RN Drive - Separate stories podcast

A clear night under the sparkling Milky Way, with the cool Pacific breeze drifting quietly over the deep navy blue waters - it’s the perfect conditions for a romantic date night.

Tibetan singer, and musician Tenzin Choegyal and Australian singer songwriter Matt Corby present their new track Snow Flower.

Why do so many of us develop superstitious habits? Do they hinder or benefit us? Do we really believe they can bring us good or bad luck? And how can we get rid of them if they are no longer serving us? GUEST: Stephanie Gomes-Ng, Senior Lecturer of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology 

“Committing … starvation as a method of warfare … and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.”   They’re the allegations listed against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant listed in the arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court overnight for the Israeli Government’s actions in Gaza. 

Can the Wallabies secure a trifecta?

Some supermarkets are charging shoppers more for loose fresh produce than produce wrapped in plastic.  

The NSW Premier Chris Minns has confirmed industrial action - for Sydney trains - is off for tomorrow and this weekend following talks with rail union officials at state parliament this afternoon. 

Residents of Woollahra in Sydney’s eastern suburbs were violently awakened overnight when cars were set alight and vandalised and buildings defaced with anti-Semitic slogans.

People are uploading their medical scans, including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans to X's artificial intelligence chat bot Grok, with the hope of training the chatbot so well, it eventually could be used as a second medical opinion.  What could go wrong?

More indigenous children than ever are being removed from their families at a rate almost 11 times that of non-indigenous children. 

The investment mandate for Australia's $230 billion sovereign wealth fund is being rewritten, with the federal government wanting the Future Fund to invest in housing, the energy transition and infrastructure.

A Melbourne family have suffered an unfathomable loss today, with Thai police confirming that Australian teenager Bianca Jones has died in hospital after consuming drinks laced with methanol in Laos.

Lowry Pressly argues that privacy is not just the key to a safe existence, but a meaningful one. He explains how the word oblivion relates to our idea of privacy.

South Africa has submitted a stream of documents to the International Court of Justice in the Hague, hoping to prove that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.  It's an accusation that Israel vehemently denies, claiming the assaults are necessary for it to defend itself.

The Coalition has snookered the government by joining with the Greens in opposing a bill that would have placed caps on the number of international students invited to study in Australia. 

Tens of thousands of Kiwis have marched across New Zealand in the past nine days in what's known as a hīkoi, or peaceful protest, which wound its way to the parliament in Wellington yesterday.

The Australian Antarctic Division is in recruitment drive at the moment for more than 200 tradies and four doctors. So what do you need to know?

A new documentary explores the origins of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin and the identity of its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. 

As the Albanese Government’s efforts to control asylum seekers released from immigration detention continues, legal experts are warning the legislation it’s put forward to address the issue would give it unprecedented powers to forcibly remove non-citizens from Australia. 

New research says most major cities do not reach that "bare minimum" standard for green space access and tree canopy coverage. 

About half of the psychiatrists in NSW’s public hospitals are threatening to quit…saying they’re being stretched too far…fighting chronic staff shortage and pay issues.

Much like the rotisserie chooks in their stores, the top brass of Woolworths and Coles are feeling the heat this week as they face yet another inquiry into competition in the supermarket sector. The ACCC inquiry into the supermarket sector turned its attention to Australia's biggest supermarket, Woolworths, this week amid concerns over the market power and pricing practices of the country's major...

Artist Pat Harry and filmmaker Ashleigh McArthur have been friends since Pat babysat Ashleigh as a child. Now Ashleigh is helping to document and archive Pat's artwork.

It’s that time of year again as thousands of teens converge on our sunny seaside cities to celebrate the end of thirteen years of schooling.

The COP 29 Climate summit underway in Azerbaijan at the moment has seen an increased push towards a controversial mitigation strategy - carbon capture and storage (CCS).