House prices are falling across Australia, but that might not make it any easier for potential first home buyers to buy one. Sydney and Melbourne are leading the slide, interest rate rises have quietly slashed how much buyers can borrow, and new tax changes are reshaping the investor market. For renters, the market is feeling almost entirely different. 

On today’s podcast, we’re joined by Cotality's Gerard Burg - someone who is an expert in the ups and downs of our housing market - to unpack what's really driving this shift, what it means whether you're buying or renting, and whether he’s ready to describe it as a crisis. 

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Emma Gillespie
Guest: Gerard Burg - Head of Research, Coality Australia
Producer: Imogen Abbott

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Todays headlines include:

• The gender pay gap is at its lowest level ever, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• Three students at NSW’s most expensive private school have been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Sydney’s east.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August, Donald Trump has announced, ‌leaving the US president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections.
• And today’s good news: Scientists have discovered a new species of frog in the Amazon rainforest.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Imogen Abbott

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Thirty years ago, one of the biggest names in music was shot dead in Las Vegas.

To this day, the question “Who killed Tupac Shakur” remains one of the most enduring mysteries in pop culture history, and no one has been ever charged. Until now. 

On today's episode, we're breaking down who Tupac was, what happened the night he died, and why the man accused of orchestrating it is only facing a jury now.

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Imogen Abbott

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Todays headlines include:

• Charges against Bondi Beach massacre hero Ahmed Al Ahmed have been withdrawn.
• The Commonwealth Bank has reported a cash net profit of $11 billion for the 2026 financial year.
• New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has survived a leadership vote, three months out from a general election.
• And today’s good news: More than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria will be vaccinated against the H5 bird flu.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Imogen Abbott

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Is homework as we know it finished? NSW wants take-home tasks for year 12 paused over AI fears. With a national reckoning on AI in classrooms already on the way, it could be only the beginning of a much bigger conversation. In today’s deep dive, we’ll explain the take-home assessment freeze in NSW, and the national AI inquiry trailing right behind it.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Orla Maher
Video editor: Imogen Abbott

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Todays headlines include:

• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate on hold.
• Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has announced the start date for the country’s first work from home laws will be delayed until after the November Victorian election.
• A group of Melbourne teens accused of luring men through dating apps before sexually assaulting and robbing them have been arrested.
• And today’s good news: The Great Barrier Reef is showing signs of recovery from a mass-bleaching event, according to a new report on the reef’s condition.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Imogen Abbott

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In a case that’s been dubbed “America’s saddest murder trial”, a 35-year-old woman has been accused of killing her three young children in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. While prosecutors argue that Lindsay Clancy intentionally killed her three children at home, her lawyers argue she should not be held criminally responsible because she was experiencing a psychotic episode related to postpartum mental illness. In today’s podcast, we’ll explain what we know about the case and why it’s divided people across the world.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Orla Maher
Video editor: Imogen Abbott

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Todays headlines include:

• NSW Education Minister Prue Car has announced a review of the state’s school assessments amid the growing use of generative AI.
• A new poll shows the lowest primary support for the Labor Party since the days before Kevin Rudd successfully challenged Julia Gillard for the leadership, in June 2013.
• China has seen its most powerful typhoon of the year over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of more than one million people from their homes.
• And today’s good news! Australia has won six medals at the under-20 world athletics championships, including two gold, and set a new world record.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

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It is census week! Tomorrow - on Tuesday August 11 - every single person in Australia will be required to fill out the census - that’s the largest form of information gathering conducted in Australia.

It only happens once every five years - and this census is a historic census because for the first time, you will be asked about your sexual orientation and your gender. 

Over on our Instagram stories, we asked you what you want to know about how this will all work. And today, Elliot and I are going to take you through those answers.

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher
Video editor: Imogen Abbott

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Todays headlines include:

• A school shooting in Thailand has left at least six people dead and 15 others injured, including two who remain in a critical condition.
• Australia's privacy watchdog will investigate concerns over smart glasses, following fears people could be filmed without permission.
• An ex-bishop accused of sexually abusing young First Nations men has been acquitted of several charges mid-trial.
• And today's good news: A cat named Toast has lived up to his name (and beaten the odds) after surviving an apartment fire in the U.S. state of Utah.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Imogen Abbott

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Australians lose more money on gambling than anywhere else in the world.

For years, everyone in Canberra has agreed something needs to change.

This week, a Senate inquiry heard just how far gambling companies will allegedly go to keep people betting.

On today's podcast, we're breaking down the gambling landscape in Australia, the fight over reform, and what a new industry report reveals about the dark side of the country's favourite sports.

Hosts: Elliot Lawry and Zara Siedler
Producer: Orla Maher

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