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A 25-year-old undecided voter from Auckland became an internet sensation during a live New Zealand political debate after her highly expressive facial reactions were captured on camera throughout the event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four interest rate rises in 2026 have pushed Australian mortgage holders into severe financial stress, with 39 per cent of borrowers struggling to meet repayments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabbitohs star Jai Arrow and wife Berina Colakovic are travelling to Italy for a star-studded second wedding in Sicily. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The regional NSW town of Narrabri is planning to build a giant fluorescent pink slug monument to honour an incredibly rare local creature found only on Mount Kaputar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chinese-manufactured smart glasses sold at Kmart have been pulled from sale following an Australian government investigation into serious privacy and security vulnerabilities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent study testing 78 fruit and vegetable samples from major Australian supermarkets found 44 per cent contained PFAS forever chemicals, more than half carried pesticides not approved in the EU, and one strawberry punnet had fungicide at 10 times the legal limit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian grandmother DonnaJean Wilde, 61, broke the world record for the longest abdominal plank position held by a woman, maintaining the pose for five hours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Mac is at Danaher's Drive, a fundraising event for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The event has expanded to South Australia for the first time after 10 years in Victoria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's economy is experiencing a stark divide as higher interest rates create clear winners and losers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thieves scaled four floors up the side of a Townsville apartment building to break in while a former police officer was sleeping, stealing her car keys and two vehicles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's first homemade lunar rover, nicknamed RUVA, will travel to the Moon's South Pole around 2030 to collect soil samples. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family business Skippy's Fresh Fruits in Queensland offers dramatically discounted produce including potatoes for 1c per kg, 5c lemons and 28c asparagus bunches, using loss-leader pricing to compete with major supermarkets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian cafes are raising coffee prices following the recent ban on card payment surcharges, with one in six establishments increasing prices and one third adding at least 50 cents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Social Reckoning is the follow-up film to The Social Network, dramatising the true story of whistleblower Frances Haugen who leaked internal Facebook documents exposing the harmful effects of social media five years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne has been named the world's friendliest city in Condé Nast Traveller's 2026 Reader's Choice Awards, with almost 300,000 people voting to place Victoria's capital ahead of Porto, Portugal and Seoul, South Korea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government's ban on credit card surcharges may fuel inflation as hospitality businesses raise prices to cover fees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton's Coalition announces plans to reduce net overseas migration to 100,000 for two years and 160,000 in the fourth year, representing the largest migration cuts in Australian history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Coalition has announced plans to cut Australia's migration by 650,000 over four years through dramatic reductions to bridging visas, graduate visas and international students, while increasing skilled worker visas by over 100,000. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial regulator ASIC is increasing scrutiny of payday lenders and small online credit providers as household budgets face mounting pressure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ASOS shoppers received alarming notifications claiming hackers have fully compromised the retailer's Snowflake data platform, demanding engagement or threatening to leak customer information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian homeowners face increased financial pressure following the latest interest rate hike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retail theft in NSW has increased 10 per cent over the past two years with 90 incidents reported daily, making it the only major crime category to rise while all others remain stable or have declined. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Affleck returns to screens in a new political thriller called Animals, where he directs, writes, produces and stars as a politician dealing with a mysterious kidnapper demanding ransom for his son. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Macquarie Bank's DEFT platform has stopped accepting credit and debit card payments for rent after new surcharge rules came into effect, affecting 1.2 million rental payments per month across Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taronga Zoo in Sydney is celebrating its 110th birthday, housing over 6000 animals across 270 species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.