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The Daily Aus

This is a daily news podcast for young people in Australia. Join The Daily Aus team every weekday morning as we cover the news in your language. We’re a newsroom of young journalists, delivering news for young people.

TDA is completely independent. We are not owned by any larger media company.

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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
11 minutes
Episodes
1439
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Headlines: Millions at risk after

Headlines: Millions at risk after "significant" Qantas cyberattack

Today's headlines include: 

The personal details of millions of Qantas customers may have been leaked following a mass cyber attack. 

The Victorian Government has announced an urgent review into chil…

00:04:27  |   Wed 02 Jul 2025
New financial year, new rules

New financial year, new rules

It's the start of a new financial year in Australia this week, which means a raft of changes affecting millions of Australians came into effect yesterday. From wage increases to new laws, cost-of-liv…

00:14:56  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
Headlines: Govt appoints new illicit tobacco Commissioner

Headlines: Govt appoints new illicit tobacco Commissioner

Today's headlines include: 

Australia’s first Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner has been named by the Federal Government. 

Large parts of NSW are being told to brace for damaging winds, he…

00:04:00  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
The Glastonbury controversies, explained

The Glastonbury controversies, explained

Over the weekend, Britain’s biggest music festival Glastonbury was held on a farm in south-west England. This year’s edition made more headlines than usual due to a pair of acts: Irish rap group Knee…

00:13:22  |   Mon 30 Jun 2025
Headlines: Watchdog finds

Headlines: Watchdog finds "serious corruption" by senior official

Today's headlines include: 

Australia’s corruption watchdog has found a senior Home Affairs official engaged in “serious” corrupt conduct when she helped her sister’s fiancé secure a job in the depar…

00:03:53  |   Mon 30 Jun 2025
A legal battle over religious posters in U.S. schools

A legal battle over religious posters in U.S. schools

A group of parents in the U.S. state of Texas have launched a lawsuit to stop the state government from forcing all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments — a list of moral orders c…

00:13:31  |   Sun 29 Jun 2025
Headlines: Cassius Turvey's killers sentenced to life in prison

Headlines: Cassius Turvey's killers sentenced to life in prison

Today's headlines include: 

Two men have been sentenced to life behind bars over the 2022 Perth murder of teenager Cassius Turvey.

The media regulator has rejected a proposal to play more alcohol ads…

00:03:59  |   Fri 27 Jun 2025
Why the ABC lost an unfair dismissal case

Why the ABC lost an unfair dismissal case

The ABC unlawfully dismissed journalist Antoinette Lattouf by cutting short her week-long radio hosting role, the federal court has ruled. Lattouf was sacked after sharing a Human Rights Watch post o…

00:11:48  |   Thu 26 Jun 2025
Headlines: Jailed Aussie whistleblower's new appeal bid

Headlines: Jailed Aussie whistleblower's new appeal bid

Today's headlines include:

Jailed whistleblower David McBride has lodged an appeal application to Australia’s highest court, seeking to overturn charges for leaking secret defence documents. 

A forme…

00:04:17  |   Thu 26 Jun 2025
The good news you missed this week

The good news you missed this week

It’s been a particularly tense time around the world, as we've covered on the podcast this week. But we want to bring you something different for today's deep dive — an exclusively good news episode.…

00:12:57  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
Headlines: Monthly inflation eases to 2.1%

Headlines: Monthly inflation eases to 2.1%

Today's headlines include:

Prices rose by 2.1% in the year to May, according to monthly inflation figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has described la…

00:04:34  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
Your Middle East questions, answered

Your Middle East questions, answered

For nearly two weeks now, Iran and Israel have been engaged in a war that has kept the world anxiously waiting to see what happens next.As we have covered this week, the U.S. effectively entered the …

00:19:31  |   Tue 24 Jun 2025
Headlines: Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire

Headlines: Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire

Today's headlines include:

Israel and Iran have now both agreed to a ceasefire deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump early this morning.

Meanwhile, increased tensions in the region have promp…

00:04:30  |   Tue 24 Jun 2025
The U.S. strikes on Iran, explained

The U.S. strikes on Iran, explained

Over the weekend, the U.S. struck Iran. It’s the largest attack America has ever carried out on Iran, and comes amid a war between Iran and Israel, which counts the U.S. as its closest ally. In today…

00:17:03  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
Headlines: Albanese supports U.S. decision to strike Iran

Headlines: Albanese supports U.S. decision to strike Iran

Today's headlines include:

The Australian Government has confirmed its support for the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, while repeating calls for a “diplomatic” solution to the Middle East confl…

00:04:59  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
Why a baby was born to a dead woman

Why a baby was born to a dead woman

Several months ago, a U.S. woman named Adriana Smith had a medical emergency and ended up in hospital. Doctors found blood clots on her brain, and she was declared brain dead. Her story didn’t end th…

00:12:58  |   Sun 22 Jun 2025
The changes coming to your super

The changes coming to your super

Did you know the amount of superannuation you get paid is about to change? As of 1 July, the minimum amount of super you receive is about to increase. So what does this actually mean for you? We’ll e…

00:13:38  |   Sat 21 Jun 2025
Headlines: ADF deployed to Middle East to evacuate Australians

Headlines: ADF deployed to Middle East to evacuate Australians

Today's headlines include:

The Federal Government will send defence assets to the Middle East to assist in the evacuation of Australians. 

Australia is a step closer to rolling out age verification t…

00:04:59  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
The $100 million AI job offers

The $100 million AI job offers

This week, Meta made its second-largest acquisition ever, buying a major stake in AI company Scale AI for $21 billion. But that's just the beginning of Silicon Valley's most extreme talent war, where…

00:18:41  |   Thu 19 Jun 2025
Headlines: Closing arguments wrap in Erin Patterson murder trial

Headlines: Closing arguments wrap in Erin Patterson murder trial

Today's headlines include:

The jury in the trial of accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is a step closer to deliberations, with the defence making their closing arguments today. 

The unemploymen…

00:03:58  |   Thu 19 Jun 2025
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