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Should junk food advertisements be banned for kids?

The average 5 to 8 year old will watch 4 hours of junk food ads each year. But new independent MP, Dr Sophie Scamps wants to change that. She's proposing regulation in her first ever draft bill that …

00:08:51 | Tue 09 Aug 2022

Pornhub, Visa and the court

A U.S. court has found that Visa could be sued for conspiring to profit from child abuse material posted to Pornhub. So how did the financial services company get mixed up in all of this? And what wi…

00:09:30 | Mon 08 Aug 2022

What you need to know about Victoria's new stealthing and consent legislation

The bill proposes an affirmative consent model, the criminalisation of stealthing and stronger laws on image-based sexual abuse. But what does it all mean, and how does Victoria compare to other juri…

00:09:12 | Sun 07 Aug 2022

The Beyonce, Uber and pizza venn diagram

The stock market has taken a hit, but not everyone is losing out. Maddy and Sophie from 'Your'e in Good Company' serve up a delicious slice of investment news for your Friday morning.

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00:08:59 | Thu 04 Aug 2022

Why China is angry at Nancy Pelosi

China had warned visiting Taiwan would be "playing with fire", but Nancy Pelosi did it anyway. There's a lot to get your head around when it comes to China's relationship with Taiwan. Add the U.S. an…

00:08:38 | Wed 03 Aug 2022

The U.S. just killed one of its “most wanted terrorists”

President Joe Biden has confirmed that the U.S. has successfully killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, a so called 'mastermind' behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But why now, what does this mean…

00:09:32 | Tue 02 Aug 2022

Why the territories can’t make laws on voluntary assisted dying

A bill was introduced to Federal Parliament yesterday that, if passed, would end the ban on voluntary assisted dying in Australia’s two territories, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital …

00:12:42 | Mon 01 Aug 2022

What you need to know about Australia's next referendum

The Prime Minister has presented a very important question; a draft of what would be Australia's first referendum in over two decades. And if Australians say yes, it could change the way First Nation…

00:09:50 | Sun 31 Jul 2022

Cloudy with a chance of economic storms

The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given an economic forecast, and warning: there are cloudy days ahead. Tom joins Sam and Zara straight from Parliament House to break down the numbers and the politics, …

00:09:37 | Thu 28 Jul 2022

Why is the government's emission target 43%?

It's back to school for parliament and the government's climate change bill is a top priority. They've already introduced it to the House of Representatives, but does it have what it takes to make it…

00:07:10 | Wed 27 Jul 2022

The pope's apology

The pope has said sorry to the Indigenous people of Canada for atrocities committed by the Catholic Church. Zara and Sam reflect on this act of acknowledgment, and some difficult truths closer to hom…

00:06:38 | Tue 26 Jul 2022

Why the WHO is warning us about monkeypox

Monkeypox is the new disease in the news. The WHO has classified it alongside only two others as of the highest level of concern. Why? How do you know if you have it? How does it spread? Listen on.

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00:05:59 | Mon 25 Jul 2022