- 38 minutes 56 secondsSaturday Special: Big ACOTAR Energy & A Poison Daughter
On The Solo Bureau Saturday Special today we catch up with friend of the show Kally Rintoul from The Kindle Club for our second book review, this one from Sheila Masterson called The poison Daughter, a contender for read of the year
And I'll get you across the big book news of the week, two new instalments revealed for the ACOTAR Universe
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21 August 2026, 8:00 pm - 16 minutes 14 secondsSwans Drugs & Naked Women, Harry & Meghan's Return & A New Castle For Meta Mark
On The Solo Bureau today we're whipping around Australia with tales from WA space rockets to a retiring NRL favourite, a burning desert and an airport proposal
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Swans Players Allegedly Paid Adult Entertainers To Consume Drugs Off Their Bodies
Penny Wong Met With Israeli Ambassador
Prosecution Pushes For More Time For Erin Patterson
Harry and Meghan Return To The UK
Mark Zuckerberg Buys Irish Castle
Host/Producer Claire Murphy
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20 August 2026, 5:43 pm - 20 minutes 21 secondsSwans Are Sorry, Kyrgios' Cocaine Catch & What About The Birds
On The Solo Bureau today We find out what the bird life of Australia might look like if H5N1 avian flu really takes hold
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Swans Say Sorry After Being Stood Down For The Season
Krygios Suspended After Cocaine Detected
Head of Catholic Schools wiped Phone Before Probe
Israel Won’t Probe Attack That Killed An Australian Aid worker
Woman Sues City Of Vienna For Toilet Fee
Queen Camilla Opens Up About The King’s Cancer Diagnosis
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My numbers gal, Lauren Joyce from Gun For Hire
19 August 2026, 5:39 pm - 25 minutes 49 secondsWe Want Your Blood, Deals Done on NDIS/Gambling Ads & Williams Sisters Play Time
On The Solo Bureau today, if Kate Fisher can't convince you to donate blood, no one can, we find out why for her family, your rolling up a sleeve is vital
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NDIS Changes Given The Green Light
Deal Made On Gambling Ads
Swans Players Face Club Based Punishments For Serious Breach
Trump Says Strait Is Open, Iran Says It’s Closed
Williams Sisters Lose Their Opening Match At The Cincinnati Open
Host/Producer Claire Murphy
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My numbers gal, Lauren Joyce from Gun For Hire
18 August 2026, 5:46 pm - 21 minutes 38 secondsEqual Pay? Not Yet, Hayden Panettiere's Autopsy & Royal Baby Adelaide
On The Solo Bureau today, we missed National Equal Pay Day yesterday, the day that marks how much longer women have to work to equal what men earned last financial year, so what are we doing about that pay gap?
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Several Sydney Swans players being investigated for alleged sexual assault
Alan Jones accuser told Ray Hadley and Peter Fitzsimons about the alleged abuse
Abortion bill introduced to federal parliament
Aussie teen stabbed in NYC attack
Autopsy reveals no trauma in Hayden Panettiere’s death
Iran says they will escalate the situation with the US if they don’t agree to a deal
Princess Eugenie names her new baby Adelaide
Host/Producer Claire Murphy
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17 August 2026, 5:44 pm - 16 minutes 6 secondsMagda's Back! A Bondi Gun Buyback Partner & Big Screen Bluey
On The Solo Bureau today we get you some of the good stuff so you can start your week off on a positive note including a tribute to a song that just turned 50
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NSW First State To Join New Gun Buyback Scheme
Earthquake Toll Rises In Indonesia
US Storms smash Indiana
BBC Attempts To Serve Trump Family Thwarted By Secret
Service
Gold Logie Presented By Magda Szubanski
First Bluey Movie Trailer released
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Host/Producer Claire Murphy
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My numbers gal, Lauren Joyce from Gun For Hire
16 August 2026, 5:35 pm - 14 minutes 58 secondsA Whistleblower Walks, Telstra's Exec Pay Punishment & The Shein v Temu Smackdown
On The Solo Bureau today we whip around the country to hear about what's been happening in your neighbourhood this week
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Scots School Boys Charged With Rape
Catholic Bishop Found Guilty Of Abuse
Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
Teens Facing Murder Charge
Telstra Docks Execs Pay After Outage
Washington Insiders Shocked By Leavitt’s Resignation
Romania Shuts Down Nuclear Plant As Water Levels Drop
Shein v Temu… Temu Wins
Host/Producer Claire MurphyIf you have a story idea, shoot me a DM on Substack
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13 August 2026, 6:32 pm - 17 minutes 8 secondsOur Ecological Grief, The Gayest Party In Australia & Melongate Won't Go Away
On The Solo Bureau today we discover why our sadness could be linked to the environment in a phenomenon known as 'ecological grief'
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Barnaby Joyce Says One Nation ‘One Of The Gayest Parties In Australia’
Aussies Amongst People Rescued From Burning Bali Ferry
Calls To Investigate Leaked ‘Melongate’ Letter
Ebola Outbreak On Track To Surpass World’s Deadliest
ICE Agents To Be Given Electric Shock Gloves
Lionel Messi Could End His Career After The Death Of His Dad
Host/Producer Claire Murphy
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My numbers gal, Lauren Joyce from Gun For Hire
12 August 2026, 5:37 pm - 23 minutes 13 secondsPutting Polls In Their Place, Aussies Smash The Census & Who Killed King Charles?
On The Solo Bureau today Kylie wanted to know about how political polling works and if there was any influence from the political parties themselves in creating the data that make so many headlines
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Servos Raided In Illegal Tobacco Crackdown
Rate Hikes Not Off The Cards
Labor Shuts Down Telehealth For Voluntary Assisted Dying Appointments
Complainant’s Ex Girlfriend Gives Evidence At Jones Trial
Millions Filled Out Census Form Early
Congo Outbreak Death Toll Passes 2000
UK Radio Station Accidentally Played King Charles Death Package
Host/Producer Claire MurphyIf you have a story idea, shoot me a DM on Substack
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11 August 2026, 5:35 pm - 22 minutes 45 secondsSmart Glasses Alarm, Body In Suitcase No Body & Who Is Count Binface?
On The Solo Bureau today, would you know if you'd ben filmed by someone wearing smart glasses? The Federal Attorney General is asking for an urgent review of the tech concerned that our privacy is at stake.
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WA & NSW Airports Shut Down
Body Found In Suitcase Was A Sex Doll
Iran Wants US To End Threats Before Reopening Strait
Columbia Rocked By 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake
Jeff Bezos Wants To Buy A Soccer Club Too
UK By Election Contested By Count Bin Face, & Nick The Incredible Flying Brick
Host/Producer Claire Murphy
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My numbers gal, Lauren Joyce from Gun For Hire
10 August 2026, 5:15 pm - 25 minutes 6 secondsCensus Conspiracies, An Airport Near Miss & Whitney Immortalised In Barbie Form
On The Solo Bureau today, it's almost census day, with some annoyed at the password entering phase of the online version and others rejecting it altogether, we find out what telling the government a bit about yourself, actually leads to.
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Body Found in Suitcase In NSW
Labor Support At Gillard/Rudd Low Levels
Staff Stood Down After Sydney Airport Near Miss
Russia And Ukraine Both Inflict Damage
Israel Rejects Gaza Peace Plan
Nagasaki Marks Atomic Bomb Anniversary
Nude Riders Take To The Streets Of Berlin
Whitney Houston’s Birthday Marked With A Barbie
Host/Producer Claire Murphy
If you have a story idea, shoot me a DM on Substack
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My numbers gal, Lauren Joyce from Gun For Hire
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