The Daily Aus
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The true story of the Kennedy family
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One show on Disney+ has dominated social media conversations in recent weeks: Love Story, the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette biographical se...
Headlines: PM announces new gambling ad regulations
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new regulations on gambling ads, almost three years after Labor members reco...
Why vaping is worse than we thought
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Vaping causes cancer. It might sound like something you probably already knew but for the first time, we have research to confidently back the claim. ...
Headlines: Albanese to address nation on fuel crisis
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make a pandemic-style address to the nation on the fuel supply crisis tonight. U.S. P...
Why everything is about to be 20c cheaper
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some significant cost of living measures have been announced over the last few days, promising to lower the price of everyday transactions. From cheap...
Headlines: ABC tentative pay deal reached
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned it could take up to two weeks for fuel-price relief measures to flow through to consumer...
Dezi Freeman's seven-month escape from police
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, one of Australia’s biggest manhunts in history came to an end with the news that police had shot dead a man believed to be fugitive D...
Headlines: Govt to halve fuel excise
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the Government will halve the fuel excise for the next three months, in a bi...
Kyle Sandilands' $100m legal fight
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How did an argument about astrology lead to Australia's biggest radio show being cancelled and a $100 million lawsuit? Today we're taking you inside t...
Headlines: Govt insists fuel supply is secure
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The Government has insisted Australia has enough fuel, and that shortages are being driven by panic buying. Communities al...
The first social media addiction trial
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever felt like social media is designed to make it feel impossible to put your phone down, a jury in the U.S. just agreed with you. They&rsq...
Headlines: State & federal leaders to hold fuel crisis talks
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: State and federal leaders are set to hold emergency talks on the developing fuel crisis next week. Iran is still weighing ...
Your questions about the Iran war, answered
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks one month since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began. As the conflict enters its fourth week, peace deal talks are underway, missile a...
Your questions about the Iran war, answered
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks one month since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began. As the conflict enters its fourth week, peace deal talks are underway, missile a...
Headlines: ABC staff strike for first time in 20 years
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: ABC staff have walked off the job, marking the public broadcaster’s first major industrial action in 20 years. ...
Germany's celebrity deepfake scandal
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re bringing you a story out of Germany. Unless you’re tapped in to German celebrity culture, you won’t have heard of any of...
Headlines: Australia and EU sign free-trade deal
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Australia and the European Union have agreed to a new free-trade deal, aimed at reducing tariffs and expanding exports. Un...
Why voters are turning to One Nation
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, South Australians voted in a state election. Labor was returned to Government with a decisive victory under Premier Peter Malinauska...
Headlines: Vic & Tas teachers to strike over pay
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Thousands of public school students in Victoria and Tasmania are being told to stay home tomorrow, as teachers plan to wal...
The AI model built on billions of Pokémon GO images
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The developer of Pokemon GO has revealed a new use for the billions of images captured by its users over the years - AI mapping technology. Earlier th...
Investing 101: Your investing questions, answered
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, we're breaking down everything you were too embarrassed to ask about investing, from what a trade actually is to how you make mone...
Headlines: Cyclone makes landfall in Qld, tracks towards NT
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: A powerful category four cyclone has made landfall on Australia's northern coast, bring...
Why France is trying to ban Shein
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're looking at the legal battle in France over whether ultra fast-fashion giant Shein should be suspended after it was found selling child sex...
Headlines: PM announces fuel supply taskforce to address shortages
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new fuel supply taskforce to address sh...
Labor's plan to tax the wealthy
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Sign up to our finance newsletter here. A 1999 tax discount designed to get Australians investing is now being bla...
Headlines: Australian military base damaged by Iranian missile
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: An Australian military base in the Middle East has sustained minor damage from an Irani...
The fall of the world’s biggest youth media company
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Last week, Buzzfeed, once the biggest youth media company in the world, announced that there is substantial doubt ...
Headlines: RBA increases cash rate to 4.1%
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate from 3.85% to 4.1%. NSW...
Are we about to run out of Petrol?
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Today we’re unpacking a pretty simple question with a complicated answer. Could Australia run out of petrol?...
Headlines: Australia won't send ships to Strait of Hormuz
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Australia has declared it won’t send naval ships to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane off Iran. Awar...
Am I about to be replaced by a computer?
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's biggest tech companies have cut thousands of jobs in a matter of weeks - and they're all pointing to the same reason: AI. But experts say ...
What epilepsy actually looks like
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
March is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Epilepsy affects around 250,000 Australians. Chances are, someone in your life has it. And yet, for many of us, our...
Headlines: 800 million litres of fuel released into Aus market
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Energy Minister Chris Bowen has approved the release of almost 800 million litres of fuel to Australia’s market, ini...
How much PR goes into an Oscars win?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For as long as the Oscars have existed, people have campaigned to win them. Back in 1929, when Mary Pickford was nominated for best Actress at the sec...
Headlines: Iran strikes fuel tankers in Strait of Hormuz
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Iran has struck two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters in the Strait of Hormuz, raising the number of ships struck in the region...
Is Australia going to war?
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, the Australian Government announced it will be sending aircraft, weapons and troops to the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict be...
Headlines: Corruption watchdog clears Scott Morrison over Robodebt
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Matt Canavan has outlined his agenda as the new Nationals leader, telling reporters, “we have to fight back for Aust...
Why Australia gave Iran's footballers asylum
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A moment of silence on a Gold Coast football pitch last week set off a chain of events involving the Australian Federal Police, a middle-of-the-night ...
Headlines: David Littleproud quits as Nationals leader
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Nationals Leader David Littleproud has announced he is quitting as leader of the party, but will still remain in parliamen...
Why you can't watch PornHub anymore
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In case you missed it, people can no longer watch porn on Pornhub, unless you have an existing account. And if you don’t have an existing accoun...
Headlines: Former Liberal MP on trial for child abuse
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: A former Liberal MP on trial for child abuse has been cleared of some but not all charges related to a 13-year-old boy. Th...
Are we heading for World War III?
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, killing the country's Supreme Leader. Iran then fired back with waves of miss...
Headlines: Trump fires Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed three Australian navy personnel were aboard a U.S. submarine that sank an Ir...
The fight over how AI is used in war
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In case you missed it, the U.S. Government has recently been clashing with one of the biggest AI companies over how it is using their technology. At t...
Headlines: American submarine sinks Iranian warship
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The US-Iran war has further escalated after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least ...
The end of Kyle & Jackie O
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Kyle and Jackie O show would be taken off air after Jackie told her network she could no longer work with...
Headlines: Israel sends troops into southern Lebanon
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Israel has sent troops into southern Lebanon and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate, while Hezbollah sa...
Will the Middle East conflict drive up prices?
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, killing the country's Supreme Leader. In the days since, we’ve seen an escalatin...
Headlines: Satellite images show strikes on Iranian nuclear site
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised a small number of mosques for holding vigils to mourn Iran’s supreme ...
Inside Victoria's endo scandal
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An endometriosis scandal out of Victoria has prompted the State Government to review diagnosis standards. A recent investigation into a Melbourne gyna...
Headlines: Conflict widens across Middle East
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The UK Government has confirmed a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected drone attack. Pauline H...
Why did the U.S. strike Iran?
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, killing the regime’s Supreme Leader and other key military personnel. The...
Inside Victoria's endo scandal
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An endometriosis scandal out of Victoria has prompted the State Government to review diagnosis standards. A recent investigation into a Melbourne gyna...
Everything you need to know ahead of AFL's Opening Round
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season kicks off with Opening Round, and it's set to be the most tense reunion tour in Australian sport: fo...
Headlines: Ley officially resigns after 25 years in Parliament
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Sussan Ley has officially resigned from Parliament after she lost the Liberal leadership to Angus Taylor earlier this mont...
What does an intimacy coordinator actually do?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to our culture newsletter here! There’s been a huge shift in the way sex and sexual identity are represented on screen over the past dec...
Headlines: Govt announces new national emergency system
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Mobile phones around the country will blast out a 10-second siren in late July as part of a national test of a new emergen...
What to expect from the antisemitism inquiry
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion held its first public hearing. It follows the December terrorist attack in...
Headlines: Higher-than-expected inflation data
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the first round of inflation data for 2026. NSW Police have arrested two ...
The operation to capture Mexico's most wanted man
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, the Mexican army killed the country’s most wanted man, setting off a chain reaction of violence that has continued in the day...
Headlines: Royal commission on antisemitism begins
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Former High Court judge Virginia Bell has opened the first public hearing for the Royal Commission on antisemitism. The Vi...
The NRL star caught in an escalating gang war
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A former NRL star was shot outside his home in Sydney's south-west last week. Police say the ambush centred around the victim’s son’s alle...
Headlines: Coalition proposes new law to ban ISIS brides
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The Opposition wants to make it a criminal offence to help anyone with ties to ISIS return to Australia. The search ...
The arrest of former Prince Andrew, explained
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested at his home on suspicion of misconduct in public office. It ...
Investing 101: What are ETFs?
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been putting off investing in the share market for years, this podcast is for you. Today, we're talking about something that's been qu...
Headlines: Four teens charged in relation to NRL star's shooting
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The family of Virginia Giuffre have thanked King Charles for “standing behind survivors” after Andrew Mountbat...
The ‘Wuthering Heights’ controversies
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to our culture newsletter here. Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel ‘Wuthering Heights’ was...
Headlines: Unemployment steady at 4.1%
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% for January with nearly 18,000 jobs created, according to the Australian Bureau ...
Should Australia let ISIS fighters' families return?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, media outlets reported that women and children connected to ISIS had attempted to flee a detention camp and return to Australia. It...
Headlines: Wages fall behind inflation for first time since 2023
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Wage growth is below the rate of inflation for the first time in over two years, according to new figures from the Austral...
Where is Gus Lamont?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Five months ago, a four-year-old boy was playing in the dirt at his family's remote sheep station in outback South Australia. Within hours, he’d...
Headlines: Identity of Perth terror suspect revealed
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The accused terrorist behind an Invasion Day bombing attempt in Perth has been identified by police. A landmark repo...
Why Coles is in court over its 'discounts'
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to our finance newsletter here. For two years, a pack of Strepsils cost $5.50 at Coles. Then suddenly, it was $7. Then just as suddenly, it wa...
Headlines: Search for missing 4yo resumes in SA
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The search for a missing four-year-old has resumed after police declared the boy’s disappearance a major crime. ...
The penis enlargement saga at the Olympics
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're diving into allegations that some athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics used penis-enlarging injections to gain a competitive advantage in...
Headlines: Angus Taylor becomes the new Liberal Party leader
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Angus Taylor is officially the new leader of the Liberal Party after a partyroom vote on Friday morning, also making him t...
The contest for Opposition Leader
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday night, Liberal MP Angus Taylor stepped down from his Shadow Cabinet position, as speculation about a leadership challenge against Sussan ...
Headlines: Angus Taylor confirms run for Liberal leadership
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Angus Taylor has officially confirmed he is running for the leadership of the Liberal Party in a bid to replace current le...
Could the Epstein files bring down the UK PM?
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is at the centre of the latest Epstein controversy, after a scandal involving his former Ambassador to the US and the l...
Headlines: 10 dead in school shooting in Canada
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: At least ten people are dead following a mass shooting at a high school in a rural town in the Canadian province of Britis...
The brutality claims against NSW Police
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Police clashed with demonstrators in Sydney’s CBD on Monday evening. Protesters had turned out to demonstrate against Israeli President Isaac He...
Headlines: Nine charged over Sydney protest
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Nine people have been charged after police clashed with demonstrators in Sydney’s CBD on Monday evening. The familie...
The abduction of a U.S. TV host's mother
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The mother of a prominent American news anchor was allegedly kidnapped a week ago. NBC Today's Savannah Guthrie (Guth-ree) posted a video over the wee...
Headlines: Liberal leadership challenge expected this week
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Speculation is growing that the Liberal Party will hold a leadership challenge this week, which could see Opposition Leade...
The allegations against a Norwegian princess' son
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess began facing trial on 38 charges, including rape, abuse, and violent behaviour. In the days before...
The fall of one of the world’s most powerful newspapers
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, the Washington Post announced it would cut a third of its workforce in one of the most significant restructures in the newspaper's nearly 1...
Headlines: Attempted bombing declared a terrorist attack
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The attempted bombing of a Perth Invasion Day rally has now been classified as a terrorist attack The disappearance and li...
The state banning 'good character' references in its courts
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the NSW Government introduced legislation to remove the use of ‘good character’ references during criminal sentencing. If passe...
Headlines: Second Australian dies in Japan skiing accident
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: A second Australian has died in a skiing incident in Japan in less than a week. Billionaire Clive Palmer will mount ...
The Aussies named in the Epstein Files
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, The U.S Department of Justice released three million documents from the Epstein files. Multiple high-profile Australian figures have appear...
Headlines: First RBA rate rise since 2023
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: The Reserve Bank has listed the cash rate from 3.6 to 3.85%. The Federal Government has announced further sanctions on Ira...
The world-first social media court case
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, some of the world's biggest tech companies are facing a landmark trial in the U.S. Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, along with YouT...
Headlines: Dezi Freeman likely dead, police say
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Victoria Police believe the man accused of killing two officers in an ambush at a rural property last year is likely dead....
Can erotica fix Australia’s reading slump?
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade Aussie reading rates have been in decline, with more and more young people saying that they don’t read for pleasure - ever....
Headlines: Ley announces temporary shadow ministry
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Liberal leader Sussan Ley has given the Nationals a week to reconcile with the coalition before she finalises a new leader...
What we know about the WA bomb scare
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, a man threw a bomb into a crowd at an Invasion Day Rally in Perth, Western Australia. Police said the bomb, which failed to detonate, was d...
Headlines: Search continues for NSW triple murder suspect
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Police have confirmed they are treating the alleged throwing of a homemade bomb into an Invasion Day Rally as a “pot...
Why the Aussie dollar is surging
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up to our finance newsletter here. The Australian dollar has surged to its highest level in nearly two years, hitting 70 US cents as the U.S. dol...
Headlines: Interest rates expected to rise after inflation jump
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's headlines include: Prices increased by an average of 3.8% for the year to December, according to the latest inflation data from the Australia...
Could Pauline Hanson be the next Prime Minister?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Since the last federal election, One Nation’s popularity has been steadily growing across the country. It’s led to questions about whether...