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Today's headlines include:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected the latest round of criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump about military assistance in the Middle East.
Former SAS soldier and accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail, ten days after his arrest at Sydney Airport.
St Kilda Football Club will appeal a ban handed down to one of its players over a homophobic slur.
And today’s good news: Children and families can now stream Auslan-interpreted episodes of the iconic Aussie kid’s show ‘Bluey’.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie
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Over the next few days, thousands of festival goers will descend on a valley in the Californian desert to attend the sold-out second weekend of Coachella 2026.

The festival is one of the biggest of its kind, with the star power of its global headliners rivalled only by its a-list attendees. But the Coachella of the past was a very different festival, one born out of a protest led by Pearl Jam, and an artist boycott against Ticketmaster.

Today we’ll explore how Coachella started, and what’s happened between then and now.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Today's headlines include:
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has given an update on the national fuel supply, hours after firefighters extinguished a major blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries.
The NSW Court of Appeal has ruled the state government’s protest restrictions after the Bondi terrorist attack infringed on residents’ constitutional rights.
A recount has been ordered in the South Australian seat of Narungga, after dozens of uncounted ballots were sent to the state’s electoral commission.
And today’s good news: Australia’s rarest reptile has been found in a national park in New South Wales.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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There's a word economists really hate saying out loud. The IMF just handed the world three possible futures - weaker, worse, and severe - and in the worst case, it says we're on the brink of that word. A war in the Middle East, oil at $100 a barrel, and the sharpest global warning in years. On today’s podcast, we're asking one of Australia's sharpest economic minds, economist from The Australia Institute Greg Jericho, on whether it's time to start saying it out loud.
Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Emma Gillespie
Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist of the Australia Institute
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Today's headlines include:
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be forced to share hundreds of millions of dollars from her iron ore empire after two rival mining dynasties won parts of a bitter legal battle against the billionaire.
Virgin Australia has become the latest airline to announce it will raise fares and cut its number of domestic flights amid the global fuel supply shortage.
The High Court has ruled Victoria’s political donation laws aren’t in line with the Australian Constitution.
And today’s good news: A French man has won an original Picasso painting after he entered a charity raffle supporting Alzheimer’s research.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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