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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 comes after two moderate politicians quit the war cabinet last week. We'll explain what this could mean for the future of the war in today's podcast.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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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 around the country by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, visiting Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.
On the back of Albanese’s visit to Beijing in November last year, the first PM to do so since 2016, a “renewed and revitalised” relationship between Australia and China is being celebrated by both parties.
But are things as good as they seem? We explore this in today’s episode.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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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 Victoria, which also found that nearly a quarter of Australian women aged 18 to 24 feel anxious or ashamed about their labia. And this is all largely due to unrealistic expectations informed by porn and social media.
So what is behind this rise in labia surgery? And why is it more common in younger generations? We explore this in today’s deep dive.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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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 debate about how our political parties are funded, what donors want from their donations, and how else we could model the system.
In today’s podcast, we’ll look at what the South Australian Premier is proposing, but also how things work in the political donation hall of fame - the United States.
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Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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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 teams. There have been record-breaking swims, inspiring returns to form, and outpourings of emotion from the stands and the pool.
But we’ve also seen disappointments — moments where a swimmer may have won their final but fell short of the Olympic qualification time set by Swimming Australia. In today's podcast, we look at why Australia is so good at swimming, and why the sport's national governing body sets the Olympic qualifying bar so high.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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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 across 163 countries for its annual Global Peace Index, finding global conflicts have reached their highest rate since World War II. But how do you define peace, and how is it measured? The Institute for Economics and Peace Executive Director Americas Michael Collins joins us in the deep dive.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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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 Agreement if the Coalition is voted in at the next election. However, Dutton then clarified that this is not true. Nevertheless, he has said he will scrap Labor's current 2030 emissions target if he wins the next election. We'll tell you what you need to know in today's podcast.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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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. Rates of vaping among 18 to 24-year-olds have quadrupled since 2019. The Government is taking a new messaging approach with its new campaign, aimed at effectively targeting young people. So, how will it work? We’ll explain everything you need to know in today’s deep dive.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
Audio producer: Emma Gillespie
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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 laws legally allow young workers - meaning those under 21 - to be paid less than their older co-workers, even if they are performing the same job. Unions are wanting to change that, so can it be done? We’ll explore the answer in today’s podcast.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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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 couple of years ago? You'll find the answers in today's podcast!
Use the tax cut calculator to estimate you annual tax cut.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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Over the last few weeks, almost two billion people have voted in elections, as part of what some are calling the biggest year for democracy ever. In today’s deep dive, TDA fact checker Lucy Tassell joins us to recap the biggest elections of the last month, and preview what’s next.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Lucy Tassell
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Over 7 million Australians use Buy Now Pay Later accounts, like Afterpay or Zip, and young people are the main adopters of this new form of credit.
But now the government is keen to apply the same rules that govern our credit cards or loans to these services - in one of the biggest changes to The Credit Act in years.
The government hopes the new laws will protect vulnerable people from accumulating debt by making everyone get a credit check to use the apps.
On today’s podcast, we’re going to take a look at what’s being proposed, why, and what the companies themselves think of the move.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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For the first time in U.S. history, the son of a sitting President is facing trial and potential jail time. The trial of Hunter Biden, the son of current President Joe Biden, has begun in the US state of Delaware this week. He stands accused of illegally buying and owning a handgun while using drugs.
It’s another twist in what is becoming a legally-entangled Presidential election.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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Australia’s workplace dispute tribunal, the Fair Work Commission, has delivered a ruling in the case between journalist Antoinette Lattouf and the ABC.It ruled that Lattouff was indeed sacked by ABC, which had been disputed by the public broadcaster.
This ruling paves the way for Lattouf to pursue a Federal Court claim that her dismissal was unfair.
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Australia is currently the only Western democracy without a national human rights act. Last week, a parliamentary committee recommended to the Federal Government that this change. It could mark a significant turning point in how rights are recognised and enforced across the nation. On today’s podcast, we sat down with Professor Justine Nolan, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and Professor at UNSW, about what this could mean for the country.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons
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It’s been a big few weeks for Donald Trump, whose first criminal case has just wrapped up after a five-week trial. The trial centred on Trump’s alleged cover-up of a ‘hush money’ payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. In today’s deep dive, we’ll cover what happened during the trial and what it means for the presidential hopeful.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
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The country has been rocked by another story of men’s violence against women after a Perth man killed a mother and daughter on Friday. It’s believed the man, a licensed gun owner, was looking for his ex-partner at the time of the incident. In the wake of the incident, the shooter’s daughter has issued a public statement about what she says is a failure by WA Police to adequately address safety concerns she and her mother had about her father. She claims she “raised the alarm” about her father three times, and was ignored by police.
In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss what we know about the incident, the investigation now being launched by WA Police and how the WA government has responded.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
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An expert panel has handed the Government a list of recommendations, aimed at reducing eating disorder rates in young people. It comes after eating disorder survivors and support advocates met with politicians and social media bosses in September last year. Now, they’re calling for legislative reform and changes to the way young people use social media. We'll unpack the panel's recommendations in the deep dive, and discuss whether these suggestions will lead to any change.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Emma Gillespie
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In the last week, there have been two major incidents of turbulence hitting commercial flights, causing injury. On Sunday, 12 were injured on a Qatar Airways Doha to Dublin flight while in the air over Türkiye. In today’s podcast, we talk to Professor Dr Jason Middleton, the Head of UNSW's Department of Aviation between 1995 and 2017, about why we’re seeing a sudden spike in incidents of turbulence, and why you should always wear a seatbelt.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Annabelle Nicol
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News Corp and OpenAI, the tech company that created ChatGPT, have signed a multi-year content deal. Under the new partnership, News Corp’s content will be used to respond to ChatGPT user questions. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson said the deal will “set new standards for veracity, for virtue and for value in the digital age”. In today's deep dive, we'll explore why the deal matters, how the rest of the industry is handling the rise of AI and what comes next.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
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