Can Australia ever stop drug overdoses at music festivals?
Earlier this month, nine people were hospitalised with hyperthermia (extreme overheating) after taking MDMA in the sweltering heat at Hardmission Festival. A recent study found that since 2000 there h...
18 Tammi 202422min
Former Human Rights Watch head on journalistic censorship and the ABC
In the middle of a short backfill contract on ABC Radio Sydney late last year, journalist Antoinette Lattouf was abruptly sacked for sharing a Human Rights Watch post about Israel using starvation as ...
18 Tammi 202414min
The rise and rise of ketamine
Ketamine use is growing among young Australian party and festival goers as a cut-price alternative to drugs like cocaine and ecstacy. National wastewater monitoring has found consumption of ketamine r...
17 Tammi 202422min
Meet Sonny Rennison, Australia's first wheelchair ballkid
With all eyes on Melbourne as the Australian Open takes off, now is the time when so many of us go into tennis fever. But this year, get ready to see something completely new. 11-year-old Sonny Rennis...
17 Tammi 202410min
Who are the Houthis and why is Australia getting involved?
Ships in the Red Sea are increasingly coming under attack from Houthis rebels. The Iranian-backed, Yemen-based group has threatened to continue the attacks in a bid to disrupt ships from delivering go...
16 Tammi 202420min
How could we better look after those with dementia?
Dementia is the second leading cause of death of all Australians, with more than 400,000 people currently living with the disease in 2024. It can be a horrendous thing to watch a loved one go through,...
16 Tammi 202412min
Inside the first day of Donald Trump's race for the White House
The 2024 race to the White House begins today in lowa. The upper mid-west state hosts the first Caucuses of the Presidential election campaign. Donald Trump hopes to secure enough votes to force his r...
15 Tammi 202419min
Why does Taiwan's election result matter to the rest of the world?
The recent election in Taiwan has made headlines all over the world and has made China very, very unhappy. It's expected that the new President-elect, Lai Ching-te from the pro-sovereignty Democratic ...
15 Tammi 202411min
