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The mysterious deaths of two Saudi sisters
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When two sisters from Saudi Arabia were found dead and naked in their beds in a Sydney apartment earlier this year, it shocked Australians and puzzled police.It has raised questions about who the young women were and why they fled their homeland. Today, Background briefing reporter Rachael Brown on her chilling investigation into their mysterious d…
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Commonwealth Games and Indigenous superhero
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On today's show we: celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, cheer on our Aussie athletes at the Commonwealth Games, meet a new superhero, visit a wildlife shelter in Tasmania and pat a champion dog.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How long does Garma Festival last?2. Where are this year's Commonwealth Games held?3. What type of wallabies w…
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David Speers on jobs for mates and 'grey' corruption
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There's a flourishing 'jobs for mates' culture in Australia, so it's hardly surprising when former politicians are appointed to lucrative overseas posts. But do we really have to accept it? In New South Wales a former deputy premier was forced to relinquish a plum United States post after a public outcry and now he's at the centre of an explosive i…
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Why the big banks are betting on a recession
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The reserve bank has spent most of the year furiously increasing interest rates but now the big banks are betting they'll start falling again soon. It's not due to an improving economic outlook. It's because the rapid rate hikes globally could land us in recession. Today, ABC business editor Ian Verrender on the 'miserable' state of the economy and…
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'Haunting' memories of the disease on our doorstep
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You would have heard by now Australia has stepped up its border security because of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Indonesia.So what would happen if the disease arrived here?Today we speak to a farmer who lived through a devastating outbreak in England in the early 2000s and the life-changing experiences of an Australian vet who went to h…
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China, Russia and the race for new hypersonic missiles
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Last year, China tested a hypersonic missile that circumnavigated the globe before hitting its target.It surprised the world, and it was a sign of just how advanced its military has become. So amid calls for the US and its allies including Australia to develop better missile capabilities in response, how big is the threat? Today, aerospace engineer…
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A referendum, a 'colonising' Queen, and the hope for a Voice
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History shows us changing the constitution can be an unpredictable process, but Anthony Albanese has made it clear that's one of his main aims during his first term as leader. He's pushing ahead with a referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament, which would enshrine in the constitution a body to advise on matters relating to Australia's firs…
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When Nancy Pelosi risked war with China
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There's already so much uncertainty in the world and now it's being compounded, with China scrambling jets in response to a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. The headlines are worrying, pointing to the risks of an all-out war. Today, the ABC's East Asia correspondent, based in Taipei, Bill Birtles on t…
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As interest rates rise, is honesty Labor's only policy?
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Interest rates have risen again, this time by half a percent, and from all accounts the Reserve Bank isn't finished yet. The new Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says it means millions of Australians will be finding it much harder to make ends meet. So what is he saying he'll do about it? Today, economics reporter Gareth Hutchens on what we know of the new…
We know China's influence is growing in the Pacific, but exactly how it operates is often opaque.Now, Four Corners has uncovered a paper trail that reveals just how far Beijing is willing to go to keep its friends in power. Today, reporter Angus Grigg on how a Chinese-backed multi-million-dollar slush fund is ensuring the Solomon Islands prime mini…
Australian hospitals have never been so swamped by COVID-19 patients. We're heading for another peak in infections, and the daily death toll has never been so high, while worldwide we appear to be faring worse than just about anywhere else. But why? And how many more waves will Australia need to endure? Today, epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely …
