Podcast
The World Today
The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
- Episodes
- 62
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 25 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 15 hours ago
Episodes
62 episodes, newest first
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26 min
Economists tip fifth 2026 rate hike
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The Reserve Bank is tipped to raise Australia's cash rate to the highest level in 18-years.
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26 min
Fastest housing downturn in 40 years
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Australian house prices have fallen for a seventh consecutive month with the speed of the decline tracking at the fastest pace seen over the past four decades.
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25 min
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson loses her appeal
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Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has had her jail term increased to life in prison without parole.
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26 min
Inflation challenges persist as fifth rate hike looms
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People are still spending despite the rising prices - but where does the truth lie about what's causing inflation?
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25 min
No clear winner in Israeli election
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is likely to be the largest in the Israeli Knesset, according to polling but there's no clear winner.
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25 min
TGA unveils tougher sunscreen rules
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Anthropic's Wall Street filing shows the red hot pace of AI development, despite making a $114 billion loss in the first half of this year.
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25 min
Debate over MPs' security as parliament resumes
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Parliament returns to a day of well-wishing motions for injured MP Helen Haines after last week's alleged attack.
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25 min
Flash flooding hits south-east Queensland
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Review finds delayed Snowy 2.0 hydropower project could cost up to $25 billion, more than 12 times it's initial budget.
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25 min
Haines remains in critical condition
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Federal M-P Helen Haines remains in a critical condition, after losing both legs in an alleged car attack outside her electoral office in eastern Victoria earlier this week.
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26 min
Brendan Nugent appears in court
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Police say the attack on Helen Haines was deliberate but isolated, they refuse to rule out further charges, as the accused attacker appears in court and the MP herself fights for her life in hospital.
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25 min
Helen Haines remains in critical condition
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Police have named 43-year-old Tarrawingee man, Brendan Nugent as the driver arrested over the alleged attack on Indi MP, Helen Haines.
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25 min
France reels after violent protests
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Paris is burning. French President Emmanuel Macron criticises 'unbridled violence' after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France.
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25 min
Starshield incident raises defence sovereignty questions
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Reports the US may have deliberately disrupted military communications in Ukraine have raised concerns here in Australia about our own defence sovereignty.
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25 min
Government introduces online safety reforms
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Labor has introduced its digital duty of care bill to parliament, designed to allow people to opt out of their algorithms.
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26 min
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer
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Doctors have confirmed Pope Leo has lung cancer, after an operation in Rome which removed part of his right lung.
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26 min
US death penalty debate deepens
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As Australia considers whether the live stream of a US army execution could be blocked on Australian screens, the practice of capital punishment in the US has become even more controversial.
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26 min
Oil prices rise as Houthi attacks escalate
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Fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels are putting further pressure on global oil markets.
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26 min
Firmus withdraws application to list on ASX
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Data centre operator, Firmus has confirmed it's axing plans for an initial public offering on the ASX.
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26 min
Business backlash over ATO credit card decision
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Renewed criticism over an ATO decision to stop accepting credit card payments, despite crisis talks with business groups.
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25 min
Coalition's migration plan under scrutiny
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The Coalition is getting pushback over its plan to slash net overseas migration with business leaders and migrant groups flagging concerns with the policy.
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