclone Alfred has slowed down as it moves towards Queensland and NSW, with it now expected to make landfall late Friday night or early Saturday morning, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Millions of residents in parts of Queensland and NSW are bracing for the arrival of Cyclone Alfred, which is due to make landfall early on Friday morning. Authorities are warning the rare weather eve…

Today's headlines include:

Evacuation centres are opening in NSW and Qld as authorities finalise preparations ahead of Cyclone Alfred making landfall.

A second nurse has been charged over an antisemi…

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) released its annual pay gap report this week, which found that - on average - men still earn more than women across all industries. The agency’s gender pay…

Today's headlines include:

U.S. news outlets are reporting President Donald Trump will immediately suspend aid to Ukraine.

A 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports to the U.S. will come into effe…

A White House meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance descended into what’s been described as “an explosive encounter,” an “Ova…

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Qantas is investigating a mid-flight incident after smoke was detected in the cockpit of one of its planes.

Israel will stop all aid deliveries into Gaza after the first ph…

The 97th Oscars are upon us, with today’s ceremony set to show us what Hollywood considers the best films of 2024. On today’s podcast, we’ll be breaking down everything you need to know about the Aca…

We are nearly about to enter election season in Australia. As you would have now heard us say a million times on this podcast, Australia is due to hold an election on 17 May or before. And that could…

On today's good news podcast, we discuss the best birthday an 105 year old could ever wish for, a Melbourne cafe helping to move the dial and the latest innovation helping an endangered bird species.

Today's headlines include:

A fleet of Chinese warships in the Tasman sea is now “just outside” the border of Australia’s exclusive economic zone, according to the Prime Minister.

The U.S. Department …

This week, 14 members of a religious group were sentenced over the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs. Her death was the result of consistently being denied insulin or medical care for type 1 d…

Today's headlines include:

The Federal Government has signed off on a deal allowing Qatar Airways to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia.

A suspicious object that washed up on a Gold Coast beach this mor…

The nurse in the antisemitic video filmed at Bankstown Hospital earlier this month has been charged by NSW Police. The 26-year-old woman was charged with three Commonwealth offences, and remains on b…

Today's headlines include:

Prices rose by 2.5% in the year to January, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 

A review into the handling of sexual assault cases in NSW ha…

The trial of four people accused of murdering 15-year-old Cassius Turvey in Perth has begun in the WA Supreme Court over two years after his death. It’s a case that prompted widespread rallies across…