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AM

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AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program. With key political interviews and stories about the Australian way of life, AM sets the agenda for the nation’s daily news and current affairs coverage.

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Flood warnings stretch across NSW and Victoria

October 23, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MB

As residents in New South Wales and Victoria wait for floodwaters to peak, does Australia need a semi professional disaster response workforce?

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 44 tumultuous days

October 20, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MB

Liz Truss resigns ... her 44 day tenure as Prime Minister the shortest in British history - Tory MPs now jostling for the top job.

Police investigate ransom demand for Medibank cyber attack

October 19, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MB

The Australian Federal Police investigating a ransom demand from hackers who claim to have stolen customer data from private health insurer Medibank.

Towns along the Murray River prepare for floods

October 18, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.2 MB

Rivers and anxiety rising as communities along the Victoria-New South Wales border brace for record breaking flooding.

Volunteers build sandbag wall to protect Victorian town

October 17, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 9.24 MB

Fresh flood evacuation orders for northern Victoria as farmers warn supplies of milk, fruit and veges could all affected. 

Thousands flee Victoria's flooding crisis

October 16, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.06 MB

Thousands of residents have fled their homes in northern Victoria, with the city of Shepparton bracing as the Goulburn River approaches record flood levels.

Inflation and housing costs driving Australians into poverty

October 13, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.16 MB

A new report shows soaring inflation and the housing crisis driving millions of Australians into poverty.

Fresh anguish for Bali bombing families

October 12, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.41 MB

Australian families and friends of the Bali bombing victims are shocked that graphic footage of the Sari Club blast and bomb maker Umar Patek have been shown at an overnight memorial service in Kuta

Survivors remember Bali bombings 20 years ago

October 11, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MB

Commemorations being to mark 20 years since terrorists bombed two nightclubs in Bali, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians.

Russia says deadly missile strikes in Ukraine are revenge

October 10, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MB

Ukraine is reeling from one the most intense air strikes since war began, with more than 80 Russian missiles hitting multiple cities

Labor rules out tax cut rethink

October 09, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MB

After weeks of discussion and speculation about the future of the planned stage three tax cuts, the Federal Government is now trying to quash any hint of a rethink.

Thailand in shock after daycare massacre

October 06, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MB

Thailand is grieving after a massacre at a childcare centre left 37 people dead, including 24 children. 

Federal Budget: experts warn of revenue crisis

October 05, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.42 MB

With the Federal Budget less than three weeks away, questions are being asked about how to boost revenue.

Teachers need more time in the classroom, commission finds

October 04, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 46.5 MB

The Productivity Commission warns our schools might be failing to prepare students for the modern workforce. It highlights a lack of progress in literacy and numeracy. 

Multi-billion dollar army project under scrutiny

October 03, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MB

The army's most expensive project is facing fresh uncertainty, with a decision on the multi-billion-dollar infantry fighting vehicles again delayed.

Dozens of Australian women and children related to Islamic State fighters are expected to be brought back to Australia after being stuck in detention camps in Syria.

October 02, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MB

Dozens of Australian women and children related to Islamic State fighters are expected to be brought back to Australia after being stuck in detention camps in Syria.

Toxic culture at Australia's Antarctic base exposed

September 29, 2022 21:30 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MB

Warnings of a 'substantial' loss of life as Hurricane Ian tears up coastal areas of Florida.

Monster hurricane hits US state of Florida

September 28, 2022 21:30 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MB

Destructive winds and a powerful storm surge are hitting the west coast of Florida after the powerful category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall.

How will Optus hackers be found?

September 27, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.3 MB

As Optus tries to navigate the damaging fallout from its massive data breach, the FBI joins the hunt for the origins of the cyber attack.

"Not the villians": Optus defends cyber attack

September 26, 2022 21:30 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MB

The CEO of Optus says the company still has no clues about who's responsible for the massive cyber attack, but insists the telco is "not the villains" and didn't deliberately put customer data at risk. 

Optus still can't explain massive data breach

September 25, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MB

Five days into the massive cyberattack at Optus, the telco giant is still no wiser about who hacked its systems, potentially exposing the private data of almost ten million customers

Indigenous MPs consider their condolences for Queen

September 22, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MB

Federal Parliament will hold a day of condolences for the Queen today, What will Indigenous MPs say? 

The world condemns Vladimir Putin

September 21, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.2 MB

The man who led the external review into the Hawthorn Football Club has told the ABC, listening to AFL First nations players recount their allegations about their time at the club was 'absolutely horrific'.

Hawthorn racism review reveals shock allegations

September 20, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 8.95 MB

Just days before the AFL grand final, one of its most successful clubs, Hawthorn is facing allegations it separated First Nations players from families.

Solemn, spectacular: Queen farewelled in state funeral

September 19, 2022 21:30 - 20 minutes - 9.37 MB

In a service full of symbolism, Britain's longest serving Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has been farewelled at a state funeral in London; Mourners gather in pubs and cinemas to watch the live broadcast of the funeral.

Federal Government shakes up disaster management

September 18, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MB

As parts of New South Wales prepare to be possibly cut off by floodwaters, the federal government is shaking up its emergency management system

"Too soon" for republic discussion: Julia Gillard

September 15, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.43 MB

The former Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it'll be time to re-start a "measured discussion" about an Australian republic after Queen Elizabeth's funeral.

Queen Elizabeth lies in state

September 14, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MB

Thousands of people are filing past the body of Queen Elizabeth, as she lies in state  ahead of her funeral on Monday

London crowds brave rain to see Queen's coffin

September 13, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MB

A sombre mood descends on London as the Queen's coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace.

Vigil as Queen's coffin rests in Edinburgh

September 12, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MB

The Queen's coffin rests in Edinburgh as Londoners prepare to say their farewells

Queen's coffin makes sombre journey through Scotland

September 11, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MB

Thousands of people in Scotland turn out for a glimpse of the Queen's funeral cortege ahead of her funeral next week in London.

Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

September 08, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.5 MB

After more than 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II has died at her Balmoral estate in the Scottish Highlands.

Treasurer warns tough economic times ahead

September 07, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MB

Australians are being warned to brace for tougher economic times ahead, with next month's federal budget unlikely to provide much in the way of handouts to deal with the surging cost of living.

China's Ambassador dismisses UN report as "fabrication"

September 06, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MB

China's Ambassador to Australia lashes out at a UN report detailing human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.

Liz Truss becomes new UK Prime Minister

September 05, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MB

Liz Truss has won the contest to become the new leader of the Conservative Party and replaces Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister; Canadian police charge two men over the stabbing deaths of 10 people; And borrowers bracing for a fifth interest rate rise in a row. 

Welfare recipients score biggest increase in decades

September 04, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MB

With petrol and interest rates again set to rise, pension and welfare payments are set to have their biggest boost in decades

Jobs Summit examines participation crisis

September 01, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.42 MB

Day 2 of the Jobs and Skills Summit will focus on getting more people to participate to participate in the workforce.

Business, unions strike landmark deal

August 31, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MB

As the federal government's jobs and skills summit kicks off, big business and unions have struck a landmark agreement on industrial relations and migration

Treasurer denies jobs summit allows union power grab

August 30, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MB

The Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is expecting that the Jobs and Skills summit will produce appetite for immediate action, but denies it's a union power grab

Shock discovery of foreign fishing camp

August 29, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MB

The discovery of what appears to be an illegal Indonesian fishing camp on Australia's northern coast has shocked locals and raised questions about the adequacy of coastal patrols and border security

Unions and business float training investment plan

August 28, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MB

As the Albanese government marks 100 days in office, it'll tick off a key election promise this week by holding a jobs and skills summit

Indigenous job seekers overlooked

August 25, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MB

The jobs and skills summit is less than a week away.... will it produce lasting reforms for First nations Australians?

Unions push for industry wide wage deals

August 24, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MB

Business groups label a union demand for sector wide pay claims as a "recipe for disaster"

PM announces inquiry into secret portfolio appointments

August 23, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MB

The Prime Minister promises an inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret Ministries, but it's still unclear if it'll have the power to compel witnesses, including the former PM, to appear

More home builders tipped to collapse

August 22, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MB

Across the country, builders are going broke, leaving people with unfinished homes and big debts and thousands of workers without jobs

Push for more foreign workers to fill job vacancies

August 21, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.36 MB

Businesses and unions inch towards agreement on the need for more migrants to Australia, as skilled worker shortages persist

Minister signals new approach to promote EVs

August 18, 2022 22:00 - 20 minutes - 9.39 MB

The Federal Government puts fuel efficiency standards on the agenda as it tries to boost the uptake of electric cars. Taiwan's airforce is under pressure as China conducts an increasing number of fly-bys near the island. And we hear about the slow demise of a footy club in country Victoria, where a shrinking population has sounded the final siren on a century-old tradition.   

Flood victims frustrated at lack of buyback detail

August 17, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MB

Residents in northern New South Wales are scared time is running out to move to higher ground with the government releasing few details of its long awaited buyback scheme; One of Donald Trump's fiercest criticis loses her re-election bid, but vows the fight against the former President isn't over; And more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women being encouraged to get involved in politics.

Should Scott Morrison quit politics?

August 16, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MB

The backlash to Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments is growing, although Liberal Party elder John Howard doesn't think the former Prime Minister should resign from Parliament; Regional renters are getting no relief, even as new data shows regional house prices have fallen for the first time since the pandemic began; And could the Tasmanian Tiger be back in the wild in as little as ten years?

Questions grow over Morrison's secret appointments

August 15, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MB

Unprecedented, sinister and dodgy - that's how some constitutional experts and politicans are describing Scott Morrison's decision to secretly appoint himself to numerous Ministerial roles during his time as Prime Minister; Calls for Western Australia to bring in a redress scheme for survivors of the Stolen Generations; And should there be an overhaul of the way areas in Queensland are declared "in drought'?