Episode Details

Learn with slow Spanish news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Dock workers in Australia want a 28-hour week with the same pay while the union worries about jobs, shifts, and a lack of real consultation as new machines and tools spread. Also: A major telecom outage in Australia cut mobile service, cancelled trains, and delayed emergency calls before service was restored and an investigation began. Today’s Spanish focus: afectar = to affect. Vocabulary: sindicato (union), consulta (consultation), turnos (shifts). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a1-2026-07-09