THE SHAKEUP: What 'difficult' means, White House hockey + ditching group assignments

EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 30 MIN

THE SHAKEUP: What 'difficult' means, White House hockey + ditching group assignments

from Hack · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A single word from Anthony Albanese this week got massive backlash, after he called child sexual abuse survivor and former Australian of the Year Grace Tame "difficult". So what's with that word? And does Anthony Albanese's explanation about why he used it stack up? And the gold medal-winning US men's hockey team got into trouble for laughing when Donald Trump joked about not inviting the gold medal-winning women's team to his State of the Union speech.Plus, do group assignments need to go? One politician is calling on unis to ban them, saying they cheapen degrees. We hear your group project nightmares.Host Dave Marchese is joined by writer Mohammad Awad and creator Calista Clements.Get the whole story from Hack:Follow us on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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