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Indigenous vaccination rates in Victoria slashed
September 13, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBThere's been another blunder in the nation's vaccine program
Dylan Alcott makes tennis history with "Golden Slam"
September 12, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MBAustralian tennis champion Dylan Alcott has become the first man to achieve one of the most sought after titles in tennis, the Golden Slam;
This Week: How 9/11 narrowed America’s view of the world
September 10, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB20 years after 9/11, we look at how the attacks fuelled American xenophobia and blinded the US to grave issues beyond terrorism. A view from a Pulitzer Prize winning foreign policy writer, Fred Kaplan, a witness to the Twin Towers catastrophe. Also why national debate about “opening up” must include wider use of rapid testing.
Lies and misinformation running rife in remote communities as they battle a COVID-outbreaks.
September 09, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.21 MBCOVID is running rife in towns such as Wilcannia and Engonnia - with infections rates as high as 20% - making the situation worse are people spreading mistruths and lies about the virus, vaccines and treatments.
Sydney ICU doctor says health system is prepared for COVID peak
September 08, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBAs New South Wales anxiously awaits a timeline out of lockdown, a Sydney ICU doctor describes how the health system is bracing for a peak in COVID patients.
Vaccination rates climb rapidly in Sydney COVID hotspots
September 07, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.19 MBHow the Sydney suburbs at the centre of the nation's worst COVID outbreak have quickly boosted vaccination rates.
Relatives of MH17 victims speak of trauma
September 06, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 8.99 MBAustralians who lost loved ones when flight MH-17 was shot down over Ukraine have lashed out at Russia, during emotional evidence given to an international court.
Hospital teams caring for thousands of COVID positive children
September 05, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MBA top paediatrician is reassuring families that hospital teams can cope with caring for more than 2,000 children in New South Wales who've been infected with COVID.
This Week: More vaccines, but when can we make them here?
September 03, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 40 MBAustralia is borrowing Pfizer jabs, while it waits for purchases to arrive. But when might mRNA vaccines be made onshore? And Indigenous communities are being targeted with anti-vaccination propaganda. We look at what went wrong with the rollout in Indigenous communities.
Deadly flash flooding causing havoc in America's north-east
September 02, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MBAmerica's north-eastern states have been hit by devastating flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Doctors worried hospitals won't cope with rising COVID cases
September 01, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.24 MBWith Victoria joining New South Wales in conceding its COVID outbreak is highly unlikely to get back to zero, doctors have cast doubt on the hospital system's ability to cope with rising case numbers.
Biden declares Afghanistan evacuation "extraordinary success"
August 31, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.9 MBFor the first time in 20 years there are no American troops in Afghanistan, as the US President Joe Biden defended his decision to end the war.
US completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan
August 30, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.9 MBThe final US military flight has left Kabul in Afghanistan, bringing to an end America's longest war.
Hospital staff under strain as COVID cases hit new record
August 29, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MBCOVID cases have hit a new high in NSW and it's putting huge strain on the hospital system.
This Week: Can schools be COVID-safe?
August 27, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 1.39 MBAs NSW charts a path to schools opening, experts say measuring and filtering classroom air is essential, alongside masks and vaccines, as we "learn to live with COVID". And from a mythically resistant valley, Afghanistan’s Taliban resistance assembles, who are they and what is the plan?
Suicide terrorist attacks rock Kabul airport
August 26, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.22 MBIslamic State Group claims responsiblity for twin explosions at Kabul airport killing Afghans and US soldiers;
NSW hospitals stretched by COVID patients
August 25, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBThe New South Wales health system is under incredible strain, with ambulances carrying COVID patients again forced to queue outside major hospitals overnight.
US confirms Afghanistan mission ending next week
August 24, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MBThe US President Joe Biden has confirmed America is sticking with its August 31st deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Pressure grows to extend Afghanistan evacuation operation
August 23, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBThe US increases the tempo of evacuations, but Australians are still clamouring to get a flight out of Kabul.
US could extend deadline for Afghanistan evacuation
August 22, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MBThe United States has ordered civilian aircraft to help with evacuations from Kabul, as President Joe Biden contemplates whether to extend the deadline for the Afghanistan evacuation.
This Week: Covid tightens grip on NSW
August 20, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 41.2 MBNSW case numbers skyrocketed this week, with the Premier extending the lockdown and admitting the state was no longer chasing "covid zero". What does it mean for NSW and Australia's plans to open up? And the Taliban are back in control in Afghanistan, we look at the history of the group and what it means for the future of the country.
Smoke bombs and gunfire block Australians evacuation flight from Afghanistan
August 19, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MBSmoke bombs and shots fired outside Kabul Airport amid the desperate crush of people attempting to flee the country.
Afghan Australians plead for 20-thousand refugees to be allowed into the country
August 18, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBAfghan Australians plead for 20-thousand refugees to be allowed into the country to escape the Taliban.
Taliban vows "no revenge" after seizing Afghanistan
August 17, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 9.06 MBThe Taliban has made a string of assurances to Afghans and the world, including that there'll be no revenge attacks on anyone who worked or fought with the US and its allies.
US President describes situation in Afghanistan as "gut wrenching"
August 16, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.23 MBThe US President Joe Biden have given a robust defence of his decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan against the backdrop of a worsening security situation.
Taliban enters Kabul as Afghan government collapses
August 15, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBTwenty years after it was banished by American-led allied military forces, the Taliban has regained control of Afghanistan
Saturday AM: How COVID changed intensive care
August 13, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBWith more than 60 patients currently in intensive care, we look at what’s happening in our ICUs as they provide life saving treatment for critically ill patients. And the IPCC’s latest report says climate change is getting worse and is happening faster. So what will we need to see at the Glasgow climate talks?
US sends troops to Afghanistan to evacuate staff
August 12, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBThe US is pulling out all but essential embassy staff from Afghanistan as the security situation there deteriorates
US allowed to continue Assange extradition bid
August 11, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBThe US government has been granted a small victory in its attempt to extradite Julian Assange on espionage charges.
NSW on edge as COVID cases grows
August 10, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBIt's been eight weeks since Sydney's COVID outbreak began, and residents at the epicentre of the outbreak are frustrated at how they're being portrayed;
Climate change report "code red" for humanity
August 09, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 9.33 MBA key climate report warns of extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding as human activity changes the climate
NSW gambles on vaccination blitz to control COVID
August 08, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBFirst supermarket staff, now year 12 students in Sydney hotspots, New South Wales is targeting key groups as its second COVID wave grows;
Saturday AM: Plea for pandemic schools plan
August 06, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBAs Delta outbreaks centre on schools, experts plead with governments to prioritise a national plan to keep schools open, as unvaccinated students face educational setbacks.
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Pop-up vaccination clinics key to tackling Sydney's COVID wave
August 04, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBPop-up AstraZeneca vaccine clinics where no appointments are needed are a key part of the strategy to tackle Sydney's COVID outbreak;
Has Qld's COVID outbreak escaped the south-east lockdown?
August 03, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBA COVID case detected in Cairns as people in other parts of regional Queensland grapple with whether to get a vaccination;
COVID cases puts pressure on Sydney's hospitals
August 02, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.25 MBThe number of COVID patients needing hospital care in New South Wales is growing quickly;
Qld bracing for more cases and longer lockdown
August 01, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.22 MBThousands of school students and their families in Brisbane are in isolation as the state's south-east enters its second full day of a snap lockdown
Saturday AM: I’m dreaming of a non-COVID Christmas
July 30, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.5 MBA forecast that Christmas and New Year could be “quite nice” in Australia, but as governments consider vaccination rates needed to open up, will we really be lockdown-free in 2022?
The screws tightening in Sydney as its stubborn COVID-outbreak grows.
July 29, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBHow the use of the military to stem the COVID outbreak is conjuring up uncomfortable memories for some in the city's cultural heartland;
Will a beefed-up financial assistance program help COVID-wracked Sydney?
July 28, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 13.5 MBAs Sydney tries to stamp out a persistent outbreak, businesses are struggling to stay together.
Will another month of lockdown curb Sydney's COVID-outbreak?
July 27, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MBSydney's COVID-crisis deepens with the city to spend at least another month in lockdown;
Sydney boosts vaccination drive as Victoria gets set to ease restrictions.
July 26, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MBVictoria's COVID-numbers are down as it gets set to ease restrictions
Anxious wait to see if anti-lockdown protests become superspreader events
July 25, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 9.31 MBThe anxious wait to see if the weekend's anti-lockdown protests become superspreader events
Saturday AM: What does freedom from COVID look like?
July 23, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 12.8 MBThere are lockdowns in three states in Australia, but in the UK, Brits are celebrating the lifting of COVID restrictions. So will Boris Johnson’s plan work? And the West is pointing the finger at China over a massive cyber attack. So what happened and will it make any difference??
Pharmacies join the vaccine rollout
July 22, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.36 MBWith millions in lockdown, pharmacists get ready to do COVID-jabs as the nation's leaders again sit down to try to iron problems in the vaccine rollout;
Despair as Sydneysiders face prolonged lockdown
July 21, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.29 MBDespondency is setting in as Sydney's COVID case numbers show little sign of improvement in the fourth week of lockdown;
More than half the country now in lockdown as Delta-variant spreads
July 20, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBSouth Australia and regional New South Wales are the latest places to succumb to COVID lockdowns;
US singles out China for cyberattacks
July 19, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.31 MBWith the support of its allies, including Australia, the US singles out China over a series of cyber-attacks;
Australia's two major cities in lockdown as virus spreads to regional areas.
July 18, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.2 MBAs Victorians experience a nervous wait to see if their restrictions will be lifted, Greater Sydney is now enduring its toughest lockdown since the pandemic began;