When will we get a COVID-19 vaccine? There's never been a question more people around the world have asked at the same time. Those on the frontlines of this search for a cure are under enormous pressure to deliver a safe solution in record time, and they are increasingly turning to new technologies to accelerate the process. And the common enemy of this virus has transformed teams of competitors into collaborators. Has science been changed forever?  

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There are no shortage of environmental issues to keep track of, but what about soil degradation? This podcast is part of The Australian's coverage of the Global Food Forum, an annual conference presented in partnership with VISY. You can find more content like this at: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/global-food-forum-2019 Music used in this podcast: Daniel Birch - Amber Haze, Blue Lagoon  

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There's a green rush underway in Victoria as commercial operators make a move on medicinal cannabis. Cann Group has developed Australia's largest such facility to date, at an undisclosed location in Melbourne. Company CEO Peter Crock takes us behind the scenes on a crash course in legitimate marijuana production.  

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A weekly interview with journalists, writers, editors, presenters and other media careerists. On this episode Media Diarist Stephen Brook interviews Hedley Thomas, the investigative journalist behind the record breaking true crime podcast The Teacher’s Pet, which has him fielding offers for a Hollywood adaptation.Hedley’s has taken on Prime Ministers, billionaires, and the Australian Federal Police. As a foreign correspondent he covered the collapse of communism. He’s won a gold Walkley award for the shocking case of Dr Mohamed Haneef. But shocked the industry by walking away from journalism.As the National Chief Correspondent at The Australian, Hedley had to reinvent himself as a podcaster with The Teacher’s Pet. Search for Behind the Media in your podcast app  

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One of the most peculiar things about Paddy Moriarty’s disappearance is that his dog, Kellie, is missing too. We investigate the strange twist that might be the key to this mystery, and what his absence means for a town on the brink of vanishing.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music Steve Combs - Play the Hook and Leave Doctor Turtle - Let's Just Get Through Christmas Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III electric-tric - Sketch 10 Chris Zabriskie - Unfoldment Revealment Evolution Exposition Integration Arson Chris Zabriskie - What True Self Feels Bogus Let's Watch Jason X Chris Zabriskie - Another Version of You Komiku - Ambiant Hope Josh Woodward - Twelve Monkeys Rest You Sleeping Giant - Leaving for Chicago  

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Paddy Moriarty loved a tall tale and was known as a larrikin. Some of the potential reasons for his disappearance sound like a tall tale themselves. There are sinkholes, crocodiles and a dangerous highway that others have vanished on. And by all accounts, Paddy had a bit past.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music Rest You Sleeping Giant - Old Tape Loops Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III Steve Combs - A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs Steve Combs - Play the Hook and Leave Doctor Turtle - Let's Just Get Through Christmas Axletree - The Sighful Branches Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Four Swelling - Night I Uuriter - Homeland Cassette  

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For people in Larrimah, the hardship isn’t just that Paddy Moriarty’s missing. Or that he’s probably not coming back alive. They’re facing the idea that one of their neighbours might have done something terrible.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III Mink Lungs - Black Balloon Komiku - Ambiant Hope Swelling - Night I Lee Rosevere - Late Night Tales electric-tric - Sketch 23  

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If there’s one thing Larrimah’s residents can agree on, it’s that Paddy Moriarty and Fran Hodgetts have been fighting for years. Now the grandmother, who make pies for a crust, has people driving past her teahouse accusing her of murder. But she has her own theory about what happened to Paddy.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music Doctor Turtle - New Boots Rag Doctor Turtle - I Snost I Lost Steve Combs - A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs Josh Woodward - Cant Take Our Love Away Instrumental Version Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five Josh_Woodward - Don't Close Your Eyes Instrumental Doctor Turtle - You Um Ill Ah Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III  

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As police begin to suspect Paddy Moriarty has met with foul play, existing tensions in Larrimah flare up. The town has been in a civil war for more than a decade. There’s a missing train, a secret cricket match and accusations of theft, arson and hooning. A rusty filing cabinet may hold the answer to what tore this Tidy Town apart.Music credits:Captive Portal - When We Were Once Rest You Sleeping Giant - An Old Parlor Guitar Kai Engel - Slum Canto Komiku - Champ de Tournesol Komiku - Ambiant Hope Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music Kevin Macleod - Umbrella Pants  

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Paddy Moriarty was a larrikin — and when he goes missing under mysterious circumstances, the tiny town of Larrimah finds itself in the midst of an outback mystery. This is Never Never country, it’s easy to get lost here. But there are plenty of other ways a man can disappear, and all of the town’s 11 residents have a theory about what happened.Music creditsDoctor Turtle - New Boots Rag Doctor Turtle - I Snost I Lost Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music Cullah - Master of the Universe Josh Woodward - Flutter By Butterfly Instrumental Swelling - Night II Chris Zabriskie - Land on the Golden Gate Steve Combs - A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs Josh_Woodward - Cant Take Our Love Away Instrumental Version  

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Australia's organic industry today is only a small slice of total food production, but there's plenty of optimism and commercial investment in the space. What does the term "organic" actually mean to producers and consumers, and is that way of seeing the world fundamentally incompatible with larger ambitions? Music credits:Lee Rosevere, A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs Evan Shaeffer, Glow Lee_Rosevere, Southside Lee_Rosevere, More on that Later Swelling, Dawn Swelling,Dawn II Drake Stafford, Casets  

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