One of regional Australia’s biggest events is on right now, and you might never have heard of it. Beef week brings together graziers, butchers, chefs, as well as climate scientists and animal welfare experts. And a different kind of beef is dominating pop culture news. Kendrick Lamar and Drake have dropped six new diss tracks aimed in an ongoing feud with each other. Plus, some climate scientists reckon it’s not looking good for the 1.5 degree global warming target, and many are feeling...

A Western Sydney council has made the controversial decision to ban a kids’ book on same-sex parenting from its public libraries. And there's a lot of chat about recognising burnout, but what do you need to do to recover from it? Guests:  Will Kostakis, author Mary Lou Rasmussen, gender sexuality and education researcher, ANU Dr Rebekah Doley, clinical psychologist 

Israel's military has taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. We speak to an aid worker who's recently been in Gaza about what it's like on the ground.  And, they work to rehabilitate “extremist ideology” but are deradicalisation programs working in Australia?  Plus, how far would you go for a tattoo? Punters are heading to the regions to get their half-finished tattoos sorted for cheap. Guests:  Sacha Myers, aid worker, Save the Children Todd Morley, online...

What does "wiping" $3 billion in HECS debt actually mean? And why are paid placements limited to certain degrees? Will the date of indexation be changing? We ask Education Minister Jason Clare your questions about the big changes coming for students.  And the bodies of two brothers missing in Mexico have now been identified. Callum and Jake Robinson were on a surfing trip with their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad when they were all killed in what police believe was a car tyre...

This week Apple has admitted to a bug that means users don't actually hear their alarms.  And, another Australian bank is going cashless this month. Are we one step closer to a world without cash?  Plus, 19-year-old Keegan Payne from Katherine caught the Northern Territory's million dollar barramundi on a late night fish with mates.  Host Dave Marchese is joined by content creator Simran Pasricha and podcaster Josh Garlepp. 

Uni students have camped out at campuses across the world to protest Israel's invasion of Gaza. They're calling for a ceasefire, and for their unis to cut ties with Israel. So what is it like for student protesters here and at Columbia University in New York? And what is quantum computing? The federal and Queensland governments have committed almost a billion dollars to what's being called "Australia's moon landing".  Guests: Meghnad Bose, student journalist, Columbia University Professor...

Regional airline Bonza has joined the great budget airline graveyard in the sky. Did it have any chance of survival? And after a snap national cabinet meeting the government has announced almost a billion dollars in funding over five years for a new program to tackle intimate partner violence. But does it address what advocates and survivors have been calling for? Plus, a judge in the US has fined Donald Trump for breaching gag orders in his hush money trial, and warned he could send him to...

Ozempic has changed the way we treat diabetes. But it's its ability to aid rapid weight loss that has captured the world's attention.  How will Ozempic change the way we live and interact with the world? Will obesity become a thing of the past? And is this kind of huge change even possible when shortages impact its supply?  Hack unpacks Ozempic with best-selling author Johann Hari, obesity expert Dr Kathryn Williams... and a couple of bodybuilders too. Guests: Johann Hari, author Dr...

Over the weekend, thousands of people marched through the streets to rally against gender-based violence and the deaths of 27 women this year. But, a comment by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Canberra's event has drawn criticism from organisers and attendees.  And, in an Australian first a state leader has sat before an Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry.  Plus, two guys walk into a bar in the outback. The punchline? They actually ended up buying it.  Guests:  Anastasia Powell,...

The staggering number of women being killed by men, including current and ex-partners, has been in the spotlight this week. And two Melbourne best friends have pitched a radical plan: to job-share being a federal MP.  Plus, a US senator has claimed that green texts on iPhones are ruining relationships.  Host Dave Marchese is joined by journalists Sarah Ison and Daanyal Saeed. 

The fight between Elon Musk, the eSafety Commissioner and the Australian government is continuing over whether footage of the Sydney church stabbing should be completely removed from X. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant says geoblocking the video doesn't go far enough. Elon Musk says it's "global censorship". So what could this battle for global content take-downs mean for the entire  internet? Dave Marchese speaks with Dan Svantesson, a professor specialising in internet law at Bond...

25: that’s the shocking number of women who’ve died violently in Australia already this year, according to a tracking project by Counting Dead Women.  And the official HECS/HELP debt indexation figure has been released today after the latest inflation data, and anyone with a debt will have a 4.7% increase on June 1.  Plus, the battle between Elon Musk, X and the eSafety Commissioner is still going on, with a war of words now coming from all sides of politics.  Also, around 1,000 activists...

Are you pro or anti baby? It's not about whether you want kids: it's about whether you think it's okay for a mum to bring along a baby to a comedy performance. After a mum was asked to remove her baby from Arj Barker's standup set, the debate's fired up. And new analysis looking at 45,000 rentals compared the asking prices with things like minimum wage and income support, and found none are affordable for someone on Youth Allowance. Plus, Avani Dias (former Hack host and ABC's South Asia...

Elon Musk's X has refused to take down videos of the Sydney church stabbing after formal requests from the eSafety Commissioner. X reckons the request is a threat to free speech and a “free and open internet”. And, would you quit your job to work in the mines? More young women are looking at the mining industry to help ease cost of living pressures. Plus, they were once banned from being taught, but now there are more people taking up Indigenous Australian language classes. Guests:  Stan...

It's the Friday Shakeup and it's been a big news week. After a massacre in a Sydney shopping centre and an alleged terrorist act in a church two days later, a lot of people are feeling news fatigue. How do you cope? And Caitlin Clark just signed the biggest rookie contract in the WNBA. The problem is it's about $85 million short of her male counterparts in the NBA.  Plus, should the order you and your siblings were born in determine who you date?  Host Dave Marchese is joined by podcasters...

Last year, Nathan Murphy won an AFL premiership with Collingwood. This year, he's medically retiring at only 24 years old. He's suffered 10 head knocks over his career and is stepping back on the advice of doctors due to ongoing concussion issues. And non-binary trainee doctors are experiencing harassment twice as much as their male and female colleagues. Could this lead to worse outcomes for both doctors and patients? Plus, HECS debts are predicted to rise by up to 4.8% and MP Monique Ryan...

Zyn is the brand name for a synthetic nicotine pouch that goes under your lip. "Zynfluencers" are pushing them online claiming they'll give you more energy and better focus, but is this just another push from big tobacco? And a lot of young people rely on community legal centres to help them when they get arrested, but those centres are at breaking point, and experts say it’s keeping young people behind bars. Plus, homeless uni students in Tasmania are sleeping in their cars because there...

An Australian man has been unmasked as an influential player in a new AI industry that harvests the content of real women to create fake influencers who push porn.  And a stabbing during a church service on Monday night in Sydney's south-west has been labelled as a "terrorist attack".  Plus, Woolies CEO Brad Banducci got told off for spouting "b******t" in today's Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing.  Guests: Dr John Coyne, defence strategy expert, Australian Strategic Policy...

Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case is now over, with a judge on the Federal Court finding that, on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. It means Lehrmann has failed against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, after a trial that dragged on for months. And over the weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, with the strikes marking the first time Iran has targeted Israel directly from its own soil. So what does this mean...

It's the Friday Shakeup and we're talking about squatting. Jordan van den Berg (aka @purplepingers) has put landlords on edge while promoting a list of vacant homes around Australia.  And a Tasmanian court has found Mona's Ladies Lounge is discriminatory. How did the artist respond? Whatevs. Plus, Adelaide has asked everyone to stop calling it Radelaide and that's just not how nicknames work.  Host Dave Marchese is joined by housing advocate Jake Toohey and writer/director Eliza Reilly.

A new approach to preventing UTIs is showing promising results. For chronic suffers, this oral spray could be the alternative to antibiotic over-prescription. And Cleveland Dodd was 16 years old when he was found unresponsive in his cell in Perth’s Casuarina Prison. This week, an inquest into his death has detailed the bleak conditions faced by teens like Cleveland inside the maximum-security youth unit. We unpack the revelations so far. Plus, the Vatican has released a 20-page document all...

Tesla's worldwide sales were down last quarter for the first time in years, and it's got a lot of people questioning why, and whether its owner Elon Musk has anything to do with it. Plus, the official recognition of a Palestinian state – no Australian government has ever done it. But Penny Wong's just announced she's thinking about it. Also, have you ever wished you could dip into your superannuation for money to buy a house? Some new research has found that the idea might not be as good as...

Two things: it's Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and you need to know how to check your balls. We're talking to medical oncologist Dr Ben Tran and cancer survivor Tom Haddon about how to spot the most common cancer impacting young men.  And the youth curfew in Alice Springs was extended today. It’s been put in place to try and curb crime and unrest in the CBD but is it working and how is it affecting the community? Guests: Blair McFarlane, Northern Territory Australian of the Year 2024 Dr...

It's the stuff of nightmares: you send someone you think you can trust a private picture, and then they threaten to release it unless you pay. Sextortion cases are skyrocketing – in NSW they've risen 400% in just 18 months – and authorities say scammers are targeting teens. Also, it's been six months since Israel declared war on Hamas and invaded Gaza. Is the conflict going to stop anytime soon? Plus, we're meant to be saying see ya to 3G this year, but it could mean up to a million people...