Podcast Episodes

When Donald met Kamala

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Yesterday we saw the first U.S. Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

It was fiery, robust and, at times, very… messy.

It was al…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Can you stop children from using social media?

The Federal Government said it will enforce minimum age requirements for social media users, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about this proposal. How will it be rolled out and regulated, and ab…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

How did we get the right to a weekend?

77 years ago, a landmark court ruling introduced the 40-hour work week.  The 1947 decision led to the five-day working week and two-day weekend we know today. Before that, employees were typically ex…

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Are parents responsible for their child's crimes?

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Last week, a 14-year-old killed four people - two students and two teachers - at his school in the US state of Georgia. He also injured another nine, in what was …

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The therapy dog news we needed this week

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In this week's wrap of good news, we talk about the very good doggos who graduated, a new flower installation at Changi Airpo…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The story of Alexa Leary

If you’ve watched any of the Paralympics over the past week, you’ve likely heard of Alexa Leary.

She has won two gold medals, broken two world records - well, the same world record, twice - and broug…

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Are we actually headed for a recession?

The latest GDP figures show Australia’s economy is growing very slowly. So slowly, in fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics just recorded the softest annual economic growth since the early 90s (o…

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Is this the beginning of the end for X?

This week, X was banned in Brazil due to a Supreme Court decision over what can and can’t be said online.It is the latest in a string of lawsuits and bad news engulfing X. Although, X itself paints a…

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Mass protests in Israel

Tens of thousands of people have marched through Israel’s main cities calling for an immediate deal to release hostages who remain held captive by Hamas. It comes after Israeli forces recovered the b…

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The census backlash and backflip

The Federal Government has changed its stance on including questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in the next census. It follows mounting pressure …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago