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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.

The emblem for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics has been officially revealed, featuring design elements that incorporate the Olympic torch, a cockatoo, and symbolism representing Queensland and Brisbane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian politicians are questioning top executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft and Google at a parliamentary committee on artificial intelligence in Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian schools and financial institutions are refusing to accept credit card payments following the government's surcharge ban. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Coalition will announce a migration plan targeting a net intake of 100,000 in the first year, undercutting One Nation's 130,000 and Labor's 225,000 targets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 28-year-old lab worker in Siberia died from a pneumonia of 'undetermined origin' last week, prompting officials to put at least one hospital facility under quarantine and nearly 200 people under medical observation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 37-year-old Adelaide man has amassed Australia's largest Nintendo 64 collection, comprising 63 different worldwide console variants and rare items worth nearly $1 million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians are rejecting the traditional three-month salary rule for engagement rings, with nearly 70 per cent believing rings should cost less than this amount. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesse Boar and his wife Arfia operate an egg farm in Westburn, Victoria, using an honesty self-service system that allowed customers to purchase eggs during the bird flu shortage. Sadly, thieves have taken advantage of their gesture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen King's horror classic Carrie returns as an eight-episode series, 50 years after the original film. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.