How 'sponge cities' could help us reduce the destruction of floods
With parts of the Northern Territory experiencing the ongoing impacts of devastating floods across summer, Far North Queensland is again bracing for heavy rainfall from the currently developing Tropic...
22 Jan 202410min
Why King Charles' prostate is a reminder to check your balls
Buckingham Palace has announced King Charles will have a procedure on his prostate. The news prompted an 11-fold increase in internet searches for 'enlarged prostate'. Men all over the world are renow...
21 Jan 202418min
The reality of being Australia’s best new radio talent
Breakfast radio is brutal. The 4am wake ups, the competition, trying to stay at top of the ratings and unpredictable talkback callers. But Laura O’Callaghan just loves it In 2021 Loz joined Roo and Di...
19 Jan 202431min
Behind the unexpected rebirth of the magazine
We’ve all heard the term ‘print is dead’, but is it? Turns out the magazine sector continues to have a loyal consumer base, in fact seeing growth in Australia through 2023. And it isn't just the same ...
19 Jan 202413min
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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 202410min
