The Daily Aus

Today's headlines include:  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the findings of a review into an OpenAI agent's infiltration of a Medicare statistics website. Todd Russell, one of the survivors of the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse, has died at 54 after an illness. A judge has set a June 2028 trial date for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering prominent US right-wing ‌activist Charlie Kirk last year. And today’s good news! An English author has been named the oldest ever recipient of the prestigious Booker Prize, one of the highest honours in literature. Host: Lucy Tassell and Emily DonohoeProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you live in a major city, every day hundreds of delivery drivers are knocking on doors all around you - dropping off everything from family dinners to pet food. For some of us, these workers are in and out of our lives several times a week, and on Friday, one of them – a Melbourne father – was killed on the job. A man has been charged with his murder. The incident has reignited concerns over gig worker safety. So today, we're looking at what the data says about violence on the job, and what regulations and protections currently exist for this growing work force. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's headlines include:  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new support for bushfire risk management ahead of what he warned could be a “tough summer”. Embattled retailer David Jones says it’s seen “record levels” of in-store and online sales in the days since the department store’s collapse. Poland has entered its second day of mourning after a deadly far-right terror attack in the city of Krakow. And today’s good news: Archaeologists in Pompeii have opened a wardrobe that sat sealed for nearly 2,000 years, revealing a rare snapshot of life in the Roman city before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Host: Emma Gillespie and Adella BeainiProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British actor and comedian Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault in a London court. Brand pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and attempted indecent assault relating to offences against six women between 1999 and 2009. He was found guilty of four charges, but acquitted on three others. In today’s podcast, we’ll explain what you need to know about the case and what comes next. Hosts: Zara Seidler and Elliot Lawry Producer: Imogen Abbott Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2012, we watched a teenage girl volunteer to take her little sister’s place in a fight to the death. Fourteen years later, we’re still talking about The Hunger Games.What started as a young adult novel in 2008 became a multibillion-dollar film franchise. Now, with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping in cinemas on November 19, we’re heading back to Panem.On today’s podcast, we explain what you need to know about the world of The Hunger Games. We also look at why a story inspired by reality TV and a Greek myth feels more relevant now than ever, and what we’re hoping to see when Haymitch’s story hits the big screen.This episode was made in partnership with Roadshow Films. Everything you’ll hear was researched and written by us, and the content remains entirely independent. Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Emma GillespieProducer: Imogen Abbott Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices