Podcast Episodes

Would you buy a house with the Government?

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Housing affordability is something that we talk about a lot at The Daily Aus, and the ins and outs of it can get confusing. Today on the deep dive, we're bre…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Sophie Delezio wants you to stop calling her an inspiration

Sophie Delezio spent much of her childhood recovering from two horrific accidents, but chances are you already knew that. That's because as Sophie recovered and grew up, the media attention that surr…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Why is the Super Bowl such a cultural phenomenon?

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest nights in entertainment in America, and more recently in Australia as well. Every year, millions of people tune in to watch not only the game, but also some of th…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The Aussie who claims he invented Bitcoin

Bitcoin has dominated the cryptocurrency conversation for years, but do you know who invented it? Did you know it was an Aussie? The truth is, we actually don’t know that for sure.A group of tech fir…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Should work-life balance be a legal right?

A Federal Senate Committee has recommended legal protection of a person’s ‘right to disconnect’ from work during their personal time. The committee examined draft laws addressing concerns about emplo…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

How does a single-sex school become co-ed?

Last week, a group of demonstrators gathered outside Sydney's Newington College to protest against the school's plans to open enrolments to girls. The decision by the prestigious boy's school follows…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

“Blood on your hands”: the U.S. Senate takes on Big Tech

Social media CEOs headed to Washington, D.C. last week for a grilling from the U.S. Senate over online child abuse. In today’s deep dive, we find out what the government expects from social media gia…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

What's in the tax cuts for young people?

A lot has been said about 'Stage 3' tax cuts lately, what is and isn’t changing, and who the measures will impact. To dig a little deeper into what these changes mean for young people in particular, …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The “magic pill”: the story of the oral contraceptive

63 years ago today the oral contraceptive, aka the pill, became available to Australian women. TDA fact checker Lucy joins the pod to talk about the history of the pill, how it changed Australia, and…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The forces trying to legalise vaping

As we dive a bit deeper, to examine the forces trying to legalise vaping, we uncover the role Big Tobacco has to play. So why do companies which traditionally have made their money from selling cigar…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago