On Sunday, NSW Police arrested 141 people associated with a climate protest in Newcastle. It came after thousands of people took out kayaks and inflatable rafts in an attempt to block coal ships entering the world’s biggest coal port. In today’s podcast, we’ll break down what the protesters were aiming to do, how NSW Police responded and what comes next.

Listen: Do we have a right to protest?

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On Sunday, NSW Police arrested 141 people associated with a climate protest in Newcastle. It came after thousands of people took out kayaks and inflatable rafts in an attempt to block coal ships entering the world&rsquo;s biggest coal port. In today&rsquo;s podcast, we&rsquo;ll break down what the protesters were aiming to do, how NSW Police responded and what comes next.
Listen: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-daily-aus/do-we-have-a-right-to-protest?in_playlist=podcast">Do we have a right to protest?</a>
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Orla Maher
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The 141 people arrested at a NSW protest

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Today's headlines include:
Several heatwave warnings and fire bans are in place as extreme weather continues to impact large parts of eastern Australia.
Victoria Police have shifted focus in their search for Dezi Freeman, with investigators now working to locate the alleged police killer’s body. 
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in parts of Asia last week has surged has past 1500, with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. 
And today’s good news: A university in the U.S. will spend an anonymous donation valued at $AU75 million on student fees. 

Reporting with AAP.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Rosa Bowden

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Today's headlines include:
<ul>
<li>Several heatwave warnings and fire bans are in place as extreme weather continues to impact large parts of eastern Australia.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Victoria Police have shifted focus in their search for Dezi Freeman, with investigators now working to locate the alleged police killer&rsquo;s body.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">The death toll from catastrophic flooding in parts of Asia last week has surged has past 1500, with hundreds of people still unaccounted for.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">And today&rsquo;s good news: A university in the U.S. will spend an anonymous donation valued at $AU75 million on student fees.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Reporting with AAP.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Headlines: Severe heat and fire warnings across eastern Australia

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Yesterday, Spotify released its annual Wrapped feature for 2025. It's a yearly tradition where millions of users get to see their most listened to songs and artists from the year, among plenty of other interesting stats.  

Alongside these personalised data drops, Spotify also released stats telling us about national listening trends. And there's been a lot of discussion about one thing: the absence of Australian artists from the top of those lists. Today, we’ll explore why this is the case and what we learned from Spotify Wrapped 2025. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher

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Yesterday, Spotify released its annual Wrapped feature for 2025. It's a yearly tradition where millions of users get to see their most listened to songs and artists from the year, among plenty of other interesting stats.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Alongside these personalised data drops, Spotify also released stats telling us about national listening trends. And there's been a lot of discussion about one thing: the absence of Australian artists from the top of those lists. Today, we&rsquo;ll explore why this is the case and what we learned from Spotify Wrapped 2025.&nbsp;
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski Producer: Orla Maher
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.
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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Does Spotify have a local music problem?

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Today's headlines include:
Four more children have been identified as alleged victims of a former childcare worker accused of more than 150 counts of sexual abuse. 
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded guilty to a charge of taking a car and driving it without consent in Tasmania, a day after an appeal of his failed defamation case was rejected. 
Israeli forces killed five Palestinians in southern Gaza today, according to Hamas-controlled authorities in the enclave. 
And today’s good news: A man has been unexpectedly cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, even though the cells he received were not actually resistant to the disease. 

Reporting with AAP.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
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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Today's headlines include:
<ul>
<li>Four more children have been identified as alleged victims of a former childcare worker accused of more than 150 counts of sexual abuse.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded guilty to a charge of taking a car and driving it without consent in Tasmania, a day after an appeal of his failed defamation case was rejected.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Israeli forces killed five Palestinians in southern Gaza today, according to Hamas-controlled authorities in the enclave.&nbsp;</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">And today&rsquo;s good news: A man has been unexpectedly cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, even though the cells he received were not actually resistant to the disease.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Reporting with AAP.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell 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.
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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Headlines: Lehrmann pleads guilty to car offence

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The 141 people arrested at a NSW protest

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