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Latest episodes
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25 min
Breakfast Wrap: How Brazil's Lula won from behind
The left-wing incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has come from behind to win the Brazilian election in extraordinary fashion. But the right wing challenger, son of the f…
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7 min
Is Australia still being left behind by the global box office?
So in the age of streaming - why are you left waiting for movies that the rest of the world gets to watch first?
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14 min
Changing Australia: Fiona Guthrie on consumer advocacy and building fairer financial systems
Have you ever wondered how you'll pay that next bill, the next rent or mortgage instalment, or make it through the supermarket check-out?
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6 min
Anne Ruston says use of algorithm in aged care assessments 'fundamentally flawed'
The Commonwealth Ombudsman issued a damning report on the aged care algorithm yesterday.
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13 min
Minister for Women says half of the comments she receives online abusive
Katy Gallagher says the volume of the threats and abusive language is beyond what she's seen in politics before.
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7 min
Automation in aged care sector should have been done 'differently and better', Commonwealth Ombudsman says
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has found the automated assessment program that 85% of older Australians have undertaken to access aged care services has led to unfair - and in some cas…
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6 min
Isolation, maternal health gaps a concern for rural and remote mothers
The first national survey of its kind of over 1000 rural and remote mothers has found 68% experienced postnatal depression with almost half of those never seeking professional help…
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6 min
What's next as María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned home after nearly a year in exile.
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6 min
Brazil's President Lula wins fourth term in surprise victory
The 80-year old President defeated right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to secure a fourth non-consecutive term.
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25 min
Breakfast Wrap: Parliament in solidarity with Helen Haines
Federal parliament will sit today for the first time since independent MP Dr. Helen Haines was attacked outside her electorate office.Parliamentary business will be suspended, with…
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7 min
Voting extended by two hours in Brazil's presidential election
Polls were set to close at 5pm local time, or 7am AEDT, but a judge has now ordered that polls are to remain open after requests from both campaigns.
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7 min
Increased security measures for parliamentarians should focus on electorates: Dan Tehan
Security measures have been strengthened at Parliament House, where politicians will gather for the first time today without independent MP Dr. Helen Haines.
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6 min
Threats to parliamentarians today 'like nothing we saw 20 years ago': Butler
The Health Minister says the environment has changed "dramatically" over his 20 years in parliament.
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9 min
Helen Haines' empty seat will be a 'poignant reminder of what's happened': Kate Chaney says
Federal parliamentarians have returned to Canberra, with motions of support to be moved today for Helen Haines and her family.
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13 min
Changing Australia: Anna Ludvik and protecting pets from domestic violence
A warning - this story talks about still-birth and domestic violence.
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7 min
Psychologist pushes back against proposal to cut training times
The Psychology Board of Australia has proposed cutting the standard training pathway from 6 years to 5, skipping the current requirement for post-graduate qualifications.
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6 min
Israel destroys homes, businesses in West Bank ahead of election
Over the weekend, Israeli forces levelled one neighbourhood - destroying homes and businesses, displacing 2,000 residents and cordoning off the city of 200,000 people.
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6 min
Jetstar CEO hopes Western Sydney International Airport will have flights to Bali
Sydney's second airport opened yesterday, with a Jetstar flight to the Gold Coast the first to take off.
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24 min
Breakfast Wrap: The $25b energy project causing a political headache
A major review into Australia's biggest renewable energy project has found Snowy Hydro 2.0 could cost up to $25 billion, with the completion date pushed out another year.The projec…
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5 min
Phillip Island prepares to wave flag for final time on MotoGP
After 30 years, the chequered flag will fly for the final time at the Australian Moto-GP on Phillip Island this weekend.