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Netflix. AGL. Virgin Australia. What do these companies have in common?

Well, they generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year, but paid no company tax in the 2023/24 financial year.

That’s according to the Australian Tax Office’s annual corporate tax report released last which.
So how can this be? We’ll break it down in today’s podcast.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
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Katherine Bennell-Pegg made history in 2023 when she was selected to join a training program with the European Space Agency, graduating as the first Australian woman to become a qualified astronaut. From studying engineering to working on space missions, and training for the possibility of going to space herself someday, she's part of a new generation of Aussies pushing the boundaries of space exploration.  Katherine sat down ...

In today's episode of Building TDA, Sam and Zara pull the curtain back on 'fontgate'. In case you're (luckily) unfamiliar, it was the time when TDA changed its font and the internet revolted. Let's unpack.

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Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher

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Today's headlines include:

The Federal Court has handed Telstra an $18 million fine for misleading its broadband customers. 

A deadly synagogue attack in the UK city of Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident. 

The search for a missing four-year-old boy in remote South Australia will be scaled back nearly a week since he disappeared, police have confirmed. 

And today’s good news: Poland has launched a...

Earlier this week, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass funding legislation. It's the 21st shutdown since 1977, and it has triggered the indefinite pause of most federal services, putting tens of thousands of federal employees out of work.

Today we're breaking down what a shutdown actually means, how an entire government just stops, and why this one might be different from past shutdowns.

Hosts: Sam Ko...

Today's headlines include:

Erin Patterson is expected to appeal her guilty verdict, a month after she was sentenced to life behind bars.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has signed off on a landmark defence treaty with Australia.

Dozens of children remain trapped beneath the rubble of an Indonesian school, which collapsed on Monday.

And today’s good news: 26 sites have been added to UNESCO’s list of biosphere reserves, meaning 5%...

This week, a woman was awarded $93,000 by a NSW court over an unlawful police strip search at a 2018 music festival. Strip searches are supposed to be conducted under exceptional circumstances only, but recent figures suggest they’re being conducted more frequently. Over the past decade, the number of young people alleging they were searched unlawfully, often in humiliating and invasive circumstances, has remained high. In to...

Today's headlines include:

The NSW Police Commissioner has apologised for the unlawful strip search that led to a class action against police. 

Up to 69 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippine province of Cebu.

The U.S. Government has shut down after the Senate rejected a short-term spending measure that would have funded the continuation of federal o...

Buying your first home just got easier… the Government hopes. Its new home ownership scheme comes into effect from today, allowing first-time purchasers to secure a home with a 5% deposit, down from the standard 20%.  The Government says it wants to ensure more renters own a home but the Opposition has called it "a dark day for the Australian dream". It comes as property experts warn the initiative will further drive up...

Today's headlines include:

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate on hold at 3.6%.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have announced a new ceasefire proposal. 

Paralympic champion James Turner has won Australia’s first gold medal at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in India. 

And today’s good news: The New Zealand falcon has been named winne...

Optus has confirmed its second triple-zero outage in less than two weeks. The latest incident affected thousands of NSW customers, and it follows an outage linked to four deaths earlier in the month. So, what’s going on with our triple-zero system?  In today's podcast, we'll unpack these latest outages and explain how Australia’s emergency call service works, who is responsible for it, and what happens when it fail...

Today's headlines include:

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the Federal Government’s final Budget outcome for the 2024-25 financial year.

A police chase through Melbourne’s CBD has ended with the arrest of four teenagers and a woman being hospitalised. 

Four people have been killed during a church shooting in the U.S. state of Michigan. 

And today’s good news: Eating fruit could protect your lungs ...

You may have seen headlines that there could be a possible challenger to the leadership of the Liberal Party.

It’s only been a few months since Sussan Ley took over from Peter Dutton, becoming the first ever woman to lead the party. 

But Andrew Hastie, who is the Shadow Home Affairs Minister, has started expressing some frustration with the party’s position on different issues like climate change and immigration.&n...

Today's headlines include:

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical imports.

A Qantas flight from Sydney to Auckland has made a mid-air mayday call, after the pilot flagged concerns of a possible fire in the plane’s cargo hold. 

Celebrations are underway in Victoria ahead of tomorrow’s AFL grand final. 

And today’s good news: A new dinosaur species has been discovered in ...

25 years ago today, Australia was waking up in the aftermath of one of the greatest gold medal races of all time - Cathy Freeman’s win in the 400m.

It was the undeniable high point of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, a Games that changed the city and set a high bar for other cities to follow.

On today’s episode, we’re taking a walk back in time to the year 2000, explaining how the Games came to Sydney, bringing you some ...

Today's headlines include:

The eSafety Commissioner will consider extending the Government’s upcoming social media ban for under-16s to include more platforms. 

Former Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has withdrawn a High Court challenge contesting the federal election result in Bradfield. 

At least 18 people have died as a super typhoon continues to wreak havoc across East Asia. 

And today’s good news:...

In just a few months time, four NASA astronauts will embark on the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.

Artemis II is scheduled to take off in February next year for a ten-day trip around the moon ahead of a crewed mission to the lunar surface in 2027.

It comes amid what’s been dubbed “the second space race,” as the U.S. and China push to get back to the moon first.

Today, we’ll explain everything you need...

Today's headlines include:Prices rose by 3% in the year to August, according to new monthly inflation figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).Optus has been fined $100 million by the federal court for selling products to hundreds of vulnerable customers, including people with mental disabilities, who could not afford them.A Florida court has found a man guilty of attempting to assassinate the U.S. President Donald Tr...

One of the world’s most common pain relief medications has dominated headlines after recent comments from the Trump administration linking paracetamol to autism.

Warnings from the U.S. about the use of Tylenol (a brand of paracetamol) during pregnancy prompted Australian Health Minister Mark Butler to seek urgent advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Today, we’ll take you through what the U.S. President and ...