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The Federal Government's climate policy including a 43% emissions reduction target has made it through the lower house, 89 votes to 59 Almost half a million doses of a Monkeypox vaccine have been secured by the Federal Government, with 55 cases of the virus reported in Australia to date And all four big banks have now moved to pass on the Reserve Bank's half a percent interest rate riseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Short and Ariarne Titmus have both taken gold National Cabinet to discuss monkeypox outbreak Major banks yet to move on rate hike Batgirl axed despite being in post productionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A win for the Federal Government with the Greens deciding to back their climate change policy which commits to slashing emissions by 43% this decade Australia's expert panel on immunisation has given the green light for high risk children between six months and five years to receive a Moderna Covid-19 vaccination A comprehensive new review of the Defence Force has been announced And a new study has found that getting more sun could be the only solution for people with a vitamin D deficiency See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mollie O'Callaghan took an upset win in the 100m freestyle All eyes on the major lenders to see if they'll pass on rate hike Cold front moving across southern Australia Man arrested for breaking into Windsor Castle while Queen was there Dev Patel breaks up knife fight in Adelaide See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RBA has increased the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 1.85%, our highest rate since April 2016 New reforms for aged care have passed through parliament, including a funding overhaul and a star ratings system for facilities WA Premier Mark McGowan and billionaire Clive Palmer have been found to have defamed each other And Australian swimmer Emma McKeon has won her fourth gold medal of the Commonwealth Games See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chalmers took out gold in 100m freestyle in Birmingham RBA tipped to hike cash rate for fourth consecutive month Gas exporters hold crisis talks amid shortage fears Conjoined twins successfully separated in Brazil Beyonce changes lyrics to new song amid 'ableist' backlash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unions are demanding intervention in the gas market following a new report showing producers are profiting at the expense of consumers The federal opposition is calling for the reduction in fuel excise to be extended beyond September to ease cost of living pressures Australia's beer tax is increasing by 4%, the biggest jump in more than 30 years And Emma McKeon has become Australia's most successful Commonwealth Games athleteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She's nabbed an eleventh gold in the 50m freestyle Anthony Albanese has recorded highest satisfaction rating ever for incoming PM ACCC warns of more gas shortages across east coast Beer tax hike on the way JLo headlines UNICEF concert for Ukrainian war effort See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indigenous music icon Archie Roach has passed away aged 66 The Greens support a push for an indigenous voice to the federal government Australia continues to dominate the Commonwealth Games The screen debut for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes daughter SuriSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Albanese is set to speak in Arnhem land to ask Australians if they want to change the constitution to include an indigenous voice A dominant night in the pool for Australia at the Commonwealth games Mixed results for the premiers in the AFL and NRL Will Smith issues a personal apology to Chris Rock for that Oscars slapping incidentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Power bills are set to rise, data by the energy market operator revealing prices have already increased to unprecedented levels in the three months to June This year's flood damage is now the second costliest weather event in Australia, paying out more than two billion dollars so far An Australian couple has been injured after falling into a geothermal sinkhole And after a global backlash Instagram has temporarily abandoned a trial of its new look, full screen format See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malala Yousafzai welcoming athletes to her adopted home Sexual assaults have spiked over the pandemic Foot and Mouth disease concerns at Royal Melbourne Show Neighbours wraps up after 37 years Sebastian Vettel retires from F1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government has warned there's no quick fix to higher cost of living pressures with inflation expected to peak above 7% by the end of the year Legislation has been introduced to parliament to provide ten days of paid domestic violence leave New research shows when it comes to online abuse, women are the most likely victims And after 37 years on our screens, Australia's longest running TV soap Neighbours comes to an end tonightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30bn to be wiped from Aus economy over three years House prices are set to fall across capitals Man charged over murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel Miners in Angols uncover 170 carat pink diamond Beyonce's album Renaissance leaked See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jump in the price of food, housing, petrol and furniture has driven an increase in the inflation rate, the Consumer Price Index rising 6.1% over the year to June New data shows Covid infections are highest among 18 to 29 year olds. There's a fresh push to ban cigarettes in Australia following new legislation introduced in New Zealand And Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Atlanta Tennis Open with a knee injury See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inflation tipped to sit above six per cent for June, prompting RBA to act Blood testing shows almost half of all Aussies had Covid in June Somerton Man identified Russia pulls out of International Space Station The Gray Man set to get sequel and spin off See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greens and Labor Head to Negotiating Table Over Emissions Reduction Targets NRL Club Apologises over Pride Jersey Fiasco Sanitation Floor Mats Rolled Out At Australian International Airports And Britney Spears And Elton John Join ForcesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PM will introduce 18 pieces of legislation in first sitting fortnight Aussie could soon access paid domestic violence leave Pope has apologised to Canada's indigenous people UK to host Eurovision for Ukraine Several Manly players refusing to wear pride jerseySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another 220 soldiers deployed to aged care The NRL admits the bunker got the "illegal escort" call wrong! The final episode of neighbours to air this week Jason Momoa survives a scare on the streets of LASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Troops will remain until the end of September A Perth man has died in a scooter crash in Bali Lawmakers in Canberra ahead of first sitting week Research shows WFH can lead to weight gain, burnout Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de FranceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Albanese Government will phase out High-sulphur unleaded by 20-24 Online betting companies will be forced from next week, to provide users with a monthly record of wins and losses Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the WHO The Bulldogs avenge their AFL grand final loss to the DemonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travellers from Indonesia will have to hand over their shoes for cleaning and walk over sanitation mats to prevent Foot and Mouth spreading A former advisor to Donald Trump has been convicted of 2 misdemeanour counts, of contempt of Congress Richmond and Fremantle play out a draw to kick off AFL round 19 And what are Kath & Kim fans in for in the 20th anniversary special See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nation first bio-security measures will be introduced at international airports in Australia in a bid to avoid Foot and Mouth Disease entering the country Nine people accused of having links to a Colombian drug cartel have been arrested in Australia New figures have revealed more than a quarter of Australians over 18 drink too much And Australia has recorded its lowest birth rate in more than a decadeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Biden says he's experiencing only mild symptoms Women's Safety Ministers to meet in Adelaide to tackle domestic violence Canberra says it won't close border to Indonesia BBC ordered to pay damages to former royal nanny Aussie women take win over Ireland in T20 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Childcare workers have called a national strike on September 7, demanding a wage increase Two of the nation's biggest employers, Telstra and Westpac are urging employers to work from home as Covid cases rise across the country The Federal Government has once again ruled out a border closure amid growing fears about Foot and Mouth disease entering the country And the caravan industry has been put on notice by Australia's consumer watchdog, over claims of bad customer service See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The providers say service won't be affected Measures ramped up to prevent arrival of Foot-and-mouth Next British PM to be Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss Nikita Tszyu wins Battle of the Brothers Bow Swallows Universe to be made into Netflix series See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lifeline for businesses struggling to find staff with the visa applications of skilled foreign workers to be fast-tracked Viral fragments of the highly infectious Foot and Mouth Disease has been detected in imported supermarket products in Melbourne The mother of three children killed in a house fire in Western Australia has been taken into custody. And Australian high jumper Eleanor Patterson has won gold at the World Athletics Championships in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mercury has passed 40 degrees in the UK for the first time ever We're being urged to wear masks indoors amid concerns about new variant Three children killed in WA housefire Melbourne shivers through coldest morning in almost three years Intruder arrested at Drake's Beverly Hills mansion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A damning report on the state of our environment Two teenagers behind the death threats to Eels NRL star Mitch Moses and family Cameron Smith jumps to number 2 on the world golf rankings RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race is back for a second seriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than half a million Aussies got a fourth jab last week Australia has seen catastrophic losses of habitat and wildlife in last five years Prince Harry urges climate action at UN General Assembly Price of spuds to spike Bruce Springsteen becomes a grandfather See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than a thousand people dead, as heat wave takes toll across Europe Major failures found during a review of the Texas elementary school massacre Cameron Smith continues his celebrations after winning The Open J-Lo spills some details on her Vegas wedding to Ben AffleckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Aussie managing five birdies in a row on the back nine at St Andrews Another Covid-infected cruise ship has docked in Sydney White whale that washed up in Victoria not the famous Migaloo UK bracing for record-breaking heat wave JLo and Ben Affleck tie the knot in Vegas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cost of long G-P consultations, for the prescription of anti-viral Covid treatments will now be covered by Medicare Europe continues to swelter through a heatwave with Spain, Portugal and France battling wildfires Geelong tightens its grip of top spot on the AFL ladder The cause of death of Ivana Trump revealedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Cabinet meeting has been brought forward to Saturday in the wake of increasing Covid cases $750 payments for Casual Covid sick workers will be reinstated Lara Trump speaks out over her family's devastation after the death of Ivana The Bulldogs keep the AFL finals hopes aliveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Falling commodity prices impact our stock market Estimates 3 percent of all teens are addicted to video games Wests Tigers plan a way forward for their ailing club An Underbelly actor facing jail time See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State and territory leaders will meet on Monday Medical groups pushing for return of Telehealth subsidies Kevin Spacey to face trial in UK in June Netflix to offer cheaper steaming plan Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcome baby girl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pacific Islands Forum has wrapped up in Fiji, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare guaranteeing Anthony Albanese there will be no Chinese military base in his country Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to a fifty year low of three and a half percent, 88 thousand jobs filled over the past month Almost 70 percent of aged care residents in Australia have now had their fourth Covid vaccine dose And new research suggests a quarter of a million Australians could die from smoking related cancers over the next 25 yearsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland taking the match 22-12 George Pell is being sued Australia's rental crisis is worsening Coles increasing the price of home brand milk Judge has dismissed Amber Heard's bid for a new trial See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The third Covid wave is imminent Fears for dairy and meat prices in light of Indonesia's Foot and Mouth outbreak NSW and QLD gear up for the rugby league State of Origin decider And Emmy noms have been announced, with a nod for some talented Aussies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police believe the shooter and victim knew each other Covid-positive cruise ship arrives in Sydney Pacific Islands Forum gets underway in Fiji James Webb telescope snaps more pictures of deep space NSW and Qld prepare for Origin decider in Brisbane See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The states are resisting calls to bring back mandatory mask rules despite a surge in Covid cases. Instead Australians are being encouraged to follow health advice and get their vaccination booster shot Telcos that fail to identify, trace and block SMS scams will face fines of up to 250 thousand dollars as part of a new industry code of conduct Australia has struck a deal with the United States to boost efforts developing clean energy technology Aussie cyclist Ben O'Connor has withdrawn injured from the Tour de France And Elon Musk's plans to send humans to Mars have hit a snag after an explosion during rocket testingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussies lost $2bn to scams last year alone The PM to open an international energy conference in Sydney More than half of all domestic flights delayed or cancelled over the past seven days Sri Lanka win second Test against Aussies Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan reunite on Neighbours set See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another 7.5 million Aussies now have access to a second booster shot Sri Lanka's President flees the country, amid its economic crisis Nick Kyrgios says he feels a great sense of relief, after his amazing Wimbledon final Shaun Mendes puts off his world tour, to look after his mental healthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Novak Djokovic took the match in four sets Millions of Aussies eligible for Covid Winter booster Russian strike kills 15 in Donetsk UK hit with heatwave Thor: Love & Thunder raking it in at US box office See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sri Lanka's president has stood down amid protests over the country's economic downturn Beekeepers battling the Verroa mite offered an 18 million dollar compensation package Aussies Matt Ebden and Max Purcell win the Wimbledon doubles final Tributes for Soprano's star Tony SiricoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World leaders have paid tribute to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe after his assassination Building and renovation costs soar Sydney too good for the Bulldogs in the AFL Amber Heard's layers call for a mistrial in the recent legal battle with ex Jonny DeppSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Japanese PM rushed to hospital after being shot at a public event Australia to apply a "commonsense approach" when it comes to deporting Kiwis Geelong moves into top spot on the AFL ladder The death of a star of the classic gangster film, The GodfatherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UK PM says he's sad to leave the best job in the world The flood crisis is continuing to ease across NSW Pharmacies and GPs are preparing for the rollout of second Covid booster The Godfather star James Caan dies aged 82 Nick Kyrgios granted walkover to Wimbledon final See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians aged over 30 offered fourth Covid vaccine UK Prime Minister fighting for his political life White wine prices rapidly increase In sport, Nick Kyrgios prepares to face Rafael Nadal for a finals berth at Wimbledon. And in entertainment, reality television star, Kim Kardashian, makes a stunning fashion appearance in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boris Johnson insists he has the mandate to lead Fourth Covid jab to be available to Aussies over the age of 30 Flood crisis easing across NSW Nick Kyrgios through to Wimbledon semis Carlos Santana recovering after collapsing at US concertSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.