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Why are 150+ musos calling for changes to gas tax? And does the government really collect more money from beer than from gas exports? We're unpacking the big gas tax debate dominating Canberra.  And 18 year olds are officially adults when it comes to wages in Australia. What changes will it make to the young workforce?  Plus, as young people decide whether to stick with farming or throw in the tow...

The soaring price of petrol is up-ending young Austalians' lives, many cancelling plans and, as we hear today, even quitting their jobs. Fuel should drop by 26.3 cents a litre after the government halved the fuel excise but will that provide the relief people need? And 7 months after killing 2 polices officers and vanishing into bushland, Dezi Freeman has been shot and killed in a stand off with p...

There's a group of young Aussies trying to make bush doofs legit.  Doofs are massive with partygoers, but they're also known for pissing off the neighbours and giving local authorities a headache.  Police and councils have been cracking down on doofs for years over noise complaints and public safety concerns.  But what if you could actually get your bush doof approved?  On the deep dive this week...

Easter road trips cancelled, jerry cans raffled off instead of meat trays and thieves draining fuel tanks: we hear how the "biggest energy crisis in history" is impacting you. And Chappell Roan has addressed another controversy surrounding her treatment of fans, insisting she does "not hate children".  Plus, social media is full of videos of AI fruit kissing, dating, fighting and cheating. Is it t...

Are YouTube, Instagram and Facebook harming us on purpose? A US court finding says: yes. So will there be any consequences from the massive jury verdict last night? And Medicare owes 1 million Aussies money. We get into why, and what to do if you're one of them.  Plus, meet the woman walking the length of the world.  Listen now:  01:06 - Taking on Meta and Google 12:13 - Getting your Medicare mone...

Donald Trump threatened more strikes against Iran, but overnight he backtracked on his deadline. So what happens now? And with shortages and talk of lowering the speed limits to save fuel, we ask: is Australia in more of a mess than we should be? And it's 1,000 days since a report into the dangers of gambling advertising was handed down. So why hasn't the government done anything about it?  Plus,...

South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, was re-elected in a landslide victory on the weekend, but it's another political leader that's getting all the attention. Voters delivered Pauline Hanson's One Nation its best election result anywhere in the country in nearly 30 years. So what does this election tell us about how support for the populist party will change future elections? And for a lon...

There's a cybercrime in Australia every 6 minutes, and new data suggests a lot of the victims are under 30. Reusing passwords, not using 2-factor authentication or not thinking twice before clicking on sus links: if this is you, you're not alone. On the deep dive today, we hear from Australians who've had their whole identities stolen by hackers, including a 26 year old whose laptop was infiltrate...

It seems like everyone has a take on the latest Louis Theroux documentary. So was it a chilling insight into an online world, or did Louis give the men a free pass? We get into it.  And remember when we were all going to live on the metaverse forever? After Mark Zuckerberg spent $80 billion on his augmented reality dream, his company Meta this week quietly shut it down.... or did it?  Plus: we rol...

Are you being ripped off at the bowser? Fuel suppliers are now being investigated for 'anti-competitive conduct' and a new fuel supply task force has been established amid the global oil crisis.  And Annaliese Holland was once opposed to voluntary assisted dying. Now, the 26 year old feels very differently, and is preparing to end her life. She opens up about life with a rare autoimmune condition,...

Annaliese Holland has chosen the day she will die. At 26, she has been living with a very rare autoimmune condition for years, suffering in pain and having to be fed through a tube. Within months Annaliese will end her life through voluntary assisted dying, wrestling back control of the one thing that's certain: her death. In this chat with Dave, Annie explains what it's been like coming to terms...

Australia is in Donald Trump's bad books again, this time for not sending ships to help with the war in Iran. So should we be worried? And getting scammed online isn't just for boomers: in fact, new stats make it seem like young people might be even more vulnerable.  Plus: after 25 years, Kyle and Jackie O are done. So what happens now?  Listen now: 01:12 - The latest on the war in the Middle East...

When you disclose things about yourself in a job application, can that information be used against you? With a new study on workplace discrimination revealing 7 in 10 employers exclude candidates based on things like mental illness and disability, we hear what your rights are.  And thousands of young people in Australia are juggling parenthood with finishing high school, studying and trying to lan...

Fears are growing for the safety of the Iranian women's football team, after 5 of the 7 women granted asylum in Australia left the country.  And with the war in the Middle East now in its third week, we unpack the latest American strikes on Kharg Island. Will it worsen the cost and availability of fuel in Australia?  Plus, Pauline Hanson is in South Australia ahead of the state election, where One...

Has feminism gone too far? Is misogyny getting worse?  It turns out your answer to that question might might come down less to your gender, and more to your age.  A survey of younger and older Australian men and women has found some pretty big differences in opinions on gender, feminism and misogyny.  So what's going on?  And how do Australian attitudes compare to what people in other parts of the...

Six members of the Iranian women's football team were granted asylum in Australia this week. We unpack the politics, fears and impossible choices the women had to make. And in breaking news, it was another good week to be a baby boomer in Australia: the generation that's mostly kicking back and enjoying retirement is now collectively worth $6 trillion, a third of all the wealth in Australia.  Plus...

Is Australia running out of fuel? With the war in the Middle East disrupting the global supply of oil, the government is asking people not to panic-buy. We take stock of servo prices all over Australia right now, and ask: are prices going to go even higher? And Sidemen creator Vikkstar takes hack behind the scenes of his YouTube career. We hear how his obsession with making content affected his he...

Vikkstar is one of the biggest names in YouTube. He's got tens of millions of followers and is part of the massive YouTube group the Sidemen. So how did he go from making quick videos in his bedroom as a kid to doing collabs with Mr Beast? In this week's long chat, Vikkstar sits down with Dave to talk about how his hobby turned into a full-time job, how he's dealt with social media addiction and w...

Should we be worried about AI warfare? Anthropic, a major AI company, didn't want their product used by the US Department of War, but OpenAi were happy to take over for them.  And is misogyny getting worse? From tradwives to MAFS, new data shows attitudes to feminism are going backwards among Gen Z.  Listen now: 01:43 - Anthropic vs the US government vs OpenAi 16:05 - Unpacking the latest misogyny...

Australia is sending weapons, personnel and a high-tech plane to the Middle East, after being asked for help by the United Arab Emirates. So did we just join the war in Iran? Plus: after a bus protest, two social posts from Donald Trump and a 2 am phone-call, Australia has granted asylum to five Iranian women's football players. And another political party leader has quit, but he's hanging onto hi...

As of today, Australians need to prove they're over 18 to access porn sites. Will these new laws succeed at protecting children? And what about your data and privacy?  And Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son is officially Iran's new supreme leader. So who is he, and what does his leadership mean for the people of Iran?  Also, we hear how the biggest moment of the Australian Grand Prix went down before th...

The minimum amount of holidays for a full-time worker in Australia is four weeks a year. But is that enough?  Unions are pushing for workers to get one whole week extra, in what they reckon would be the first substantial increase to the minimum standards since the mid 70s.  Part of the argument for younger workers is that the change is especially important because they're already doing several wee...

It's Kyle and Jackie O-ver: an argument about astrology ended Australian radio's most successful double act. Was it the pettiest way to kill a $200M deal?  And the war in Iran has grounded flights and trapped influencers in Dubai and beyond.   Plus: boy kibble and the return of "real" milk. Are our diets going backwards? Host Dave Marchese is joined by author and comedian Lucinda "Froomes" Price a...

While war rages in Iran, the nation's women's football team is a long way away, here in Australia for one of their sport's biggest tournaments. So after silent protests on the field, what does the team's future hold?  And after 7 years as a Catholic priest, Alberto Ravagnani decided to quit, saying it was too hard to stay celibate. He was never an ordinary priest — preaching on YouTube, sharing gy...

Alberto Ravagnani wasn't an ordinary Catholic priest.  Preaching on YouTube, taking gym selfies and even using AI to help write his sermons, he admits he was always pushing the boundaries.  But a few weeks ago he decided to quit the priesthood after seven years, saying it's too hard to stay celibate.  In this chat with Dave, Alberto opens up about abstaining from sex, why he felt like a hypocrite...