Podcast Episodes

Qantas' record-breaking fine

A landmark Federal Court decision has hit Qantas with Australia's largest workplace penalty in corporate history. The airline has been ordered to pay $90 million for illegally sacking more than 1,800…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: Police searching for Sydney pub shooting suspect

Today's headlines:

Qantas has been ordered to pay a record $90 million fine for unlawfully sacking workers during the pandemic. 

NSW Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a fatal p…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why PornHub’s traffic is down

Traffic to Pornhub in the UK has dropped by 47% since new age verification laws were enforced.
It’s all because of the UK's Online Safety Act, which requires adult sites to check the age of all UK use…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The science of changing habits

Today we're diving into the psychology behind small changes and why they stick. We're talking about something called habit stacking - a technique that promises to help you build better routines by li…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: States & territories agree to childcare reforms

Today's headlines:

The top legal officers in Australia have agreed to share information about whether a person has lost their working with children check, in response to safety concerns in the childc…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The demise of greyhound racing

Today, we’re talking about greyhound racing. Specifically, whether or not there is a movement for it to be banned. 

Earlier this week, the Tasmanian Government announced it will ban greyhound racing …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: Female workforce participation hits record high

Today's headlines:

Female participation in the workforce hit a record high in July, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The number of young people in detention acros…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Are we being lied to about how smart AI is?

This month, the tech company behind Chat GPT released what they claim is their smartest AI model yet. According to OpenAI, GPT-5 operates at the level of a PhD student. But experts are warning that t…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: Man charged over Sydney Airport gun incident

Today's headlines:

A Victorian man has been charged after a major security operation at Sydney Airport this morning.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Government has “no plans” to adopt a prop…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The first global plastics treaty

High-level officials from more than 170 countries are in Switzerland right now to finalise the first legally binding treaty on plastics. Negotiations began in 2022, when the United Nations Environmen…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago