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Today's headlines include:
An Australian military base in the Middle East has sustained minor damage from an Iranian missile, the Prime Minister has confirmed.
The NSW parliament has banned symbols affiliated with recently outlawed hate group, Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Cuba has reconnected its energy grid and brought its largest oil-fired power plant back online, following a 29-hour nationwide blackout.
And today’s good news: An 11-year-old in the UK has designed a pair of glasses which make it easier for people with dyslexia to read.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Last week, Buzzfeed, once the biggest youth media company in the world, announced that there is substantial doubt that it can keep operating as a business. It comes off the back of years of losses for the company best known for its listicles and quizzes. In today’s podcast, we’re going to explain the origins of Buzzfeed, the rise and fall of it, and why it’s future is in jeopardy.
Hots: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher
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Today's headlines include:
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate from 3.85% to 4.1%.
NSW has become the first state to launch digital birth certificates.
Three teenagers are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, the company behind Grok, alleging it knowingly designed its image generator to allow users to create sexually explicit content using real photos of other people.
And today's good news: Researchers in the U.S. have found that data from wearable devices could help detect insulin resistance, a key precursor to type 2 diabetes.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Today we’re unpacking a pretty simple question with a complicated answer. Could Australia run out of petrol? The short answer is: not tomorrow. The longer answer involves a 33km strip of water in the Middle East, a war that's now in its third week, and a fuel crisis that's already hitting regional Australians hard.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher
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Today's headlines include:
Australia has declared it won’t send naval ships to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane off Iran.
Award-winning Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with more child exploitation offences, including one alleging he produced such material.
The bodies of three fishermen have been recovered after a huge search effort off the South Australian coast.
And today’s good news: For the first time in the 98-year history of the Academy Awards, a woman has won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.
Reporting with AAP.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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