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With summer upon us, cranking up the air conditioning is the most comfortable option, but the electricity bill that goes with it can be shocking. 

That’s why Australians who have a house, a roof and some money are increasingly getting solar panels. 

But there is a problem because there is a thing as too much solar.

Today, energy reporter Dan Mercer explains that the surge of solar power is risking stability of the po...

Esveidy Rodriguez is an undocumented immigrant living in Arizona. 

She’s now thinking about what life will be like for her in Donald Trump’s America. 

The president-elect has promised to start the process of deporting millions of illegal immigrants on day one of his return to the White House. 

Many, like Esveidy and her parents, have lived in America for years.

Today, we speak with Esveidy and hear how she’s feeling a...

When the South Korean leader ordered martial law, a chaotic series of events got underway. 

Troops were deployed to the streets of Seoul, politicians rushed to the parliament building and protestors made their voices heard. 

After a parliamentary vote blocked the order, the martial law was rescinded in an embarrassing backdown. 

So, what on earth was President Yoon Suk Yeol trying to achieve and what does it mean for...

Many Australians would not have heard of Kim Williams, but most podcast listeners will be familiar with Joe Rogan.

Kim Williams is the current chairman of the ABC and Joe Rogan is a podcast host with tens of millions of followers around the globe. 

Today, technology and online culture journalist Taylor Lorenz on the day Kim Williams took on Joe Rogan and how the podcaster became so popular and influential. 

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Since Donald Trump won the US election, there’s been a fair bit of debate about how he did it.

One theory is the Democrats have all but abandoned the working class and Trump made them feel seen. 

So, ahead of Australia’s own election next year, how are working class people feeling about politics?

Today, political strategist and pollster Kos Samaras on how their economic plight will affect the election result. 

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For almost 20 years they’ve sat in prisons in Indonesia, for trying to smuggle heroin out of Bali, but the five remaining members of the so-called Bali Nine could be returned to Australia soon.  

As a former foreign correspondent, it’s a story Sam Hawley knows well, because she went inside Kerobokan prison for a week in 2017. 

She spoke with two members of the Bali Nine, Si Yi Chen and Matt Norman and has followed t...

When police officer Kristian White tasered 95 year old Clare Nowland in an aged care facility last year, he said the great grandmother was a threat because she was carrying a knife. 

But a jury has found him guilty of manslaughter.

Today, we speak with reporter Jason Om who has been covering the case and with criminologist Xanthe Mallett about how police use tasers. 

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There’s been a flurry of activity in Canberra as the government rushes to get a huge amount of legislation through parliament before it rises at the end of the week.

So, what are the new and proposed laws and will they really help you? 

Today, the ABC’s National Political Lead, David Speers on the bills passing and failing, as the government ponders a sooner rather than later election. 

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When Bunnings started to use facial recognition technology to check on who was in its stores, without the consent of customers, it raised alarm bells. 

It says the face scans were deleted within one second and the tech helped to make stores safer, by identifying thieves or people who’ve been violent. 

But at what cost? The hardware giant has now been found to have breached Australians’ privacy.  

Today, tech reporter...

You may have heard of home births, but free birthing, where there are no medical professionals present is a small, but increasing practice in Australia. 

So, why are some women turning away from traditional hospital births and medical intervention? 

Today, investigative reporter Charlotte King on the movement putting lives at risk.

She says free birthing is chosen by some women due to a deep distrust in the medical s...

Thousands of us travel through South East Asia every year and it can, at times, be risky. 

But the story out of Laos this week is devastating. Nineteen year old Melbourne woman Bianca Jones has died and her friend Holly Bowles is in intensive care after what appears to be methanol poisoning from drinks. 

Three other travellers have died and at least 10 people have fallen ill after drinking the alcohol.

Today, what we...

On the one thousandth day of Russia’s war in Ukraine this week there was a major shift on the battleground. 

Russia declared that Ukraine, with the backing of US President Joe Biden, had fired US-supplied missiles into its territory for the first time. 

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has also unveiled new rules for his use of nuclear weapons. 

Today, former Ukraine ceasefire observer Samir Puri on what it means fo...

The former broadcaster Alan Jones is heading to court next month to defend charges including aggravated indecent assault, involving nine alleged victims.

But why are the charges for alleged offences between 2001 and 2019, only being laid now?

Today, former Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes on the power Alan Jones once wielded and how it wilted away. 

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Almost every day since his election, Donald Trump has been unveiling new members of his team. 

The picks say a lot. He’s chosen a vaccine sceptic as Health Secretary, a TV host to take charge of defence and an accused drug and sex offender as Attorney General.   

Today, National Political Reporter for The Hill, Julia Manchester on what it all says about how Trump will govern. 

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About 15 years ago, the then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was spruiking a ‘Big Australia’, where our population would hit 35 million by 2050. 

But the idea went away, without a big plan to deal with the pressures that come with that level of growth being prepared or acted on. 

Now, we’re still heading for that kind of population growth without much consideration for what it means for the environment and how we could pr...

Donald Trump has promised to end foreign wars, but on whose terms and how is unclear.

When it comes to the Middle East, we can learn a lot from Trump’s approach to Israel during his first term as president. 

Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington DC on what the president-elect’s return means for the prospects of peace and Israel’s ambitions.  

He discusses the potential annexation of t...

He writes pretty decent cookbooks, but Jamie Oliver’s sidestep into writing children’s novels hasn’t gone so well. 

The celebrity chef has had to halt sales of his latest book ‘Billy and the Epic Escape’ around the world over its portrayal of first nations Australians. 

One chapter features an Aboriginal girl with mystical powers living in foster care, who's abducted from her home in central Australia.

Today, Wiradju...

With Donald Trump back in the White House early next year, there’s a real possibility he’ll ignite a trade war with Beijing. 

Given Australia does so much trade with China, that could have big consequences for our economy.

Today, we explore what could be in store for inflation, interest rates and our wider economy once Trump’s back in charge. 

Economist Susan Stone explains that tariffs generally end up costing consu...