Podcast Episodes

Will supermarkets show us their receipts?

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have been accused of anti-competitive practices and unfair prices against a backdrop of record profits. Concerns of price-gouging have escalated into multiple …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Could climate change mean the end of music festivals?

Last weekend, a major music festival in Victoria was cancelled due to severe weather warnings, but it's not the first time this has happened. There have been around 45 Aussie music festivals that hav…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Why the alleged killer of Samantha Murphy couldn't initially be named

This week, a 22-year-old man named Patrick Orren Stephenson was arrested for the murder of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. We now know his name, but his identity was initially kept secret under a sup…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The push to criminalise coercive control

This week Queensland became the second state to criminalise coercive control as a standalone offence.

Today on the pod, we talk about Queensland’s new crime, and how Australia is progressing on domes…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Trump, Biden, and what we learnt from Super Tuesday

This week, millions of people in the U.S. voted in their state’s primary elections in a day known as Super Tuesday. It's one of the most important days in the U.S. presidential election cycle.Today o…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The uncertain future of news on social media

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Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced last week it will not renew its deals with large traditional Austr…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The racism allegation at the centre of the NRL's Vegas debut

Over the weekend, the NRL launched its new season in Vegas.In one of the games, Brisbane Broncos player Ezra Mam alleged a racist comment was made against him by Sydney Roosters player Spencer Leniu.…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Should uni students be paid for their compulsory placements?

According to a recommendation from an independent review of universities that was released last week, students who complete placements as part of their degree shouldn’t suffer financially. It comes a…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Will Australia's tanning culture ever change?

Tanning represents your skin cells in trauma. That's the message this year’s joint Australian of the Year, Professor Georgina Long, wants you to know. She’s a cancer doctor and was part of a medical …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The rise of eating disorders in young people

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Today, the Butterfly Foundation released a new report on the prevalence of eating disorders in Australia. It found that eating disord…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago