Marta Dusseldorp and the character closest to herself
Marta Dusseldorp is one of Australia’s best known and loved actors. From stage to screen, and now with production credits to boot. Dusseldorp’s latest project, Bay of Fire, premieres tomorrow night o...
14 Jul 202333min
The real cage fight: Musk's Twitter v Zuckerberg's Threads
Everyone's talking about Threads, the new social media platform launched by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta last week. Jan and Tom signed up immediately, as they did when Twitter and Instagram launched. In thi...
13 Jul 202323min
White Island volcano: how three brothers are on trial for 22 deaths
A 16-week trial over the Whakaari/White Island volcano tragedy has begun in New Zealand after an eruption killed 22 people, including 17 Australians in 2019. The island’s owners, brothers Andrew, Jame...
12 Jul 202323min
Fukushima: why is Japan releasing radioactive water into the Pacific?
Should Japan release millions of litres of radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean? Everyone remembers the Fukushima nuclear plant being swamped by a tsunami in March 2011. All four of the pl...
11 Jul 202319min
Living forever just got easier: Australia’s first cryonics lab
It’s a pretty sci fi concept – being stored upside down in a giant thermos full of liquid nitrogen in the hope that some day, maybe hundreds of years away, technology will bring you back to life. Now ...
10 Jul 202319min
What will change if the RBA governor is sacked
A decision on who will be the next RBA Governor is expected mid-July. So will Philip Lowe remain in the job? Who are the candidates? Will it change how the RBA operates, or are we just looking for a s...
9 Jul 202323min
From pole to parliament - meet MP Georgie Purcell
30-year-old MP Georgie Purcell was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in November last year - and she’s already shaking up the House. Georgie, from the Animal Justice Party, stands out from ...
7 Jul 202340min
The case for keeping phones in schools
Queensland has announced plans banning smartphones in state schools from next year bringing them into line with the rest of the country except ACT. While it seems like a no-brainer given how distracti...
6 Jul 202322min
