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A lot has been said about 'Stage 3' tax cuts lately, what is and isn’t changing, and who the measures will impact. To dig a little deeper into what these changes mean for young people in particular, …

63 years ago today the oral contraceptive, aka the pill, became available to Australian women. TDA fact checker Lucy joins the pod to talk about the history of the pill, how it changed Australia, and…

As we dive a bit deeper, to examine the forces trying to legalise vaping, we uncover the role Big Tobacco has to play. So why do companies which traditionally have made their money from selling cigar…

We’ve known for some time that buying nicotine vapes over the counter has been illegal. So why are they still so easy to buy? And what’s slowed down progress on regulation? In Episode  Two we’ll look…

The rules around vaping in Australia are about to change. But in order to understand these changes, you need to understand what vapes actually are - and what they’re doing to our health. In Episode O…

It’s Australia’s national day today and a public holiday across the states and territories. But one in 10 TDA readers told us they don’t know why Australia Day happens on January 26. In today’s deep …

The national population has reached over 27 million, but in the middle of housing, cost of living and environmental crises, is Australia equipped to deal with its growing population? In today's deep …

Women’s pain is real and regularly overlooked. That’s the verdict from the Victorian Government after a survey they conducted revealed what’s known as a “gender pain gap”. The Victorian Government wi…

A group of Australian dads are calling for the Federal Government to fund 12 weeks of paid parental leave for fathers and non-birthing parents. As it currently stands, there’s a shared limit on how m…

Last week, awards season was in full swing as the world of TV and film took centre stage. But as this happened, an important statement was released from production companies, asking governments to re…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the ‘Stage 3’ tax cuts will still be introduced from July. 

This means everyone earning above $45,000 will receive a tax cut - meaning more money in thei…

Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses earlier this week, cementing him as the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican race to become the party’s next presidential candidate.

It's the first step towards anoth…

The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called it one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in the nation’s history, and it’s been compared to the Australian Robodebt saga. In today’s deep dive we’…

Voters in Taiwan have elected Lai Ching-te from the Democratic Progressive Party as their new leader. It’s a history-making election for Taiwan - marking the first time a political party has won a th…

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide in its war in Gaza, in a case brought to the International Court of Justice. The Israeli government “categorically rejects” the claims. Both sid…

Donald Trump has been leading the news cycle when it comes to Republican nominees for this year’s presidential election, but in all of the intensity of the election, one person has emerged as his big…

Matildas Captain Sam Kerr has ruptured her ACL, which could rule her out of the Olympics this year. But did you know, female athletes are more likely than their male counterparts to tear their ACL? I…

Over the weekend, nine people were taken to hospital in critical condition from the Hardmission Festival at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Seven of these people were placed into an induced coma.…

As we all know, the cost of renting in Australia increased significantly last year. In fact, it has been increasing at an above-average rate for a couple of years now. And we want to know - will 2024…

Today we are recapping what you missed from the last two weeks of the summer break. Overseas, we cover the continued war in Israel and Gaza as well as the historical court documents about Jeffrey Eps…