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Would you get a COVID jab for cash?
May 21, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.4 MBThere’s beer on offer in the US and cash in Serbia, so would you get a covid vaccine faster if you were offered incentives? And after eleven days of fighting, there’s a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas… but is there any chance of a lasting peace?
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire
May 20, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.42 MBIsrael and Hamas agree to a ceasefire after an 11 day conflict that's killed hundreds and plunged the region back into turmoil;
Calls for more effective COVID vaccine promotional campaign
May 19, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.14 MBDoctors are warning Australians are "sitting ducks", until a significant number of the population is vaccinated against coronavirus;
Government spends $600m on gas fired power plant
May 18, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.03 MBThe Federal Government's pushing ahead with building a new gas-fired power plant in the New South Wales Hunter Valley;
Deadly Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues
May 17, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.28 MBHeavy bombing contiues in Israel and the Palestinian territories as the deadliest conflict since 20-14 enters its second week;
UN Security Council fails to call for Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire
May 16, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.26 MBAs Israel's Prime Minister vows the military campaign against Hamas will continue with 'full force", the UN Security Council fails to call for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
SAT 15 MAY - Can the Middle East avoid war?
May 14, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBTensions in the city of Jerusalem boiled over this week, triggering the worst fighting between Israel and the Palestinians since 2014. Can the region be brought back from the brink?
Labor pledges affordable homes in Budget response.
May 13, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.27 MBFederal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese is promising to build 30-thousand new affordable homes if his party wins the next election;
Moderna agrees to sell COVID vaccine to Australia
May 12, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.2 MBAustralia has a new plank to its troubled vaccine rollout, with Moderna agreeing to sell 25 million doses, although its shot still needs approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration;
Big spending budget for aged care and jobs
May 11, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.3 MBAged care is the big winner from billions of dollars in budget spending, but workers and providers wonder if the promises can be met;
Businesses desperately short of workers
May 10, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.3 MBAs the federal government prepares to spend big in tonight's budget to help more Aussies get the skills to find work, business group are desperate for staff now;
Billions for infrastructure, aged care in budget
May 09, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.3 MBThe federal government insists tomorrow's budget will not be a spend-a-thon, but billions will be spent on aged care and infrastructure;
SAT 08 MAY - Can we keep covid out forever?
May 07, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 12.2 MBAustralia’s hard border restrictions have kept COVID-19 at bay. But with the global pandemic still raging, and our vaccine rollout inching along, how long will we have to live with them? And if the virus is here to stay, will we have to get used to some cases in the community?
Stranded Australians in India to be brought home
May 06, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.31 MBRepatriation flights to resume with the federal government expected to detail how Australians stranded in India will be brought home after the travel ban lifts;
Political backlash to India travel ban
May 05, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.29 MBIndian Australian community leaders are warning of a potential backlash at the ballot box because of the federal government's India travel ban; New South Wales on a mission to trace its mystery COVID case; And Facebook ordered to rethink Donald Trump's ban.
Federal Government defends India travel ban
May 04, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 9.25 MBAs lawyers prepare to launch a legal challenge to the controversial India travel ban, the Assistant Multicultural Affairs Minister says he believes most Australians are on the Federal Government's side
Aussie cricketers in India face COVID scare
May 03, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.35 MBAmid the chaos of COVID ravaged India, some Australian cricket stars are now in isolation after two team-mates tested positive;
Australians trapped in India still reeling from threat of heavy fines and possible jail if anyone returns from the COVID-ravaged country.
May 02, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 9.26 MBAustralians stuck in COVID-ravaged India plead to come home.. but does the Government have a legal and moral responsibility to help?
Liberals claim victory in Tasmanian election
May 01, 2021 22:05 - 30 minutes - 9.39 MBYet another government in Australia has been re-elected and rewarded for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic; this time it's the Tasmanian Government.
SAT 01 MAY - Australia v. India's covid catastrophe
April 30, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 15.2 MBAs India plunges even further into crisis, the federal government has suspended flights from the country, leaving hundreds of citizens stranded. Why can’t our hotel quarantine system stand up to the risks? And is locking people out the wrong solution?
States and Commonwealth tussle over hotel quarantine
April 29, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.39 MBAs the National Cabinet prepares to meet again today for an update on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the tussle between states and the Commonwealth over hotel quarantine threatens to dominate
India's COVID deaths pass 200,000
April 28, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.17 MBForeign aid is trickling into India, with fears that the death toll is higher than official figures reveal;
Indian-Australians devastated by flight suspension
April 27, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 9.25 MBIndian-Australians say the decision to stop all direct flights from India is discriminatory, and question why the same thing wasn't done when COVID cases were soaring in the US and UK
Australia poised to send medical supplies to India
April 26, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.23 MBAustralians stranded in India are worried that flights out of the country are going to be further restricted, as the federal government also considers sending urgent medical supplies to the country;
More questions over hotel quarantine as Perth's lockdown continues.
April 25, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 9.32 MBPerth residents in lockdown - again. But are we putting the entire country at risk by persisting with hotel quarantine and how could we improve it?
SAT APR 24 - Why India's COVID crisis is a problem for the world
April 23, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.1 MBIndia has been hit by the worst coronavirus outbreak of any country, at any point in the pandemic. With more than 300,000 new cases a day, the health system is at breaking point, crematoriums are overrun, and funeral pyres are being lit on the street. We ask what went wrong, and why India's outbreak is a bad news for the world.
Biden sets ambitious emissions cuts target, urges world to follow.
April 22, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.41 MB'The decisive decade' US President Joe Biden sets an ambitious target for emissions cuts and throws down the gauntlet to the rest of the world to follow;
All eyes on Beijing after Commonwealth tears up Belt and Road Initiative deals.
April 21, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.15 MBThe Federal Government steps in and tears up Victoria's Belt and Road Initiative deals with China ... all eyes are now on Beijing and its likely retaliation ... my guest is the Foreign Minister Marise Payne;
Guilty verdict over George Floyd murder
April 20, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.19 MBFormer Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd;
Over 50s may get vaccine sooner
April 19, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.24 MBIf you're over 50 shortly you might be able to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine sooner than expected;
Government looks to reset Vaccine Rollout
April 18, 2021 21:10 - 30 minutes - 9.39 MBCan national cabinet help convince a sceptical public that the troubled vaccine program can get back on track?
SAT APR 17 - House prices go through the roof
April 16, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 11.5 MBAs the pandemic took hold, we were told to expect a massive crash in house prices. But they're rising at their fastest rate in over 30 years, setting new records all over the country. What happened?
Authorities investigate NSW death after COVID vaccine
April 15, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBFederal authorities are investigating the death of a New South Wales woman who developed blood clots after receiving a coronavirus vaccine; A blunt warning from the Chief of the Defence Force about the consequences of conflict over Taiwan; And Afghan interpreters fear violence when Australian troops depart war ravaged nation.
Calls to reduce Indigenous incarceration
April 14, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 9.16 MBFamilies of Aboriginal people who have died in custody are appealing to governments across Australia to invest more money into rehabiltation programs; And new research could hold the key to helping Koalas.
National Cabinet effort to fix vaccine rollout
April 13, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.3 MBThe Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the national cabinet to start holding two meetings a week in an attempt to get the nation's troubled vaccine rollout back on track; A warning the rebuilding effort from Western Australia's cyclone disaster could take years; And the US hits pause on using the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine because of blood clot concerns.
Cyclone cleanup begins in WA
April 12, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.13 MBEmergency services in Western Australia are facing widespread power and telecommunications outages as they begin to assess the damage caused by ex-tropical Cyclone Seroja
Vaccine delays anger disability service provider
April 11, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MBThe federal government's given up putting a date on when all Australians will get their COVID-19 vaccination, as one of the nation's largest disability service providers says not one of their residents has received a jab;
Prince Philip, the Queen's husband, dies at 99
April 09, 2021 21:35 - 20 minutes - 14 MBThe Queen and royal family are in mourning after the death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Condolences and tributes are flowing in from around the world.
SAT APR 10 - The big vaccine backtrack
April 09, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBAustralia's vaccine strategy has been upended, after Europe's drug regulator found a rare blood clot risk linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Having overwhelmingly relied on that jab, the government is now recommending that people under 50 get the Pfizer one instead. But how serious are the risks of clotting? And what does this change mean for our vaccine rollout?
Australia curbs use of AstraZeneca vaccine
April 08, 2021 22:10 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MBAustralia's COVID vaccination program has had a major setback because of safety concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine; Doctors and public health experts fear confidence in the program will be eroded; And could cholesterol lowering drugs be the key to saving the Tasmanian devil?
AstraZeneca vaccine possibly linked to rare blood clots
April 07, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 1.06 MBThe COVID vaccine that Australia's relying on will be listed as having extremely rare blood clots as a possible side effect.
EU denies blocking COVID vaccine exports
April 06, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 8.97 MBThe European Union's slapped down claims from the Federal Government that it's stopped more than 3 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine from coming to Australia
Trans Tasman tourism bubble poised to begin
April 05, 2021 21:10 - 20 minutes - 8.97 MBAfter months of dashed hopes and doubts, two way quarantine free travel between Australia and New Zealand is expected to be announced;
Government seeks to ease vaccine concerns
April 04, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.21 MBHundreds more GPs are expected to join Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program this week, amid criticism that the rollout is moving much more slowly than expected
SAT APR 03 - What happened to the vax rollout?
April 02, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 12.5 MBAustralia has done better than most other countries in the fight against COVID-19, but when it comes to vaccinating its population, it isn't faring so well. The federal government aimed to have 4 million people inoculated by the end of March, but missed that target by about 3.4 million. This week, we ask where our vaccination campaign went awry.
Aussies targetted in leaked Chinese database
March 31, 2021 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBAustralians among tens of thousands of people targetted by Chinese authorities in a secret database leaked to the ABC;
Aussies targeted in leaked Chinese database
March 31, 2021 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBAustralians among tens of thousands of people targeted by Chinese authorities in a secret database leaked to the ABC. Editor’s note: This program includes a story at 16:28 about the criminal trial on the death of George Floyd. It contains confronting content that may be distressing for listeners.
Australia joins international criticism of WHO Covid report
March 30, 2021 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.22 MBAustralia joins international criticism of the World Health Organisation's final report into how COVID emerged, blaming China for failing to share information;
Qld scrambles to contain COVID cluster
March 29, 2021 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MBEaster and school holiday plans are in disarray as millions of people in Greater Brisbane enter a snap, three day lockdown; The trial begins for the former US police officer accused of murdering George Floyd; And Traditional owners plead with the NT Government to stop the destruction of Aboriginal artefacts on a mine site.
New harassment claim rocks federal government
March 28, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.23 MBThe Federal Government has been rocked by yet another harassment claim, as scrutiny over Parliament's workplace culture continues