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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 UniversityProfessor Michael Biercuk, quantum physicist, University of Sydney

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 jail if he continues to breach orders.Guests:Dr Michael Salter, criminologist, UNSWDr Ian Douglas, senior lecturer in aviation, UNSWEmma Shortis, US politics expert, Australia Institute

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, authorDr Kathryn Williams, obesity expert, University of Sydney

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, criminologist, RMITHunter Johnson, CEO, Man CaveRueben Berg, co-chair, First People's Assembly of Victoria

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 University.

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 setting sail on the unauthorised Freedom Flotilla to take aid to Gaza and Suyra McEwan is one of three Aussies joining the trip.Guests:Georgia Roberts, reporter, ABCMichelle Rowland, Federal Communications MinisterSuyra McEwen, volunteer, Freedom Flotilla

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 correspondent) had her visa cancelled after the Indian government blocked her reporting in the country.Guests: Anthony Locascio, comedianAmy Hetherington, comedianAvani Dias, journalist, ABC 

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 Karanasios, associate professor, UQ Business SchoolJohn Rolfe, professor and resource economist, CQ University

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 Marty Smiley and Sarah-Jane Adams.

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 has had enough. GuestsMonique Ryan, Independent MP for KooyongNathan Murphy, retiring AFL player

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 just isn't enough affordable housing for them. Guests:Karly Warner, CEO, NSW/ACT Aboriginal Legal ServiceBecky Freeman, associate professor of public health, University of Sydney

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 "bullshit" in today's Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing. Guests:Dr John Coyne, defence strategy expert, Australian Strategic Policy InstituteNicola Henry, professor, RMIT

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 for conflict in the Middle East? Plus, Australia is still reeling after six people were killed at a shopping centre in Bondi Junction in Sydney on Saturday in a stabbing attack. Today, the attacker's parents spoke out, as new details about the victims were released.Guests:Jamie McKinnell, court reporter, ABCJaved Ali, associate professor, University of MichiganMelissa Mackay, reporter, ABC

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 about human dignity but it’s the comments that call gender fluidity an “affront to human dignity” that have some people pretty angry. So where does this leave LGBTQIA+ Catholics?Guests:Cason Ho, reporter, ABCMatthew Boon Meng Ng, member, AcceptanceDr Malcolm Starkey, immunologist, Monash University

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 it sounds for anyone under about 40.Guests:Dr Andrew Thomas, lecturer in International Relations and Middle East Studies, Deakin UniversityNick Bonyhady, technology writer, Australian Financial Review

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 2024Dr Ben Tran, medical oncologistTom Haddon, cancer survivor

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 won't be able to call triple zero.Guests:Perry Duffin, crime reporter, Sydney Morning HeraldProfessor Ben Saul, United Nations Special Rapporteur