The Daily Aus

The mother of a prominent American news anchor was allegedly kidnapped a week ago. NBC Today's Savannah Guthrie (Guth-ree) posted a video over the weekend saying her family is prepared to pay a ransom to bring her 84-year-old mother home safely. But now more than a week since the alleged abduction, authorities don’t yet even have a suspect in the case. Today we're going to explain what we kn...

Today's headlines include: Speculation is growing that the Liberal Party will hold a leadership challenge this week, which could see Opposition Leader Sussan Ley lose her job.  The Australian man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting in 2019 has sought to have his guilty pleas discarded.  Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has opted not to compet...

Last week, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess began facing trial on 38 charges, including rape, abuse, and violent behaviour. In the days before he was due in court, Marius Borg Hoiby was taken into custody on separate charges of threatening someone with a knife and assault. The new charges came days Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s email correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

Yesterday, the Washington Post announced it would cut a third of its workforce in one of the most significant restructures in the newspaper's nearly 150 year history. The cuts eliminate entire departments, including sports and books coverage, and drastically reduce international reporting. Today, we're unpacking what happened, why one of America's most storied newspapers is in this position, and w...

Today's headlines include: The attempted bombing of a Perth Invasion Day rally has now been classified as a terrorist attack The disappearance and likely death of four-year-old boy Gus Lamont has been declared a major crime, with a person known to him declared a suspect. U.S. morning news host Savannah Guthrie has pleaded for contact from anyone who might be ‍holding her elderly mother, who va...

This week, the NSW Government introduced legislation to remove the use of ‘good character’ references during criminal sentencing. If passed, it would make NSW the first state in Australia to do so. In today’s podcast, we’ll walk through the years-long campaigning that’s led to this reform… that advocates are calling “one of the most monumental shifts in h...

Today's headlines include: A second Australian has died in a skiing incident in Japan in less than a week.  Billionaire Clive Palmer will mount a challenge against political donation reforms in Australia’s highest court.  Nearly 40% of all cancer cases are preventable, a new global study has found.  And today’s good news: A dinosaur fossil discovered in Brisbane has been...

Last week, The U.S Department of Justice released three million documents from the Epstein files. Multiple high-profile Australian figures have appeared in the documents, including former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, mining magnate Clive Palmer, and the daughter of former PM Paul Keating. In today’s podcast we’re going to walk you through what we learned about some of the Aussies mention...

Today's headlines include: The Reserve Bank has listed the cash rate from 3.6 to 3.85%. The Federal Government has announced further sanctions on Iran, in response to what it called “the regime’s horrific use of violence against its own people.”  Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify in an investigation into ​the late s...

This week, some of the world's biggest tech companies are facing a landmark trial in the U.S. Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, along with YouTube, are being sued over claims that their platforms are designed to be addictive to children and harm their mental health. The first in a series of trials will take place in LA, but could reshape how social media works worldwide.  Today, we&rsq...

Today's headlines include: Victoria Police believe the man accused of killing two officers in an ambush at a rural property last year is likely dead. David Littleproud will remain the leader of the Nationals Party after a failed spill motion.  Major parties and special interest groups spent hundreds of millions on political parties and last year’s election, according to new figures.&nbs...

Over the past decade Aussie reading rates have been in decline, with more and more young people saying that they don’t read for pleasure - ever. That is until very recently, with a booming interest in novels about sex and love showing signs that the tide may just be turning.  In today’s deep dive, we're speaking to Anna Burkey from Australia Reads to help us unpack what’s re...

Today's headlines include: Liberal leader Sussan Ley has given the Nationals a week to reconcile with the coalition before she finalises a new leadership team as Opposition leader.  States and territories will receive an extra $25 billion in federal funding for hospitals, following a meeting of the national cabinet.  Iranian officials have warned U.S. President Donald Trump that American...

On Monday, a man threw a bomb into a crowd at an Invasion Day Rally in Perth, Western Australia. Police said the bomb, which failed to detonate, was designed to “explode on impact”. One of the rally organisers, Fabian Yarran, called it a “hate crime against First Nations people and protesters” and said it must be “fully investigated as an act of terrorism”. Poli...

Today's headlines include: Police have confirmed they are treating the alleged throwing of a homemade bomb into an Invasion Day Rally as a “potential terrorist attack”. Investigators have vowed to find Julian Ingram, who is accused of fatally shooting three people, including his pregnant former partner Sophie Quinn and her aunt Nerida Quinn, in a western NSW town last week. NSW Premier...

Sign up to our finance newsletter here. The Australian dollar has surged to its highest level in nearly two years, hitting 70 US cents as the U.S. dollar collapses to a four-year low. While that's great news for overseas travellers, it comes at a complicated time: new inflation data shows prices rising faster than expected, and all eyes will be on the RBA meeting next week. On today's episode, we...

Today's headlines include: Prices increased by an average of 3.8% for the year to December, according to the latest inflation data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). An uncontrolled bushfire in Victoria’s Otway Ranges has claimed at least three homes with several more under threat, following extreme heat and winds.  A man has been arrested after he appeared to attack a U.S....

Since the last federal election, One Nation’s popularity has been steadily growing across the country. It’s led to questions about whether the party’s leader, Pauline Hanson, can become Australia’s Prime Minister. In today’s podcast, we’re going to explain why everyone’s talking about One Nation, what the polls tell us and whether or not Hanson can actuall...

Today's headlines include: A Perth man has been charged after being accused of throwing a device “designed to explode” into a crowd of January 26 protesters. Severe heat in Melbourne has forced the Australian Open (AO) to suspend play on all outside courts. An independent inquiry will explore whether there was a “missed opportunity” to prevent six deaths after a landslide a...

Over the weekend, an agent from the U.S. agency ICE shot and killed a nurse at a hospital in the city of Minneapolis. It is the second time this month that an ICE agent has killed a Minneapolis resident, causing significant public outcry and raising questions about how and why this government agency is killing U.S. citizens on the street in broad daylight. In today’s episode, we’ll exp...

Today’s podcast is about today, the 26th of January, Australia’s national day and a public holiday. When we polled you in 2024, we found that one in ten readers don’t know why Australia Day is held on 26 January. In today’s deep dive we’ll look at the history of the day, its protests, and its celebrations.  Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Sam Koslowski Want to support Th...

Today's headlines include: More than 100 police officers in central west NSW are searching for a gunman suspected of killing three people.  Opposition leader Sussan Ley has dismissed doubts surrounding her leadership and says she’s open to reunifying the Liberal National Coalition.  TikTok has finalised a deal to create an American version of the app, avoiding the longstanding thre...

For the second time in less than a year, the Nationals have walked away from the Federal Coalition. This time, the exit was sparked by one of the two bills the Government brought to a special sitting of Parliament this week, but ended up centring on the inner workings of the Coalition and the parties that make it up. Today, we’ll take you through the whole story from the beginning, explainin...

Today's headlines include: The Coalition has split up for the second time in a year, with Nationals leader David Littleproud saying their partnership is “untenable”. Several people, including children, are feared dead in a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park after unprecedented rainfall.  Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will...

Top tennis players at this year's Australian Open met over the weekend to discuss pushing for better pay and conditions at the tournament. The players say they deserve a bigger slice of the revenue pie, but Tennis Australia says they're already paid fairly. On today’s podcast, we’re going to explore what’s on offer now, what the players want, and why some ex-players are calling t...