Imagine This is a science podcast for the young and curious. Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? Or how do fish breathe underwater? Or, very importantly, where your poo goes when you flush it down the toilet? Imagine This is a series of puzzling science questions from inquisitive young minds. Our host, Dr Niraj Lal, chats to kids and Australia's leading academics, taking you on imaginative adventures to learn about the world around us and find the answers together. This podcast is su ...
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The History Listen is now ABC Rewind, the home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.
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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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Discover nature's secrets as Costa's magic compost creates enormous adventure wonderlands.
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Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
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Listen to America’s #1 morning show, “Good Morning America,” and “GMA3: What You Need to Know” on-demand. ABC News’ Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and chief meteorologist Ginger Zee deliver a daily mix of breaking news, hard-hitting interviews, exclusive investigations, cutting-edge medical updates, and financial reporting. And now catch up on all the latest news, lifestyle and entertainment headlines with “GMA3.”
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ABC News Daily is the podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily. Key topics of recent episodes include the Donald Trump administration, DOGE, Tesla, insurance costs, recession risks, egg shortages, DeepSeek, neo-Nazis, Putin and Xi, solar batteries, the jobs market, anti-Semitism, a ...
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Listen to the latest local, national and international news updates from ABC News.
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Explore world history through the small things that have shaped it.
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Unforgettable true crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile stories. Now listen throughout the week with the official 20/20 After Show, the True Crime Vault, and our spotlight of true crime originals.
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Taking sport one word at a time.
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An investigative podcast hosted by ABC journalist Rachael Brown, Trace examines the fractures in Australia's criminal justice system, and the decades-long ripples they have caused.
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Rum, Rebels & Ratbags is history not for the faint-hearted. Historian and author of 'Girt' David Hunt and ABC Radio Sydney's Dom Knight uncover the characters and events left out of your high school history class.
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Fitzroy Diaries is back, and this time, the streets are bare, everyone’s stuck at home. There are numbers that come in daily, and they seem to colour everything. But there are new neighbours to get to know, old friends to stumble on, and a pile of cardboard boxes threatening to topple over at any moment.
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Discover podcast episodes that share Indigenous languages and culture with preschool kids and families through stories and songs on ABC Listen.
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Short & Curly is the fun and educational ABC Kids and Family podcast that makes philosophy and ethics easy, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Hosted by Molly Daniels, Carl Smith, and philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith, the show explores big questions for kids about right and wrong, fairness, truth, knowledge, logic, beauty, and art. Perfect for kids aged 8–12, Short & Curly is loved by families, parents, and teachers worldwide. One of the best kids shows for curious minds, it inspires learn ...
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Alice Fraser, Cal Wilson and Sami Shah attempt to make flowers of joy from the manure of social media, making comedy from the maddest, baddest moments in Internet interaction.
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Check yourself into The Tokyo Hotel. An eight-part comedy radio series.
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The Economists uses the tools of economics to shine a light on life.
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Benjamin Law and Beverley Wang host your end-of-week blitz on what everyone's watching and listening to right now. Featuring big-name interviews that go deep, and big thoughts on pop culture with your two smart friends — this is the show about how everything in your feed reflects – and affects – the world. Culture moves fast — so Stop Everything! and listen in.
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Off Track, with Ann Jones, is an Australian radio show and podcast which combines the relaxing sounds of nature with awesome stories of wildlife and environmental science, all recorded in the outdoors.
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The Real Thing celebrates unique Australian characters.
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Radio National Breakfast is Australia's only daily national radio current affairs program, synonymous with agenda-setting news coverage, breaking news and a place where you will hear the most significant stories impacting the lives of all Australians wherever they live. The full unedited daily program is available on our website at: abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/
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Treat little ears to musical soundscapes and classical compositions with Classic Kids, and start your mini musicians on a lifetime of classical music. In this immersive introduction to music, children will learn about instrument sounds, develop their musical vocabulary, and explore the importance of listening. Classic Kids is an ABC KIDS listen and ABC Classic co-production. It was produced in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House Children's and Creative Learning program.
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Each week we discover a new city or neighbourhood somewhere in the world via its architecture, food, gardens, art, literature and cultural history.
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A deep dive into pro wrestling with a journalist, a sound artist, and a guy who smashes people over the head with chairs for a living.
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Have you ever been in conversion and thought how you ended up there? Come and listen to ABC Club with Abe, Ben, and Chandler talk about the most random subject we can think of. Tune back on Friday for more episodes.
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Dear Science takes problems that have already been answered in 'agony aunt' advice columns, and tackles them again—with science.
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This program is no longer in production. Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdom.
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The Roundtable is RN's weekly forum, exploring the big issues and ideas in national and international affairs.
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The Eleventh is an explosive thriller teasing out everything you never knew about one of the most famous chapters of Australian political history — the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
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Sporty is your guide to the powerful place of sport and fitness in Australia’s cultural life. Recognising it’s much more than a game, Sporty charts and analyses big-time spectator sports, celebrates the amateur athlete and encourages anyone struggling to get active. You don’t have to get sport, to get Sporty!
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Animal Sound Safari takes your ears around the world to discover the weird and wacky histories us humans have with animals. Each episode is jam-packed with cool stories, kooky facts and ‘pawsome’ puns. From celebrity sloths in Costa Rica to greyhounds going to war in Germany, hop on board with Animal Sound Safari.
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Finding Drago and Finding Desperado is an investigative mystery podcast, hosted by comedians and Australia’s premier (and only) pop culture detectives — Alexei Toliopoulos and Cameron James. Series 1, Finding Drago. A cryptic line on Rocky IV’s Wikipedia page mentions a “final masterpiece” from Todd Noy about Ivan Drago, the movie’s bad guy. Alexei Toliopoulos asks why the hell would anyone write an entire novel about the bad guy from Rocky IV? Series 2, Finding Desperado. Alexei and Cameron ...
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Ockham’s Razor is a soap box for all things scientific, with short talks about research, industry and policy from people with something thoughtful to say about science.
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The People vs is your escape from all the usual arguments. It’s where informed citizens debate, doubt and decide.
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Soundwalks paint rich, audio landscapes for children to explore, with different guided relaxations. From working through big feelings and letting go of stress, to finding joy or getting ready for the day, Soundwalks uses the soothing sounds of Australian nature to help kids connect with the present, and themselves.
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Cameron Mathison talks 'Another Sweet Christmas'; Busiest travel day expected this weekend; What to look for in a Christmas tree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy ABC News
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Do androids dream of electric housework? The liabilities of a $20k humanoid robot butler
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If you were to picture the ideal robot form to vacuum your floor all by itself, what do you see? Is it a small UFO-shaped disc that whizzes under couches, or is it a humanoid robot with eyes and ears tracking your every move? The new 1X Neo robot has been launched and has been marketed as a 'robot butler', but what issues arise when we start making…
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The paralympic journey | Money, media and ethics | Part 2
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Gold medal winning Paralympian and coach Louise Sauvage tells the controversial story of classification at the Paralympics and the fallout from Spanish intellectually impaired basketballers who faked their disability at the Sydney 2000 games. We meet champion swimmer Siobhan Paton whose dreams of winning future medals were shattered when all the in…
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The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite | Part 1
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Join wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage for the intriguing history of The Paralympics. The games had their beginnings back in 1948 as life-saving rehabilitation for World War 2 soldiers but today have become an elite sporting event watched by millions. Along that journey Australia radically changed the way the world saw athletes with a disabil…
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Breakfast Wrap: How the government secured its environmental deal
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A long-awaited overhaul of federal environment laws passed the Senate yesterday, after the government struck a deal with the Greens. We'll hear from the man who wrote the blueprint for the revamp of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. We'll also hear from the Environment Minister Murray Watt and the Greens environment sp…
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Hong Kong residents devastated by mega blaze in blocks of flats
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Authorities have confirmed more than eighty people have died in the blaze at the apartment complex in Tai Po. There's fears the death toll could grow higher, with hundreds of people still missing. Guest: Kelly Yu, freelance journalistBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Barnaby defects and EPBC deal reached in Parliament's final week
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The government has worked with the Greens to make the final parliamentary sitting week of the year a fruitful one, getting a deal done on the EPBC reforms. And Barnaby Joyce's defection from the Nationals added pain to the coalition which loses another member to the crossbench.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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How the Brisbane Lions sustained becoming an AFLW powerhouse
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For the third consecutive season, North Melbourne and Brisbane will face off in the AFLW grand final - the Lions' seventh decider in the league's first 10 seasons. Brisbane is aiming to win their 4th flag and cement themselves as the powerhouse of the competition, but standing in their ware are the Kangaroos who haven't lost a game in two years.…
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Professor Graeme Samuel delighted by passage of the EPBC
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The federal government is celebrating the passage of its long-awaited environment laws overhaul in the Senate.Professor Graeme Samuel wrote the blueprint for the revamp of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, with an independent review five years ago and watched the reforms go through in the upper house.…
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Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says environment laws are 'a long time coming'
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Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says reforms to the nation's outdated environment protection laws are "a long time coming". The Greens landed a deal with the government yesterday to pass overhauled environment laws through the Senate. Guest: Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson for Environment and Water Producer: Isadora Bogle…
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Coalition 'has no-one to blame but themselves' over EPBC deal outcome, Watt says
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A long-awaited overhaul of federal environment laws passed the Senate yesterday, after the government struck a deal with the Greens. The bill is expected to be approved in the House of Representatives this morning. As the Opposition Leader Sussan Ley slams the deal as "dirty," Minister for the Environment and Water Murray Watt says the Coalition co…
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International Day of People with Disability 2025
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Nas Campanella, the ABC's National Disability Affairs Reporter, is picking up the News Time microphone this week for International Day of People with Disability. You'll hear about a show where everyone can experience ballet, even if they can't see! You'll meet a teenager whose idea to share expensive equipment is making a real difference. Then we'l…
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Australian Industry Group reacts to environment laws overhaul
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There's broad consensus in the business community that reforms to environmental protections passed in the Senate yesterday are a substantial improvement on the existing regime. But some have called it a missed opportunity for longer-term reform, and there's disappointment in the Coalition for not working harder to reach a bipartisan position. So wh…
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The making of Ray the Balloon; Holiday travel crush; Super save command center Black Friday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy ABC News
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New streaming laws to boost Australian content
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For years, Australian writers have warned local content is being drowned out by international streaming giants. The federal government has this week passed laws that will force platforms like Netflix, Disney, and Amazon to invest in Australian programs. Under the legislation, streamers will have to commit at least 10 per cent of local expenditure —…
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Banking regulator APRA has fired warning shots at major lenders this week, following an up-tick in riskier forms of lending as interest rates fall. From February next year, Australia's banks will soon get new rules that will limit how many "high-risk" large home loans they can issue to customers. It comes after the total value of new investment loa…
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Fears of wider conflict as Israeli attacks in Lebanon continue
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The Lebanese prime minister has criticised Hezbollah overnight for failing to disarm, saying that its refusal to do so is hurting his country. It comes as Israel carried out more strikes in Lebanon this week, killing civilians; the United Naitons has now confirmed at least 127 deaths since last year's ceasefire. The attacks are fuelling fears of an…
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Questions over Russia's demands ahead of US talks
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As US negotiators prepare to travel to Moscow next week, there are growing questions over what Russia is prepared to agree to in any Ukraine peace plan. New reports suggest the US peace proposal conflict with key Russian demands, while a leaked phone call showing envoy Steve Witkoff advising a top Kremlin official, has sparked political criticism i…
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Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and an army of ants as they find out how plants get sick.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sam Champion celebrates Thanksgiving from the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade; Trump calls DC shooting an 'act of hatred'; GMA Strong: neighbors helping neighbors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy ABC News
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Donald Trump has called a female journalist piggy, labelled another insubordinate and demanded Democratic politicians be arrested, even suggesting they could be executed for seditious behaviour. The US president is no stranger to unconventional acts and confronting statements, but does his recent behaviour go beyond even his usual standards? Today,…
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Breakfast Wrap: Labor strikes environmental laws deal
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Labor has struck a deal to overhaul the nation's outdated environmental protection laws. Mr Albanese says the laws will pass the Senate today, more than five years after Graeme Samuel handed down a review into the legislation. Then, a massive high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has killed at …
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Thanksgiving game with 'DWTS' finalists; Ways to celebrate gifting and decorating this holiday season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy ABC News
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Scientists publish roadmap to plants in space
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More than 50 years since man first set foot on the moon, a new space race is on, as NASA prepares to put astronauts back on the lunar surface in 2027. Scientists are already preparing the next steps - how to live, grow food and thrive beyond earth. A new paper published today in the journal 'New Phytologist' proposes a roadmap for that research.…
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