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AI censored films, rising house prices + what happens to your super when you die?

AI censored films, rising house prices + what happens to your super when you die?

Update: 2025-10-01
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Aussie filmmaker and director Michael Shanks speaks for the first time since a queer scene in his movie Together was censored during an advanced screening in China. He tells hack his movie won't air in China unless theatres play the original version.

And from today, first home buyers will only need a five per cent deposit to buy a property. But could this scheme actually push up house prices? 

Plus, we unpack what happens to your super when you die. 

Listen now:

01:08 - First home buyers scheme 

06:40 - AI being used to censor films

10:45 - Aussie filmmaker on AI edits 

17:49 - Who gets your super when you die?  

Guests:

  • Michael Shanks, Australian filmmaker and director of Together
  • Tom Cobban, Director at Berrill & Watson Lawyers

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AI censored films, rising house prices + what happens to your super when you die?

AI censored films, rising house prices + what happens to your super when you die?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation