



The NSW policeman on trial for double murder
Last week, the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, the former policeman charged with the murder of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, began in the NSW Supreme Court. As the case has unfolded, we’ve learnt what both the prosecution and defence will be arguing happened on that day in February over…

The hidden costs of cancer
Most of us assume the same thing about cancer in Australia: that it's covered. Medicare, the public system, a fight that's medical rather than financial. The Leukaemia Foundation has just published research that says otherwise. They asked 655 Australians living with blood cancer what their diagnosi…

Headlines: Car crash kills junior police officer
Todays headlines include: A junior police constable who died in a car crash in pursuit of a stolen vehicle is being remembered as a brave young woman who served with distinction. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the UN General Assembly, issuing a call to world leaders to work together …

What does an AI hack actually look like?
Yesterday, Australia’s Prime Minister told a news conference in New York that Medicare had been hacked by OpenAI. In June, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, asked one of its internal AI agents to research Australian health statistics. It hit a locked door on a Medicare website and, instead of turni…

Headlines: Highest unemployment since COVID
Todays headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an AI agent from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, went rogue and hacked Medicare in June. Australia's unemployment rate has edged up to 4.6%, the highest level in almost five years. Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived i…

The rape charge against 'looksmaxxer' Clavicular
Braden Peters, aka Clavicular, has been charged with rape in Massachusetts. The case is related to another similar legal filing from earlier this year, in a different part of the country, which also alleges he injected an underage girl with an unregulated substance without consent. In today’s episo…

Headlines: $1m reward for Gus Lamont info
Todays headlines include: A $1 million reward has been offered for information about missing toddler Gus Lamont, nearly one year after he disappeared from his family's rural property. Australian Federal Police (AFP) counter-terrorism agents have arrested a man accused of being an ISIS operative. A …

What will Australia’s housing look like in 2066?
What will Australia’s housing look like in 2066? And if we have what has been labelled a housing crisis in 2026, with a population of 28 million people - how will we house 40 million people in 40 years? Those are some of the questions looked at in the latest intergenerational report - a landmar…

Headlines: Smart glasses banned in WA schools
Todays headlines include: Smart glasses will be banned in all public schools in Western Australia, the State Government has announced. A man has been charged in relation to the shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney. The Canadian province of British Columbia is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altma…

Can Trump ban the news?
This week three major newsrooms lost their access to the White House overnight - badges deactivated, reporters turned away at the gate. So can the U.S. President just ‘ban’ the news? Today we're breaking down why it happened, whether it's actually legal, and what history tells us about how these fi…