http://thewire.org.au en-US 2026 - The Wire The Wire Every story from Australian community radio's best source of independent news and current affairs Every story from Australian community radio's best source of independent news and current affairs The Wire radio@adelaide.edu.au Clean Emma Wotzke Eleven Australians are among hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists who have been detained after Israeli forces intercepted humanitarian aid ships headed... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/21204706/story-1-flotila-package-web-3.mp3 Thu, 21 May 2026 20:43:51 +0000 Eduardo Jordan This week is National Volunteer Week, celebrating the efforts of volunteers across Australia as they contribute to creating stronger communities.  ... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/21182309/story-4-national-volunteer-week-EJ-web-package.mp3 Thu, 21 May 2026 18:30:36 +0000 Taylah Viskic Leading national practitioners and researchers have gathered in Adelaide for the 11th Welcoming Australia Symposium to discuss the challenges and... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/21181241/story-3-welcoming-Australia-TV-web-package.mp3 Thu, 21 May 2026 18:13:38 +0000 Sam Georgiou Leader of the Opposition, Angus Taylor announced the Coalition’s response to the Federal Budget last week. Since, advocacy groups have... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/21181031/story-2-climate-council-package-EW.mp3 Thu, 21 May 2026 18:12:06 +0000 Stephen Hill In his budget reply the leader of the opposition Angus Taylor announced that an elected Coalition government would disqualify permanent... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20185535/Permanent-ResidentsWEB.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2026 19:56:06 +0000 Aspen Beilharz Last month saw a guilty plea in Australia’s first criminal prosecution for creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images without consent. The... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20184631/Beth-McNamara-Deepfakes-Web-Edit.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:55:52 +0000 Thomas Koutis From July 1, households with smart meters across New South Wales, South Australia and Southeast Queensland can cross over using... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20172537/Solar-Scheme.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2026 17:25:46 +0000 Patrick Dunstan The Federal government has handed down its 2026 budget, with housing and tax reform as the centrepiece. Assistant Treasurer Daniel... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20171032/PD.wav Wed, 20 May 2026 17:10:41 +0000 Emma Myers A school in Brisbane has included Auslan as a language students can learn. Toowong State School provides students with a... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/19160206/Toowong-state-school-Auslan.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:21:39 +0000 Ruby Perryman Last week, Lee Lai’s book Cannon became the first graphic novel to win the Stella Prize. The annual literary prize is given... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/19160202/Stella-prize-2026.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:19:17 +0000 Moemina Shukur The World Health Organisation has declared the current Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa a public health emergency of... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/19160159/ebola-outbreak.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:17:03 +0000 Moemina Shukur A new report from Monash University has found community radio stations contribute an estimated $153 million in value to the... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/19160155/Community-radio-and-music-industry.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2026 16:14:02 +0000 Emma Setterfield-Smith The Byron Bay community has raised more than $9,000 to help sailor Jeff Sutton after his yacht drifted onto the... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/18163509/Byron-Yacht-WEB.mp3 Mon, 18 May 2026 16:42:06 +0000 Mayabi Aziz New technology in Australia’s egg industry could help prevent the mass killing of millions of male chicks each year. Animal... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/18163508/MA-Male-Chicks-WEB.mp3 Mon, 18 May 2026 16:40:35 +0000 Toni Pankaluic Over 391,000 Young Carers under the age of 25 in Australia are burdened by unpaid responsibility for family members living... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/18165815/The-Wire-18.5.26-Young-Carers-Struggles.mp3 Mon, 18 May 2026 16:38:18 +0000 Ash Taylor New research from the Australia Institute shows Medicare is failing regional and remote Australians. Australians living in the regions not... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/18163505/AT-Medicare-research.mp3 Mon, 18 May 2026 16:36:30 +0000 Eduardo Jordan Opposition Leader Angus Taylor delivered his Budget reply on Thursday night, showcasing policies the Coalition government will work on if... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15143157/Budget-reply.mp3 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:04:40 +0000 Shaun Dourado The government has completely withdrawn funding for Invictus Australia’s national sport and rehabilitation program. The news from the budget came... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15144443/Invictus-Australia-no-funding.mp3 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:02:58 +0000 Aspen Beilharz Tuesday, May 12th saw the government release its long-awaited response to parliamentary inquiry into harm from online gambling, chaired by... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15143539/Online-gambling-inquiry.mp3 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:00:32 +0000 Sarah Guise Advocates and communities have rallied against the NDIS cuts proposed by the Albanese government’s Budget. With new legislation being rushed... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15144412/NDIS-protest-CBR.mp3 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:58:42 +0000 Taylah Viskic Emma Wotzke “Stop the Chop,” that was the main message from over 2000 who rallied at State Parliament to oppose the SA... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/16014010/Stop-the-Chop-Parklands-package-extended-web-version-2.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:41:13 +0000 Thomas Koutis New measures targeting health and community services have been allocated in this week’s Federal Budget announcement.  However, questions remain on how much... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/14203854/story-4-Aboriginal-health-Fed-Budget-TK-web-package.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2026 20:39:18 +0000 Eduardo Jordan Amid proposed reforms to negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax discounts, this week’s Federal Budget also delivered The Working Australians... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/14193638/story-2-multicultural-communities-and-the-federal-budget-EJ-web-package.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2026 19:37:56 +0000 Sam Georgiou Emma Wotzke Taylah Viskic Cost of living remains front of mind for many Australians, with inflation devastating household finance. Treasure Jim Chalmers announced some... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/14185617/story-1-fed-budget-welfare-SG-package.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2026 18:56:55 +0000 Thomas Koutis The federal budget handed down last night includes new funding for Medicare and primary care with the government promising to... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/14001855/RACGP-mixdown-1.mp3 Wed, 13 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 Thomas Koutis The federal budget handed down last night outlines new spending across Medicare, hospitals and public health with the government describing... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/14132500/Didnt-Get-Home-by-Thomas-Koutis-MMCC1015-2023.mp3 Wed, 13 May 2026 18:05:15 +0000 Patrick Dunstan The Federal Government’s capital gains tax overhaul has drawn immediate fire from the Financial Services Council. CEO Blake Briggs spoke... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/13155404/Financial-Services-australia-Blake-Briggs.wav Wed, 13 May 2026 17:38:27 +0000 Martin Davies One of the leading union voices in Australia’s energy transition says skills shortages and delays to renewable energy projects are... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12163808/Michael-Wright-1.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:40:30 +0000 Aspen Beilharz In November, Australia will preside over negotiations at the United Nations COP31 in Ankara, Türkiye – hoping to mediate between... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12162255/COP-fossil-fuel.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:37:24 +0000 Ruby Perryman Ahead of tonight’s federal budget, disability advocates are warning proposed changes to the NDIS could leave some Australians without critical... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12162303/NDIS-cut.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:33:30 +0000 Moemina Shukur Tonight, political attention is focused on Canberra, where journalists and analysts are combing through the federal budget papers inside the... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12162251/bugdet-predictions.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:30:10 +0000 Emma Wotzke Taylah Viskic Sam Georgiou While the world grapples with climate change, research shows environmental sustainability holds a growing importance for Australians.  Last weekend the... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15001002/SA-Enviro-Expo-WEB-extended.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:15:19 +0000 Mia Armitage The north coast of New South Wales continues mourning the death of three Australians in a disastrous marine rescue effort... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/11161434/Ballina-Bar-tragedy-WEB.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:15:05 +0000 Mayabi Aziz Public health experts are warning against calls to cut tobacco taxes, saying it would do little to tackle Australia’s illegal... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/11161431/MA-Tobacco-tax-WEB.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:14:44 +0000 Mary-Kate Hannagan Environmental group Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the federal government to reject Woodside Energy’s proposed Browse gas project near... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/11161309/Green-peace-Scott-Reef-WEB.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:14:12 +0000 Emma Setterfield-Smith The Returning Indigenous Corporation is an Indigenous, women-led, not-for-profit organisation working from Evans Head all the way to Brisbane. The... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/09103105/doobai-youth-program.mp3 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:45:03 +0000 Moemina Shukur With rents remaining at record highs ahead of next week’s Federal Budget, pressure is mounting on the federal government to... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/09103108/renting-and-budget.mp3 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:41:45 +0000 Moemina Shukur Australia’s first climate change case to reach the High Court will be heard next week, in a landmark legal battle... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/09103102/climate-high-court.mp3 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:39:38 +0000 Ruby Perryman A new study has found that female political candidates are punished for using negative language on the campaign trail. This... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/09103059/campaign-language.mp3 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:05:30 +0000 Martin Davies The global fuel crisis has dominated the attention of Australians, raising questions about how to discover more sustainable and controllable forms of energy.   Amid this... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/07175317/story-1-MD-second-market-solar-web.mp3 Thu, 07 May 2026 19:07:38 +0000 Sam Georgiou  Australia spends over a billion dollars annually putting children in lock up – that’s according to the Productivity Commission Report... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/07180141/Dr-Chris-Stronger-Smarter-Inst-web-final.mp3 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:14:21 +0000 Noah Secomb World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd, offering a timely moment to ask: what is the state of that freedom in Australia?   2014... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/07175321/story-2-NS-World-Press-Freedom-web.mp3 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:12:43 +0000 Taylah Viskic A new report conducted by food rescue organisation OzHarvest has revealed a record 350,000 Australians are seeking food relief every... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/07175324/story-3-TV-Food-Insecurity-web.mp3 Thu, 07 May 2026 17:54:07 +0000 Stephen Hill A new documentary by Australian Jeff Tseng explores how the struggle of man over the elements can be harnessed towards... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/06233255/Open-Water-WEB.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:51:28 +0000 Stephen Hill In New South Wales there is a push for a state domestic violence body that would coordinate services to ensure... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/06231349/DV-WEB.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:29:05 +0000 Shaun Dourado Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Australia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/06234903/Japanese-Indopacific-1.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2026 18:08:21 +0000 Thomas Koutis Australia is seeing a growing crackdown on illegal alcohol, with authorities warning that unregulated alcohol isn’t just unlawful, it can... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/06174051/Illicit-alcohol-sales.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2026 17:40:58 +0000 Eduardo Jordan Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing for the Federal Budget for next week, flagging tax reform, measures to increase productivity, and... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05163116/Oxfam-Federal-Budget.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:04:11 +0000 Ruby Perryman Western Australia will ban no-grounds evictions as part of a housing policy shift. It’s the last Australian jurisdiction, apart from... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05163044/WA-no-ground-eviction-ban.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:02:51 +0000 Oli Goeldner A new treatment for stroke in Newcastle is giving hope. John Hunter Hospital is responsible for the trial, where patients... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05162618/Stroke-clinical-trial-Newcastle.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:48 +0000 Rosh Vee Since the conflict in the Middle East, fuel prices skyrocketed, putting many Australians under pressure to save money. A driving... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/05162524/Fuel-efficiency-tips.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:58:27 +0000 Shaun Dourado The sharp rise in the cost of fuel from the ongoing Iran conflict has been a major factor in the March... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/02010135/Inflation.mp3 Sat, 02 May 2026 01:04:52 +0000 Oli Goeldner A new poll shows residents from the Hunter Valley are more aware about climate change. Thirty per cent of local... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/01170032/Hunter-Valley-Farmers-for-Climate-Action.mp3 Fri, 01 May 2026 17:00:57 +0000 Eduardo Jordan May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, raising awareness of coercive control and family and domestic violence. Recent numbers... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/01164618/DV-Safe-Phone.mp3 Fri, 01 May 2026 17:00:19 +0000 Emma Setterfield-Smith A new survey by the New South Wales Office of Sport has found 70 per cent of women feel unsafe... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/01165353/Play-Her-Way.mp3 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:59:59 +0000 Mayabi Aziz Children today are growing up in an increasingly complex world, from bullying and social pressures to the lingering impacts of... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/01165559/Wilson-says-What-If-book.mp3 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:59:48 +0000 Emma Wotzke Housing affordability – it’s an issue plaguing minds across the country particularly for younger Australians as the national housing crisis... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/30195718/story-2-housing-SG-and-father-web-package.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:57:57 +0000 Emma Myers Australians with disabilities are concerned about the proposed changes of the NDIS from the Federal government, with last week’s announcement... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/30174949/story-1-web-package-basketball-for-people-with-disability.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:32:25 +0000 Sam Georgiou Six years ago, the then Morrison government doubled the rate of JobSeeker with a COVID supplement. The fortnightly boost to... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/02022557/story-4-fed-budget-and-welfare-SG-web-package-2.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:19:30 +0000 Taylah Viskic A new poll comissioned by the Australian Institute found that just one in seven women aged between 18 and 34... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/30174945/story-3-womens-health-TV-web-package.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:56:02 +0000 Stephen Hill Today the government announced a new bargaining incentive (NBI) which will force large technology companies to pay for the news... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29234257/Story-1-News-Bargaining-2.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:43:37 +0000 Stephen Hill This week one of Australia’s pioneering novelists David Malouf passed away, leaving the world nine novels, ten collections of poetry,... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29222902/Story-5-David-Malouf.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:36:50 +0000 Thomas Koutis When it comes to the athletic movement there are boundaries that seemed impossible, until 1954 the four-minute mile was perceived... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/02235426/Marathon-.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:18:18 +0000 Aspen Beilharz The City of Sydney will investigate applying targeted bans to short term rentals after a resolution at last night’s council... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29165808/Story-3-Sydney-AirBnB.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:10:26 +0000 Patrick Dunstan The Farrer by-election on 9 May is shaping as one of the most consequential local contests in Australian political history.... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29170331/Story-2-Farrer-byelection.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:04:48 +0000 Eduardo Jordan Experts and world leaders are increasingly concerned about growing divisions in the West. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has previously... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29072519/global-south.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:39:07 +0000 Toni Pankaluic Australia is facing a major teacher shortage, yet up to 20,000 qualified migrant teachers aren’t fully working in the profession.... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29150357/The-Wire-28.4.26-Migrant-Teachers-Sidelined.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:35:37 +0000 Moemina Shukur Have you ever gone to bring in your wheelie bin after collection day — only to find it still full?... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29072523/melb-bin.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:31:00 +0000 Ruby Perryman Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, colonial Australia’s deadliest mass shooting. Now months after the Bondi... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29072516/30ths-anv-of-port-arthur.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:22:19 +0000 Kate Lyons-Dawson A new World War Two documentary reveals how Australian prisoners of war were treated across Southeast Asia, where mateship became... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/27165734/under-bamboo-sky-WEB.mp3 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:11:32 +0000 Ruby Perryman A University of New South Wales study shows a new machine-learning tool can detect whale calls, potentially transforming how scientists... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/27165733/Whale-call-detection-WEB.mp3 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:09:16 +0000 Emma Myers Last week, The Wire reported growing backlash from the disability community over Labor’s proposed NDIS reforms, which could see 160,000... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/27165732/Steele-John-NDIS-reforms.mp3 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:06:14 +0000 Mary-Kate Hannagan A new legal study is challenging a decades-old assumption about Australia’s highest court – arguing the High Court may, in... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/27165832/Indigenous-Sovereignty-Hgh-Court-WEB.mp3 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:02:32 +0000 Eduardo Jordan On the eve of ANZAC Day, a community group is raising awareness about the Federal government’s military expenditure by giving... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/24151210/White-Poppies.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:04:22 +0000 Brendon Telfer A beach in the Mornington Peninsula has secured funding to be wheelchair accessible for another year. Frankston City Council has... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/24151803/Frankston-accesible-beach.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:02:53 +0000 Thomas Koutis Every year, Australians commemorate Anzac Day to honour those who fought and sacrificed for our country. But this year, the... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/25124535/Anzac-Day-Public-Holiday-Debate.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:10 +0000 Mia Armitage A delegation of eight First Nations Cabbage Tree Islanders from the Northern Rivers of New South Wales are in New... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/24151431/Jali-Aboriginal-Local-Council-UN.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:58:45 +0000 Emma Wotzke Residents of a remote Indigenous community launched legal action in the Federal Court against the NT government, alleging they’ve failed... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/23175801/Lawyers.mp3 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:48:06 +0000 Sam Georgiou Labor has announced plans for a major NDIS overhaul ahead of the Federal Budget, with proposed reforms expected to save... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/29140325/NDIS-Final-Web-Edit-3-extended-for-web.mp3 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:29:53 +0000 Taylah Viskic Community service organisations are calling for carers to be formally recognised as essential users, as the ongoing national fuel crisis... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/23180846/Fuel-Crisis-Affecting-Non-Profits.mp3 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:27:43 +0000 Noah Secomb The gas export industry has come under increasing scrutiny for drilling on and off-shore, prompting a senate inquiry into a proposed... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/23175055/DP-gas-export-tax-NS-extended-web.mp3 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:54 +0000 Aspen Beilharz Federal Right to Disconnect laws came into effect nearly two years ago after being passed by the Albanese government and... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/22181431/Right-to-Disconnect-Web-Edit.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:27:47 +0000 Stephen Hill The lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest issues concerning Australians with the rising cost of accommodation eating... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/22174430/affordable-housing.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:46:54 +0000 Thomas Koutis Every year on ANZAC Day, communities across Australia gather to remember those who served and sacrificed. In Sydney’s south, the... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/22173531/ramsgate-anzac-day_mixdown.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:35:42 +0000 Patrick Dunstan The federal budget is just weeks away on 12 May, pressure is mounting on Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/22170545/Budget-2026.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:06:06 +0000 Kate Lyons-Dawson In August this year, the Developing Northern Australia Conference will be hosted in Alice Springs. The conference brings together leaders... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/21162207/KLD-developing-NT.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:47:21 +0000 Moemina Shukur Victoria’s political donation laws have been thrown into doubt after a major High Court ruling last week. The court found... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/21162210/Vic-political-donation-law.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:44:26 +0000 Joanna Beard This year’s Indigenous led Walk for Truth is underway after kicking off from the steps of Victoria’s Parliament this weekend.... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/21162213/Walk-for-truth.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:33 +0000 Ruby Perryman Victoria and Tasmania both introduced free public transport initiatives in response to soaring fuel prices. In Victoria, this initiative has... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/21162204/free-pt.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:27:25 +0000 Victoria and Tasmania both introduced free public transport initiatives in response to soaring fuel prices. 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According to the Home Affairs website,... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/17160635/Multiculturalism-alive.mp3 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:58:23 +0000 Sam Georgiou Emma Wotzke It’s been three years since civil war erupted in Sudan, when a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF),... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/16181447/Sudan-3-year-Civil-War-Web-.mp3 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:32:08 +0000 Emma Wotzke Sam Georgiou Home Affairs and Immigration Minister, Tony Burke has slammed the opposition’s new migration policy, heavily criticising its controversial terms at... https://de9znd9hicg5y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/16181933/Coalition-Immigration-web-.mp3 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:24:59 +0000