The Daily Aus

An interview with Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last month we brought you an interview with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. In another special episode, TDA journalist Tom Crowley sits down with Op...

Intersex people to receive new rights in Australian first

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The ACT is set to become the first Australian jurisdiction to legally change the way young intersex people are treated by health professionals.Under t...

What the end of REDcycle means for Australia’s recycling future

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The soft plastic recycling program formerly used by supermarkets in Australia has officially folded. It comes after revelations the company was stockp...

Former footy players suing the AFL over concussion injuries

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s growing awareness about the severe long-term health consequences from brain injuries sustained in sport. So is the risk associated with cont...

Ohio’s toxic train derailment

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On 3 February, just over three weeks ago, a train derailed in a small town in the U.S. Since then, we’ve heard that close to 44,000 animals have bee...

Australia is “primed to burn” next summer

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After three years of wet weather, you might expect the fire risk of the next summer to be low. A new report from the Climate Council and Emergency Lea...

One year since Russia invaded Ukraine

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It was the 24th of February 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. The world watched with ...

Why the UN’s torture investigation body cancelled a trip to Australia

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The UN's torture investigation body looks the treatment of prisoners around the world. In more than a decade of operations they’ve only had to cance...

Is Crystalline Silica the ‘new asbestos’?

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Unions are calling for a dangerous substance called Crystalline Silica to be banned, with some comparing it to asbestos. The mineral is used to make ...

The right to erasure on the internet

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new Federal Government report has made several recommendations as part of a strategy to improve privacy in the digital age. It makes recommendations...

Why did Indian officials raid BBC offices?

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Indian tax authorities have raided BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai.It comes just weeks after the Indian Government banned a BBC documentary critic...

What’s the deal with tech layoffs?

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

105,000 people have been laid off from tech companies this year according to a tracking site. From big names like Amazon, Microsoft, Spotify and Googl...

Why doesn’t a male contraceptive pill exist?

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered why there’s a female contraceptive pill but not a male one? New research might be one step closer to making it happen. A team...

New pathway for 20,000 refugees

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Almost 20,000 refugees on temporary visas will be granted permanent residency status under a new pathway announced by the Federal Government this week...

UFOs, spy balloons and the U.S. China relationship

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A spy balloon from China, and at least three other objects have been shot down in recent days in North America. In today’s deep dive, we’ll fill y...

The Federal Government has rejected plans for a Queensland coal mine. Here’s the context.

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has rejected an application for a coal mine proposed by one of Clive Palmer’s companies. But last month, Pliber...

What rising interest rates mean for you

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another month, another interest rate rise. When the RBA put up interest rates this week it was the ninth consecutive increase. So what does this mean ...

How you can help after the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When disasters of the magnitude we’ve seen this week in Türkiye and Syria strike, it can be hard to know how to help. In today’s deep dive, Sam s...

What you need to know about alcohol bans in the NT

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Northern Territory Government has announced it will reimpose alcohol bans in First Nations communities in Central Australia. So what led to this d...

The plan to fix the healthcare system

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We asked our Instagram audience about their recent experiences in the health care system, and the majority of responses highlighted growing gap paymen...

An interview with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not every day we get to sit down with the Prime Minister. But when we do, we go armed with the big questions. In this special episode, TDA jour...

Who funded the 2022 election?

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all see the political ads on YouTube, on billboards and across social media. But do you know who is funding political parties? According to analysi...

“Cruel and inhumane treatment” contributed to First Nations woman dying in custody

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week a Victorian coroner found the death of proud Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson, who died in cust...

Who is being held responsible for the death of Tyre Nichols?

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, at the hands of police in Memphis, Tennessee, has triggered protests in the U.S. and sparked outra...

What the new federal arts policy means for you

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time since 2013, the Federal Government has released a national policy on the arts. The $286 million plan includes protections for First...

A TDA investigation into internship exploitation

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A few months ago, we asked our readers to fill out a survey about their experiences undertaking an unpaid internship. Almost three-quarters of respon...

Lessons from the Australian Open Pride Hub

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the world's best tennis players have taken to the courts in Melbourne, The Daily Aus has been having some big conversations behind the scenes. Sam ...

Things you might not know about January 26

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recently ran a survey on attitudes towards January 26. The overwhelming majority of respondents told us the public holiday should be changed or abo...

What’s led to violent protests in Peru

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An estimated 46 people have been killed and hundreds have been arrested as protests in Peru continue. Access to Machu Picchu has been closed and local...

A chatbot ate my homework

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Departments of Education in both NSW and QLD have said they will stop students from accessing ChatGPT at school. This is the latest in a wave of r...

Jacinda Ardern’s legacy at home and abroad

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All eyes were glued to the TV in the TDA newsroom last week as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her shock resignation. But while in...

The pokie problem

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Australia is home to almost 200,000 pokies, almost half of which are in NSW. As a state election looms, the question of how to best address problem ga...

Why (and how) the UK Government is blocking Scotland’s gender recognition law

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The UK government has announced it will block a Scottish law designed to make it easier for people to legally change their gender. This has been met w...

The consequences of the Biden documents

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More classified official documents have been retrieved from Joe Biden’s private home. Republicans have been quick to draw parallels between Biden’...

What you need to know about China's COVID death toll

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Authorities in China have reported nearly 60,000 COVID related deaths in the last month. This comes as the World Health Organisation expressed concern...

An interview with U.S. Ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Caroline Kennedy is the current U.S. Ambassador to Australia and also the daughter of former U.S. President John F Kennedy.  She spent part of her ch...

SUMMER SERIES: Would you want to know your chances of getting Alzheimer's?

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're throwing back to when Chris Hemsworth said he would take time off after discovering he has a genetic pre-disposition to Alzheimer's diseas...

SUMMER SERIES: Are vapes really harmful? The latest research

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are vapes really bad for you? It's the question everyone wants an answer to. In a deep dive last April, we brought you the most recent information we ...

SUMMER SERIES: What it's really like at the (bleached) Great Barrier Reef?

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back in March 2022, Sam had just returned from a trip to the Great Barrier Reef, but he wasn't the only one visiting around that time. The UN had just...

SUMMER SERIES: Meet the woman who challenged the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Manal al-Sharif is one of the women’s rights activists who helped to start the right to drive campaign in 2011. She saw the injustice of women not b...

SUMMER SERIES: What you need to know about the assassination of Shinzo Abe

08 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the summer series, we're throwing back to the most listened to episode of the podcast from 2022. The assassination of Shinzo Abe...

SUMMER SERIES: Can psychedelics help treat anxiety?

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Could psychadelics help treat anxiety? In a world first, researchers in Melbourne are investigating whether psilocybin, the naturally occurring compou...

SUMMER SERIES: Why your energy bill is going up... and up... and up

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why your energy bill is going up - this was one of our most listened to episodes of last year, and we think that says a lot in itself. We published th...

SUMMER SERIES: Why is it so hard to change gun laws in America?

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the summer series, we're throwing back to May 2022 when a mass shooting event in Uvalde Texas saw 21 people killed; 19 students and tw...

SUMMER SERIES: Teachers told us they aren't coping

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In August, we brought you a story about the national teacher shortage. Education ministers from around the country were meeting in Canberra to talk ab...

SUMMER SERIES: Should we embrace pill testing and amnesty bins?

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're well and truly into the music festival season. While a national conversation continues about amnesty bins at festivals, in the meantime, a testi...

SUMMER SERIES: The Mirror | Behind the scenes

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To wrap up Mirror week of our Summer Series, here's a special behind the scenes chat with Billi FitzSimons, TDA Editor, host and co-producer of The Mi...

SUMMER SERIES: The Mirror | 04

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It stands to reason that parliament should ‘set the standard’ when it comes to workplace safety. Yet the last few years have revealed the opposite...

SUMMER SERIES: The Mirror | 03

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Julia Gillard delivered her misogyny speech, we hadn't heard anything like it. But since then, one by one, women have come forward with their sto...

SUMMER SERIES: The Mirror | 02

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Gender doesn’t explain everything, it doesn’t explain nothing, it explains some things”. Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech is one of the most...

SUMMER SERIES: The Mirror | 01

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To kick off our special summer series, we're bringing back The Mirror. Ten years ago, Julia Gillard delivered her famous misogyny speech. Our first fe...

A 2022 spinning wheel

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the Friday before Christmas, and we know you’re in the mood for something special. So in the festive spirit, we’ve asked our producer Ninah...

Why creators of the game 'Fortnite' will pay a $AU773 million penalty.

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The creators of Fortnight, Epic Games, have agreed on a settlement over allegations they breached child privacy laws and tricked users into making unw...

Could Donald Trump face criminal charges?

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the January 6 riots, has recommended criminal charges be laid against former Presiden...

"Darkest day for football in Australia"

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An A-League Men's game was abandoned over the weekend after fans stormed the pitch, injuring a player and a referee. Ex-Socceroo Danny Vukovic has sai...

Chatbots, Bitcoin and the kitchen sink

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's deep dive, Maddy and Sophie from Your in Good Company join us to talk about the year that was in tech and finance. From Patagonia’s profi...

How will the Government’s bill lower your bill?

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Government has passed its power bill relief legislation. It includes a limit on wholesale gas prices and a discount for some people and businesses...

What actually is cultured meat?

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that a food product grown from animal cells is safe to eat. So far, Singapore is the on...

Government subsidised therapy sessions are set to halve. Here's what it means for you.

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has announced it will return to subsidising 10 psychological therapy sessions instead of 20 from next month. In today's deep di...

What happens now that the Bruce Lehrmann criminal trial has been dropped?

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month we heard that the Bruce Lehrmann retrial had been dropped due to concerns it would be a "significant and unacceptable risk" to Higg...

Why women are still earning less than men

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On average, women earned $26,569 less than men in 2021-22. That means for every $1 a man earned, women earned $0.77. Progress on closing the gender pa...

What you need to know about the plot to overthrow the German Government

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

German authorities have arrested 25 people they suspect were planning to overthrow the German Government.Some of those arrested are believed to be con...

Indonesia has banned sex outside marriage: This is what you need to know

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A controversial change to Indonesia’s criminal code could send you to jail for a year for having sex outside marriage. The law will apply to both lo...

How Australia treats its migrant workers

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A new report has found that the exploitation of migrant workers is endemic in Australia. In today's deep dive, we look at who's at risk, and what it m...

Closing the Gap: "not a gap but a chasm".

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Closing the Gap report for 2022 is out and only four targets to address inequality between First Nations and non-First Nations people in Australia...

"I am the first disabled person… to do a sex scene on Australian television".

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Diviney is a writer, disability advocate, editor of Missing Perspectives and now she's an actor as well. Starring in the new show Latecomers...

What the wages bill means for you

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Government’s wages bill passed overnight. The legislation aims to help employees work together to improve their wages, as well as address the ge...

What you need to know about Scott Morrison being censured.

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Morrison became the first former Prime Minister to be censured in an historic motion in Parliament yesterday. It comes after an independent inqu...

The Nationals oppose the First Nations Voice to Parliament. What happens now?

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Littleproud, leader of the Nationals, has announced his party won’t support establishing a First Nations Voice to Parliament. In today’s dee...

"Down with Xi Jinping": Why there are mass protests in China

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Snap lockdowns and a deadly fire have sparked outrage across China. It’s a rare show of civil disobedience against the government and its leader Xi ...

"We have to do better": The Government's response to the destruction of Juukan Gorge

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has announced its response to the destruction of Juukan Gorge, a sacred site of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples de...

Should the voting age be 16?

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Zealand’s Supreme Court has found the voting age of 18 conflicts with the country’s age discrimination laws. Now it’s up to the Parliament t...

Would you want to know your chances of getting Alzheimer's?

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hemsworth has said he will take time off after discovering he has a genetic pre-disposition to Alzheimer's disease. There's no cure to Alzheimer...

"Grossly under-represented": the state of diversity in Australian TV news

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A new study looking at diversity in TV news and current affairs has found there's a long way to go to reach representation on screen. In today's deep ...

From billionaire to behind bars: Elizabeth Holmes' fall from grace

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison in the U.S. for defrauding investors of hundreds of millions dollars. So how did a S...

Deliveroo, Champagne and the price we pay for love

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does the end of Deliveroo in Australia have in common with a global shortage of Champagne? And can you guess how much money Millennials and Gen Z...

How many protesters have received the death penalty in Iran?

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reports that 15,000 protesters had been sentenced to death in Iran went viral this month. It turns out only 5 people have received the death penalty s...

How a missile hitting Poland could have changed the course of the Ukraine war

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Two people have died in Poland after a missile crossed Ukraine’s border. Initial reports of this event were saying the missile was “Russian made”...

How the crypto king lost everything

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto firm FTX was once worth $32 billion. Its founder Sam Bankman-Fried ( often known as just 'SBF') was one of the richest young people in the worl...

"This is Australia standing up and punching back”: the battle against cyber hackers is on

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We now know that 9.7 million former and current customers of Medibank could have had their data stolen. The private medical information of some, inc...

The U.S. basketball star currently in a Russian penal colony

13 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We now have confirmation that American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a Russian penal colony. Most prisons in Russia are penal colon...

Why has Australia's biggest soft plastics recycling program paused?

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

REDcycle, an organisation that recycles soft plastics for Coles and Woolworths, has announced it will pause its collection program. Soft plastics incl...

Should wealthy countries compensate the developing world for climate change?

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As world leaders head to Egypt for the COP27 Conference, one topic is up for discussion that caught our attention - the proposed compensation scheme d...

Will Twitter ever be the same again?

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk bought Twitter, and immediately began to move around the furniture. Twitter's landscape certainly feels different - from paying for blue tic...

The U.S. Midterms are here

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we wake up this morning, Americans are heading to the polls to vote in the midterm elections. It's a massive moment in American politics - and Tom ...

Your starter kit for the Victorian election

06 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's election time once again, but this time on a state level. Political journalist Tom Crowley is here to bring you up to speed on what you need to k...

Australia’s booming start-up scene

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Maddy and Sophie from You're In Good Company to discuss the monster raises announced this week by VC funds Blackbird and Square Peg. W...

The new gambling warnings

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has announced new taglines to replace the 'gamble responsibly' warning in gambling ads. The Government says the new taglines ar...

Could the U.S. ban college admissions based on race?

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The same U.S. Supreme Court that brought you the end of Roe v Wade, could now bring you the end of affirmative action in U.S. universities. So what do...

Seoul tragedy: what causes a crowd crush

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At least 150 people have died in a crowd crush in South Korea. In today's deep dive we'll look at how a night out celebrating Halloween turned terribl...

TDA and the Treasurer

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've had some time to process the week that was, and the information that came from the Federal Budget. In today's deep dive, TDA journalist Tom Crow...

Why the Socceroos are speaking out on human rights in Qatar

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"We have learned that the decision to host the World Cup in Qatar has resulted in the suffering and the harm of countless of our fellow workers."The S...

What is in the Budget for parents?

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The dust has settled on the Albanese Government's first budget - and the first Labor budget in nine years. Now that we've had a bit more sleep, we're ...

Inside the 2022 Budget with TDA

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered Labor's first budget in nine years last night - and TDA's Billi, Tom and Daniel were there in lockup to make ...

TDA talks to Sussan Ley, Deputy Leader of the Opposition

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

According to Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley, her party learnt an important lesson after the last election - they need to do more to recruit female m...

Who is going to be the next UK PM?

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Things can change in a matter of hours in the fast-moving beast that is UK politics. It's set to be a week of the three candidates - Rishi Sunak, Bori...

Are we headed for a global recession?

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As central banks around the world raise interest rates, markets take a dive and some currencies face unprecedented turmoil, it's time to talk about th...

The Diamonds' sponsor saga

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reports emerged this week that Australia's national netball team, the Diamonds, were pushing back against a sponsorship deal with a mining company run...

The UK is having Truss(t) issues

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Truss has had a rocky start as the UK's Prime Minister. Her position worsened over the weekend after she sacked her Chancellor (the equivalent of ...

The National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children.

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has released a new 10-year National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children. The Plan sets out targets and principles t...