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SAT OCT 17 - What is the future of Australia's relationship with China?
October 16, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBThere's been a backlash against the Liberal Senator Eric Abetz after he used an inquiry into issues facing diaspora communities to demand three Chinese Australians denounce Beijing. Critics have accused him of prejudice and race-baiting, and say it's part of a concerning trend in rhetoric about China amid mounting trade tensions.
SAT OCT 17 - Rhetoric on China hardens
October 16, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBThere's been a backlash against the Liberal Senator Eric Abetz after he used an inquiry into issues facing diaspora communities to demand three Chinese Australians denounce Beijing. Critics have accused him of prejudice and race-baiting, and say it's part of a concerning trend in rhetoric about China amid mounting trade tensions.
FRI 16 OCT - ASIO warns of foreign spy infiltration
October 15, 2020 21:30 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBForeign spies recruiting Australian politicians; The Trans-Tasman bubble now afloat with the first flights touching down today from New Zealand; And the nation's census-takers preparing to measure our changing identities.
THU 15 OCT - NSW Premier resists pressure to resign
October 14, 2020 21:30 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBPressure piles on the New South Wales Premier to resign, but Gladys Berejiklian insists she's not going anywhere; Aussie doctors receive new guidelines to manage the long term care of COVID patients; And renters on the brink, a new survey reveals just how many are struggling to pay their landlords as the pandemic drags on.
WED 14 OCT - NSW Premier's career in the balance
October 13, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 11.7 MBDisgraced former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire will give evidence to an anti-corruption hearing today, which may hold the key to the NSW Premier's career;
TUE 13 OCT - Gladys Berejiklian refuses to resign
October 12, 2020 21:30 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBThe NSW Premier clings to power despite a relationship with a disgraced former MP; Queensland Opposition leader's campaign is in crisis after being referred by her own party to the election watchdog; And as New Zealanders prepare to go to the polls this weekend.
MON 12 OCT - COVID-19 lasts on surfaces for 28 days
October 11, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBAustralian research shows that COVID-19 survives on surfaces longer than first thought; Donald Trump declares he's immune from coronavirus; And how dating app Tinder became a sexual predators' playground.
SAT OCT 10 - Should big tech be broken up?
October 09, 2020 22:00 - 23 MBFacebook's been accused of forcing some of its most prominent opponents off the internet, in a week where talk of breaking up big tech was given new impetus. But not everyone agrees that breaking up these big companies would be a good thing.
FRI 09 OCT - Labor's affordable childcare pledge
October 08, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBCheaper childcare promised as Labor leader Anthony Albanese makes his first big policy pitch; Donald Trump refuses to take part in a virtual debate to guard against spreading COVID-19; And a new plea for more to be done to reduce the suicide risk for Australia's defence force veterans.
THU OCT 08 - Will budget big ticket items work?
October 07, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 11.7 MBThe US political spotlight shifts to the Vice Presidential candidates
WED OCT 07 Jobs plan centre of pandemic budget
October 06, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBTax cuts and wage subsidies at centre of federal budget plan to jolt economy out of recession
TUES OCT 06 - Donald Trump prepares to leave hospital
October 05, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBThe US president says he 'feels good' and both he and his doctors have confirmed he'll be released from hospital soon;
MON OCT 05 - Donald Trump given third COVID-19 treatment
October 04, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.7 MBDonald Trump's doctors disclose more information but remain upbeat about his condition.
SAT OCT 3 - The one-way travel bubble
October 02, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBMonths after talks for a trans-Tasman travel bubble got underway, New South Wales and the Northern Territory are opening up to New Zealand. But Australians still cannot travel the other way. Saturday AM asks if we need a more ambitious plan to reopen our international borders.
FRI 02 OCT - AFP preparing for difficult war crimes investigation
October 01, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 11.7 MBUS aviation industry facing its bleakest day; The AFP preparing to spend years investigating possible war crimes by Australian soldiers; And a call for more action in aged care.
THURS OCT 01 - Trump tempers tone in post-debate washup
September 30, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBThe fallout from the first US Presidential debate, as Donald Trump distances himself from the white supremacist group the Proud Boys; the Federal Government to re-boot Aussie manufacturing and recharge the environment, in the latest pre-budget spending announcements; and UK research into what's become known as Long Covid, when coronavirus patients experience debilitating symptoms for months after they contract the disease. ...
WED SEP 30 - Stage set for first US Presidential debate
September 29, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBDonald Trump and Joe Biden go head to head in the first Presidential debate
TUE SEP 29 - Australian exporters scramble as dispute disrupts port
September 28, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBCotton exporters worried by shipping issues at Port Botany; Researchers try to grasp why some people are left handed; And a Queensland exhibition showcasing a unique collection of Aboriginal weaving.
MON SEP 28 - JobKeeper cuts come into effect today
September 27, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 11.7 MBWith JobKeeper payments cut from today, business owners despair about the future
SAT SEP 26 - When COVID won't go away
September 25, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBWhat support should be on offer for the so-called COVID long haulers? Some patients who have recovered from the acute phase of the disease have found themselves still struggling with symptoms ranging from severe exhaustion and lung damage to cardiac issues and brain fog. Many argue they need more medical assistance.
FRI 25 SEP - Cricketing world remembers Dean Jones
September 24, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBCricket lovers around the world mourn the sudden death of former Australian batsman Dean Jones; Banking overhaul, the Government making it easier for Australians to take out mortgages and refinance their home loans; And in the midst of a recession, filling jobs in regional areas is still a struggle.
THU SEP 24 - Federal Govt lifeline for small business
September 23, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBA lifeline for small businesses as the federal government unveils a massive shakeup of insolvency laws; JobSeeker coronavirus supplement to be wound back tomorrow, despite warning from charities; And the long-haulers, people who've had COVID-19, and are still experiencing symptoms of the disease, weeks or even months after testing negative.
WED SEP 23 - Government U-turn on NBN
September 22, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBBoris Johnson calls for resolve and discipline in the UK to fight COVID-19
TUES 22 SEP - UK Covid cases rise rapidly
September 21, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBThe UK's top medical and scientifc advisors deliver a stark warning of a rapidly rising death toll if action isn't taken to curb COVID-19 infections; Former gangland barrister turned police informer Nicola Gobbo's secret dash back to Australia; And the pandemic forcing people in our major cities to make tough choices about where they live and work.
MON SEP 21 - US approaches grim new COVID-19 milestone
September 20, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBThe United States about to reach the unwelcome milestone of 200 thousand deaths from COVID-19, the highest toll in the world
SAT SEP 19 - Australia bets on hydrogen
September 18, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBThe Federal Government is backing hydrogen over wind and solar in its new energy plan. Could Australia export it to the world? And there's a good chance your clothes come from China's Xinjiang province, where the Communist Party is accused of detaining up to 1.8 million Uyghurs. As the screw tightens on the region, companies are under pressure to clean up their supply chains.
FRI 18 SEP - Top American university receives JobKeeper subsidy
September 17, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBWhy is a top American university receiving JobKeeper, when Australian universities are missing out?; It was the water bottle - the new twist in the Novichok poisoning of Alexei Navalny; And the downside of free-range farming, living under lockdown from COVID-19 and bird flu.
THU 17 SEP - Coalition diverts renewable energy funding
September 16, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBThe Federal Government changes the rules for what Australia's two renewable energy agencies are allowed to invest in; Unemployment tipped to reach its highest level in two decades; And the National Museum buys a massive collection of Australiana.
WED 16 SEP - Chinese consul named in Australian warrant
September 15, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBAustralian Federal Police seize the communications of top Chinese diplomats and name a Chinese consular official in a warrant
TUE 15 SEP - Plan for "gas-led" economic recovery
September 14, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBThe Federal Government reveals an ambitious plan to open new gas supplies and back the building of a gas-fired power station; Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge the role climate change is playing in record breaking fires on the US west coast; And the discovery of a rare gas in the clouds of Venus raises the tantalising question of whether our closest planetary neighbour might host life.
MON 14 SEP - Chinese database of prominent Australians
September 13, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBA Chinese company company with links to the country's military and intelligence networks has compiled profiles of 35,000 Australians; A former Australian fighter pilot is accused of planning a secret operation to help a Libyan warlord; And Victorian businesses battling COVID-19 restrictions get some long awaited financial support.
SAT 12 SEP - Tensions mount with China
September 11, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBAustralia's relationship with Beijing sank to new lows this week, after a tit-for-tat involving each other's journalists. Saturday AM asks how much worse it could get.
FRI 11 SEPT - NSW Coalition cracks over koala policy-row
September 10, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBThe future of the NSW Government hangs in the balance over infighting about a koala protection policy; Trade and Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham joins AM to discuss tensions with China; And the new research showing how extremely premature babies now have a drastically improved chance of surviving.
THUR 10 SEP - Trump played down pandemic to prevent panic
September 09, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBThe veteran investigative journalist, Bob Woodward, says the US President knew six months ago just how deadly the coronavirus was, but played it down because he didn't want to create panic. China has slammed an Australian government foreign interference investigation that's embroiled a group of Chinese academics and journalists in Australia. And after months of being shut down, the curtin's going back up in the live theatre industry in many part of ...
WED SEP 09 - Relations with China hit new low
September 08, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBChina says an Australian television anchor being detained in Beijing is suspected of "criminal activities", as two other Australian journalists are rushed out of the country; Julian Assange continues his legal fight against extradition to the US; And teenagers mounting an unusual legal case arguing the environment minister has a "duty of care" to protect them from the effects of climate change.
TUE SEP 8 - Judge rejects Assange hearing delay
September 07, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBWikileaks founder Julian Assange fails to win a delay to his hearing about possible extradition to the United States on espionage charges; Confusion over whether Australian women and children have been removed from a refugee camp in Syria; And residents in regional Victoria frustrated at continued restrictions even as coronavirus cases remain low.
MON SEP 7 - Victoria's long road out of the coronavirus crisis
September 06, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBVictoria's long road out of the coronavirus crisis
SAT 05 SEP - When will borders reopen?
September 04, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBScott Morrison says Australia is moving towards a hotspot system that will see state borders reopen, but not before the end of the year. Plus can we force Facebook and Google to pay for news?
FRIDAY SEPT 4 - Tony Abbott still creating waves in the UK
September 03, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBA growing backlash has the UK Gov't under pressure to dump Tony Abbott as a trade advisor even before he's been formally appointed to the role; The Fed Gov't trying to lure more big business to our shores; And can anything be done to get consumers spending again?
THU 3 SEP - Australia in deep recession
September 02, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBTreasurer Josh Frydenberg joins the program as we hear from business owners bracing for what could be a long road to economic recovery; And Australian special forces soldiers running an Instagram account that's mocking war crimes allegations.
WED 2 AUG - Australia braces for first recession in decades
September 01, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 14 MBThe eye watering economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic; the Opposition leader Anthony Albanese joins the program, And parents plead for international border restrictions to be lifted, to bring home children stranded overseas
TUES 1 SEP - Australian journalist detained in China
August 31, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.6 MBAn Australian TV journalist at a Chinese state broadcaster detained in Beijing; New South Wales-Victoria "border bubble" to be expanded; And calls for a better bushfire warning system.
MON 31 AUG - Union push for increase to Medicare levy to fund aged care sector
August 30, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 14 MBCalls for a higher Medicare levy to boost aged care funding; The race to claim the most valuable areas of the moon; And Parliament prepares for its final sitting week before the October budget.
SAT 29 AUG - Deporting the Christchurch killer
August 28, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBThere are calls for white supremacist Brenton Tarrant to be deported back to Australia, but is it even possible? And as Black Lives Matter protests continue in the US, Donald Trump is trying to win over black voters.
FRI 28 AUG - Australian terrorist sentenced to life without parole
August 27, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.6 MBRelief in New Zealand as the Australian terrorist who killed 51 people at Friday prayers in March last year begins a life sentence; And delivering a message to the mining industry after the destruction of sacred caves in the Pilbara.
THU 27 AUG - Govt proposes new foreign relations powers
August 26, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBThe Foreign Minister would have the power to rip up deals between state and foreign governments under proposed new federal laws revealed today; a 17-year-old's been arrested and charged with homicide after two people were shot dead during the Kenosha protests; and Australia's top firefighters could soon be heading to the United States after California sent a formal request for help.
WED 26 AUG - Kenosha mother pleads for calm
August 25, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBSentencing for the man charged over the Christchurch mosque attacks enters its final stage; after another night of protests in the US city of Kenosha, the mother of the black man critically wounded by police pleads for calm; and a program to combat Dengue Fever is yielding results in Indonesia.
Sydney hotel scrapped from quarantine program after police audit
August 25, 2020 22:26 - 3 minutes - 1.67 MBOver 360 returned overseas travellers have had to be evacuated from a Sydney hotel after a NSW Police audit found the hotel "didn't meet the requirements" of the quarantine program.
Christchurch sentencing enters final stages
August 25, 2020 22:22 - 3 minutes - 1.6 MBToday will see the final victim impact statements read at the Christchurch High Court in the sentencing hearing of Australian Brenton Tarrant over the March 2019 mosque attacks. After the victims speak, the Crown will make sentencing submissions and the defendant will also have the right to address the court if he wishes to.
Wisconsin protests continue over police shooting
August 25, 2020 22:18 - 3 minutes - 1.65 MBIn the US, the Governor of Wisconsin is sending in more National Guards to patrol the city of Kenosha, following another night of protests and violence after the police shooting of Jacob Blake at point-blank range.