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Civilians massacred near Kyiv
April 04, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBBodies and burnt out military vehicles and ambulances are strewn on the highway leading into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, after Russian troops pulled out of the area
Ukraine accuses Russia of war crimes
April 03, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBUkraine has accused Russia of genocide and war crimes after finding the bodies of civilians who'd been shot in the head, in areas abandoned by Russian troops near the capital Kyiv;
Labor's promise to improve aged care
March 31, 2022 20:30 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MBBetter healthcare, improved nutrition and higher wages for staff - Anthony Albanese makes reforming Australia's troubled aged care sector his policy priority.
Voters' hip-pockets targeted as election looms
March 30, 2022 20:30 - 20 minutes - 9.3 MBNorthern New South Wales flooded for the second time in a month - there's anger and frustration but also a fierce determination to pick up the pieces.
Can a big spending budget buy the Government re-election?
March 29, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.77 MBAlmost 9 billion dollars in one-off payments, fuel excise cuts and tax rebates - Josh Frydenberg's pre-election budget - a genuine attempt to ease cost of living pressures or a cynical exercise to buy votes?;
Pressure on Frydenberg to deliver election winning Budget
March 28, 2022 20:30 - 20 minutes - 9.3 MBPressure's on the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tonight as he delivers a pre-election budget loaded with measures such as fuel excise cuts and one-off payments to pensioners to ease the cost of living.
Budget to ease cost-of-living pressures
March 27, 2022 09:10 - 20 minutes - 9.3 MBThe Government's pre-election budget includes a temporary cut to petrol excise and one-off payments to pensioners - the Prime Minister wants to ease cost-of-living pressures but will it buy him the votes he needs?;
NATO warns Russia against using chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine
March 24, 2022 09:30 - 20 minutes - 9.4 MBNATO to send more troops to eastern Europe as Joe Biden warns the US will respond 'in kind' if Russia uses chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
NATO to boost forces in eastern Europe
March 23, 2022 09:10 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBNATO is poised to send more troops to eastern Europe as leaders prepare for an emergency summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Small business pinched as fuel, freight costs rise
March 22, 2022 09:10 - 20 minutes - 9.37 MBAs the federal government puts the finishing touches on next week's budget, small business operators wonder how much longer they can absorb rising costs.
Chinese plane carrying 132 people crashes
March 21, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.32 MBThere are no signs of survivors after a passenger plane carrying 132 people crashed in a remote mountainous area in southern China
Voters warned to be wary of big spending promises
March 20, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MBA new report questions the value and need for many of the big spending infrastructure projects that are often promised in federal budgets and election campaigns.
Russia steps up attacks on civilians
March 17, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 8.92 MBSurvivors emerge from the rubble of the Mariupol Theatre as Russia steps up its attacks on Ukrainian civilians;
PM blamed for holdup on further NSW flood help
March 16, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.22 MBFrustation is high in the New South Wales government that a $1.4 bn flood assistance package hasn't been approved by the Commonwealth because the Prime Minister is campaigning in WA.
Ukraine leader hints at compromise as curfew imposed in capital
March 15, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBUkraine's President has signalled a possible compromise with Russia, hinting he may accept its demand that his country give up on its goal of joining the NATO alliance;
MH-17 relatives welcome new action against Russia
March 14, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBThe families of some of the Australians who were killed in the MH-17 disaster have welcomed Australia's decision to launch legal action against Russia.
Premiers pile pressure on PM to cut fuel tax
March 13, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 10.6 MBThe Premiers of South Australia and Tasmania join some Nationals MPs to ask Scott Morrison to consider a temporary cut to the fuel excise as petrol prices hover well above $2 per litre.
Introducing: Australia, If You're Listening
March 11, 2022 20:01 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBThe sixth season of If You’re Listening tells the story of Australia’s turbulent history with climate change, and what that means for the future. As we approach a federal election where climate and energy is a key battleground, this 8 episode series examines how Australia wasted decades fighting change, instead of capitalising on it. Find more episodes by searching for Australia, If You're Listening on the listen app or wherever you get your podcast...
Rising tide of homelessness in flood zones
March 10, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBThe mess left by the floods - northern New South Wales is now dealing with a rising tide of homelessness;
Russia bombs childrens hospital in Ukraine
March 09, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MBUkraine's President says children are buried under the rubble of a hospital hit by Russian airstrikes in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol.
NSW braces for more devastating floods
March 08, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.91 MBTens of thousands of people in the Greater Sydney area have spent the night out of their homes as floodwaters rise across a number of catchments;
Frustrated flood hit residents feel abandoned by govt
March 07, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBResidents in some of the hardest hit flood disaster areas of northern New South Wales are feeling frustrated and abandoned by authorities as they're left with a mammoth clean up task
Thousands of flooded properties unliveable
March 06, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.13 MBA week after the catastrophic floods in northern New South Wales, the scale of the devastation is becoming clearer, with thousands of properties unliveable as volunteers help shocked residents try to clean up.
Floods cause food, cash and fuel shortages
March 03, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBIn flood-hit northern New South Wales, food, fuel and cash shortages are making life even harder for locals as they rebuild try to their lives;
Evacuation orders in Sydney as rivers flood
March 02, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MBThousands of Sydneysiders have been ordered to evacuate with major flooding hitting the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers
More northern NSW communities isolated by floodwaters
March 01, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBBallina under threat from floodwaters as local hospital is evacuated
Unprecedented flood disaster swamps NSW and Qld
February 28, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBFlood rescues are resuming in northern New South Wales which is experiencing its worst flooding on record;
Flood emergency unfolding in Qld and NSW
February 27, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBBrisbane braces for its worst flood since the 2011 disaster while in Lismore flood levels are expected to surpass the record set in 1898
'Bloodstained aggressor': The world condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine
February 24, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MB'A bloodstained aggressor' - the international community condemns Vladimir Putin as his military wreaks havoc across Ukraine
Ukraine declares state of emergency
February 23, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBUkraine's government declares a state of emergency amid growing fears of a Russian invasion
Russia recognises Ukraine separatist regions
February 21, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBRussia's Vladimir Putin is recognising breakaway rebel regions in Ukraine's east as independent states, with western nations fearing it could pave the way for Russian military forces to invade;
The Queen tests positive for COVID
February 20, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBAfter being kept away from the public for long periods during the pandemic, the Queen's now tested positive for COVID and is isolating at Windsor castle.
Biden warns Russia could invade Ukraine within days
February 17, 2022 20:10 - 30 minutes - 9.32 MBWashington says Moscow's planning to manufacture an excuse to invade Ukraine with Joe Biden warning an invasion is possible in the next few days;
No sign of Russian de-escalation near Ukraine
February 16, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBNato's secretary-general says there's no sign of de-escalation by Russian forces on the ground near Ukraine, as Ukraine's government blames Moscow for a massive cyber attack;
Prince Andrew settles US sexual assault case
February 15, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MBPrince Andrew will not have to stand trial in a civil sexual assault case brought in New York, after reaching an out of court settlement with Virginia Giuffre
Chinese-Australian businessman named as 'puppeteer' in foreign interference plot
February 14, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.2 MBA billionaire Chinese-Australian businessman outed in federal parliament as the "puppeteer" behind a plot to interfere in the federal election
Govt braces for re-election push, as Labor touts its "experience"
February 13, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.41 MBAs Parliament returns for one of the last sitting weeks before the federal election, the Government is preparing to throw everything at its re-election push, while Labor is arguing it'll be a safe pair of hands.
China on agenda of key foreign ministers meeting
February 10, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.24 MBTensions grow between Russia and Ukraine, while China will be on the agenda at a high level meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne
Marathon parliament session passes amended religious discrimination bill
February 09, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.22 MBFive Liberal MPs have crossed the floor to make changes to the federal government's controversial religious discrimination bill.
Emotional plea not to rush religious discrimination bill
February 08, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.27 MBA senior Labor MP delivers an emotional plea to federal parliament over the controversial religious discrimination bill after revealing the suicide of his nephew and the fears for his own son.
Coalition infighting to dominate Federal Parliament return
February 07, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.19 MBFederal parliament resumes today with the government's handling of the Omicron wave, the overburdened aged care sector and those text messages likely to be debating points.
Funding boost for public broadcasting
February 06, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.17 MBTax-deductible rapid COVID tests and more money for public broadcasting. Beset by poor polls and leaked text messages can the Government buy its way back into voters' good graces?
The severe impact of COVID on the aged care system
February 03, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.16 MBAged care crisis 'completely unacceptable', says Lynelle Briggs
Isolation and loneliness in aged care
February 02, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.25 MBImagine being locked in your bedroom for weeks on end, isolated from your family and friends - it's a reality for many elderly Australians in aged care facilities right now as the Pandemic causes crippling staff and equipment shortages;
Can Scott Morrison turn his political fortunes around?
February 01, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.26 MBHe's under fire for his handling of the pandemic and his polling numbers are dropping as he heads into an election can Scott Morrison turn around his political fortunes in time?
Morrison hopes for political reset with aged care cash
January 31, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.16 MBCash payments to overworked aged care staff as Scott Morrison attempts a political reset amid weak polls and widespread dissatisfaction with his performance
Russia warned with 'mother of all sanctions' over Ukraine
January 30, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 8.96 MBRelief for many this morning as school returns in most states but the COVID-driven disruption has prompted calls for a rethink to the way the education system is run;
A billion dollars to save the Barrier Reef
January 27, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.02 MBThe Kremlin vents its anger at Washington as negotiations over Ukraine hit a brick wall ... Russia's military is poised to strike as NATO boosts its presence
Aged care sector buckling under COVID-strain
January 26, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.39 MBAM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program
Tennis champion and advocate named Australian of the Year
January 25, 2022 20:10 - 20 minutes - 9.03 MBA champion tennis player, a tireless advocate for people with disabilities and now Australian of the Year ... Dylan Alcott says it's time to challenge ourselves