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The World Today

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

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  1. 50

    PM declares big AI shift

    The Federal government shifts from a "hands-off" approach with a new "office of AI" to regulate the powerful technology.

  2. 49

    Jewish students front Antisemitism Royal Commission

    The experience of Jewish students and academics is in the spotlight this week at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

  3. 48

    Federal MP reveals toll of antisemitic attacks to Royal Commission

    Federal MP Josh Burns reveals the toll of antisemitic attacks on his family in moving testimony to the Royal Commission.

  4. 47

    Australians turn out for Socceroos

    From classrooms to boardrooms, the nation's attention is fixed on the Socceroos as they take on Paraguay in their final World Cup group match.

  5. 46

    Barred ISIS-linked woman allowed to return

    An Australian citizen with links to Islamic State, who had previously been banned from returning, will be allowed to come home.

  6. 45

    Contentious tax reforms to pass after Greens deal

    Labor's capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms to pass, after a deal with the Greens.

  7. 44

    Small businesses react to CGT carve-out

    Labor's retreat from tax changes, itself a broken election promise, draws praise from some small businesses now carved out.

  8. 43

    Government concedes on controversial tax reforms

    Capital gains tax carve outs confirmed, the PM also backs also down on a so-called "death tax".

  9. 42

    NSW Police Commissioner promises culture overhaul

    More than 18 months after the review into the culture of the NSW Police Force was launched, the independent report has found bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment are occurring at "unacceptable levels".

  10. 41

    Coles found to have misled shoppers

    The Opposition prepares to hand down its budget reply, which will tie Australia's migrant intake to the number of new houses being built.

  11. 40

    What we know about tomorrow's Federal Budget

    This year's Federal Budget is shaping up to deliver some of the biggest changes in decades.

  12. 39

    Antisemitism Royal Commission public hearings begin

    Sheina Gutnick, the daughter of Bondi hero Reuven Morrison, who tried to take on the Bondi gunmen has fronted the first day of public hearings at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism.

  13. 38

    Anger and grief in Alice Springs

    The death of a five year old girl in Alice Springs and the arrest of a man in connection to her alleged murder sparks riots outside Alice Springs hospital.

  14. 37

    Royal commission recommends gun reform

    What led to that day at Bondi Beach, were there failures and how can it be never be repeated.. the Royal Commission's interim report is handed down with 14 recommendations.

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The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

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