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HEADLINES: The AFL is being urged to implement a no-fault stand-down policy, as leaders blast the Sydney Swans for "glossing over" sexual assault allegations. Another busy day in Federal Parliament with debate on gambling reform causing splinters. Charles Spencer, the brother of Britain's late Princess Diana, is set to publish a book about his sister's life, promising to ‌divulge the truth ab...

HEADLINES: Kids as young as five are waiting up to six months for help after experiencing domestic violence, with a new report warning Australia's support system is failing children altogether. Women using performance and image-enhancing drugs are being left in the dark about the risks, with new research finding clinical guidance is based almost entirely on studies of men. Our electricity supply c...

HEADLINES: The Sydney Swans football club is considering whether to stand down several players who are under investigation regarding an alleged sexual assault in Melbourne at the weekend.  A big week in the Nation’s capital is unfolding on a variety of fronts, with the Government hoping to push three bills through the House of Representatives today. We unveil the latest. New details hav...

HEADLINES: NSW households could be shielded from rising power and water costs linked to the state's data centre boom, under a new government framework announced yesterday. A deepfake of Anthony Albanese has been used to dupe Australians out of seven point four million dollars in fake investment scams, ASIC is warning. Tributes are flowing for American actor Hayden Panattiere who died at the age of...

HEADLINES: Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving Sydney Swans players in Melbourne at the weekend. US actress Hayden Panettiere has died, aged 36.  The debate about access to superannuation is being debated in Federal Parliament.    The search for missing bushwalker Lily Hooper has entered its sixth day, with police still combing rugged bushland in the Souther...

HEADLINES: Changes to the NDIS are expected to pass Federal Parliament this week with the government likely to strike a deal with the Coalition.  NSW Premier Chris Minns has become the first - and potentially only - state or territory leader to sign up to the Federal Government's gun buyback. Tributes have flown for former Cambridge professor, Jason Arday, who died at the weekend and had beca...

A quick note about today's episode - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that one story contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died after permission for the media to report her name from her family. HEADLINES: Foreign Minister Penny Wong says calls for Australia to become a monoculture would threaten national security Meta says it's removed over 750,000...

HEADLINES: Thousands of high school and university students walked out of class yesterday, joining rallies across the country against One Nation. Sexual assault survivors in one state are being forced to wait up to twelve hours for forensic examinations, a delay campaigners say is failing victims. Whistleblower David McBride is a free man after being granted parole Thousands of jobs at Australia's...

HEADLINES: Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says low-income Aussies need to accept substandard housing Spotify to start labelling AI artists Crowds gather across Europe to watch rare total solar eclipse Scam warning for Aussies heading to Europe as digital travel authorisation requirement delayed Travis Kelce speaks out on Taylor Swift wedding for the first time GET IN TOUCH Got a story, news...

HEADLINES: Thousands of students across the country are set to walk out of school and university today to protest the rise of Pauline Hanson and her political party, One Nation.  Authorities are doing their best to quell serious concerns over the use of defibrillators in ambulances after a regulator paused sales of the device due to thousands of malfunctions in recent years. Federal police ha...

HEADLINES: Explosive reports, electronic device analysis and new witness statements have formed part of an expanding brief of evidence against the surviving Bondi Beach massacre gunman. The coalition wants the AFP to investigate the leaking of a diplomatic note from Japan, following comments the prime minister made about a gift of melons. A 27-year-old woman under a domestic-violence protection or...

HEADLINES: One Nation senators turned their backs during the Acknowledgement of Country in Parliament. The life-saving devices on every NSW ambulance have just been pulled from sale, and paramedics are demanding answers. A reality TV contestant accused of beheading her partner has pleaded not guilty to murder, flagging a mental health defence. Meta, Google, Tiktok and Snapchat to face 3000 lawsuit...

HEADLINES: RBA has held interest rates today. Experts are warning WA Police's new facial recognition trial could be less accurate for women and people of colour. Recruitment of air traffic controllers is tracking well despite union warnings of widespread shortages, the head of Australia's aviation services says. Take-home assessments could be banned in one state, in a radical overhaul of AI in the...

HEADLINES: Tonight is Census Night, we detail why you need to do it and what new questions you can expect. Victorian teachers could be in line for a two thousand dollar bonus, as the state government tries to avoid a statewide strike planned for next Wednesday. Mortgage applications have dropped 20 per cent since May's federal budget, and it could be good news for first home buyers. The latest New...

HEADLINES: Fallout for Albanese over "melons" comments about Japanese PM. Police have confirmed the remains found inside a suitcase on a NSW roadside are NOT human. Free GP visits are on the rise. Take-home assessments could be banned in one state, in a radical overhaul of AI in the classroom. The government confirms your data is safe ahead of Census Night.  Today marked a new chapter for Kyl...

HEADLINES: An investigation has been launched after two aircraft came within metres of a collision at Sydney Airport. A $5 million national anti-bullying campaign has been launched.  The Albanese Government will be forced to defend their draft legislation as Parliament resumes following the winter break. Western Australia makes a $20 million bid to snag the 2028 NRL Grand Final from Sydney. B...

HEADLINES: Meta fined $567 million in largest child safety ruling against social media giant US Senate committee panel votes to hold former COVID adviser Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions about the pandemic One Nation defends use of party funds for European trip New Victorian premier pushes on with work-from-home laws Tom and Zendaya reportedly celebrate...

HEADLINES: There is a new nationwide crackdown on high-speed e-bikes after years of rising accidents and injuries. A toddler has been rescued unharmed after a siege in outback Queensland left two adults dead. Your drivers licence photo could soon be shared with a national facial recognition database, under new laws introduced to NSW Parliament. Amazon says its new AI-powered Alexa has been special...

HEADLINES: Victim-survivors of DV could now be able to use secret recordings to seek safety, after a major High Court decision Over nine in 10 new parents say they've driven while excessively tired, new research says Astronomers have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the sun's visible surface Perez Hilton's family says he's receiving medical care after authorities responded to a...

HEADLINES: The New South Wales government has accepted most of the recommendations from the inquest into last year's Bondi Junction stabbing attack. Australians may soon be able to piggyback off a different mobile network if their own provider has left them without service. A parliamentary inquiry has uncovered some shocking reports about one of the country's leading cancer hospitals. A large new...

HEADLINES: Jetstar to charge new fees for overhead carry-on baggage. An armed man has been arrested at Trump’s golf club in LA. This year's NAPLAN results are in - and one in three Australian students isn't meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations. A Tasmanian woman who burnt down her own home rather than hand it to her daughter-in-law has avoided jail. Princess Eugenie has welcomed...

HEADLINES: The corporate watchdog has issued its strongest warning yet about a $25-billion-a-month betting industry that is looking to expand into Australia. If you've bought free-range eggs lately, we have something something worth knowing. A diarrhoea outbreak in the US has now spread to forty-five of the fifty states, and it's all been linked back to one contaminated food supplier. Ariana Grand...

HEADLINES: Doctors at some of Melbourne's biggest public hospitals will walk off the job for the first time in twenty years next week. New figures show more than 34,000 Australians who bought their first home with a five per cent deposit could end up owing more on their mortgage than their home is worth. New Victorian premier Ben Carroll has just named his first cabinet, and one change is turning...

HEADLINES: The leading entertainment figure who raped a younger woman in his own home can now be named. Tanya Plibersek says there has "never been a better time" to be a first-home buyer in Australia. Gambling reform advocates have told a Senate inquiry that betting companies have used lavish inducements to keep high-spending customers gambling. Authorities have warned of a "long, difficult journe...

HEADLINES: We detail the claims made on day one of what’s expected to be a months-long trial for Alan Jones. One Nation has refused to allow ABC and The Guardian journalists into a press conference in Victoria. Daniel Morcombe's parents are pushing for a public child sex offender registry to be rolled out nationwide, Drivers in the world's most tolled city, are getting some relief on their t...