ABC News Top Stories
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/19/26 | ABC News✨ | newsupdates+1 | — | ABC NewsABC Radio | — | newsupdates+3 | — | 2m 05s | |
| 10/19/26 |  Will Australia ever have universal mobile coverage? | Australia has just passed laws requiring mobile coverage almost anywhere in the country, including remote areas currently outside the mobile map. The new rules would rely on low-Earth-orbit satellite technology to deliver basic calls and texts, but there are real questions about cost, funding, and whether the industry can actually deliver it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 07s | ||||||
| 10/19/26 |  Are we measuring Australia's productivity the wrong way? | Australia's productivity problem is a familiar story, but there's a growing argument that the way we measure it is flawed. As the economy shifts away from manufacturing toward health, education, and care work, researchers say the official figures aren't capturing the full picture. The Productivity Commission agrees the challenge is real, and there's new evidence suggesting the gap between what we measure and what's actually happening could be significant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 15s | ||||||
| 10/18/26 |  What is Jordon Steele-John saying about allegations against him? | The Greens have been in crisis management for days over reports of allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women by WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John. The Senator's denied the allegations, and has now blamed the public fallout on party "factionalism". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 09s | ||||||
| 10/17/26 |  Trump's new press secretary ousted... what went wrong? | US President Donald Trump has reportedly sacked Katie Zacharia, less than a week after she took on the role of White House press secretary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 32s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 |  Who's in the wrong amid the Kelly Clarkson bird dispute? | Kelly Clarkson has gone viral after claiming staff at a Brooklyn toy store refused to sell her a mechanical bird. The store's co-owner has a very different version of events, and what followed was a messy back-and-forth involving review bombs, fan pile ons, and questions about whether the bird was ever actually for sale. It's the kind of story that shouldn't matter, but somehow caught the world's attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 27s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  What will Victoria's new auction reserve laws change? | Auctions in Victoria will look different from this weekend. New laws requiring vendors to advertise the reserve price one week in advance of an auction, will be fully in effect. The change will make the buying process more transparent, but some in the real estate industry say the move could leave people selling their homes out of pocket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 10s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  What are the allegations against Jordon Steele-John? | "Multiple allegations" of inappropriate behaviour in the presence of women have been made against Greens senator Jordon Steele-John. The WA senator says he "utterly rejects this characterisation" and is prepared to address the allegations. So, what do we know? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 11s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Greens senator Jordon Steele-John faces misconduct investigation | ABC News Top Stories | Greens leader David Shoebridge says he wasn't aware of misconduct allegations against senator Jordon Steele-John, who's now stepped back from the party room while the claims are investigated. Military Police are questioning a person of interest after a hidden camera was allegedly found in female-only quarters on a Royal Australian Navy ship. Researchers in Italy are exploring whether dogs share a human quirk that links the sound of a word to the shape it suggests. For more news at any time you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1m 47s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Military police probe hidden camera on HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns | Military police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera inside a female-only cabin on a navy ship. The incident has prompted Senator Jacqui Lambie to raise the alarm in the Senate, and she says it's far from an isolated case. It's also sparked a broader debate about whether the defence force can clean up its own culture, or whether an independent body needs to step in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 22s | ||||||
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| 10/15/26 |  Does higher unemployment mean interest rate rises are now over? | The unemployment rate has crept up to its highest level in five years, and it's a result some policymakers have actually been hoping for. So why would anyone want to see more Australians out of work, and what could it mean for your mortgage? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 56s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Is the US abandoning Ukraine on the battlefield against Russia? | The relationship between the US and Ukraine appears to be fracturing. Kyiv's accusing Washington of withholding critical intelligence about Russian missile strikes and restricting Starlink services at a moment when Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure are intensifying. At the same time, Donald Trump has lifted sanctions on Russian diesel and publicly called for Ukraine to replace its leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 13s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  No restaurant in Australia had a Michelin star. How did SA change that? | South Australia has made culinary history this week, with 11 eateries becoming the first in the nation to receive world-renowned Michelin stars. The red carpet was rolled out for the Michelin Man in Adelaide, dishing out 10 one-star ratings and, and one two star rating. So how did South Australia get all these Michelin stars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 00s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Russell Brand's rape trial begins | The rape trial for British comedian and actor Russell Brand has begun in the UK. Brand has been has charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault He's pleaded not guilty. So what do we know about the case? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 2m 53s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Is the high price of fuel here to stay? | Australians are once again getting smashed at the bowser. Petrol's bad enough at about 240 cents a litre across the country. But diesel is much worse, over 280 cents, which is a blow for the likes of farmers and people in construction who need it for their heavy vehicles. These high prices have left many asking: where to from here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 53s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Were Russian propaganda bots taken offline by Ukrainian attacks? | Ukraine has launched attacks on Russian data centres, knocking out services tied to Yandex, Russia's biggest search engine, and causing disruption across dozens of cities. President Zelensky's claimed the strikes took Russian propaganda bots offline. But does the claim stack up, and what does it mean for the long-running debate about Russia's influence online? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 30s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Is a shaky start fatal for Trump's new press secretary? | The new White House press secretary Katie Zaharia has made her debut at the podium, and by most accounts it didn't go well. With the midterm elections just weeks away, there's a lot riding on how effectively the Trump administration can get its message out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 31s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  How serious is Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis? | Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at a Rome hospital. There are questions now about what this means for the 71-year-old pope's future, and how the Catholic Church handles leadership when a pope is incapacitated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 30s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  What's behind the rise in violence against children? | New research has found recorded rates of sexual and family violence-related assault involving Australian children rose over the last decade with the sharpest increase in recent years. The study from the University of Sydney used data from national police-recorded assaults, hospitalisations, and child protection data from three Australian national agency databases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 40s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  How hackers are targeting French supermarket fridges | Hundreds of French supermarket refrigerators have been targeted in a cyber attack that's caused fires and food losses.Paris prosecutors are investigating after hackers remotely raised fridge temperatures to as high as 50 degrees Celsius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 17s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  Why women are more at risk as dementia cases look to soar | A new international dementia study predicts cases will skyrocket in coming decades, and women will be disproportionately affected. The new study from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of NSW predicts women and people from low and middle income countries will experience higher rates of the disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 53s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  How our ageng population is straining the health system | There are fresh warnings about the pressure Australia's aging population is putting on our health system, with doctors bracing for a huge spike in older patients in the next few decades. A new report from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine says emergency departments are bracing for a more than 400 per cent increase in patients aged 85 and over by 2050. Doctors say the health system is already at a tipping point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 52s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  Would publicly owned supermarkets make groceries cheaper? | The Australian Greens' official research body is proposing a federal government-owned supermarket chain called Fair Go Grocers, which it claims could cut the average grocery bill by 22%. The plan would involve nationalising hundreds of Coles and Woolworths stores, but critics say the idea isn't workable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 27s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 |  Can Australia stop an execution being livestreamed? | The planned livestream of the US military execution of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan is drawing criticism in Australia, with politicians from One Nation to the Greens calling on the federal government to act. There are real questions about whether a ban would even be enforceable, and whether it amounts to censorship. And experts are also warning about the broader effects of making a state execution into public viewing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 3m 34s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 |  Why are the Houthis and Saudi Arabia attacking each other? | The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Iran backed Houthis in Yemen is escalating The international airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh has been hit by deadly air strikes The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks -and reported on Sunday that two air strikes also hit Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 38s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | AItechnology+3 | — | ABC Australia | — | AIartificial intelligence+3 | — | 3m 48s | ||
| 9/10/26 | midterm electionsRepublican party+3 | — | Republican party | Texas | TrumpRepublicans+3 | — | 4m 20s | ||
| 9/9/26 | sunscreenSPF tests+3 | — | Wild Child LaboratoriesUltra Violette | — | sunscreenSPF+5 | — | 3m 33s | ||
| 9/9/26 | LIV GolfSaudi backing+3 | — | LIV GolfSaudi | United StatesAdelaide | LIV GolfSaudi Arabia+3 | — | 3m 39s | ||
| 9/9/26 | American footballsports+3 | — | MCG | Melbourne | American footballMelbourne+3 | — | 4m 25s | ||
| 9/8/26 | pork-barrellingpolitics+3 | — | LaborCentre for Public Integrity | Australia | pork-barrellingLabor+4 | — | 4m 33s | ||
| 9/8/26 | social mediaalgorithms+3 | — | Australian governmentbig tech | — | social media algorithmsDigital Duty of Care+4 | — | 4m 17s | ||
| 9/8/26 | CTErugby league+3 | — | Australian Sports Brain Bank | Australia | CTErugby league+4 | — | 3m 36s | ||
| 9/7/26 | murderstrial+5 | — | — | MexicoBaja | Jake RobinsonCallum Robinson+6 | — | 3m 23s | ||
| 7/22/26 | brain diseasechronic traumatic encephalopathy+4 | Paul Wade | Origin Energy | Australia | Paul WadeCTE+5 | — | 1m 52s | ||
| 7/22/26 | US-Iran relationsmilitary escalation+3 | — | — | Pickaxe MountainIran+3 | TrumpIran+6 | — | 4m 00s | ||
| 7/21/26 | regional campaignpolitics+4 | — | One Nation | Australia | One NationPauline Hanson+4 | — | 3m 22s | ||
| 7/21/26 | AI developmentChinese technology+3 | — | Kimi K3Moonshot+2 | China | AIChina+6 | — | 2m 52s | ||
| 7/21/26 | oil suppliesHouthi blockade+3 | — | Houthi | Saudi ArabiaYemen+2 | HouthiSaudi Arabia+5 | — | 3m 34s | ||
| 7/20/26 | quadrupletsrare births+3 | — | — | Australia | quadrupletsidentical+5 | — | 3m 16s | ||
| 7/20/26 | protestsdefense facility+4 | — | Australian-US | Pine GapNorthern Territory+1 | Pine Gapprotests+5 | — | 3m 29s | ||
| 7/20/26 | extraditionlegal charges+4 | — | British prosecutors | United StatesUK+2 | Andrew TateTristan Tate+5 | — | 3m 07s | ||
| 7/20/26 | FIFA World CupSpain vs Argentina+5 | — | SpainArgentina | New York/New Jersey | SpainArgentina+5 | — | 2m 41s | ||
| 7/19/26 | Pauline HansonOne Nation+4 | — | One NationSpecial Envoy | AustraliaBritain+1 | Pauline HansonOne Nation+4 | — | 3m 53s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Trump's agepresidential elections+3 | — | United States | — | TrumpBiden+5 | — | 3m 03s | ||
| 6/12/26 | FIFA World Cupsports controversy+3 | — | — | — | FIFA World Cup2026+3 | — | 2m 50s | ||
| 6/12/26 | SpaceXIPO+3 | — | SpaceXABC Radio | — | SpaceXIPO+3 | — | 2m 39s | ||
| 6/11/26 | US Iran conflictceasefire+3 | — | USIran | — | USIran+4 | — | 3m 29s | ||
| 6/10/26 | Belfast protestsNorthern Ireland+3 | — | — | Northern Ireland | Belfastprotests+3 | — | 2m 59s | ||
| 6/9/26 | NASAArtemis mission+3 | — | NASA | — | NASAArtemis+5 | — | 2m 22s | ||
| 6/9/26 | FIFA World Cupfootball+3 | — | ABC Radio | — | FIFA World Cupfootball fever+3 | — | 3m 00s | ||
| 6/9/26 | health star ratingspackaged food+3 | — | Health and medical bodies | Australia | health star ratingsmandatory+4 | — | 3m 18s | ||
| 6/8/26 | life satisfactionCOVID-19+3 | — | ABS | Australia | life satisfactionAustralia+3 | — | 2m 16s | ||
| 5/8/26 | hantaviruscruise ship outbreak+3 | — | MV Hondius | AustraliaAtlantic | hantaviruscruise ship+6 | — | 3m 00s | ||
| 5/7/26 | ISIS bridespolitical controversy+3 | — | Islamic State | Australia | ISISbrides+5 | — | 4m 09s | ||
| 5/7/26 | gas priceseast coast gas reserve+3 | — | federal government | AustraliaWestern Australia | gas billseast coast gas reserve+3 | — | 3m 21s | ||
| 5/6/26 | productivityintergenerational fairness+3 | — | ABC Radio | — | productivity lossesyounger generations+3 | — | 2m 34s | ||
| 5/6/26 | Ted TurnerCNN+3 | — | CNN | — | Ted TurnerCNN+5 | — | 4m 30s | ||
| 5/5/26 | infrastructuregovernment funding+3 | — | federal government | MelbourneBrisbane+1 | inland railMelbourne+6 | — | 3m 10s | ||
| 5/5/26 | counter terrorismonline safety+3 | — | federal governmentCounter Terrorism Online Centre | Australia | online terroristsyouth radicalisation+3 | — | 2m 44s | ||
| 5/5/26 | mortgageinterest rates+3 | — | Reserve Bank | — | mortgage holdersinterest rate rise+3 | — | 2m 49s | ||
| 5/5/26 | interest ratesinflation+4 | Dr Tali Pinsky | Reserve BankLabor+1 | AustraliaIsrael+1 | interest ratesinflation+5 | — | 1m 59s | ||
| 5/5/26 | interest ratesmortgage+4 | Nir Golan | Reserve BankRoyal Commission | Bondi JunctionStrait of Hormuz+1 | interest rate risemortgage borrowers+3 | — | 1m 51s | ||
| 5/5/26 | interest rateschild exploitation+3 | — | Reserve BankJasper Jones | FremantlePerth+2 | interest ratesReserve Bank+4 | — | 2m 10s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Met Galafashion+3 | — | ABC Radio | New York | Met Galacelebrities+3 | — | 2m 46s | ||
| 5/5/26 | court proceedingsmurder case+5 | — | Alice Springs Local CourtOpposition+2 | Northern TerritoryDarwin+1 | Jefferson LewisKumanjayi Little Baby+7 | — | 1m 49s | ||
| 5/5/26 | court appearancemurder case+3 | — | — | Northern Territory | Jefferson LewisKumanjayi Little Baby+3 | — | 3m 14s | ||
| 5/5/26 | negative gearingcapital gains tax+4 | — | Marine Rescue | New South WalesBallina+2 | negative gearingcapital gains tax+5 | — | 1m 45s | ||
| 5/5/26 | boating incidentpolitics+3 | — | Secret ServiceIran | BallinaStrait of Hormuz | boating incidentDonald Trump+5 | — | 1m 43s | ||
| 5/4/26 | boating tragedyinterest rates+3 | — | Marine RescueReserve Bank | NSWAlice Springs+1 | interest ratesboating tragedy+3 | — | 1m 52s | ||
| 5/4/26 | boating tragedyUS-Iran relations+4 | — | Albanese government | NSW North CoastBallina bar+1 | boating tragedyNSW North Coast+6 | — | 1m 53s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Strait of HormuzUS Navy+5 | — | United StatesIran+7 | Strait of Hormuz | Strait of HormuzUS Navy+8 | — | 1m 53s | ||
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