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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2026 · 31 MIN

Placement poverty, Herzog here + Bad Bunny's halftime show

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Should more students be paid for their compulsory course placements? The government says "placement poverty" is a real issue. So why do a bunch of students in courses from medicine and pharmacy to psychology and occupational therapy miss out?And Israeli President Isaac Herzog spent his first full day in Australia, meeting with members of Sydney’s Jewish community in Bondi in the wake of the December terrorist attack. Plus, Bad Bunny celebrated his Latino heritage with his halftime show at the Super Bowl. We unpack the significance of his performance, and his meteoric rise in the charts. Listen now:01:16 - Isaac Herzog in Bondi07:53 - The students fighting against placement poverty19:07 - Bad Bunny in Trump's AmericaGuests: Isobel Roe, journalist, ABC NewsSeniru Mudannayake, president, Australian Medical Students' Association Jason Lipshutz, co-chief content officer, BillboardGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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