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Will vapes be legalised in Australia? Well, if it’s up to the Coalition, the answer is yes. Last week, the Liberal Party announced that if it wins the next election it will legalise, regulate and tax vapes and nicotine pouches.And that was just one part of a suite of policy proposals it announced to crack down on the cigarette and vape black market.So will it actually happen? We’ll tell you what you need to know in today’s podcast.
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Host: Billi FitzSimons and Elliot Lawry
Producer: Orla Maher
Video Editor: Imogen Abbott
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There's a phrase that shapes cancer treatment more than most of us realise: “the average patient”. It's who a treatment plan is actually built for - not for the patient specifically, but a statistical composite drawn from clinical trials. And once a patient starts on the recommended drug, it is often eight to twelve weeks before a scan tells you whether it was ever going to work for your tumour, specifically. And the odds aren't great to begin with - roughly 19 out of 20 cancer drugs that enter human trials never make it to approval. Today we're talking to Dr Christoph Meinert, co-founder & CEO of Brisbane-based Gelomics, who’s trying to close that gap. How? He’s using AI to build a digital stand-in for an individual patient's own tumour, so doctors can test treatments on it before they ever test them on the human.
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This episode is sponsored by Google, but they have had no editorial influence over the content we are sharing in today’s podcast.
Host: Sam KoslowskiGuest: Dr Christoph Meinert, Gelomics co-founder & CEOProducer: Orla Maher
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Todays headlines include:
Two more Australians have been found safe in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster, but grave concerns remain for the 36 still missing.
Bird flu has made its way to the shores of another major Australian city, with the first case of the deadly strain detected in Sydney.
South Korea says it's looking at ways to help protect free movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, including possibly sending military support.
And today’s good news! A pig kidney has kept a man with kidney failure alive for nine months, a world record.
Hosts: Lucy Tassell
Producer: Imogen Abbott
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Back in February, NSW police clashed with protesters at a Sydney rally that sparked national conversation. This week, new body-cam footage has surfaced, showing an officer bragging about beating a protestor.
On today’s podcast we’re going to break down what's in this new video, where the police watchdog's investigation is up to, and why the legal case against the arrested protesters might be falling apart.
Host: Elliot Lawry and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher
Video Editor: Imogen Abbott
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Todays headlines include:
The family of Molly Ticehurst, whose ex-partner Daniel Billings stabbed her to death in April 2024, has made victim impact statements in court.
Telstra has released the results of an independent investigation into its outage in early July, which left thousands of Australians unable to make calls or access data.
A Queensland coroner has identified scurvy as a factor in the death of six-year-old boy in the state two years ago.
And today’s good news! Shark attack survivor Leah Stewart has reunited with the life guards who helped pull her from the water and gave her CPR.
Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Imogen Abbott
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