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Today's headlines include:
A wide-scale emergency response is underway in Virginia after a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger jet collided midair.
Several Sydney locations including a Jewish primar…
A Queensland social media influencer accused of poisoning her daughter has been released on bail. The woman is facing several charges including torture and fraud, after she allegedly posted videos of…
Today's headlines include:
Annual inflation has reached its lowest rate in more than three years, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
More than a dozen Queenslanders…
Global technology stocks have taken a historic hit this week after a Chinese AI company called DeepSeek demonstrated it could build powerful AI systems just as good, if not better, than the current m…
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Evacuations are continuing in parts of north-west Victoria, where crews are battling several bushfires.
A Queensland woman accused of poisoning her young daughter has faced …
On Saturday, Neale Daniher AO became the 2025 Australian of the Year. Daniher, who was an AFL player and captain, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2013. Since then, he's gone on to c…
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The Federal Government has announced $6.4 million in funding for Holocaust education.
Parts of southern California have seen the first significant rainfall in months, after w…
It's a public holiday today, following Australia’s national day yesterday... but 20% of TDA readers don’t actually know why Australia Day is held on 26 January. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the…
On today's good news wrap up, we discuss the solar powered school bags bringing light to school students, the sporting first in F1, the record-breaking weddings in Thailand and why a rotting smelling…
Today's headlines include:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out calling a second Voice referendum, if Labor wins re-election.
Channel Nine presenter Alex Cullen will step down “permanently”…
This week, a group of researchers have called for doctors to stop using the Body Mass Index, or BMI, to define obesity. It's a measurement system that's been around since the 1830s, but now experts s…
Today's headlines include:
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has requested a trial without a jury, as he prepares to face rape charges in a Queensland court.
NSW Police are searching for three me…
There have been several antisemitic attacks in Sydney in the past three months, which has led to governments and police, as well as leaders of other faiths, uniting to condemn, investigate and press …
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The NSW Government has announced a group of rail workers’ unions will pause their industrial action, days after widespread delays across Sydney’s train network
Foreign Mini…
This week, a Channel Nine presenter was stood down after he allegedly accepted $50,000 for being the first TV journalist to call a high-profile businessman “McLaren Guy” instead of “Lambo Guy”. Chann…
Today's headlines include:
U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 1,500 Americans who were involved in the January 6 Capitol riots.
The Federal Government has announced new safety requir…
In a dramatic turn of events, TikTok is back online in the United States after being down for just 12 hours. The restoration comes after President Trump, who was officially inaugurated as the 47th Pr…
Today's headlines include:
A record number of women are now represented in the Federal Cabinet, following a Parliamentary reshuffle triggered by Bill Shorten’s retirement from politics.
The Victorian…
This week, Donald Trump is set to officially take office at the White House for the second time as U.S. President. As the dawn of a new chapter of one of the most powerful positions in the world begi…
This good news podcast is all about bringing people together - from heartwarming moments in U.S. politics, to the power of music in children's television, Sam and Billi have a rundown of the four new…