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U.S. President Joe Biden has announced he will issue a pardon for his son Hunter Biden, who has been convicted of federal tax evasion and illegal gun possession. With just a matter of weeks left before there is a peaceful transfer of power, the President said he was pardoning his son because of a miscarriage of justice. We'll explain what you need to know in today's deep dive. Hosts: Zara Seidler...

Today's headlines include: The Government has responded to a Royal Commission into suicide in the Australian Defence Force. U.S. President Joe Biden has announced he will issue a pardon for his son Hunter Biden. Rebel forces in Syria have taken control of the majority of Aleppo, the nation’s second-largest city, for the first time since 2016. For the first time, Guide Dogs in training were brought...

In the last hours of Parliament for 2024, Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media. The ban is set to come into effect within the next year and will include Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, and Reddit. In today’s deep dive, we explore how the ban will work, and why the Government has pushed ahead with this world-first measure. Want to support The Daily Aus? Th...

To get this good news weekly, you can sign up to our Good Newsletter  here . In this week's wrap of good news, we discuss our a medical breakthrough for asthma, the good news about air fryers and the biggest cohort of blood donors. Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski Producer: Orla Maher Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or App...

Australia is set to become the first country to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. A NSW police officer who was found guilty of manslaughter after tasering a 95-year-old has been granted bail before he’s sentenced. Residents in Western Australia’s Dandagaran Shire have been told it’s “too late to leave” as bushfires spread out of control. And today’s good news: A pilot in the U.S....

Earlier this week, Independent Senator Fatima Payman accused One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson of racism. The videos of Payman and Hanson went viral online, and have since resulted in another senator, Lidia Thorpe, being suspended from the Senate. It came after Hanson tried to refer Payman to a committee on the basis of her holding dual citizenship and thus being ineligible to sit in Parliament. I...

The NSW police officer found guilty of manslaughter after tasering a 95-year-old aged care resident has been suspended without pay. Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has spent the last sitting day of the year outside the Senate, after she was suspended from proceedings yesterday. Podcaster Joe Rogan has responded to comments by ABC Chair Kim Williams, who said Rogan “preys on fear” and “anxiety”, w...

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire after nearly 13 months of fighting. The agreement came into force yesterday and is "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities".  Over the next 60 days, both Israel and Hezbollah will be required to retreat from their current positions in order to meet the demands of the deal. In today's podcast, we discuss how this ceasefire came about, wha...

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has now officially come into effect.  A third Australian has been hospitalised with suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. NSW police have arrested two people over alleged money laundering linked to a series of scams and sextortion with as many as 300 victims. And in today’s good news, 17-year-old Sophia Park has become the youngest person to pass the bar...

Sign up to our sports newsletter here. Streaming services are investing more and more in live sporting events and sports documentaries. It's changing how sports stories are told, and how audiences engage with global sporting moments. This week, Formula One confirmed a US car giant is joining the F1 grid in 2026. It comes off the back of the hit Netflix doco-series, Drive to Survive. While the stre...

Tech giants have urged the Australian Government to delay its under-16 social media ban. NSW Police have accepted a “historic” four-year pay deal after the police union reached an agreement with the State Government. Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to introduce a 25% tariff on goods from bordering nations Mexico and Canada on his first day back in the White House. And the...

Two 19-year-olds from Melbourne are among six people to have died from a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos. Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were visiting a tourist town in the Southeast Asian country when they fell ill. They were rushed to separate hospitals in Thailand, where they died late last week. Speaking after the death of his daughter, Mark Jones told media in Thailand that Bianc...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ chief of staff is taking legal action against him for allegedly pushing her out of her job, after she complained of bullying in his office. Around 170 people have been arrested in Newcastle after anti-coal protesters formed a blockade to stop boats from entering the city’s port. Australia’s most decorated Olympian Emma McKeon has announced her retirement from...

Victoria will roll out its first pill test at a music festival this summer. 35,000 people attending Beyond the Valley will have access to the drug-checking service for the first time, as part of the state government’s plans to conduct more trials across Victoria. Health experts and youth support workers will be stationed at the pop-up pill testing site to analyse drug samples and give advice to yo...

Happy Sunday! We are intercepting your podcast feeds mid-weekend to answer all the questions you have about vaping. Last week, we asked you what you want to know about vaping, and we got hundreds of responses. So today, we're answering your questions! We talk about what is actually in a vape, what we know about the long-term health effects of vaping, and what the current law around vaping is. This...

To get this good news weekly, you can sign up to our Good Newsletter  here . In this week's wrap of good news, we discuss our obsession with Missy Higgins, the women's sporting teams breaking records and the voice of Afghan girls. Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski Producer: Emmeline Peterson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for both Israeli and Hamas leaders over allegations of war crimes. A British woman has become the fifth tourist to die from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pam Bondi to be the country’s next Attorney-General after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from contention. And the good news:  The Eu...

There’s been a lot of news this week about planned strikes by the Rail Tram and Bus Union NSW which have since been postponed. Numerous strikes have been held across the health, education, and retail sectors this year, mostly calling for better pay and working conditions. But how do strikes actually work? What role do unions play? And how is an agreement reached? In today's podcast, we strip it ba...

Good afternoon. Here are your headlines for 21 November: Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died after a suspected poisoning in a tourist town in Laos. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a heatwave warning for large parts of Victoria.  U.S. prosecutors have charged Indian multi-billionaire Gautam Adani over an alleged fraud scheme, involving bribes to Indian government officials, and cover-up e...

Donald Trump takes office in January, but since his recent election win, the U.S. President-elect has been choosing who will join his future administration and cabinet. A range of senior White House positions have already been filled across areas like foreign affairs, environment, border security, and health. On the podcast today we’re going to take you through some of those appointments, from wha...

Good afternoon. Here are your headlines for 20 November: Two Melbourne teenagers are on life support in Laos with suspected methanol poisoning. A takeover deal could see mining giant Rio Tinto permanently shut down a uranium mine in the Northern Territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on lowering his country's threshold to justify using nuclear arms. And in today’s good news, th...

A controversial Government bill has sparked protest inside and outside New Zealand’s Parliament. The bill, which would change the legal interpretation of the country’s founding treaty, isn’t just unpopular with Parliament and Kiwis, it’s not supported by the Prime Minister. In today’s deep dive, we explain the bill that’s made world headlines, and why it’s led to such a firm public response. Hosts...

Good afternoon. Here are your headlines for 19 November: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has confirmed his party won’t support the Government’s planned international student caps. NSW Police have laid additional assault charges against former broadcaster Alan Jones relating to a ninth victim.  A New York priest has lost his job at a Brooklyn church following an investigation sparked by the filming...

On Monday morning, news broke that well-known broadcaster Alan Jones had been arrested at his home in Sydney over alleged indecent assaults. Later in the day, police announced that he’d been charged with 24 offences. It follows an investigation by the Sydney Morning Herald into Jones last year. At the time, he denied those allegations. In today's podcast, we explain who Jones is, what police have...

Good afternoon. Here are your headlines for 18 November: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Brazil for this year’s G20 Summit, where he’s expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Labor and the Coalition voted together to ‘censure’ independent Senator Lidia Thorpe over her protest against King Charles last month. Woolworths has faced the ACCC’s inquiry into the Australian sup...