There's a lot going on in the independent music scene, and always has been. Question The Answers illuminates some of the people involved, and not just the musicians. Hosted by Andy Pohl (Tsunami Bomb | Sell The Heart Records), each episode he has a chat with the folks that run the labels that put out the albums, the people that take the photos you see online and in print, the people that set up and promote the shows you attend, and more. The scene is made up of such a huge array of creative ...
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RN Drive takes you behind the day’s headlines, with an engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia and around the world.
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Welcome to "Relentless Goal Achievers," the podcast that fuels your inner fire and propels you toward purposeful living. Every week, we invite you to join us on a journey that celebrates the extraordinary power of having a goal—one that transcends mere aspirations and becomes the cornerstone of your existence. Join us as we embark on a journey into the heart of goal setting, exploring the psychology, science, and real-life stories behind its transformative power. But this podcast isn't just ...
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Fortis Baseline | Simplified Strategies for AEC Marketing & BD Leaders
Fractional CMO | Strategist | Marketer | Speaker | Coach
Are you at the helm of an AEC firm, steering through the complex landscape of the built environment, or leading the charge in marketing and business development? The Fortis Baseline Podcast is your strategic ally, crafted specifically for decision-makers, marketers, and business developers within the AEC industry. Join Melinda Colón, a seasoned Fractional CMO, Speaker, and Marketing & Business Strategist with a profound track record of empowering small and mid-size firms to make healthy reve ...
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How to train your brain to get into 'the zone'
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You know that feeling when you’re lost in a creative moment and you lose all track of time? That's the flow state and you're about to meet a neuroscientist who’ll tell you how you can better access it.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Victorian family sells Mona Lisa copy for $200,000 in London auction
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An animal sanctuary in Victoria has received a sizeable cash injection from the sale of a 17th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at a London auction.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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An new investigation by consumer advocacy group Choice has found most of Australia’s popular makes of car collect and share data about the driver and passengers, ranging from fuel usage to driving locations and video footage. Some cars are even listening to and sharing what you say in the car.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Small business insolvencies hit record highs
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Insolvencies are at record highs with more than 11,000 companies faltering in the last financial year.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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This week NASA is launching the largest planetary exploration spacecraft it’s ever made, the Europa Clipper.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Australian Universities plunge in international rankings
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The Times Higher Education world university rankings for 2025 has been released and shows a concerning trend for Australian universities, with 17 institutions slipping down in the global standings. GUEST: Phil Baty, The Times Higher Education Chief Global Affairs OfficerBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Human trials begin on spider venom heart drug
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On average, every nine minutes in Australia, someone will have a heart attack and seven thousand Australians die from them every year. Human trials are set to begin on the use of a particular K'gari funnel web spider venom that could soon be used to save your life in the event of a heart attack.. GUEST: Nathan Palpant, Associate Professor with the …
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High Court precedent could see corporate executives face more prosecutions
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Five years ago, the banking royal commission exposed an astonishing range of scandals that saw loses of more than $4.6 billion for millions of Australians - and yet very few individuals faced prosecution for their involvement.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Activate Australia Skills campaign launches to unlock the skills of 600,000+ migrants
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A new alliance of more than 50 business groups, unions and community organisations has today launched the ‘Activate Australia’s Skills’ campaign at Canberra Parliament House. GUEST: Dane Moores, Campaign Director, Settlement Services InternationalBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Dark Tourism: Why are war zones becoming tourist hot spots?
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A growing phenomenon known as “Dark Tourism” is seeing thousands of people travel to the sites of atrocities, massacres, war zones and disasters for guided tours. GUEST: Juliet Rogers, Associate Professor Criminology, The University of MelbourneBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Could going 'nature positive' be the solution to deforestation?
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Alongside the push to reach 'net zero' emissions, there's another drive for companies and banks to promote 'nature positive' projects and products. So what impact can this push really have on the environment and efforts to end deforestaion? GUEST: Dr Ken Henry, chair, Nature Finance CouncilBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Bruce Beresford — Australian film industry at risk due to copyright law
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Australian film directors say the local film industry is at risk, warning that antiquated copyright laws are driving creative talent overseas. They're calling for copyright law to be overhauled to give directors equal footing with producers for copyright ownership of creative work. GUEST: Bruce Beresford, film director…
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Single parent households in Australia are three times more likely to be living in poverty than two parent households. Imagine then if there was a way of unlocking the estimated $3.7 billion owed or unaccounted for in child support payments? Researchers and campaigners have travelled to Canberra today to deliver a new report by Swinburne University …
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A Century of Satire: The Australian Cartoonist Association at 100
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Award-winning political cartoonist Cathy Wilcox has been skewering the great and powerful for a generation. Today, she turns her gaze to our very own Andy Park.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Will AHPRA’s fast-tracking of overseas-trained doctors put patient care at risk?
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The ongoing shortage of GPs and specialists has seen the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency leading the implementation of a federal proposal to fast-track registration for overseas-trained anaesthetists, GPs, obstetricians, gynaecologists and psychiatrists. But two of Australia’s leading medical colleges are urging them to slow down, …
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Is the hydrogen hype fading in the face of high costs?
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When the The Future Made in Australia package was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the 2024-2025 Budget, hydrogen was the star player in the energy mix. But late last week, Australia’s second-largest power producer Origin Energy announced it will exit its project in the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub in New South Wales, and cease all hyd…
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Cyclone Tracy: The last bulletin out of Darwin
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Former ABC journalist Richard Creswick was stationed at the Darwin bureau during Cyclone Tracy, he reflects on the events before and after and plans for the 50th anniversary commemoration.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Pope Francis chooses Melbournian Bishop Mykola Bychok as youngest ever Cardinal
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The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Melbourne, Bishop Mykola Bychok, will soon become the youngest member of the College of Cardinals after Pope Francis named him and as one of 21 new cardinals set to receive their red hats in early December.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Family of hostage killed in Gaza will 'never forgive' Israeli PM Netanyahu
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Gil Dickmann's cousin Carmel Gat was among 6 hostages killed in the Gaza Strip in August. She was 40 years old.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Former Israeli PM calls for peace through two-state solution
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It’s a year to the day since Hamas militants stormed Israel’s border, killing 1200 people and taking hundreds hostage.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Penrith chase history in the rugby league grand final
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The competitions best teams will face off in Sundays NRL grand final. But is the dominance of Melbourne and Penrith undermining the salary cap, and its aim of keeping all sides competitive?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Symptoms for coeliac disease can be as vague and broad as feeling tired, having low iron or even issues with fertility, so it's not surprising that many people living with the autoimmune disorder don't even know they have it.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Singer/songwriter Dan Kelly explains the inspiration he gets from early mornings and country living.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Unusual birth names are often given to children today, sometimes as a grand gesture, a bold statement or a nod to a favourite celebrity. But names can also end up being a life-long load for a child to carry.GUEST: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne…
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National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children established
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A major milestone has been reached today in the journey to establishing the first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.GUEST: Catherine Liddle, CEO, SNAICC - National Voice for our ChildrenBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Anyone who spends anytime on the interweb will have seen or read about Fat Bear Week. Now in its 11th year, the curious competition sees people all over the world judge Alaskan bears via web cams before casting a ballot for the beast that has enhanced their frame enough to prepare for the winter hibernation. The video cameras are set up along the B…
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Former US State Department official calls for new diplomatic strategy in Middle East
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Has the US lost its power rein in its ally or deter other major belligerents in a fast-worsening regional crisis?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Century old Sydney boarding houses facing closure
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In Paddington in Sydney’s inner east, the housing crisis is being felt acutely right now by a group of mostly elderly men. A row of four terraces have been used as boarding houses for over a century, and some of the current residents have been there for more than 50 years. But an eviction order is looming , with the developer who bought the houses …
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Origin Energy pulls plug on green hydrogen plans
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Has Australia fallen at the starting line in the global race to turn water into hydrogen?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Find out what possesses someone to cycle 29,169km, across 22 countries, in 108 days.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Could long and complicated passwords leave you more vulnerable?
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Research suggests the harder password requirements are, the more likely humans are to cut corners.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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H5N1 is wreaking havoc around the world and authorities here predict H5N1 will be devastating to Australia’s birds and mammals and our economy.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Female jockeys surge to the front in the apprentice ranks
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It’s fair to say that horse racing has long had a reputation as a bit of a bloke's world - the horses are trained by men, and ridden by men. Back in 2015, jockey Michelle Payne became the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup, aboard Prince of Penzance, and after the race gave a short speech about what she saw as racing’s inherent chauvinism. Well t…
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The VP debate in the shadow of Harris V Trump
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U-S Republican J-D Vance and Democrat Tim Walz have faced off in the only Vice Presidential debate of the US election. The candidates faced questions on gun violence, the situation in the Middle East, and the state of the U-S economy, moderated by the CBS network in New York. This may be the final debate of the campaign, with the teams of the presi…
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Authorities grapple with looming protests, vigils on October 7 anniversary
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Vigils and protests are planned across the country this weekend as Jewish and Palestinian communities reflect on a year of violence and division both in the Middle East and within their own neighbourhoods here in Australia.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Kashmir polls close in first election in a decade
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Kashmir polls close in first election in a decadeBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The new book 'All the Rage' by Josh Cohen looks at how and why anger is so prevalent in the world today.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Lebanon faces extended power vacuum as war erupts in Middle East
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After 12 months of escalation, it appears that a regional war is now erupting in the Middle East as Israel continues its incursion on Lebanon while Iran and Hezbollah forces fire missiles towards Israel.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Are you being harassed by companies contacting you?
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Are you being harassed by companies contacting you?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1 in 3 Australian's bin unwanted clothes - here's how to dispose of them properly
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A new report from RMIT reveals 1 in 3 Australian's are putting their unwanted clothes in the bin. The report also reveals that this could be prevented if people knew about available recycling schemes and they were made more accessible.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Majority of pharmacists opposed to selling vapes
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As of today pharmacies can sell vapes containing nicotine to anyone over 18 years old, although it could be difficult finding one who stocks them. The government's national vaping reforms have been rejected by Tasmania and Western Australia, as well as Australia's peak pharmacy body.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Qatar Airways makes surprise play for Virgin Australia
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A lot going on in business and finance today, including some major news in the aviation and building sectors.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Steven Miles fires the starting gun for the Queensland state election
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The polls indicate it will be an uphill battle for Labor which has been in power in the state for close to a decade.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Anna Maria della Pietà — from orphan to Maestra
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How did one girl go from being an orphan to the greatest violinist of the 18th century?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Why the media needs to do better when reporting on older Australians
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Why the media needs to do better when reporting on older AustraliansBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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ABC accepts racism report recommendations
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ABC accepts racism report recommendationsBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Do 'blue zones' produce centenarians or is it all a myth?
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Blue zones have long been thought to create some of the world oldest and healthiest populations.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Why senior staff are walking out of Australia’s leading cultural institutions
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There’s something going on behind closed doors at Australia’s most prestigious cultural institutions.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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UK becomes first G7 country to phase out coal power
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UK becomes first G7 country to phase out coal powerBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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There's nothing quite like the thrill of hearing a live concert on the radio. Now you can hear two concerts on ABC Classic, with concerts set to air every weeknight, to go with the lunchtime series that is already on your radio.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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