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Today's headlines include: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned it could take up to two weeks for fuel-price relief measures to flow through to consumers. ABC management and staff have reached a tentative agreement following the national broadcaster’s first major strike in decades. An attack on a Michigan synagogue earlier this month has ‌been declared an “act of terrorism” by...

Yesterday, one of Australia’s biggest manhunts in history came to an end with the news that police had shot dead a man believed to be fugitive Dezi Freeman.  You might remember that name - last August Freeman killed two police officers at a property in regional Victoria. And he’s been on the run ever since. Until yesterday. Today, we will go through what we know about the killing...

Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the Government will halve the fuel excise for the next three months, in a bid to bring down petrol prices. Victoria Police have shot and killed Dezi Freeman, the man who killed two police officers in the state’s north-east last August. The Israeli military has suspended a group of soldiers who allegedly attacked CNN jou...

How did an argument about astrology lead to Australia's biggest radio show being cancelled and a $100 million lawsuit? Today we're taking you inside the legal showdown between broadcaster ARN and the highest paid man in Australian media history, Kyle Sandilands.  Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler Producer: Rosa Bowden  Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to d...

Today's headlines include: The Government has insisted Australia has enough fuel, and that shortages are being driven by panic buying. Communities along the north coast of Western Australia are bracing for tropical cyclone Narelle, which is set to make landfall in the coming hours. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will pause attacks on Iran’s energy plants for 10 days, claiming negotiatio...

If you've ever felt like social media is designed to make it feel impossible to put your phone down, a jury in the U.S. just agreed with you. They’ve ordered Meta and YouTube to pay for it. This landmark trial was the first in a series of court cases that could reshape how social media works worldwide. In today’s deep dive, we’ll explain how we got here, and what it means for the...

Today's headlines include: State and federal leaders are set to hold emergency talks on the developing fuel crisis next week. Iran is still weighing a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Middle East, despite an initial negative reaction, according to Pakistani intermediaries. Australia and Germany have announced plans  to host members of each other’s militaries, as Europe looks to rely...

This week marks one month since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began. As the conflict enters its fourth week, peace deal talks are underway, missile attacks continue across the Middle East, and the economic impact is being felt around the world. Today, we're doing something a little different - we're bringing the TDA team into the studio to get their biggest questions about the war answered. Hosts...

Today's headlines include: ABC staff have walked off the job, marking the public broadcaster’s first major industrial action in 20 years.  The Federal Government has introduced legislation that could see fuel companies fined up to $100 million for misleading customers. A court in the U.S. state of New Mexico has fined Meta $US375 million ($AU539m) for violating child exploitation laws.&...

Today we’re bringing you a story out of Germany. Unless you’re tapped in to German celebrity culture, you won’t have heard of any of the people involved. And I will say now, the details are distressing. But we still think it’s worth discussing, because this story could have happened anywhere, to anyone. And that’s because it involves sexual AI deepfakes. Here’s...

Today's headlines include: Australia and the European Union have agreed to a new free-trade deal, aimed at reducing tariffs and expanding exports. Under 16-year-olds in Queensland will be banned from riding e‑scooters and e‑bikes, while riders over 16 must hold at least a learner’s licence, the State Government has announced.  At least 66 people have died and dozens are injured after a...

Over the weekend, South Australians voted in a state election. Labor was returned to Government with a decisive victory under Premier Peter Malinauskas, as the polls had predicted. The Liberals suffered another historic defeat but a party that barely existed in the state four years ago, One Nation, finished second. It comes ahead of another important poll, a federal by-election in a historically s...

Today's headlines include: Thousands of public school students in Victoria and Tasmania are being told to stay home tomorrow, as teachers plan to walk off the job over pay disputes. The Federal Government has announced a snap review into how the war in the Middle East is impacting grocery supplies.  Kyle Sandilands has launched legal proceedings against ARN for cancelling his radio contract....

The developer of Pokemon GO has revealed a new use for the billions of images captured by its users over the years - AI mapping technology. Earlier this month, the company announced the tech will be used to help delivery robots navigate city streets. The announcement has raised questions about the ethics of how the data was collected, including the nature of player consent. Hosts: Lucy Tassell and...

In today's podcast, we're breaking down everything you were too embarrassed to ask about investing, from what a trade actually is to how you make money without a finance degree. If the words "ETF" or "portfolio" make your eyes glaze over, this one's for you. Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to c...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Today's headlines include: A powerful category four cyclone has made landfall on Australia's northern coast, bringing destructive wind gusts.  Israel has launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has confirmed. FIFA has ruled all women’s football teams competing in world tournaments must have a woman...

Today we're looking at the legal battle in France over whether ultra fast-fashion giant Shein should be suspended after it was found selling child sexual abuse material on its platform. If the government wins, Shein could be banned in the country for three months.  We’ll tell you need to know about the French Government’s fight against fast fashion companies in today’s podca...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new fuel supply taskforce to address shortages triggered by the Middle East Conflict. Tropical Cyclone Narelle, which is a category five cyclone, is heading towards far north Queensland and expected to make landfall around 10am AEST on Friday in a remote community north of Cairns. The Aus...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here . Sign up to our finance newsletter here. A 1999 tax discount designed to get Australians investing is now being blamed for locking young people out of the housing market. Two decades later, the government that introduced it is long gone… and the one now in power is eyeing whether to change it. Another big tax change that’s already been confirmed wil...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Today's headlines include: An Australian military base in the Middle East has sustained minor damage from an Iranian missile, the Prime Minister has confirmed. The NSW parliament has banned symbols affiliated with recently outlawed hate group, Hizb ut-Tahrir. Cuba has reconnected its energy grid and brought its largest oil-fired power plant back online, followin...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here . Last week, Buzzfeed, once the biggest youth media company in the world, announced that there is substantial doubt that it can keep operating as a business. It comes off the back of years of losses for the company best known for its listicles and quizzes. In today’s podcast, we’re going to explain the origins of Buzzfeed, the rise and fall of it, and...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Today's headlines include: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate from 3.85% to 4.1%. NSW has become the first state to launch digital birth certificates. Three teenagers are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, the company behind Grok, alleging it knowingly designed its image generator to allow users to create sexually explicit content using re...

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here . Today we’re unpacking a pretty simple question with a complicated answer. Could Australia run out of petrol? The short answer is: not tomorrow. The longer answer involves a 33km strip of water in the Middle East, a war that's now in its third week, and a fuel crisis that's already hitting regional Australians hard. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimo...

Today's headlines include: Australia has declared it won’t send naval ships to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane off Iran.  Award-winning Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with more child exploitation offences, including one alleging he produced such material. The bodies of three fishermen have been recovered after a huge search effort off the South Australian co...

Australia's biggest tech companies have cut thousands of jobs in a matter of weeks - and they're all pointing to the same reason: AI. But experts say the picture is more complicated than the headlines, which often invoke fear in Australians across almost any line of work. Today, we’ll break it all down.  Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Orla Maher Want to support The...