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Bangladesh's PM has fled. What now?

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Student-led protests in Bangladesh have led to political violence and tensions over the past month. This week, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ha...

How the falling stock markets affect you

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The last few days have seen significant volatility in global stock markets. Here in Australia, on Friday and Monday, the stock market had its worst tw...

The men on trial for 9/11

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the man who admitted to being the architect of the 9/11 attacks, and two of his alleged accomplices, agreed to a plea deal. In order to avo...

🥇 BONUS EPISODE: TDA's Medal Moments, Paris Days 6-8

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to get up to speed on the Olympics, but like your sleep too much? No stress - TDA is here. Sam will deliver twice-weekly Medal Moments updates - ...

The Australians who can't afford period products

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

More than three in four university and TAFE students have struggled to pay for period products, according to new national data.  Not-for-profit organ...

Who will Kamala Harris choose as her VP?

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are fewer than 100 days out from the U.S. Election and it is nearly time for Kamala Harris to pick her Vice Presidential candidate. What exactly is...

🥇 BONUS EPISODE: TDA's Medal Moments, Paris Days 3-5

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to get up to speed on the Olympics, but like your sleep too much? No stress - TDA is here. Sam will deliver twice-weekly Medal Moments updates - ...

Will anything change for Australians with disabilities?

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Government has handed down its long-awaited response to the Disability Royal Commission. Over four and a half years, the inquiry heard about exper...

Is another Aussie airline about to fail?

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australia's Prime Minister has acknowledged his concerns about the future of the airline Rex (Regional Express) after it paused trading on the ASX. Th...

The latest on Hezbollah and Israel

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, 12 children were killed in an attack on a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. Israel and the U.S. said Hezbollah was ...

🥇 BONUS EPISODE: TDA's Medal Moments, Paris Days 1-2

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want to get up to speed on the Olympics, but like your sleep too much?  No stress - TDA is here. Sam will deliver twice-weekly Medal Moments updates ...

Tourism is growing, but at what cost?

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With Australians flocking to Europe for the summer, the topic of overtourism has once again become a hot discussion point. We know that tourism can bo...

Your cheat sheet to the Paris Olympics

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to TDA's sport newsletter It’s the final countdown - the 2024 Paris Olympics’s opening ceremony is this weekend. In today’s deep dive,...

Is Australia in a 'baby recession'?

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australia is in the midst of a ‘baby recession,' according to recent analysis of national birth trends by KPMG. It blamed cost of living pressures f...

Is Paris ready to host the Olympics?

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As thousands of athletes and millions of spectators descend on Paris, we're now just days away from the Olympics Opening Ceremony. The city has had th...

Can Kamala Harris beat Trump?

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a historic announcement yesterday morning, U.S. President Joe Biden stepped down from his re-election campaign. Biden said he believed it was “in...

Are nicotine pouches the new vape?

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the world’s biggest tobacco manufacturers will build a $US600 million nicotine pouch factory. Philip Morris International, which owns the nic...

Why you've been hearing about Project 2025

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve likely heard of Project 2025. It is a set of conservative policy recommendations for former President Donald Trump if he becomes the next Pre...

Should prisoners be allowed to read the news?

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do prisoners get information? How about news? This is something that a new national newspaper is trying to tackle. It’s called ‘About Time’ ...

The criminal allegations facing one of Australia’s biggest unions

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of Australia’s biggest unions – the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union (CFMEU) – is being investigated for alleged ties ...

The string of lawsuits against Andrew Tate

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen: 'An attempted assassination: What we know' Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are being sued for tax evasion in the ...

An attempted assassination: What we know

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday there was an assassination attempt on the former U.S. President Donald Trump. It was the first time a current or former U.S. president has b...

Could NSW ban greyhound racing… again?

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The NSW greyhound racing industry is being investigated after a former employee of the racing body detailed allegations of cover-ups and abuse. In tod...

Should sexual services be funded by the NDIS?

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should NDIS funds be able to be used on sexual services? That’s the question being debated this week, after NDIS Minister Bill Shorten said access t...

What's the latest in Ukraine?

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Russian strikes in Ukraine killed at least 36 civilians and injured 140 others. The missile strikes hit five cities in Ukraine, damaging re...

France's shock election result

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

France’s far-right party was expected to dominate in the country's election over the weekend, but a surprise swing to the left has resulted in a hun...

What went wrong for Rishi Sunak?

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Labour will form Government in the UK, after an election result that’s been described as a landslide victory. It comes after one of the most tumultu...

Would you work a six day week?

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Move over four-day work week - Greece has just announced a six day working week. The European country has passed a new labour law to address its shr...

Should sport be free to watch?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Government currently has a bill before the Senate that some argue could threaten Australians' ability to view major sporting events for free. The ...

Are U.S. presidents allowed to break the law?

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that American presidents cannot be prosecuted for crimes committed while performing official duties. The decision in ...

Is Biden about to step down?

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Late last week, millions of people in the U.S. and around the world tuned into the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Presi...

Is news still being taken off Instagram?

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen: The uncertain future of news on social media Listen: Is a social media ban for kids a good idea? Listen: Your tax questions, answered simply O...

Why women are peeing next to Picasso paintings

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art has an interesting new spot for some of its artworks - the women’s toilets. In today’s deep dive, we explain ...

Why Fatima Payman crossed the floor

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday night, WA Senator Fatima Payman did what no Labor Government member had done since 1988 - she crossed the floor of the Senate to vote again...

Could Julian Assange walk free in Australia today?

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, there was a huge development in the saga of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange - after being held in a London Prison since 2019, a plea deal ...

The trillion-dollar company you’ve never heard of

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, for a brief moment, tech company Nvidia became the most valuable company in the world, overtaking Microsoft. While Microsoft has now clawed...

Should Australia invest in nuclear energy?

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the Coalition announced a new Nuclear energy policy - should it win the next election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the coalition wi...

Would you invest in a burrito?

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In one of the biggest launches of a new company on the Australian Securities Exchange in years, thousands of Australians snapped up shares in Guzman Y...

Why Israel's PM could soon be ousted

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pulled the plug on his ‘war cabinet’ - a spec...

Are Australia and China friends again?

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

The rise in young women getting labia surgery

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New research has found that labia surgery has become one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures amongst young people in Australia and worldwide. T...

An Australian-first to ban political donations

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Why is Australia so good at swimming?

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to TDA's sport newsletter here This week, millions of Australians have tuned in to watch the Swimming Australia trials, as athletes compete ...

How do you measure world peace?

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Global levels of peace deteriorated at historic rates over the past year, according to new data from the Institute for Economics & Peace. The inde...

Dutton takes on Albanese over climate targets

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australia’s two major political parties are arguing over climate change. Over the weekend, you may have seen headlines that Opposition Leader Peter ...

The new plan to combat vaping

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, the Federal Government launched the first-ever nationwide anti-vaping ad campaign. It's called ‘Give Up For Good’ and comes after a rap...

The plan to give young people a pay rise

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 every...

Your tax questions, answered simply

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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? ...

2024's history-making elections

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

How the Buy Now, Pay Later changes affect you

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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.  ...

Why you're about to hear a lot about Joe Biden's son

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to the TDA Sport Newsletter For the first time in U.S. history, the son of a sitting President is facing trial and potential jail time. The ...

The unfair dismissal case against the ABC

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Want more sport news from The Daily Aus? Sign up to our sport newsletter here! Australia’s workplace dispute tribunal, the Fair Work Commission, has...

The call for a Human Rights Act in Australia

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australia is currently the only Western democracy without a national human rights act. Last week, a parliamentary committee recommended to the Federal...

Donald Trump is found guilty

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 al...

Did police ignore the warnings about the Perth shooter?

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 believ...

Social media and Australia's eating disorder crisis

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An expert panel has handed the Government a list of recommendations, aimed at reducing eating disorder rates in young people. It comes after eating di...

Is turbulence getting worse?

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

ChatGPT and Murdoch team up: what could possibly go wrong?

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Is a social media ban for kids a good idea?

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should kids under the age of 16 be banned from social media? A new campaign called 36 Months is calling for the age at which young people can sign up ...

The Minister for Women on why violence is increasing

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last month, we have brought you a number of episodes about the rising rate of men’s violence against women in Australia. We have spoken abo...

Will the leaders of Israel and Hamas be arrested?

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The International Criminal Court’s lead prosecutor has announced he’s applying for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, Israel’s Prime Minis...

Iran's president has died - what now?

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have died in a helicopter crash. The helicopter crashed in mountainous ...

The Aussie footballers allegedly betting on their own games

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Three A-League players were arrested in Sydney on Friday morning over an alleged corrupt betting scheme. A-League is the highest level of professional...

The missing conversation from Fashion Week

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You may have seen that it is currently Fashion Week. It’s an exciting time for Australia’s fashion industry - showcasing the talents of some of th...

Australia's first war crime prisoner is a whistleblower

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time, someone has been imprisoned in relation to Australia’s alleged war crimes. His name is David McBride. But he didn’t commit tho...

What’s in the federal budget for young people?

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, had two big decisions to make: what to spend money on, and where to get that money from. In to...

Explaining the ban on live sheep exports

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has announced a plan to ban the export of live sheep from Australia. It comes after an independent panel urged the Government t...

The Government v Social Media

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Algorithms, child abuse, domestic violence, scams, extremist material, mis and disinformation, and the availability of good journalism on social media...

The controversial book ban in Sydney

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, a Western Sydney Council voted to remove material about same-sex parenting from its library shelves. In the days following the announcement...

What is happening in Rafah?

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a major development in the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli forces have entered the southern Gazan city of Rafah, in an operation they say is aimed at des...

What we know about the friends killed in Mexico

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad have been confirmed dead in the Mexican state of Baja Califo...

Why your HECS is changing

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has announced it will wipe $3 billion in student debt and offer payments for some students undergoing mandatory placements. The...

What's a porn passport?

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to the TDA Sport newsletter Last week, we learned the federal government will trial age verification measures aimed at blocking children from ...

Why students are protesting in the U.S.

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have intensified across U.S. college campuses and have now spread to universities here in Australia. Protes...

What is the plan to end men's violence against women?

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Prime Minister has announced several new measures to combat domestic violence. It comes after new data this week revealed the rate of women killed...

Pauline Hanson is being sued for hate speech

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, a hate speech trial against One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has begun in the Federal Court. It comes after Hanson was accused of racially ...

Is Australia’s economy still struggling?

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the federal budget just over two weeks away, the economy is set to come roaring back into focus on your newsfeed. So, we thought we'd get you up ...

Australia’s ‘national shame’

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been labelled Australia’s ‘national shame' - so far this year, 27 women have been killed in acts of gender-based violence. Now, the country...

These women want to job-share the role of a politician

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a first for Australia, two people have launched an independent campaign to win a single seat at the next federal election. Bronwen Bock and Lucy Br...

Why Victoria is abandoning a second supervised injecting room

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, the Victorian Government announced it would not proceed with plans to open a second supervised injecting room in Melbourne. On toda...

Elon Musk vs the Australian Government

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he promised to make the social media platform a haven for free speech. Tonight, that commitment will be challenged in c...

What is the media's responsibility in the wake of a tragedy?

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the hours following the tragic murder of six people in Sydney’s Bondi Junction, families of some of the victims issued statement requesting that ...

What is going on with Iran and Israel?

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Iran and Israel have long been adversaries, with tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries developing over decades. However, this month marks ...

Your good news fix to end the week

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a week of really heavy news so for today’s episode of the podcast, we thought we’d bring you a round up of some of the uplifting stori...

The first U.S. president to face a criminal trial

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Donald Trump has become the first U.S. President to face a criminal trial. It relates to the alleged cover-up of payments used to silence a...

Why the church stabbing was labelled a terrorist act

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just two days after the traumatic events of Saturday’s mass stabbing in Bondi Junction, another major event unfolded in Sydney on Monday night, when...

Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation case. What does that mean?

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, Justice Michael Lee handed down his judgement in the defamation case Bruce Lehrmann brought against journalist Lisa Wilkinson and Network T...

What we know about the Sydney stabbings

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, Australia was rocked by the killing of at least six people at the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre in Sydney’s east. At th...

Is renting your clothes actually better for the environment?

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Play our game Picture This In the age of fast fashion and on-demand expectations of clothing, a new trend is emerging: renting. More and more people a...

Why a women-only app is being sued in Australia

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A transgender woman is suing a social media app for discrimination in the Federal Court. Roxanne Tickle launched legal action against 'Giggle for Girl...

Do Australian music festivals have a future?

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

National arts council Creative Australia has handed down a landmark report into the state of Australia’s music festivals – and it's not good news....

Why has Boeing been in the news so much?

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, a Boeing plane turned around after an engine cover fell off during takeoff from the U.S. city of Denver. It’s just the latest in a...

An 18 year old died after a coward punch. His killer will now be released.

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In July 2012, 18-year-old Thomas Kelly was coward punched by Kieran Loveridge during a random attack in Sydney’s once-popular nightlife district of ...

Why JK Rowling says she should be arrested

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Play 'Picture This' here New laws aimed at protecting people against hate crimes have been introduced in Scotland this week, but they’ve attracted s...

Why is the Bruce Lehrmann case back in the news

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation lawsuit against Network Ten journalist Lisa Wilkinson is back in the news this week. The final judgment of the case was ...

Can we support Autistic people better?

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the Federal Government released a draft strategy aimed at improving the lives of Australians with Autism. It comes after a 2022 inquiry fou...

Why young people can't go out after 6pm in Alice Springs

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Young people in Alice Springs are currently under a curfew, meaning they can't be outside between 6pm and 6am. The Northern Territory Government made ...

Why Beyoncé called out country music

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Beyonce's new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ drops today, but not everyone is excited as we are. In today’s deep dive, we break down Beyonce's foray into...

The drug cover up allegations against the AFL

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, allegations were levelled against the AFL over recreational drug use being covered up by club doctors, and players being told to fake physi...

How Russia ignored a warning about a terrorist attack

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Russia has just experienced its deadliest domestic terror attack in 20 years, when four gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow and killed at least 13...