Sinopse
Why is this a story? How did we get here? We explain the most interesting and outlandish stories making headlines. Hosted by ABC News journos Yasmin Parry and Will Ockenden.
Episódios
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How a coding error has the Commonwealth Bank on the hook for a trillion dollars
07/08/2017 Duração: 17minHow can smart ATMs help the bad guys? And what could it mean for the future of the CBA?
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Mysterious texts lead us on a hunt for answers
31/07/2017 Duração: 17minWe go down the rabbit hole and discover the telco billing deals costing Aussies millions of dollars a year.
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Who is telling the truth about Australia's US refugee deal?
25/07/2017 Duração: 19minThe UN's refugee agency has accused the Australian Government of breaking a promise. So what happened?
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How the Government is using algorithms to make decisions about you
21/07/2017 Duração: 16minAlgorithms are all around us. They power what we see on Netflix and Facebook, they often decide who enters the country, and they calculate your Centrelink payments. But what happens when the algorithm goes wrong?
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Why the Government's laws are about more than just encryption
14/07/2017 Duração: 17minNew laws will force companies to give law enforcement access to encrypted messages. Will it be a weakening of encryption or is it via a more sneaky method?
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Ms, Mrs or Miss: What's in a name?
13/07/2017 Duração: 13minRound the world people use pronouns and honorifics that identify or conceal class, gender and marital status. So why do we use language the way we do?
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Who's winning the tussle for the soul of the Liberal Party?
11/07/2017 Duração: 17minTony Abbott vs Malcolm Turnbull: Who will win in the ultimate showdown? Are the Liberal Party's roots conservative or progressive?
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Will machines take our jobs and is a UBI the solution?
06/07/2017 Duração: 19minHow soon will your job be automated, what jobs are least likely to be affected, and could a Universal Basic Income - where everyone receives a basic wage - ensure a more equitable society?
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Where to now for Indigenous constitutional recognition?
04/07/2017 Duração: 16minAustralia has long talked about constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians, but what does that practically mean?
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Who is Cardinal George Pell?
30/06/2017 Duração: 22minAs Cardinal George Pell faces an unprecedented legal case, how will he pay for his defence? Actually... who is he?
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What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan? Are we there yet?
25/06/2017 Duração: 20minWhat is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan? Farmers, governments and environmentalists have argued for ever over how the water from the Murray-Darling Basin system should be used.
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What are the ethics in true crime podcasting?
23/06/2017 Duração: 16minPeople just can't get enough of hearing about grisly murders. But how does a journalist walk the line between ethical reporting and providing gruesome titillation?
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Why do electricity prices keep going up?
19/06/2017 Duração: 18minElectricity prices are expected to go up by as much as 20 per cent this year! Australia has so much coal, gas and renewable energy, so how did this happen?
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What is encryption?
15/06/2017 Duração: 17minMore and more companies are encrypting communications, making it very difficult for the Government to access your private texts. So what is encryption? And how can the Government get their hands on everyone's messages?
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Who are UK election kingmakers, the DUP?
14/06/2017 Duração: 12minThe Tories are trying to strike a deal with the Northern Ireland's DUP so they can govern with a majority. So who is this extremely socially conservative party and what are they asking for?
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James Comey's testimony; aka If you come for the FBI, you best not miss (Part 2)
09/06/2017 Duração: 15minJames Comey has called Trump a liar and sent him the message that if you come at the FBI, you best not miss.
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James Comey's testimony; aka the 'Super Bowl of US politics' (Part 1)
09/06/2017 Duração: 16minWho is James Comey, and why is he defending the FBI's honour in front of a congressional hearing?
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Who will win the UK election?
06/06/2017 Duração: 15minThe UK election will go down this week. What will happen if the Scottish Nationals lose seats? Where the hell has UKIP gone? And could it be the end of another Prime Minister?
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We are Tell Me Straight: Ask us anything
01/06/2017 Duração: 01minTell Me Straight is a podcast that answers life's curly questions and explains the big news stories of the day. So what do you want to know?