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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein faces more than 25 years in jail after being convicted of rape and sexual assault, in a major win for the #MeToo movement. Plus, Norwegian company Equinor has abandoned plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight after fierce opposition by environmental groups. And the boss of spy agency ASIO says right-wing extremists such as neo-Nazis are among...

An estimated nine women have died by violence in the first eight weeks of the year. After the death of 31-year-old mother Hannah Clarke and her children, there are questions about how the system failed her. Plus, the United Nation's top climate negotiator, Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres, explains how to make leaders commit to action on one of the most divisive issues. "I am deeply pained...

The Friday shakeup with musician Joyride and former Bachelor contestent Abbie Chatfield.

The Government has released more detail on the royal commission into bushfires: hazard reduction burning, land clearing, climate change, wildlife conservation, and federal assistance to state and territory emergency services are among the terms of reference. Plus, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has an extradition hearing in London. And a WA Police officer has been charged with murder over the fa...

How often do you train? Many people in fitness are going "too hard", with overtraining fuelling a more serious issue: eating disorders. Plus, Australian WAFL teams are tracking players' menstrual cycles to boost team performance. And the Splendour in the Grass line-up has dropped, with headliners like Flume, The Strokes and Tyler, The Creator.

Germany is shutting down its coal industry for good, so far without sacking a single worker. What can Australia learn from this achievement? Plus, with reports of sexist pack mentality at some boys schools, we ask whether Australia should move away from single-sex education. And one of Australia's great marathon runners says new shoe technology is turning running into a "farce".

Buying your first home: Is a government scheme making it easier to get a loan actually working for young people? Figures show almost half of the people using the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme have had to buy outside of the big cities. Plus, news that 64 greyhounds were killed last year in racing in Queensland appears to have not dampened the State Government's plans to build a flash new racing tr...

The Friday shakeup with AIME mentoring founder and CEO Jack Manning Bancroft and UNSW lawyer Gemma McKinnon, who was a technical advisor on the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

NSW Police documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws show officers are meant to do 241,000 personal and strip searches a year. Lawyers and civil liberty advocates say that means police may just be strip-searching people for the sake of it. Plus, Cannabis has been legal in the ACT since the beginning of February. We talk to a police officer there to find out how that's been working. Plus...

We broadcast live from Parliament House in Canberra for the presentation of the 12th Closing the Gap report, which shows Aboriginal children still trail far behind non-Indigenous children in literacy, numeracy and writing skills. Plus, we meet with young regional leaders who are in town to tell the politicians what they need for their own communities.

Ecologists say the bushfires have done such damage to the Kosciuszko National Park that if brumbies aren't culled they'll wipe out native species. Here's the latest on this long-running debate. Plus, it's tough out there getting a job as a young person; you're up to 19 people on avergage for entry-level roles. So, do you need a uni degree to get a job? We investigate. And the High Court has ruled...

The latest climate change news: The Federal Government is considering a new emissions target for 2050, while also funding a new coal-fired power plant in Queensland. Meanwhile, Independent MP Zali Steggall says she will introduce a private member's bill to Parliament that would establish an independent climate change commission. And we interview The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood about how...

The Friday shakeup with West Australian newspaper assistant editor Jenna Clarke and former Liberal MP Wyatt Roy.

Donald Trump has been acquitted of impeachment charges after Republicans and Democrats voted along party lines. Plus, the UK's conservative government is going to ban all new petrol cars in 15 years. And have you ever been sent a dick pic? Have you ever sent one? After Kelsey got sent a dick pic, she got mad, and then she asked the world to send her more: her mission was to find a way of programmi...

Young veterans are more than twice as likely to take their own lives than the rest of the community. The Federal Government has announced the creation of a permanent national commissioner to investigate further. Plus, US politics is heating up: The Democrats are choosing a candidate, the impeachment trial is reaching a climax, and the President has delivered the annual State of the Union address....

The Greens have a new leader. We interview Adam Bandt on the climate emergency, the transition away from fossil fuels, and why he wants young people to be involved. Plus, the latest from the leadership contest within the Nationals. Barnaby Joyce has failed to topple Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, but many believe he may try again. And Newcastle University says it will be tracking student...

The first group of Australians who've been stuck in Wuhan where the coronavirus started are finally on their way to Christmas Island. At the same time, the Government has announced tough new restrictions on travel to Australia from China. Plus, Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie has resigned over the sports rorts scandal. A hiker's video of dozens of dead koalas in a recently logged timber plan...

The World Health Organisation has voiced "grave concern" ahead of an emergency coronavirus meeting. Here's the latest on the outbreak. Plus, as the country deals with the worst-ever bushfire season, should we be looking at ancient Indigenous cultural burning, which has been practiced for tens of thousands of years? And researchers think weed could be the answer to period pain. Could it be a legiti...

Sporting clubs that were in electorates the Coalition wanted to win the lead-up to the 2019 election received thousands of dollars in grants, even as other more needy clubs got nothing. There's a lot of pressure now on the minister in charge of that program, Bridget McKenzie, to resign. Plus, we've lost an estimated one billion animals during the bushfire season; we go to a sanctuary that's been m...

We ask Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese about his party's climate policy, and what he's doing to stop bushfires in the future. Also, the coronavirus outbreak: how worried should we be? And we hear from 22-year-old ACT Australian of the Year Madeline Diamond, who painted 'climate justice' in capital letters across her chest at the national awards night.

Hack’s Shalailah Medhora on her favourite non-political stories of the year – Secret diaries of a sperm donor, taking a leap for love and cannabis gets the green light in Canberra.

Hack’s Tim Swanston on his biggest questions of the past year - Is everyone's new favourite viral meme app TikTok being censored by Chinese interests?

Hack’s Jo Lauder shares her favourite stories from the year - Going child-free for climate change, the looming insect Armageddon and a tour through the Museum of Broken Relationships.

Incoming host of Hack Avani Dias shares her favourite stories from the last year – Visiting a porn shoot, paramedics blow the whistle on music festival safety concerns, and what happened when Avani’s own apartment was deemed unsafe.

Producer Serge Negus revisits Hack’s biggest interviews from the year – Sir David Attenborough, and Harry the poo roadie