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There's a growing wave of influencers promising young Australians the secrets to financial freedom.
In their videos they promise to teach you how to you escape the 9 to 5 grind, all you have to do is sign up to a course.
So what's the catch?  Well, the courses can cost more than $10,000.
In this week's deep dive hack peeks behind the curtain to find out if these courses are really worth it. You'll hear from young men who signed up to one of these courses, and experts who say they have parallels to pyramid schemes.
Guests: 
Deanna Grant-Smith, Professor of Management, Sunshine Coast University 
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How different would Australia be if the Coalition was elected? 
The country got a glimpse this week when Opposition leader Angus Taylor delivered his budget reply, which included plans to cap immigration and stop non-citizens accessing welfare. 
And, after French President Emmanuel Macron lectured a noisy audience about manners, we ask when and how you should call out bad crowd etiquette. 
Plus, from mass evacuations to the viral beachgoer who crashed a runway, we unpack the chaos and drama from Australian Fashion Week. 
Host Dave Marchese is joined by The Daily Aus journalist Lucy Tassell and The National Account reporter Archie Milligan. 
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Five Australians and one New Zealander who were on board a cruise ship linked to an outbreak of hantavirus will fly into Perth tomorrow.
So, what is hantavirus? And, should you be worried? 
Also, the government has committed $60 million to addressing youth homelessness, but will it make a tangible difference to people sleeping rough?
Plus, Blue Eyed Kayla Jade opens up about life as Australia's most recognisable sex worker.
Listen now:
01:30 - What is the hantavirus?
11:40 - Funding for youth homelessness
16:59 - Blue Eyed Kayla Jade
Guests:
Professor Catherine Bennett, chair of epidemiology at Deakin University
Kayla Jade, sex worker and influencer 
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Kayla Jade is arguably Australia's most recognisable sex worker.
She has amassed millions of followers and shares every little part of her work – from the strange encounters with clients to the online abuse and scary moments.
So what is it like being the most famous sex worker in the country? And would Kayla recommend other young women get into the industry?
In this week's long listen, Kayla opens up to Dave about why she's glad she started sex work in her late 20s, the dark parts of the industry and how she feels about rage bait content.
Guest: 
Blue Eyed Kayla Jade, sex worker and influencer
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Was this federal budget really about intergenerational equality? 
Hack read the budget papers so you don't have to, and in this special episode, we're wrapping up exactly what was, and what wasn't, in the budget.
From changes to negative gearing and capital gains, to the lack of gas tax, we ask the government how this budget really impacts young people.
Plus, Hannah Ferguson from Cheek Media and Konrad Benjamin from Punter's Politics break down the reaction to what the government is calling its most 'ambitious' budget yet.
Listen now:
03:34  - Understanding the federal budget in 4 minutes
09:28 - Labor MP Josh Burns on the government's budget promises
19:59 - Roundtable: Was it really the budget for young people? With Cheek Media and Punter's Politics
Guests:
Josh Burns, Labor MP and Special Envoy for Social Housing and Homelessness
Hannah Ferguson, Cheek Media 
Konrad Benjamin, Punter's Politics
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