This week, the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season kicks off with Opening Round, and it's set to be the most tense reunion tour in Australian sport: former teammates facing off against each other, ex-club legends returning to their old stomping grounds, and enough drama to fill a season of reality TV. On today’s podcast, Sam and I are going to give you everything you need to follow the plotlines and spectacle at the footy.

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This week, the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season kicks off with Opening Round, and it's set to be the most tense reunion tour in Australian sport: former teammates facing off against each other, ex-club legends returning to their old stomping grounds, and enough drama to fill a season of reality TV. On today&rsquo;s podcast, Sam and I are going to give you everything you need to follow the plotlines and spectacle at the footy.
Hosts: George Finlayson and Sam Koslowski
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Everything you need to know ahead of AFL's Opening Round

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Today's headlines include:
Sussan Ley has officially resigned from Parliament after she lost the Liberal leadership to Angus Taylor earlier this month.
Police say they’ve dismantled a “deeply entrenched” syndicate, after dozens of people were charged with hundreds of offences in central Queensland. 
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told officials in Washington that she never met the late sex ‌offender Jeffrey Epstein.
And today’s good news: Aussie comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced she’s in remission after treatment for a rare blood cancer.

Reporting with AAP.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include:
<ul>
<li>Sussan Ley has officially resigned from Parliament after she lost the Liberal leadership to Angus Taylor earlier this month.</li>
<li>Police say they&rsquo;ve dismantled a &ldquo;deeply entrenched&rdquo; syndicate, after dozens of people were charged with hundreds of offences in central Queensland.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told officials in Washington that she never met the late sex &zwnj;offender Jeffrey Epstein.</li>
<li>And today&rsquo;s good news: Aussie comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced she&rsquo;s in remission after treatment for a rare blood cancer.</li>
</ul>
Reporting with AAP.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Headlines: Ley officially resigns after 25 years in Parliament

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Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Guest: Aleks Trkulja
Producer: Orla Maher

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There&rsquo;s been a huge shift in the way sex and sexual identity are represented on screen over the past decade. In the wake of Hollywood&rsquo;s &lsquo;Me Too&rsquo; reckoning, intimacy coordinators have become an increasing presence on film and television sets. But what does an intimacy coordinator actually do?
If you want to hear more from Aleks Trkulja, you can catch her at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women on 8 March. <a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/all-about-women/labour-love?utm_source=tda-culture.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=what-does-an-intimacy-coordinator-actually-do&amp;_bhlid=c523d0ae665dcbdc53f69ce76d951ea09858b48b">Details here</a>.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons Guest: Aleks Trkulja Producer: Orla Maher
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What does an intimacy coordinator actually do?

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Today's headlines include:
Mobile phones around the country will blast out a 10-second siren in late July as part of a national test of a new emergency warning system. 
Two men have appeared in court for the first time since they were charged over the alleged kidnapping and killing of 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
A former president of Harvard, Larry Summers, has announced he will resign from teaching at the prestigious university due to his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
And today’s good news: A mother-daughter duo have discovered the largest coral colony in the world on the Great Barrier Reef.

Host: Emma Gillespie
Producer: Rosa Bowden

Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful.

The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent.

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We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.

Today's headlines include:
<ul>
<li>Mobile phones around the country will blast out a 10-second siren in late July as part of a national test of a new emergency warning system.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Two men have appeared in court for the first time since they were charged over the alleged kidnapping and killing of 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian.</li>
<li>A former president of Harvard, Larry Summers, has announced he will resign from teaching at the prestigious university due to his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.</li>
<li>And today&rsquo;s good news: A mother-daughter duo have discovered the largest coral colony in the world on the Great Barrier Reef.</li>
</ul>
Host: Emma Gillespie Producer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click &lsquo;follow&rsquo; on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful.
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Headlines: Govt announces new national emergency system

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Everything you need to know ahead of AFL's Opening Round

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