Labor's plan to tax the wealthy

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: A powerful category four cyclone has made landfall on Australia's northern coast, bringing destructive wind gusts.  Israel has launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has confirmed. FIFA has ruled all women’s football teams competing in world tournaments must have a woman head or assistant coach.  And today’s good news: A university in Hawai’i has removed more than 84,000 kilos of waste from the North Pacific Ocean.  Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Emily DonohoeProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're looking at the legal battle in France over whether ultra fast-fashion giant Shein should be suspended after it was found selling child sexual abuse material on its platform. If the government wins, Shein could be banned in the country for three months.  We’ll tell you need to know about the French Government’s fight against fast fashion companies in today’s podcast. Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara SeidlerProducer: Orla Maher Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new fuel supply taskforce to address shortages triggered by the Middle East Conflict. Tropical Cyclone Narelle, which is a category five cyclone, is heading towards far north Queensland and expected to make landfall around 10am AEST on Friday in a remote community north of Cairns. The Australian stock market has fallen significantly today amid the continued conflict in the Middle East, with the ASX200 falling by 1.53%. And today’s good news: The annual World Happiness report has found that Finland is the happiest land in the world for the ninth year in a row. Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam KoslowskiProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Sign up to our finance newsletter here. A 1999 tax discount designed to get Australians investing is now being blamed for locking young people out of the housing market. Two decades later, the government that introduced it is long gone… and the one now in power is eyeing whether to change it. Another big tax change that’s already been confirmed will reshape how the wealthiest Australians are taxed on their super. We’ll unpack everything you need to know about Labor’s moves to tax the wealthy in today’s deep dive.  Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara SeidlerProducer: Orla Maher Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: An Australian military base in the Middle East has sustained minor damage from an Iranian missile, the Prime Minister has confirmed. The NSW parliament has banned symbols affiliated with recently outlawed hate group, Hizb ut-Tahrir. Cuba has reconnected its energy grid and brought its largest oil-fired power plant back online, following a 29-hour nationwide blackout.  And today’s good news: An 11-year-old in the UK has designed a pair of glasses which make it easier for people with dyslexia to read.  Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara SeidlerProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Last week, Buzzfeed, once the biggest youth media company in the world, announced that there is substantial doubt that it can keep operating as a business. It comes off the back of years of losses for the company best known for its listicles and quizzes. In today’s podcast, we’re going to explain the origins of Buzzfeed, the rise and fall of it, and why it’s future is in jeopardy.  Hots: Zara Seidler and Sam KoslowskiProducer: Orla Maher Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here.Today's headlines include: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate from 3.85% to 4.1%. NSW has become the first state to launch digital birth certificates. Three teenagers are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, the company behind Grok, alleging it knowingly designed its image generator to allow users to create sexually explicit content using real photos of other people. And today's good news: Researchers in the U.S. have found that data from wearable devices could help detect insulin resistance, a key precursor to type 2 diabetes. Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara SeidlerProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fill out TDA's podcast survey here. Today we’re unpacking a pretty simple question with a complicated answer. Could Australia run out of petrol? The short answer is: not tomorrow. The longer answer involves a 33km strip of water in the Middle East, a war that's now in its third week, and a fuel crisis that's already hitting regional Australians hard. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimonsProducer: Orla Maher Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's headlines include: Australia has declared it won’t send naval ships to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane off Iran.  Award-winning Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with more child exploitation offences, including one alleging he produced such material. The bodies of three fishermen have been recovered after a huge search effort off the South Australian coast.  And today’s good news: For the first time in the 98-year history of the Academy Awards, a woman has won the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Reporting with AAP. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara SeidlerProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's biggest tech companies have cut thousands of jobs in a matter of weeks - and they're all pointing to the same reason: AI. But experts say the picture is more complicated than the headlines, which often invoke fear in Australians across almost any line of work. Today, we’ll break it all down.  Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimonsProducer: Orla Maher Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.