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Does government inaction on climate change violate young peoples’ rights?

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A group of 16 young people have taken the government of the U.S. state of Montana to court, arguing its climate policies are jeopardising their rights...

Should Australia’s voting age be lowered to 16?

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A campaign launched this week by youth-led organisation Make It 16 is calling on the federal government to lower the legal voting age to 16. Supporter...

Explaining the criminal charges faced by Trump

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted for the second time this year. The new criminal charges relate to his handling of secret governme...

Is Australia heading towards a self-inflicted recession?

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have ramped up fears that Australia may be heading toward a recession, with economic...

Is mixed reality our future or is Apple’s new headset all hype?

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The recently announced Apple Vision Pro has the tech world buzzing. Apple is claiming it marks a new era in tech, and is suggesting that these headset...

How you and your baby can grow in the same uterus

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first uterine transplant has officially happened in Australia. We first spoke to Kirsty last year, when she was a hopeful candidate for a uterine ...

What the minimum wage increase means for you

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We often hear about wages in the context of the rising cost of living, wage theft or insecure work. You may have even recently heard about a rise to t...

ACT to make period products free

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A survey by period justice charity, Share the Dignity, found 15% of those who menstruate in the ACT have experienced period poverty at some point. Now...

How the Government’s tackling rising smoking rates

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has revealed draft legislation to reform smoking in Australia as part of its plan to reduce the proportion of daily smokers fro...

The Ben Roberts-Smith trial, explained

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Roberts-Smith has lost his defamation case against Nine newspapers. The judge found claims about Roberts-Smith committing war crimes were “subst...

Men who have sex with men could soon donate plasma

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a man who has sex with men, there are limits on whether you can donate blood or plasma in Australia. But things could be about to change. Th...

Why the AFL dropped an investigation into allegations of racism

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The AFL has dropped its investigation into allegations of racism towards First Nations players at the Hawthorn Football Club.AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan ...

Will Uganda’s harsh anti-homosexuality laws hold?

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the world's harshest legislation against homosexuality has passed into law in Uganda. The law introduces new penalties of up to 10 years for a...

Will new measures for eating disorders go far enough?

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eating disorders are among the most deadly of mental health conditions, with teens at particularly high risk. Research shows however, that eating diso...

What you need to know about the PwC scandal

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) went from investigating multinational fraud for the Australian Government, to being investigated by the government for h...

Who is Ron DeSantis and will he be the next President of the U.S.?

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time, Donald Trump threw his support behind Ron DeSantis’ campaign to be Governor of Florida.Now, the two men are going head-to-head in ...

First home buyer help or heartbreak

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The NSW Government is changing the rules for first home buyers. The plan is to scrap an option to pay land tax and to increase the property price limi...

A landmark native title case in the NT

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Court has ruled in favour of Yunupingu and the Gumatj Clan in a landmark native title case in the Northern Territory. The Gumatj Clan is s...

Why the ‘buy now, pay later’ industry is going to be regulated

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government has announced a crackdown on ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes. The charity Good Shepherd found in a survey last year that aroun...

One year with the Albanese government

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One year ago today you were waking up to a Labor Government for the first time in almost 9 years.In today’s deep dive we look back at some of the Go...

Can Singapore cancel ‘cancel culture’?

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Singapore is considering laws that would ban cancel culture in the country. It comes after religious groups said they fear being ‘cancelled’ for t...

Renting: “An absolute dumpster fire everywhere”

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all heard that rental prices are up, and rental supply is down. At the time of recording this podcast, 95.7% of respondents to a TDA survey sa...

What is happening with the Australian music industry?

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you turn on the radio or look at what’s trending in the music world, you’re more likely than not going to find music by global superstars like ...

What you need to know about Title 42

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Trump era border law called Title 42 has been lifted in the United States. Its expiration last week led to fears of a potential surge in migrants tr...

One coal mine approved, two cancelled

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government is set to approve a new coal mine. Coal and gas projects are being assessed by the Environment Minister on a case by case basis...

Why is Australia in Eurovision?

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Watching Eurovision has been a much loved Australian pastime for decades. Our participation in the contest, however, is a much more recent development...

Who is Imran Khan and why was he arrested?

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been arrested, sparking violent clashes between his supporters and security forces. The reason for Kh...

The Budget and the surprise surplus

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time of year when we spend 6 hours locked in a room furiously reading budget papers so we can bring you a special Budget update. TDA Edito...

What you need to know about the writers’ strike

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More than 11,000 Hollywood writers have walked off their jobs over demands for better wages and job security. The union representing the writers say t...

Is the U.S. about to run out of money?

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. could run out of money, and fail to pay its debts, as early as June 1. If this were to happen, a U.S. government official has said it would c...

Why your HECS debt is about to rise

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Tax Office confirmed this week that student loans are set to increase by 7.1% due to indexation. We polled the TDA audience and found t...

Get ready to budget

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The countdown is on for the next federal budget to be handed down. This will be a particularly important one, with a relatively new government, and a ...

Will the vape crackdown work?

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Government is cracking down on the availability, flavours, colours and nicotine levels of vapes. Minister for Health Mark Butler says this means, ...

A “nightmare” in Sudan

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Conditions in Sudan are deteriorating rapidly as a violent clash between two armed groups threatens to spiral into a full-blown war. A former Sudanese...

What will cheaper medicine mean for your local pharmacy?

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From 1 September, the Federal Government will allow hundreds of common medicines to be prescribed two months at a time instead of one, at half price. ...

Could Kathleen Folbigg be innocent? How genetic evidence could overturn her murder conviction

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2003, Folbigg was found guilty of killing her four infant children, based largely on evidence from her diaries. However, recent advancements in gen...

Biden and Trump are in the presidential race. What happens next?

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s starting to feel a lot like 2020, with both the key players from the last election returning for a rematch. But just because Trump and Biden ha...

Mental health and cosmetic surgery: will the new rules work?

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Australians seeking cosmetic surgery will soon need to pass a psychological assessment to qualify for treatment. Patients will be assessed for underly...

What the RBA shake up means for you

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is facing its biggest shake up in decades. A government-endorsed review has made 51 recommendations to change the ...

Will electric vehicles drive Australia to zero emissions?

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to sales of electric vehicles (EVs). Now the Government is trying to catch up, with a ...

Why experts say JobSeeker should be increased

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A panel of experts established by the Government has found that the current rate of the JobSeeker payment and related payments are “seriously inadeq...

"Complex and traumatising": Why the Government plans to reboot the NDIS

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Shorten, the Federal Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), has announced an overhaul of the system. It’s been described...

Religious schools and discrimination: what should be allowed?

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s renewed controversy over a proposal to restrict religious schools from discriminating against LGBTQI+ staff and students. Several religious ...

The return of El Niño

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says there’s about a 50% chance of an El Niño ‘event’ occurring this year. After years of dealing with La Niña...

The call to end the Julian Assange saga

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

48 Australian politicians are calling for the release of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. If you haven’t been following the case, he’s cu...

The Liberals and the Voice

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser has resigned over the Liberal party’s position on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. H...

What you need to know about the TikTok ban

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Federal Government is banning TikTok on all federal government devices. Canada, the U.S, UK and New Zealand all have these kinds of res...

“Shell of the person I used to be”

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to the World Health Organisation 10 to 20% of people infected with COVID-19 may go on to develop long COVID, and yet it’s a condition we s...

"Catch and kill”: The first U.S. president to face criminal charges

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump has officially become the first current or former President to face criminal charges. He faces 34 counts of falsifying business records, ...

How Medicare could be losing up to $3 billion every year

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new review commissioned by the Federal Government has found $3 billion could be lost from the medicare system every year through either mismanagemen...

Will Australia run out of housing?

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been feeling the burn of rising rent or watching property prices pick up, we’ve got some bad news. Things could get even worse. Australi...

How the NT is trying to tackle crime

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Northern Territory Government is offering to buy back grocery store’s alcohol licences. It’s the latest in a series of new measures aimed at t...

Why is it so hard to get an ADHD diagnosis?

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

About one in 20 Australians are believed to have ADHD, but getting a diagnosis isn’t always easy. We’ve heard from the TDA community about the dif...

130 mass shootings in 87 days

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Three students and three staff were killed in a school shooting in Nashville this week, in the latest mass school shooting in the U.S. U.S. President ...

What you need to know about the Federal Government’s new climate policy

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Government’s key climate policy is set to pass after Labor and the Greens reached a compromise in their negotiations this week. The Gove...

An anti-trans rally, neo-Nazis and a suspended MP

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Victorian MP Moira Deeming has been suspended from the Liberal Party after she took part in an anti-trans rally. The rally was attended by several neo...

Why politicians should go to space

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pam Melroy was just the second woman to command a space shuttle mission, and spent 38 days in space building the International Space Station. Now she ...

The referendum question reveal

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the question Australians will vote on at the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. So what i...

Will Trump be arrested?

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The former president had claimed he would be arrested on Tuesday. That didn’t happen, but there is still a chance he will face indictment over the a...

TDA chats to NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, we brought you TDA’s interview with NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet. Today, we’re bringing you TDA Editor Billi FitzSimons’ interview t...

TDA chats to NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The next NSW election will be held this coming Saturday. When we asked you, the TDA audience, what issues you wanted us to ask the Premier about, you ...

The secret educators of Afghan girls

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks one year since girls in Afghanistan had their hopes of returning to school dashed by the Taliban. Girls are now banned from receiving ...

Does NAPLAN matter?

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to a 2021 Australian Education Union survey, 62% of teachers say NAPLAN - the national literacy and numeracy test for years 3-9 - is an inef...

The schoolgirls allegedly being poisoned in Iran

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s estimated over a thousand school girls in Iran have allegedly been poisoned since last November. It comes after months of protests in the count...

A “cruel” policy, freedom of speech, and a (not) suspended sports broadcaster

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The BBC has reinstated high-profile sports presenter Gary Lineker, after he was suspended for tweeting a political opinion. His tweet called the UK’...

Will the collapse of a U.S. bank impact us here in Australia?

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) over the weekend was the largest bank failure since the 2008 global financial crisis. The Biden administrati...

The future of Australia’s defence

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re expecting some big news overnight about the future of Australia’s nuclear submarines. As tensions in the pacific rise, the question is, will...

The new French law against ‘sharenting’

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re all familiar with the parent influencers filling our feeds with their aesthetic family lives, but what does it mean for their kids’ privacy?...

Are medically supervised injection rooms working?

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne’s first medically supervised injection room is set to become permanent after a five year trial. While advocates are calling for more super...

“A really hard thing to do over cupcakes”

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gunai Woman Kirli Saunders is a writer, educator, artist and so much more. In this special International Women’s Day episode, Kirli and TDA journali...

Dr Monique Ryan and Sally Rugg’s workplace dispute

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An Independent MP and her chief of staff are in a legal dispute over work hours. Ryan claims Rugg wasn’t meeting expectations, while Rugg claims her...

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...