Podcast Episodes

PM showed 'good streak of pragmatism' on data centres, QLD treasurer says

David Janetzki says his state doesn't believe coal and gas should be ruled out for powering data centres.

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Former Treasury boss Ken Henry lashes WA's 2018 GST deal

West Australian Premier Roger Cook has called the Productivity Commission's authors "clowns" and attacked their work.

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AEMO CEO says grid investment needed to support data centre growth

Queensland and the Northern Territory will be able to use gas and coal to power AI data centres - after securing concessions at National Cabinet yest…

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New Zealand braces for strongest El Nino weather event on record

As conditions intensify, farmers are being urged to make early decisions about stock and feed.

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Why Canada is going toe-to-toe with the US over tariffs

The Canadian tariffs, which are set to come into effect on the 8th of September, will apply to nearly $20 billion worth of American products ranging …

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'Devastating moment for all Nepali people,' embassy says

Powerful flash flooding has ripped through communities - destroying homes and roads and killing more than 160 people.

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WA has 'robust' meeting with Productivity Commission after calling them clowns

Yesterday, Angela Jackson from the Productivity Commission said criticism of the interim report into the GST carve-up crossed a line and was "unaccep…

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Breakfast Wrap: Remembering Dolly Parton, 'the queen of country'

Over a career spanning decades, Dolly Parton amassed a legion of fans as a country music sweetheart and global superstar.

We look back on her career a…

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Changing Australia: Shane Hryrohec and making Australia and its beaches accessible for everyone

Before 2007 Shane Hryrohec had no idea what someone living with a disability might face in their lifetime, until he had a catastrophic accident that …

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Country music superstar Dolly Parton dies aged 80

Dolly Parton amassed a legion of fans as a country music sweetheart and global superstar.

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