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Housing, super and the final plea for votes
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In the final days of an election campaign dominated by cost of living concerns, Scott Morrison has announced a plan to allow Australians to dip into their superannuation to buy their first homes. As voting day approaches, both major parties will argue you’ll be better off financially if you vote for them. Today, the host of RN Breakfast, Patricia K…
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Truth-telling in the theatre — Why Andrea James ditched law for the arts
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When Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai theatre-maker Andrea James quit her job as a legal secretary to pursue a career in the arts, it was because she saw the theatre as 'a place where truth gets told.' She is now one of our most celebrated playwrights and directors. Also, we hear a scene from A Letter for Molly, the debut play from Brittanie Shipway at the …
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Petit Maman & Where Is The Friend’s House
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This week, it's two films about the vast, unknowable world of children: Petit Maman and Where Is the Friend's House.By abcmovies
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What's the difference between fertilisers, seaweed products, and soil and plant stimulants? Organic expert Tim Marshall joins Jon Lamb with advice on what these products do and whether you need to use them in your garden.
We start today’s show 66 million years in the past, when the last dinosaurs were around, and learn about an impressive fossil. Then, we’ll hear about some important news about traditional owners getting there land back. After that, we’ll head out for a few marathons with a would-be world record holder, before celebrating our amazing frontline worke…
13 people have been murdered in the last 18 months, as gang violence escalates on Sydney's streets. A new taskforce has been introduced to tackle organised crime and gangland killings, but questions have been raised about whether police have enough powers to combat underworld activity.
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Is this the most daring plot of World War II?
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They say the second World War was fought on the beaches and trenches of Europe, but a new film shows a simultaneous war was taking place in the shadows.Nearly 80 years ago, British intelligence attempted a daring plot to deceive the Nazis, floating a literal corpse carrying fake military plans into the hands of the enemy.…
Feeding your newborn baby can be an extremely stressful experience.This has been compounded in some areas of the US, where a formula shortage has left parents and carers with very few options.
Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group and its allies appear to have suffered losses in this weekend's parliamentary elections, with preliminary results showing their opponents picking up more seats. It sends a strong message to ruling class politicians, who have held on to their seats despite a devastating economic collapse that has plunged most of th…
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Lebanon has voted - so who will face the country's challenges?
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After three years of economic freefall, the stakes could not be higher, with voting turnout low, and Hezbollah hoping to hold on to its majority.
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Being healthy on a sick planet, how climate change impacts health
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The impacts of climate change on our health are growing, as surely as global temperatures and sea levels are rising. So how can we strive to live as healthy people on an increasingly sick planet? What are the major ways global warming is threatening human health?
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Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement hangs in the balance
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With the conclusion of the final sitting period of Parliament, a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into the trade deal will now lapse and start afresh following the election.
The Prime Minister is defending his party's plan to unlock super for first home buyers - despite warnings it could drive up house prices further, and hurt retirement savings in the long term.
A mass shooting in Buffalo marks the deadliest this year. How Congress is addressing the nationwide baby formula shortage. And what to know about cryptocurrency's wild ride and serious side.By ABC News
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SBS On the Money: Accessing super for home ownership around the world
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With the government proposing its own scheme to allow first home buyers to access part of their superannuation to buy a home, SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with ANZ New Zealand- based economist Miles Workman to discover how a similar program there has worked and discusses the various plans around the world; plus the day on the markets…
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Eurovision creates a strong call for international unity
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Celebrations are taking place across the globe, after Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra were crowned Eurovision's 2022 winners.
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Mental health professionals concerned for regional patients following removal of Medicare payment
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A Medicare loading helping psychiatrists bulk bill tele-health consults with regional patients was removed from the Medical Benefits Scheme in January
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Will super raid plan convince first home buyers?
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What aspiring homeowners need to know about the major parties' housing policies ahead of Saturday's election.The long distance to travel for maternity services in many parts of regional Australia is playing on the minds of voters in some key electorates.Why the use of anti-viral medications for COVID is limited in Australia. We'll discuss the case …
What if anything can China and Xi learn from the invasion of Ukraine? Were the reports that said that COVID had brought the end of the era of globalisation greatly exaggerated? Do you get FOMO and should we be able to experiment and fail at work sometimes?
How do the Greens, United Australia Party and Pauline Hanson's One Nation differ from the two major parties in the Federal Election.
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushes Finland, Sweden closer to NATO
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Finland has officially announced its intention to join NATO, just as Sweden's ruling party said it backed membership, paving the way for a joint application prompted by the war in Ukraine.
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Is dipping into your super to buy a first home a good idea?
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Is dipping into your super to buy a first home a good idea - or will it hike prices and jeopardise retirements?What will an expanded NATO mean for European security in an age of Russian aggression; andConcerns for the safety of nurses as an outback hospital fails a security audit.
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Buffalo mass shooting a hate crime, say US police
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Authorities in the United States say the gunman who shot and killed 10 people in a supermarket in Buffalo, in New York state, had been looking for locations with a high concentration of Black residents.
Two stories from the beating heart of small town country Australia: how a fence is helping to hold one community together and the tale of local legend Charlie Woollett
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Anita Jacoby uncovers painful secrets hidden by her loving father
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Anita Jacoby has spent decades uncovering the truth about other people, but when she turned the lens on her own father, she was shocked
Authorities say Buffalo mass shooting a 'racially motivated hate crime'; President Biden to visit Buffalo after mass shooting; Buffalo community comes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ABC News
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Family troubles with Steve Toltz, Audrey Magee and Toni Jordan
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Here Goes Nothing is the last in what Steve Toltz calls his trilogy of fear which began with A Fraction of the Whole. This latest book is narrated by a ghost who discovers there is an afterlife hierarchy and he is at the bottom. Also, Irish writer Audrey Magee on her second novel The Colony which is colonisation in microcosm and Toni Jordan's sixth…
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Life in 500 Words: Maura, her father and the crucifix necklace
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This story of a precious object comes from Maura Pierlot. It's a story of a disapproving mother, and a religious upbringing that Maura continues to be uneasy about, despite what happens.
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Talkback — should 16-year-olds get the right to vote?
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As often happens at this stage in the election cycle, there's a renewed push by some youth advocates and community groups to lower the voting age to 16. It was 1973 when the franchise was last expanded by Prime Minister Whitlam by lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. Is it time to do so again?
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Vika and Linda had one of their busiest recording years in 2020, releasing three highly successful albums.Album 'Akilotoa' debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts, and 'Sunday (The Gospel According To ISO)' and 'The Wait' both reached #2 - and now they're taking them on tour.
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Super at the centre of the Coalition's housing policy
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The Prime Minister used the weekend's Coalition campaign launch to unveil two new housing policies. They're geared at people on opposite ends of the spectrum - those wanting to enter the property market for the first time, and older Australians looking to downsize.
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Labor’s billion dollar plan to improve Medicare
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An Albanese Government would invest almost $1 billion in Medicare to improve access to GP's and boost treatment options. Shadow Health Minister Mark Butler rejects Coalition claims it’s a political slush fund, saying the money would be spent on a plan that the Morrison Government announced in 2019, but has so far failed to fund.…
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The political appeal of homebuyer scheme will be limited - Politics with Michelle Grattan
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The super homebuyer scheme was the centrepiece of the Liberal Party's official campaign launch, so is it going to be a game-changer?The Chief Political Correspondent for The Conversation Michelle Grattan joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.
Industry super funds have condemned the government's plan to allow first home owners to access their superannuation to buy a home.Former Labor Minister Greg Combet is the Chair of Industry Super Australia and he rejects the scheme, saying superannuation should remain for retirement income.
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Government concedes its housing policy will increase house prices
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Superannuation Minister Jane Hume says the super home-buyer scheme will see a “bump” in the house prices at least in the short term. But taking a longer view, she says it's a win-win, as it will generate a better quality of living during a person’s working life and in retirement.
The Coalition is trailing Labor in the opinion polls, with the Prime Minister pivoting and pitching to younger voters on the issue of housing affordabilityWith just five days to go until polling day, two election analysts give their verdicts on the latest state of play.
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The collapse of cryptocurrency 'stablecoin' - Monday Finance with David Chau
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If you're someone who's dabbled in digital currencies like Bitcoin, the past few weeks would've been quite stressful.Around one trillion dollars was wiped off the value of the entire crypto market in the past month.
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Has the Administrative Appeals Tribunal been politicised?
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For the past few years, the Coalition has been accused of stacking the Administrative Appeals Tribunal with former MPs and advisers. The Australian Institute has done a deep dive of every single appointment made to the tribunal since 1996, and it's found that political appointments have sky-rocketed.…
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UN calls for an investigation into killing of journalist
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The United Nations, the US and the European Union have called for a full investigation into the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist.Shiren Abu Akleh was reportedly shot in the head during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin, with some witnesses claiming she was shot by Israeli troops.…
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Ukraine wins Eurovision as voters show solidarity
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The Ukrainian rap and folk band Kalush Orchestra has won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Stefania', which has become a rallying cry against the war.European viewers and juries delivered a symbolic, pop culture endorsement of solidarity behind Ukraine in its defense against Russia's invasion.
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Asylum saga ends with former Fijian prison warder securing protection in Australia
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Former Fijian prisoner officer has convinced immigration authorities in Australia that he would be at risk of persecution if he was sent home against his will. Hendrik de Wachter has been granted permanent residency after a long legal battle and hopes to be reunited with his family soon.
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Pacific nations face tourism worker shortage as international borders begin to re-open
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Pacific countries are struggling to find workers for the tourism industry as international borders begin to re-open and more people look to travel, and human rights advocates defend Vanuatu's queer community for voicing their desire to join the police force.
As Australians prepare to head to the polls on Saturday, one issue has been glaringly ignored throughout the campaign.Almost no-one has been talking about COVID, even though our infection rates are still, per capita, among the highest in the world. Today, Co-host of the ABC's Coronacast, Dr Norman Swan, on what's been happening with the virus, and …
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