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1. What’s behind Trump’s milk obsession?

   29 Jan 2026 · 16 min

   We know he loves McDonald’s but why is Donald Trump so passionate about full cream milk? Whole milk has become an obsession for the US president and his health secretary RFK Jr who thinks everyone should be drinking…

2. Why Pauline Hanson is so popular with Gen X men

   28 Jan 2026 · 16 min

   One Nation’s support is surging. That’s according to successive opinion polls this year which have Pauline Hanson’s party with a primary vote higher than it’s ever been. Today, Tony Barry, director at the Redbridge…

3. How the ICE killings could lead to a civil war

   27 Jan 2026 · 16 min

   Donald Trump is finally trying to temper the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which has seen the shooting deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents. But why did he let it go so far in the first place?…

4. Trump’s bid to control the Western Hemisphere

   26 Jan 2026 · 15 min

   Donald Trump says he needs Greenland. He’s suggested he could buy it and he threatened tariffs on nations that didn’t support his quest to take it. Now he’s dropped the tariff threat after negotiations and he’s ruled…

5. The global outrage over Musk’s Grok AI image abuse

   25 Jan 2026 · 15 min

   Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, has caused global outrage after it made it really easy to virtually undress people via AI image editing. Musk’s competitor to ChatGPT is integrated into the social media platform X and…

6. How the Coalition split ruptures conservative politics

   22 Jan 2026 · 15 min

   For a second time since the election the Coalition has split. The Nationals walked out after a number of its senators crossed the floor to vote against hate speech laws this week. The Liberals and opposition leader…

7. Life for a Bondi survivor weeks after the attack

   21 Jan 2026 · 15 min

   Jessica Chapnik Kahn was there at Bondi on December 14th, shielding her daughter as shots were fired into a Jewish festival, killing 15 people. More than a month later, she’s trying to find a way to live with what she…

8. What caused the surge in shark attacks?

   20 Jan 2026 · 16 min

   It’s a busy time of the year at Australian beaches, but a stretch of the NSW coast has been shut down after a surge in shark attacks. A cluster of shark bites in Sydney has been linked to a surge in bacteria and…

9. Can Europe stop Trump from taking Greenland?

   19 Jan 2026 · 15 min

   Greenland is one of Donald Trump’s biggest obsessions right now. If you don’t like his dream of the US taking over the self-governed island, which is part of Denmark, then you’ll be punished. The president is now…

10. Was the doomed hate speech law really that bad?

    18 Jan 2026 · 16 min

    Federal parliament returns early today and the prime minister has removed a racial vilification offence from Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and will now deal with restrictions on guns in a separate bill. Anthony…

11. How Stephen Miller is shaping Trump’s agenda

    15 Jan 2026 · 16 min

    He’s known for relentlessly and ruthlessly pursuing Donald Trump’s agenda and for playing a big part in shaping it. Now, with the extraordinary start to 2026, which has included the capture of the Venezuelan president…

12. Is Trump about to strike Iran to 'help' protesters?

    14 Jan 2026 · 15 min

    Donald Trump says “help is on its way” for the Iranians who have taken to the streets in the biggest uprising against the regime since the 1979 Islamic revolution. But what does he mean by help? Is Trump ready to…

13. The boycott that killed Adelaide Writers’ Week

    13 Jan 2026 · 15 min

    This year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled following a debacle that involved a boycott by more than 180 participants, board members quitting and the event’s director stepping down. There was outrage about…

14. Why Kevin Rudd quit as our man in Trump’s America

    13 Jan 2026 · 12 min

    The former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will finish up his posting as Australia's ambassador to the United States a year earlier than expected. He’s received thanks and praise from the Prime Minister for his work, but…

15. Inside Iran’s crackdown as protests escalate

    12 Jan 2026 · 14 min

    Violent anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third week, with fears more than 500 people have been killed and thousands more arrested as the regime cracks down on the unrest. Donald Trump is now weighing-up…

16. Why the PM finally called an antisemitism inquiry

    9 Jan 2026 · 14 min

    More than three weeks since the Bondi terror attack, the federal government has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion. Since the massacre, Anthony Albanese has resisted calls to establish…

17. How a Minneapolis ICE raid turned deadly

    8 Jan 2026 · 10 min

    As the Trump administration focuses on its actions abroad, political tension is escalating at home. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot dead a US citizen in the city of Minneapolis. The shooting…

18. Why Trump wants to take over Greenland

    7 Jan 2026 · 13 min

    Greenland’s sovereignty could be under threat, after the White House declared using the US military to take control of the island is ‘always an option.’ It comes after President Donald Trump revived his long-running…

19. Where is next for Trump after Venezuela?

    6 Jan 2026 · 15 min

    The deposed Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has appeared in a New York court, facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine. Both he and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty…

20. Is Trump’s capture of Venezuela's president legal?

    5 Jan 2026 · 16 min

    After a dramatic US military operation capping off months of escalating tensions, the former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro is now in a New York prison. With Maduro gone, the Venezuelan military has endorsed…

21. 2025 Picks: Why we need to move beyond BMI

    1 Jan 2026 · 16 min

    BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese. But when it was devised by a Belgian mathematician almost 200 years ago, it was…

22. 2025 Picks: Do we need laws to stop AI taking your job?

    31 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    Could artificial intelligence be key to improving Australia’s living standards? A Productivity Commission report suggests the roll out of the technology could inject more than a hundred billion dollars into the…

23. 2025 Picks: How China became a green energy superpower

    30 Dec 2025 · 15 min

    In the month of April, China installed more solar power than Australia ever has. China is also now home to half of the world’s wind power and half of the world’s electric cars. Despite this, China remains the world’s…

24. 2025 Picks: The productivity problem with car washing

    29 Dec 2025 · 17 min

    Why have so many hand car wash services replaced automatic machines? It has to do with immigration policies and there are implications for Australia’s productivity which is among the worst in the developed world.…

25. 2025 Picks: Why energy giants want to control solar batteries

    28 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    It was a decision driven by spite for Sydney man Peter Anderson. He was determined to buy a solar battery for his home so he could take money away from the big power companies, while never receiving a hefty power bill…

26. Sarah Ferguson on interviewing Jacinda Ardern

    25 Dec 2025 · 25 min

    Sarah Ferguson's interviews illuminate the biggest issues of our times and reveal insights from the most interesting people in public life. How did she stop US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee from "flooding the…

27. Leigh Sales on humanity’s best stories

    24 Dec 2025 · 26 min

    Some stories are best told first-hand by those at the centre of the action. It's how the ABC's Australian Story has brought us so many compelling personal narratives and it's a format that's captivated the program's…

28. Matt Bevan on the players in Trump’s orbit

    23 Dec 2025 · 25 min

    The US President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with colourful and controversial characters. From Steve Witkoff, who once bought Trump a sandwich and is now taking the lead on peace efforts in Gaza and Ukraine,…

29. Stephanie March on Gaza, autocracy and elephants

    22 Dec 2025 · 26 min

    ABC foreign correspondent Stephanie March has explored the tensions between elephant tourism in Botswana and the destruction the creatures bring to local communities. She's brought us a glimpse of Gaza, where children…

30. Alan Kohler on robots and the future of work

    21 Dec 2025 · 23 min

    The continuing rise of artificial intelligence was one of the big stories of 2025. But how long until humanoid robots, with an AI brain, step into the limelight and take our jobs? This week, Sam Hawley is joined by…

31. Is Bondi the start of a new era of terror?

    18 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    What actually works to prevent terrorist attacks and is Australia up to challenge in a complex threat environment? The Prime Minister says new laws to tackle antisemitism will include powers to deport so-called hate…

32. Albanese’s 'wicked' antisemitism problem

    17 Dec 2025 · 19 min

    Catastrophe has a way of shaping leaders. Winston Churchill during World War Two, George Bush during 9/11 and Scott Morrison during the Black Summer bushfires. It may define Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s…

33. Everything we know about the Bondi shooters

    16 Dec 2025 · 17 min

    Who could do such a thing? It’s the question Australians are asking after Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach. How did they radicalise? Who did they associate with? And what drove them to plan and execute the worst…

34. Jewish leaders’ call to action after the Bondi massacre

    15 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    Sydney’s Jewish community is in shock after Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach. It was an act of terrorism that Jewish leaders long feared. So, in the depths of their sorrow, how are they coping and what are they…

35. The Bondi terrorist attack targeting Jewish people

    14 Dec 2025 · 19 min

    The terrorist attack targeting Jewish people at Bondi is the worst mass shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre. Sixteen are dead and many more injured at a place special in Australia's heart, at an event…

36. Will the Netflix-Warner Bros deal kill the movies?

    11 Dec 2025 · 14 min

    Streaming giant Netflix is battling Paramount for control of the historic Warner Bros studio, which includes HBO and a treasure trove of film and TV content. Warner Bros has backed the $72 billion US Netflix bid,…

37. Why Anika Wells’ travel costs don’t fly with taxpayers

    10 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    Imagine being able to claim thousands and thousands of dollars in expenses so your family can join you on work trips, or to fly business class to New York, or for private drivers to take you to the biggest sporting…

38. Which houses will survive this bushfire season?

    9 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    In the first week of summer, dozens of homes have been destroyed in bushfires; at Dolphin Sands in Tasmania, on the New South Wales Central Coast, and at Bulahdelah, north of Newcastle where a firefighter also died. A…

39. The e-bike problem on our roads (and footpaths)

    8 Dec 2025 · 15 min

    They’re a cheaper and convenient alternative to driving a car, but some e-bike riders are causing massive headaches for other road users and police. A string of serious injuries and deaths in e-bike crashes,…

40. The reality of the teen social media ban

    7 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    Parents and teens are preparing for life cut off from social media when Australia’s world first ban for under-16s officially starts on Wednesday. The government has admitted it will take time to remove everyone aged…

41. Is Trump about to go to war with Venezuela?

    4 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    The United States has deployed 15,000 troops and sent warships to the Caribbean in the biggest military build-up there since the Cuban Missile Crisis. It follows months of deadly US strikes on boats from Venezuela it…

42. Can farmers take on transmission towers and win?

    3 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    Australia’s renewable energy transition is well underway with new poles, wires and transmission towers planned across the country. But some farmers say they’re being pressured and harassed to hand over land for the…

43. What new lending rules mean for property prices

    2 Dec 2025 · 15 min

    Australian property is now more expensive than ever and soaring mortgage debt has the financial regulator hitting the brakes on risky lending. But could stopping banks for offering some loans do anything to stop rapid…

44. Is Ukraine any closer to a deal with Putin?

    1 Dec 2025 · 16 min

    In a flurry of peace talks over the last week, Ukrainian officials have been desperately trying to avoid an unjust deal with Russia being imposed on it. They’ve been pushing back against a controversial 28-point…

45. The overdose risk that forced a vitamin B6 crackdown

    30 Nov 2025 · 15 min

    Every day millions of Australians take vitamin supplements, hoping for a health boost. But there’s been a sharp rise in people suffering numbness, nerve damage, even paralysis, after accidentally overdosing on vitamin…

46. Is Trump losing control of himself?

    27 Nov 2025 · 15 min

    Donald Trump has called a female journalist piggy, labelled another insubordinate and demanded Democratic politicians be arrested, even suggesting they could be executed for seditious behaviour. The US president is no…

47. How the Saudi crown prince inspires Trump

    26 Nov 2025 · 15 min

    For many years the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was a pariah on the world stage, but the US president is bringing him back into the fold. We know Donald Trump wants the US to do business with the wealthy…

48. Is the $96m BOM website really that bad?

    25 Nov 2025 · 15 min

    Australians are all pretty invested in the weather and the Bureau of Meteorology is our go-to source of forecasts and information. So, people noticed when the BOM changed its website and many, including farmers,…

49. Why are some Triple Zero calls still failing?

    24 Nov 2025 · 16 min

    The devastating Optus outage that was linked to three deaths revealed we can’t always trust we can get through when we call Triple Zero. More than two months later, surely the system has been fixed. Today, consumer…

50. Adam Spencer on the CSIRO job cuts

    23 Nov 2025 · 15 min

    Our peak scientific body, the CSIRO, has made extraordinary discoveries and invented everyday wonders like Aerogard, plastic banknotes and WiFi. But once again the CSIRO is axing jobs, saying the cost of doing science…