Johnny Ruffo & Jamila Rizvi have something surprising in common
Johnny Ruffo is an Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, television personality and now a newly minted author, with his memoir No Finish Line. Johnny auditioned for X-Factor Australia in 2...
2 Sep 202227min
Where the big money is
Could your next job be in tech? Job shortages are hitting the Australian economy hard, mostly in lower-skilled lower-paid jobs. One sector is bucking the trend; the tech sector is growing, with the nu...
1 Sep 202222min
The Chris Dawson guilty verdict explained
In one of the most anticipated courtroom verdicts in living memory, Chris Dawson was this week found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette more than 40 years ago. A packed court heard Dawson murdered h...
31 Aug 202215min
Could the teal wave crash upcoming state elections
At May’s federal election, six so-called teal independents defeated six sitting Liberal MPs. Teal is a mix of green and blue - so voters saw the six candidates as having conservative views, while supp...
30 Aug 202220min
What they found in the drugs: Canberra’s pill testing trial
Back on July 19th, Australia’s first fixed pill testing site opened in Canberra’s city centre. The pilot program is running two nights a week for six months. Pill testing was one of the recommendation...
29 Aug 202219min
As Instagram battles TikTok, BeReal attacks from the other side
Could BeReal overtake Instagram and Facebook? Data from Google trends, which ranks a search term’s popularity out of 100, shows social media platform BeReal shot from 38 to 92 points the same week “Ma...
28 Aug 202221min
The double-edged sword of making robots more human
The Science Briefing is a new podcast from LiSTNR and The Royal Institution of Australia about the science of everything and your new go-to podcast for your snapshot of science news. In this episode, ...
27 Aug 202215min
Beyond The Binary with Nevo Zisin
Nevo Zisin is a queer author, speaker, performer, and activist. Their speaking and writing in the gender and LGBTQIA+ space has been affirming for so many queer kids and adults, and educative for frie...
26 Aug 202232min
