The World Today

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Trump's UK state visit comes to a close

President Trump signed a new technology agreement with British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, but there were some sticking points, including the war in Gaza.

09-19
25:24

Federal government sets climate target

The Federal Government has announced Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target of 62 to 70 per cent.

09-18
25:13

Australia and PNG fail to clinch agreement

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fails to secure a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea during his visit today with Prime Minister James Marape.

09-17
25:49

PNG and Australia to sign treaty

50 years since Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia, will a treaty see the two nations come back together on defence?

09-16
25:33

Climate assessment warns millions at risk

Australia's first national climate risk assessment is warning 1.5 million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050.

09-15
25:28

FBI releases pictures of alleged shooter

The hunt for Charlie Kirk's assassin narrows, the FBI issuing CCTV footage of a person of interest.

09-12
25:19

Right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk assassinated

The hunt for the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk at a university event in the US state of Utah is continuing.

09-11
25:24

Qatari PM labels Israeli attack "barbaric"

There's outrage after Israel's bold strike on Hamas figures in Qatar, in a suddenly deepening rift in Middle East.

09-10
25:22

Prime Minister Albanese arrives in Vanuatu

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in Vanuatu amid uncertainty over Australia's ability to seal a $500 million development deal.

09-09
25:19

Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole, for murdering three in-laws — and attempting to murder a fourth.

09-08
25:22

Thousands farewell officer killed in Porepunkah shooting

Thousands of mourners have gathered to remember the first of two Victoria Police officers who were fatally shot in  Porepunkah in the line of duty last week.

09-05
25:21

Xi and Putin discuss immortality on hot-mic

Two authoritarian leaders, who've both extended their grips on power, caught discussing immortality, in a rare, unscripted moment in President Xi Jinping's tightly choreographed military celebration in Beijing.

09-04
25:13

China hosts lavish military parade

A huge display of China's military might in Beijing caps off four days of high level diplomacy with the leaders of more than twenty countries.

09-03
25:05

China's big week of diplomacy ramps up

President Xi Jinping is holding bilateral talks with Russia's President, Vladimir Putin;

09-02
25:34

Far-right demonstrators storm Indigenous gathering place

Anti-immigration rallies lead to violence and arrests across the country - how do the major parties respond to this sentiment?

09-01
26:41

Arrests made in Porepunkah but hunt continues

Two people arrested in police raids in the Victorian town of Porepunkah, as police hunt for Dezi Freeman, the man alleged to have shot and killed two police officers on Tuesday.

08-29
25:32

Search continues for alleged Porepunkah gunman

The search for fugitive Dezi Freeman continues in the rugged Victorian high country, as the state's police force mourn two of their own.

08-28
25:28

Police hunt for alleged Porepunkah gunman

Who is Dezi Freeman, the man accused of killing two Victorian police officers, and what do his previous legal altercations tell us about the threat of pseudo-law?

08-27
25:34

Iran 'orchestrated' at least two antisemitic attacks

Federal government alleges Iran directed multiple anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.

08-26
25:46

Erin Patterson returns to court

Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has listened from the dock as family members of her victims spoke about the impact of her crimes.

08-25
25:24

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