Podcast Episodes

Why Israel's PM could soon be ousted

As the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pulled the plug on his ‘war cabinet’ - a special body formed days after the October 7 attack. It c…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Are Australia and China friends again?

This week, Australia played host to the Premier of China Li Qiang - the second most powerful politician in China after President Xi Jinping. It was the first such visit since 2017. He’s been shown ar…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The rise in young women getting labia surgery

New research has found that labia surgery has become one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures amongst young people in Australia and worldwide. That’s according to a new report by Women’s Health…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

An Australian-first to ban political donations

South Australia could soon become one of the first places in the world to ban political donations in state elections.

The announcement from the state government this week has reignited a national deb…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Why is Australia so good at swimming?

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This week, millions of Australians have tuned in to watch the Swimming Australia trials, as athletes compete for a spot on the Aussie Olympic and Paralympic t…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

How do you measure world peace?

Global levels of peace deteriorated at historic rates over the past year, according to new data from the Institute for Economics & Peace. The independent think tank compared levels of peacefulness ac…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Dutton takes on Albanese over climate targets

Australia’s two major political parties are arguing over climate change. Over the weekend, you may have seen headlines that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was planning to pull out of the Paris Agreem…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The new plan to combat vaping

Yesterday, the Federal Government launched the first-ever nationwide anti-vaping ad campaign. It's called ‘Give Up For Good’ and comes after a rapid surge in the number of young people who vape. Rate…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The plan to give young people a pay rise

The peak body for unions in Australia has launched a nationwide campaign to scrap junior wages and give 18-20 year olds the same minimum wage as everyone else. In case you didn’t know, Australia’s la…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Your tax questions, answered simply

It is just about to be tax-time.  So we're here to answer all of your questions. Like, are second jobs taxed more? What actually are tax deductions? And can I still get my tax return money from a cou…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago