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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...

The teen taking on the Govt over duty of care

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anj Sharma is a 19-year-old university student. She’s also an activist trying to change the laws of the country.Sharma wants to make it a legal obli...

The plan to protect LGBT+ discrimination in religious schools

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An independent legal body has advised the Federal Government on how to better protect LGBT+ staff and students at religious schools. The Government as...

Why the art world won't tell you who Banksy is

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Banksy is in the news this week after he unveiled his latest artwork in North London. You may have seen it – it was green paint sprayed on a wall be...

Where's pill testing at in Australia?

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, Queensland announced the country’s first permanent pill testing service will begin at a music festival next week. It comes just over a ye...

Taxi drivers' $272 million win over Uber

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the taxi industry reached a landmark settlement with Uber. The ride-sharing giant has agreed to pay $272 million in compensation after a fi...

South Australia just elected Australia's first Voice to Parliament

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, First Nations people in South Australia determined the composition of Australia’s first-ever Indigenous Voice to Parliament adviso...

When will young people be able to afford an electric vehicle?

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve heard time and time again how important climate change is to our audience. So, we decided to interview the Climate Change Minister, Chris Bowe...

Could TikTok actually be banned in the U.S.?

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it or face being banned in the country....

What's in our wastewater? (Drugs)

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Australians are using more cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA than last year. How do we know this? It’s according to new sewage analysis by the Aust...

Will supermarkets show us their receipts?

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have been accused of anti-competitive practices and unfair prices against a backdrop of record profits. Concer...

Could climate change mean the end of music festivals?

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last weekend, a major music festival in Victoria was cancelled due to severe weather warnings, but it's not the first time this has happened. There ha...

Why the alleged killer of Samantha Murphy couldn't initially be named

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, a 22-year-old man named Patrick Orren Stephenson was arrested for the murder of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. We now know his name, but h...

The push to criminalise coercive control

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Queensland became the second state to criminalise coercive control as a standalone offence. Today on the pod, we talk about Queensland’s ...

Trump, Biden, and what we learnt from Super Tuesday

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, millions of people in the U.S. voted in their state’s primary elections in a day known as Super Tuesday. It's one of the most important d...

The uncertain future of news on social media

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To support The Daily Aus, subscribe to our newsletter here. Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced last week it will...

The racism allegation at the centre of the NRL's Vegas debut

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, the NRL launched its new season in Vegas.In one of the games, Brisbane Broncos player Ezra Mam alleged a racist comment was made aga...

Should uni students be paid for their compulsory placements?

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

According to a recommendation from an independent review of universities that was released last week, students who complete placements as part of thei...

Will Australia's tanning culture ever change?

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tanning represents your skin cells in trauma. That's the message this year’s joint Australian of the Year, Professor Georgina Long, wants you to kno...

The rise of eating disorders in young people

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you need help, you can speak to the Butterfly Foundation here. Today, the Butterfly Foundation released a new report on the prevalence of eating d...

The companies with the biggest gender pay gaps

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give your thoughts via our podcast survey Yesterday, Australia’s biggest employers’ were forced to publicly reveal their gender pay gap. Some of t...

What we know about the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last Friday, a NSW Police officer was charged with the murder of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Although they have charged police officer ...

Why do politicians yell at each other for an hour in Parliament?

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give your thoughts via our podcast survey Question Time - there’s huge interest in this hour of debate that happens every day at 2pm during parliame...

Why Julian Assange is facing 175 years in prison

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is back in the news because his final appeal to avoid extradition from the UK to the U.S. is currently und...

Are young Australians the ‘lonely generation’?

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

According to the latest HILDA (Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) report, young Australians are more likely to experience loneliness ...

The push to breath test politicians in Parliament

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You can watch a video version of this deep dive here There is a push to curb alcohol consumption in Parliament House after two recent incidents involv...

Putin's biggest critic is dead

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give your thoughts via our podcast survey Over the weekend, Alexei Navalny, the most vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in prison....

Why is Taylor Swift so popular?

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give your thoughts via our podcast survey It would have been hard to miss it over the weekend - the Australian leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tours kick...

Australia's warning to Israel about Rafah

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Read the full statement by the three leaders here. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a joint statement with the leaders of Canada and New Z...

Is the 'Closing the Gap' initiative actually working?

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give your thoughts via our podcast survey This month we've heard two updates on the 'Closing the Gap' initiative, aimed at improving the lives of Firs...

Would you buy a house with the Government?

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give your thoughts via our podcast survey Housing affordability is something that we talk about a lot at The Daily Aus, and the ins and outs of it can...

Sophie Delezio wants you to stop calling her an inspiration

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sophie Delezio spent much of her childhood recovering from two horrific accidents, but chances are you already knew that. That's because as Sophie rec...

Why is the Super Bowl such a cultural phenomenon?

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

The Aussie who claims he invented Bitcoin

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 actu...

Should work-life balance be a legal right?

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Federal Senate Committee has recommended legal protection of a person’s ‘right to disconnect’ from work during their personal time. The commit...

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

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ou...

What's in the tax cuts for young people?

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

The forces trying to legalise vaping

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 tradi...

How illegal are vapes?

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve known for some time that buying nicotine vapes over the counter has been illegal. So why are they still so easy to buy? And what’s slowed do...

What is actually in a vape?

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The rules around vaping in Australia are about to change. But in order to understand these changes, you need to understand what vapes actually are - a...

The history of January 26

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Australia’s national day today and a public holiday across the states and territories. But one in 10 TDA readers told us they don’t know wh...

27 million: is population growth a good thing?

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The national population has reached over 27 million, but in the middle of housing, cost of living and environmental crises, is Australia equipped to d...

The gender pain gap

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Women’s pain is real and regularly overlooked. That’s the verdict from the Victorian Government after a survey they conducted revealed what’s kn...

The dads calling for more parental leave

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A group of Australian dads are calling for the Federal Government to fund 12 weeks of paid parental leave for fathers and non-birthing parents. As it ...

Is Boy Swallows Universe the beginning of an Australian TV revolution?

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, awards season was in full swing as the world of TV and film took centre stage. But as this happened, an important statement was released fr...

What the tax cuts coming mean for you

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the ‘Stage 3’ tax cuts will still be introduced from July. This means everyone earning above $45,0...

Road to November: the 2024 U.S. election is officially underway

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses earlier this week, cementing him as the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican race to become the party’s next presid...

The UK's 'Robodebt': What is the Post Office Scandal?

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called it one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in the nation’s history, and it’s been compared to...

Taiwan's history-making election

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Voters in Taiwan have elected Lai Ching-te from the Democratic Progressive Party as their new leader. It’s a history-making election for Taiwan - ma...

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the World Court

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide in its war in Gaza, in a case brought to the International Court of Justice. The Israeli govern...

The woman taking on Trump: Who is Nikki Haley?

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump has been leading the news cycle when it comes to Republican nominees for this year’s presidential election, but in all of the intensity...

Why are women more prone to sport injuries?

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Matildas Captain Sam Kerr has ruptured her ACL, which could rule her out of the Olympics this year. But did you know, female athletes are more likely ...

The Melbourne music festival that ended in disaster

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, nine people were taken to hospital in critical condition from the Hardmission Festival at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Seven ...

What renting looks like for you this year

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we all know, the cost of renting in Australia increased significantly last year. In fact, it has been increasing at an above-average rate for a cou...

The news you missed over the summer break

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are recapping what you missed from the last two weeks of the summer break. Overseas, we cover the continued war in Israel and Gaza as well as...