# ABC News Top Stories A podcast by ABC Australia. ABC News Top Stories delivers the biggest breaking news and headlines from Australia and around the world, updated throughout the day. Get fast, trusted coverage of politics, business, extreme weather, and major national events from the ABC's newsroom direct to your podcast feed. Whether you're catching up on the morning's top headlines or need a quick update between meetings, ABC News Top Stories gives you the essential news of the day. You can also hear the biggest stories of the day explained in-depth in just a few minutes. Follow now for daily Australian news briefings from the ABC, Australia's most trusted news source. Feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/101858056/podcast.xml ## Latest episodes - [Counting's underway in consequential Israeli election | ABC News Top Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/135a00387110) (2026-10-27, 2 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ps/Z/38.mp3 - [Which Centrelink recipients are eligibile for government compensation?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/ad271130059a) (2026-10-27, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pr/Z/rt.mp3 - [Is AI giant Anthropic really worth up to $2 trillion US?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/bac25ce67414) (2026-10-27, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pr/Z/i5.mp3 - [Is 2026 the year of 'maxxing'?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/0c03a213a597) (2026-10-27, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pr/Z/5a.mp3 - [What are the proposed changes to sunscreen?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/d4b6df400ac9) (2026-10-26, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pq/Z/u7.mp3 - [AI to drive more everyday disruptions, warns cyber agency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/875718a2a0c2) (2026-10-26, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pq/Z/o1.mp3 - [How MPs honoured Helen Haines as parliament returns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/012c3d7fc6b5) (2026-10-26, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pq/Z/7k.mp3 - [Why Brazilians see Lula's win as a rebuke to US meddling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/855053e17a38) (2026-10-26, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pq/Z/b9.mp3 - [Why are working families struggling to buy food?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/bf5d27ccffa3) (2026-10-25, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pp/Z/p6.mp3 - [Can Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership survive Israel's elections?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/18f9a034e057) (2026-10-25, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pp/Z/9g.mp3 - [What are the allegations against Meghan Markle's dad?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/876f96725c45) (2026-10-24, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/po/Z/n7.mp3 - [Sydney finally gets a second airport, but where's the control tower?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/e7a0c9b8389d) (2026-10-23, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/po/Z/5d.mp3 - [Could a vaccine stop melanoma deaths?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/51fd1e7a2e79) (2026-10-23, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/po/Z/5j.mp3 - [Snowy Hydro 2.0 costs have doubled again, will the project go on?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/33638ec135ab) (2026-10-23, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pn/Z/pi.mp3 - [Why are hosts angry with new Airbnb rules?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/0272ea4bfa8b) (2026-10-22, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pn/Z/hf.mp3 - [If the AI boom goes bust, what happens to our super?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/524364269858) (2026-10-22, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pn/Z/br.mp3 - [Is Snowy 2.0 still worth it after years of cost blowouts?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/9f055457a217) (2026-10-22, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pn/Z/5k.mp3 - [Will Trump become a lame duck after the US midterms?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/5b44e5f03734) (2026-10-22, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/vr.mp3 - [Would parents know if their child was being radicalised online?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/a07f99670ba8) (2026-10-22, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/p5.mp3 - [How dangerous are e-bikes and e-scooters?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/add70e164606) (2026-10-22, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/na.mp3 - [Vodafone accuses rival of being behind millions of scam calls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/cc22375b2b64) (2026-10-21, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/a5.mp3 - [Why are house prices continuing to fall?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/22181d8a3277) (2026-10-21, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/54.mp3 - [Why are experts sounding the alarm about youth radicalisation?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/6e99ca013531) (2026-10-21, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pl/Z/tj.mp3 - [Husband speaks of 'fighter' Helen Haines and her long recovery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/29c5a96cd2eb) (2026-10-21, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pl/Z/m9.mp3 - [Helen Haines' alleged attacker Brendan Nugent faces court](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/06dbf22faae0) (2026-10-21, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pl/Z/8f.mp3 - [Is AI behind job cuts at NAB and the big banks?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/6601dda5fc74) (2026-10-21, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pl/Z/bg.mp3 - [What have Russel Brand's accusers told the jury in his rape trial?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/37c1a1aea9e4) (2026-10-20, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pk/Z/vh.mp3 - [What we know about the attack on Helen Haines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/6342231e1c61) (2026-10-20, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pk/Z/r0.mp3 - [Is online abuse fuelling real-world violence against politicians?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/15c437989693) (2026-10-20, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pk/Z/gi.mp3 - [What we know about the attack on Helen Haines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/06902843abd8) (2026-10-20, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pj/Z/qi.mp3 - [Why protests are igniting across Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/5b71ab0f73a2) (2026-10-20, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pk/Z/3q.mp3 - [Will Australia ever have universal mobile coverage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/9817317c48d4) (2026-10-19, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pi/Z/vv.mp3 - [Are we measuring Australia's productivity the wrong way?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/9986c038b82c) (2026-10-19, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pi/Z/ub.mp3 - [What is Jordon Steele-John saying about allegations against him?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/b09c18b7b39b) (2026-10-18, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pi/Z/hc.mp3 - [What we know about Sally Contarino's disappearance in Las Vegas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/1eb1b43f590a) (2026-10-18, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ph/Z/va.mp3 - [Trump's new press secretary ousted... what went wrong?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/79f1af6d3d36) (2026-10-17, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ph/Z/gn.mp3 - [Who's in the wrong amid the Kelly Clarkson bird dispute?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/1537ac205580) (2026-10-16, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pg/Z/q2.mp3 - [What will Victoria's new auction reserve laws change?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/e8656dc75dad) (2026-10-15, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pg/Z/6j.mp3 - [What are the allegations against Jordon Steele-John?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/dafd52cd02b3) (2026-10-15, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pg/Z/18.mp3 - [Military police probe hidden camera on HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/5e82ad19e258) (2026-10-15, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pf/Z/dt.mp3 - [Does higher unemployment mean interest rate rises are now over?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/c610775c219f) (2026-10-15, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pf/Z/g3.mp3 - [Is the US abandoning Ukraine on the battlefield against Russia?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/9317599b657e) (2026-10-15, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pf/Z/5k.mp3 - [No restaurant in Australia had a Michelin star. How did SA change that?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/bbe2b6fdb910) (2026-10-14, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/q7.mp3 - [Russell Brand's rape trial begins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/608db83f38d7) (2026-10-14, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/qj.mp3 - [Is the high price of fuel here to stay?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/b2054239298d) (2026-10-14, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/mf.mp3 - [Were Russian propaganda bots taken offline by Ukrainian attacks?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/1f901771de49) (2026-10-14, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/cf.mp3 - [Is a shaky start fatal for Trump's new press secretary?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/0f9a6541c1e1) (2026-10-14, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/ah.mp3 - [How serious is Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/8a71e9b8a371) (2026-10-14, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pd/Z/u0.mp3 - [What's behind the rise in violence against children?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/7ac698d8598c) (2026-10-13, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pd/Z/k0.mp3 - [How hackers are targeting French supermarket fridges](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389/885fd7063a20) (2026-10-13, 4 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pc/Z/rd.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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