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Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.

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Latest episode

Oct 29, 2026

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Episodes

Pill testing in QLD, eating disorders and getting divorced in your twenties 27.02.2023

The Queensland government has announced it will provide illicit drug testing. Plus, eating disorders are on the rise but the healthcare system isn't prepared for the crisis. And what's like to get divorced in your 20s?

The Shakeup: Rewriting Roald Dahl, four-day work week and the cozzie livs crisis 24.02.2023

Revelations that Roald Dahl's books have been made more politically correct has sparked outrage. Plus, is it ethical that Aussie companies are making mega profits in the middle of a cost of living crisis? And the benefits of a four-day work week

Josh Cavallo on being a LGBTQIA+ trailblazer and why we need more young male disability support workers 23.02.2023

In 2021 Josh Cavallo made history by becoming the first out pro soccer player currently playing, so what's next for this inspiring role model? Plus, why we need more young men as carers.

Leaving Spacey Jane, Ukraine one year on, and why old people don't like new music 22.02.2023

Leaving Spacey Jane, Ukraine one year on, and why old people don't like new music.

Laneway's accessibility problem, childcare workers struggling, and a teenager has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's 21.02.2023

Laneway festival left disabled patrons feeling unwelcome, childcare workers are quitting in huge numbers and a teenager has been diagnosed with Alzeheimer's.

Zuckerberg's selling blue ticks and sky-high prices mean renters are moving back into share houses 20.02.2023

Zuckerberg is introducing a feature no one wants or asked for: buying a blue tick for you Insta. Plus, the worsening rental crisis means more people are moving back into sharehouses.

The Shakeup: Gay conversion 'therapy' ban, benign balloons, and are Gen Z the sexless generation? 17.02.2023

Are Gen Z the "sexless generation"? Plus, gay conversation 'therapy' to be banned in NSW and the spy balloons that weren't for spying.

Coming out or not, earthquake aid, and what's the most eco-friendly meat? 16.02.2023

What's it like being openly queer in the public eye? Australia will send $18 million to earthquake ravaged Türkiye and Syria. And what's the most eco-friendly meat?

Problematic polyamory, junior doctors class action, and the toxic aftermath of a train derailment 15.02.2023

Poly people are unhappy with the Bachie, junior doctors are suing the government, and what the hell is happening with the derailed train in Ohio?

The future of space, dating in regional Australia, and what can be done to prevent drug deaths 14.02.2023

What is the future of space travel? Can you find love in a regional town? And how do we stop people from ODing at festivals?

Refugee visas, reframing burnout and what's with all these spy balloons? 13.02.2023

Around 19,000 refugees will soon be eligible to stay permanently, we need a better understanding of burnout, and why does the US keep shooting down 'spy' balloons?

The Shakeup: God is they/them, the Voice and does driving a sports car mean you have a small package? 10.02.2023

Is God they/them? What do First Nations people think of the Voice? And do men who drive sports car have small dicks?

Endo agony, Chinese spyware, and the young people making regional Australia better 09.02.2023

Endo affects 1 in 9 women, so why don't we know more about it? Plus, the government's found a bunch of Chinese spyware in their buildings and we meet the young people improving regional Australia.

Zombie fungus, TikTok testing local creators, and is this your man? 08.02.2023

Could killer fungi really turn us all into zombies like in The Last of Us? Plus, TikTok is testing local creators' patience and women reviewing their exes on social media could see them sued for defamation.

Türkiye-Syria earthquake, OpenPay collapse, and take me to your leader! 07.02.2023

A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake has rocked wide swathes of Türkiye and neighbouring Syria. Plus does the collapse of OpenPay spell the beginning of the end for buy now, pay later schemes?

Prescription mushies and MDMA, Chinese spy balloon, and the Voice to Parliament 06.02.2023

Prescription psilocybin and MDMA allowed, the US shoots down a Chinese spy balloon, and the latest on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

The Shakeup: ChatGPT, social jetlag, and should you have to see your grandparents? 03.02.2023

It's the Shakeup and we're talking… ChatGPT, social jetlag, and whether you should have to hang out with your audience?

Pell's funeral, painful health costs and a campaign to ban tan ads 02.02.2023

Clashes outside Pell's funeral, the petition to ban advertising of tanning products on social media, and why an increasing number of people are being forced to put off important medical treatment.

Bringing back the dodo, nightclub discrimination, and the Robodebt royal commission 01.02.2023

Bringing the dodo back from the dead, the Robodebt Royal Commission, and nightclub discrimination

ChatGPT, the gay glass ceiling, and the cold case divers 31.01.2023

ChatGPT is creating shockwaves across society. So, what does the future of artificial intelligence hold? Plus, is there a 'gay glass ceiling'? And we join two cold case divers on their latest search.

A huge new cultural policy aimed at reviving the arts and inside Opus Dei-linked schools 30.01.2023

The federal government has announced a massive new national cultural policy for the arts and we go inside the high schools affiliated with Opus Dei.

The Australian of the Year's special message for young people 26.01.2023

Taryn Brumfitt has spent a decade advocating for body positivity.

Sextortion and how scammers are targeting young people 25.01.2023

Sextortion, where someone tricks or coerces you into sending sexual images of yourself and then threatens to share the images unless you pay up, is on the rise and its targeting teenage boys.

Why the PM is in Alice Springs and the tech job crunch 24.01.2023

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flown into Alice Springs today after days of pressure from the federal opposition and national media over crime and alcohol-fuelled violence in the town.

Andrew Tate's detention extended and dating app abuse in the spotlight 23.01.2023

Divisive internet personality Andrew Tate will remain behind bars until the end of February after his appeal to be released was rejected last week.

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