The Morning Show

Personal finance expert Glenn James and Sphere Home Loans founder Rachel Croon discuss pathways to home ownership in Australia's challenging property market. They outline strategies including government schemes like the 5% deposit scheme, help to buy programme, and first home super saver scheme, emphasising the importance of early preparation and understanding available options. Their new book, Th...

Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland star in Christopher Nolan's epic film adaptation of The Odyssey, with Damon playing Odysseus, Hathaway as his wife, and Holland as their son. The actors discuss reading the original Greek text, the challenging filming locations including mountains in Favignana, and working with Nolan's demanding directorial style. The film features IMAX cinematography and...

Prince Harry's UK visit has encountered significant setbacks, with Buckingham Palace declining his accommodation request and a High Court judge dismissing all 97 claims in his privacy case against the Daily Mail's publisher, Associated Newspapers. The judge found Harry's evidence flimsy, while the newspaper group highlighted the hypocrisy of his privacy complaints given the personal revelations in...

Whispering Jack, a new musical about John Farnham, will premiere in Sydney in November 2024, focusing on the pivotal 1986 period when the singer was struggling financially before his career-defining album. The production stars Ben Hall as manager Glenn Wheatley and Bonnie Anderson as his wife Gaynor Wheatley, who famously mortgaged their house to fund the album. Michael Painter will perform Farnha...

Dolly Parton's autobiographical musical is transferring to Broadway following a successful trial run in Nashville. The show will begin previews in December with an official opening in January. The musical features Parton's catalogue of songs and tells the story of her life, from her origins to her journey in the music industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former pop singer Holly Valance met with Pauline Hanson during the politician's visit to the UK, where they toured Blenheim Palace and visited Jeremy Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog, in the Cotswolds. Valance, who recently returned to public prominence after years out of the spotlight following her marriage, has become increasingly vocal about her political views. The meeting between the two high...

Prince Harry and six other high-profile figures, including Sir Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, have lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. The court ruled against all 97 counts, with the Daily Mail claiming complete victory and journalists defending their methods as legitimate contact cultivation rather than illegal information gathering. Pr...

Bill Edgar, known as the Coffin Confessor, has built a unique profession attending funerals to deliver final messages from the deceased. His services include reading out last wishes that often expose secrets, delivering gifts from the afterlife, and even ensuring clients are truly deceased before burial. After publishing two books about his experiences, Edgar has signed a deal with Hollywood produ...

Sophie Delezio, who survived catastrophic injuries at age two when a car crashed into her daycare centre causing third-degree burns to 85% of her body and the loss of multiple limbs, has launched a new podcast with the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. The podcast, called Kids Health Explained, features expert clinicians providing clear, practical advice to parents on childhood health concerns...

Dr Ginny Mansberg's Women's Longevity Handbook challenges popular health hacking trends and expensive supplements, revealing that evidence-based approaches to healthy ageing focus on fundamental lifestyle factors like sleep, nutrition and exercise. The book addresses the research gap in women's health, where medical advice has historically been based on male-focused studies despite women having di...

Rebel Wilson has posted her first family photo featuring all four family members together on social media. The photo includes Wilson, her partner Ramona, and their two children Royce and two-month-old Rose. The actress captioned the image 'the awesome foursome' when sharing it with her followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced international backlash after making controversial comments about Kylie Minogue and Rhonda Birchmoor during a podcast interview conducted at The Lodge. The remarks, which included crude sexual references, were covered by major international media outlets including Time magazine, BBC, and Rolling Stone. Entertainer Rhonda Birchmoor, who was targeted i...

King Charles participated in a military engagement featuring him on an army tank, generating strong visual content for media coverage. The royal schedule this week appears particularly busy with multiple public engagements, coinciding with Prince Harry's visit to the UK. Royal activities range from high-profile events to routine duties like facility openings and community visits that typically rec...

Prince Harry has arrived in the UK for a week-long visit, but Buckingham Palace has reportedly withdrawn its offer to accommodate him in one of their rooms due to a missed acceptance deadline. The visit has begun controversially, with Harry attending a documentary premiere by Misson Harriman, who recently stepped down as chair of Southbank amid anti-Semitism claims. A significant court case involv...

The Appletini, a vivid green cocktail that gained popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, is experiencing a resurgence as bars reintroduce it to their menus. The drink, known for making bartenders cringe, is riding a wave of nostalgia alongside other retro cocktails from past decades. Discussion includes other popular drinks from different eras, including Long Island iced teas, cosmopolitans, B-52 shot...

The German government has introduced controversial new laws requiring workers to obtain a medical certificate before taking sick leave, a move welcomed by big business but criticised by unions and medical groups who warn it will strain the health system. German workers take approximately double the amount of sick leave compared to Australian workers on average. The policy has sparked debate about...

Triple M Radio Network's 49 stations across Australia will go silent for No Talk Day, an initiative now in its eighth year to raise awareness about mental health. The campaign addresses the crisis of nine Australians taking their lives daily, with seven being men, by stopping all announcements, news and advertisements to encourage conversations about mental health. Jack Archdale from Triple M's Lo...

Prince Harry is scheduled to arrive in the UK within 12 hours, travelling without Meghan Markle or their children. The visit has been marked by ongoing security concerns and controversy over the level of protection Harry believes he is entitled to. King Charles is not expected to alter his schedule to meet with his son or grandchildren during the visit, though there remains a possibility that Megh...

Prince William reveals in a podcast interview with the Kelce brothers that his father, King Charles III, dislikes football and that his own passion for Aston Villa came from school friends rather than family tradition. The conversation touches on how William developed his football fandom through friends who took him to his first match, contrasting with the Kelce brothers' experience of being raise...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly married over the weekend in a star-studded ceremony in New York City. The bride wore a dress by the House of Dior designed by Jonathan Anderson, with shoes by Louis Vuitton and jewellery by Cartier. Despite the high-profile guest list including celebrities like Hugh Grant, Graham Norton, and the Good Morning America hosting team, no official photos have bee...

The Hollywood sign stands as one of the world's most recognisable landmarks, originally erected over a century ago as a real estate billboard to advertise the Hollywoodland housing development. The sign, which once featured 3,700 light bulbs and spelled 'Hollywoodland', is now maintained by the privately funded Hollywood Sign Trust, requiring repainting every 10 years, security monitoring, and reg...

The Glachan family welcomed quadruplets two and a half years ago after transferring just one embryo during IVF treatment, making them part of the one in 700,000 couples to fall pregnant with quads. Taylor had polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis before conceiving Archie, Billy, Charlie and Daisy, and doctors believe she was either pregnant with all four naturally before the transfer or carr...

Tim Abbott, a 31-year-old Sydney resident, relocated to a remote rural property in regional Queensland to escape Sydney's $40,000 annual rent costs. Living rent-free in a caravan and working on a farm, he successfully saved close to $100,000 over the course of a year through frugal living and strategic investing. The financial gap year concept involves young adults moving away from expensive citie...

Tim Abbott, a 31-year-old Sydney resident, relocated to a remote rural property in regional Queensland to escape Sydney's $40,000 annual rent costs. Living rent-free in a caravan and working on a farm, he successfully saved close to $100,000 over the course of a year through frugal living and strategic investing. The financial gap year concept involves young adults moving away from expensive citie...

The Glocken family welcomed quadruplets two and a half years ago after transferring just one embryo during IVF treatment, making them part of the one in 700,000 couples to fall pregnant with quads. Taylor had polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis before conceiving Archie, Billy, Charlie and Daisy, and doctors believe she was either pregnant with all four naturally before the transfer or carr...