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25.01.2022 A recent report found Australians trusted the government to handle COVID - but not corruption. Why do you think that's the case? Naomi Simson shares her thoughts.

25.01.2022 What are the key things we need to keep in mind when we hear about all these potential COVID vaccines?

25.01.2022 The panel discusses the growth of COVID-19 cases in Sydney's Northern Beaches, the mid-year economic update, a new inequality report from ACOSS, and what now for the Black Lives Matter movement?

25.01.2022 "The organisations... unfortunately didn't comprehend what it is that we were going through. So wasn't seen as valid. " COVID has opened the conversation around mental health - for millennials, it appears this couldn't have come soon enough.

24.01.2022 Theres lots of talk about how in-demand care workers are tonight we ask, why arent the roles being filled? Does more need to be done to value workers in the sector?

24.01.2022 What’s the best way to help final-year students affected by the pandemic? Tonight we’re discussing the ways states are approaching the ‘ATAR’ question: is a case-by-case approach is the best strategy? Plus: NZ announces a climate emergency.

24.01.2022 Would you like to see social media platforms doing more to monitor and remove disturbing content? Just this week, a video of a man taking his own life was shared widely on a number of sites - with many young people witnessing it.

23.01.2022 DRUM EXCLUSIVE: NSW Labor is making moves to criminalise coercive control. The abusive behaviour is not captured under current laws.

23.01.2022 Happy Friday! We're starting the day with some of your best photos of the week:

22.01.2022 Join us: 6PM AEDT ABC 9PM AEDT NEWS CHANNEL

22.01.2022 #ICYMI: Arcadia Group - the company that owns big fashion labels like Topshop - has gone into administration. If the name's familiar - we heard about it earlier this year, in news it had been cancelling orders from suppliers amid #COVID, leaving thousands of vulnerable workers unpaid. "Our workers had given their entire life for them - but they don't even reply!"

22.01.2022 This might be one of the strangest - greatest - things we've seen this year! What classic tunes do you hear?

22.01.2022 "The government thinks this can wait, this is not a priority. I think they are wrong!" Prof. Ian Hickie has slammed the govt's new inquiry into mental health - tabled just a month after a previous report was handed down.

21.01.2022 #BREAKING Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said it will be rolled out from early next week.

21.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: We discuss vaping regulations. Plus, how will a COVID-19 vaccine be rolled out in Australia?

21.01.2022 Where are the jobs? Tonight well look at how jobs figures are rebounding in certain states but not others. What are the sectors where workers are most feeling the effects?

21.01.2022 It's our final show of the year! We'll be discussing concerns over a growing COVID cluster in Sydney's Northern Beaches, as well as looking over 2020 as a year. Tonight we reflect on the lessons, but also the moments of positivity and hope that we can carry in 2021.

21.01.2022 One we'll be discussing on the show tonight:

20.01.2022 For people of all ages, the fires of 'Black Summer' have left deep psychological scars.

20.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum : concerns over a new COVID cluster in South Australia, Victoria announces the single biggest social housing spend in the states history and a big achievement for SpaceX.

20.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Families reunite as more domestic borders reopen. Plus, what’s the best way to help final-year students affected by the pandemic?

19.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: NSW Opposition has moved a motion of no confidence against Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Plus, the UK Government’s push to encourage people to re-skill hits a few hurdles.

19.01.2022 Virtual School Victoria Asst. Principal Fiona Webster says studying online doesnt have to be daunting - if you follow these five tips.

18.01.2022 On the show tonight: November likely marks 12 months of life with the COVID pandemic - with puzzling beginnings that have led to more than 54 million infections worldwide and 1.3 million deaths.

18.01.2022 Today, the last Victorian students sat their exams - with ATAR results taking into account the impact of the COVID pandemic. But will special consideration benefit everyone, equally?

18.01.2022 One we'll be discussing tonight: Deb Frecklington rejects revelations her own party referred her to the election watchdog, over concerns about fundraising for the state election campaign.

18.01.2022 We hear a lot about the plight of koalas, but researchers are warning we’re at risk of losing another Aussie icon - the Platypus. The platypus has lost 22% of its habitat in just 30 years, leaving it likely to meet the criteria for threatened species. That’s according to research led by the UNSW and commissioned by a coalition of conservation groups.... Dams, over-extraction, land clearing, pollution and predation by feral dogs and foxes were among the main threats. The study found the decline was worst in areas like the Murray-Darling Basin where natural river systems have been modified by humans. "Platypuses are declining and we need to do something about threats to the species before it is too late." FULL STORY: https://ab.co/2URGWHi

18.01.2022 A COVID-19 cluster of 17 cases has emerged in Adelaide's north.

18.01.2022 Jamila Rizvi knows too well what it's like to have to navigate time and uncertainty - in 2017, she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour. What lessons did she learn about how to cope?

17.01.2022 TONIGHT: a review into mental health in Australia was handed down only recently but the government’s just announced yet another inquiry. Prof. Ian Hickie joins us to discuss why he’s against the move.

17.01.2022 It's been a fiery Question Time in the NSW Parliament this afternoon, with Premier Gladys Berejiklian facing more questions over her relationship with disgraced former MP, Daryl Maguire. (So fiery, in fact, transcribers have just blocked out entire sections of it as '[Ruckus]'!)

17.01.2022 Is it too soon to put a tax on electric vehicles? The Victorian government will introduce one next year, but the Electric Vehicle Council says Australia is already behind the times when it comes to the cars. Could a tax deter people?

16.01.2022 Can you believe its 20 years today since #Sydney2000 Olympics began? From Eric the Eel to an unconventional mascot named Fatso - HG Nelson shares his favourite moments from the games.

16.01.2022 Do the Federal Government's uni fee changes risk locking out students from poorer backgrounds? If so, what knock-on effects could that have?

16.01.2022 #ICYMI: When the government talks jobs, we often see high-vis and hard hats. What does this say - if anything - about what industries it values?

16.01.2022 The panel discusses the bushfire royal commission's final report, the NRL's national anthem backflip, and tomorrow's Queensland election.

15.01.2022 A Melbourne resident travelled to Shepparton, but only disclosed it to contact tracers in a follow-up conversation last night. Residents with any symptoms are being urged to get COVID tested.

15.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: The NSW Budget deficit blows out to $16 billion. Plus, since SA's recent outbreak, will domestic borders be back open by Christmas?

15.01.2022 "What is really happening, is they are downgrading the whole system." Former Family Court Judge Prof Nahum Mushin has joined growing opposition to a proposal to merge Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court - he says it's "inexplicable".

15.01.2022 TONIGHT: good news for telehealth users the governments extending the scheme for six more months. Will it be a permanent shift in how we deliver healthcare? Plus: more overseas Aussies to come home each week, under the governments new COVID plans.

15.01.2022 Richard Denniss says Australias obsession with blokey jobs is preventing us from getting more people employed. "We need to start to have a conversation that says, If I was going to spend $1 billion on something, which something would create the most jobs?."

15.01.2022 Inala Cooper says the resignation of Rio Tintos CEO over the Juukan Gorge blast is a start - but more needs to be done to rebuild trust with Traditional Owners. Do you agree? "The non-apology that was issued by that executive was not good enough."

15.01.2022 You ever just reeeally love a show? A few people have pointed out that parts of a speech from Victorian MP Will Fowles bears a striking resemblance to a scene from hit US tv show, West Wing. Fowles says he didn’t intend it to be so similar. What do you think?

15.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Australia left off the speakers list at the UN summit on climate change. Plus, we discuss National Cabinet's last meeting of 2020.

14.01.2022 TONIGHT: concerns grow about new COVID cases on Sydney’s northern beaches,and we reflect on where the Black Lives Matter movement is at as we near the end of 2020. Plus, off the success of The Queen’s Gambit, we’re diving into the world of chess with a Grandmaster.

14.01.2022 There are claims the economic recession could already 'be over' - but what does that really mean? Catch last night's episode before a new program this evening:

14.01.2022 FoodBlessed had been fighting hunger across Lebanon for years - but after the Beirut explosion, founder Maya Terro says they found their services expanding. "We want those that we help to know that they are not alone."

13.01.2022 It's our final show of the year! From fires, to a pandemic (and all the impacts that followed) 2020 has been a challenge, to say the least. Tonight we reflect on the lessons, but also the moments of positivity and hope that we can carry in 2021.

13.01.2022 Despite a lack of any evidence, US President Donald Trump has claimed he's free of COVID-19... and 'immune' to the virus. Infectious Diseases Specialist Sanjaya Senanayake fact checks his claims.

13.01.2022 #BREAKING South Australia's lockdown will be eased as of midnight on Saturday. It comes after new info that a close contact to a COVID cluster lied to the contact tracing team.

13.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: some good news for the economy! With Australia technically out of a recession, we’re expected to do better than most countries, post-COVID - but recovery is far from over yet. See you at 6PM AEDT

13.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: We chat about the high demand for workers in the care sector.

13.01.2022 #ICYMI: NSW Labor is pushing for a law that could see perpetrators of coercive control abuse jailed for up to 10 years. For Amani Haydar, the issue is personal: "If we had these mechanisms in place, people like my mum might consider leaving relationships sooner".

12.01.2022 2020 putting major strain on your relationships? Author Belinda Luscombe says there are simple ways to improve things.

12.01.2022 TODAY: The Bushfire Royal Commission report says state and territory governments should develop mental health plans for natural disasters, and have pre-agreed funding arrangements for delivering them. As Cobargo locals told us - these issues are still very present.

12.01.2022 #ICYMI: Former UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres says the world is waiting on Australia to change a "suicidal" stance on climate change. We spoke to her back in March - where she discussed how "abundantly blessed" Australia is, in terms of renewables opportunities.

12.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: We discuss the Afghanistan war crimes report. Plus, what do October's job figures say about the economy?

12.01.2022 "He is an idiot, fool and should have stayed silent... and resisted the urge to write such a nasty, old-fashioned, out-of-date, piece of rubbish." Jane Caro had no time for the author of a controversial op-ed on Dr Jill Biden.

12.01.2022 TONIGHT: Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire admits to a string of corruption allegations during an ICAC hearing, while Vic. Premier Daniel Andrews survives a motion of no-confidence. But with COVID targets not yet met, will restrictions ease this weekend?

12.01.2022 What do we need to do to better prepare for future fire seasons? Tonight on The Drum, we’re discussing the Bushfire Royal Commission’s final report and the 80 recommendations made. PLUS final campaigning in the Queensland election.

12.01.2022 The panel discusses how Australia's battles against COVID-19 compares internationally, can quarantine hotels be expanded outside NSW, and how mental health and burnout is affecting the millennial generation.

11.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: South Australia's growing coronavirus cluster. Plus, how different states and territories have responded to the outbreak.

11.01.2022 "Our names were changed into numbers... for me, writing poetry was the only way I could escape my own nightmares." - Hani Abdile. As we look to a COVID recovery, the Refugee Council of Australia is warning of a growing 'crisis' for people seeking asylum.

11.01.2022 Is the era of the big nursing home over? Tonight we’re discussing calls for Aged Care to be based on human rights principles: what that means for services, and how realistic it would be and why it’s not been done before.

11.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Rio Tintos CEO resigns from the company after Aboriginal heritage sites were destroyed. Plus, its been 20 years since Cathy Freeman won gold at the Sydney Olympics.

11.01.2022 One we'll be discussing tonight: the Commonwealth has agreed to a settlement worth $1.2 billion over its unlawful #Robodebt recovery program.

11.01.2022 The government pours nearly $2 billion a month into the #agedcare system - but Prof Joseph Ibrahim says theres no way to tell where that money actually goe "The system as we see it is morally bankrupt and harming older people."

10.01.2022 #ICYMI: Iso the abbreviated version of isolation has been named Australia’s 2020 word of the year. The winner was picked by the Australian National Dictionary Centre. The word was chosen from a shortlist of five expressions, including COVID normal, and bubble.... Only one word on the short list was unrelated to the virus Black Summer, which references the 2019/2020 bushfire season. The chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary said iso was a particularly Australian take on the COVID pandemic. It was also used in lots of combinations iso baking, iso haircuts and iso fashion. MORE: https://ab.co/35EqujQ

10.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: The National Cabinet has endorsed a national vaccination policy. Plus, the challenges facing CBD businesses.

10.01.2022 As Australia locked down due to #COVID, use of food delivery services skyrocketed. But at what cost?

10.01.2022 TONIGHT: Rio Tintos CEO resigns from the company after Aboriginal heritage sites were destroyed to expand a mine. Is this now the end of the long running saga and will this change things across the sector?

10.01.2022 "A lot of Trump supporters literally don't hear what the truth is." Bill Wyman says Democrats need to confront one of the main propagators of misinformation in the US - Fox News.

09.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Its as harmful as alcoholism and smoking 15 cigarettes a day - so what are the wider consequences of the loneliness epidemic?

09.01.2022 Tonight on #TheDrum: millennials call for more mental health support in the workplace. Lauren Crystal joins us to discuss how burnout manifests in younger generations.

09.01.2022 What do you make of the debate over legalising cannabis in Australia? Laws differ between states - and its causing some headaches.

08.01.2022 "Mother nature doesn't understand Excel spreadsheets - and doesn't care." Former Fire Chief Greg Mullins says the government has to take real action on climate change - not "dodgy accounting tricks" on our emissions levels.

08.01.2022 What’s important to Queensland voters? Tonight on The Drum: the sunshine state heads to the polls this weekend, Europe amps up lockdown measures as COVID case numbers balloon and the hardest question on the HSC (can you solve it?)

08.01.2022 "We have decades of spectacular policy failure... the model is broken!" There are more than 1,000,000 unemployed Australians - but jobs arent filling up. We ask: why?

08.01.2022 The governments hinted at moves towards gas power - but will it truly be a bridge to renewables... or just a delay? "Investors arent interested in this because 30 years from now we do not have a role for this level of gas in our economy."

08.01.2022 Like many of us, 2020 didnt plan out the way disco duo Groove City hoped. But theyve found new ways to bring the party to iso.

08.01.2022 How a lie led to a lockdown. Tonight on The Drum we’re discussing news South Australia will ease restrictions from tomorrow, over new info on a COVID contact. Plus: should tobacco companies be allowed to sponsor journalism?

07.01.2022 "It is a false and misleading distinction to suggest that the arts and humanities and social sciences are not job ready." If you have a uni degree - do you feel like it prepared you with the right skills?

07.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum we’re discussing state borders opened by Christmas, the Sri Lankan family pleading to stay in Australia and calls to get more workers back to the office.

07.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Australia left off the speakers list at the UN summit on Climate Change. Plus: a parliamentary committee recommends a freeze on all mining projects on sacred Indigenous sites across WA.

07.01.2022 Will paying people to holiday at home help local tourism industries? Might sound too good to be true but its a strategy the Thai government is trying out. The scheme runs through a bank wallet app on a persons mobile phone.... Thai citizens who sign up receive 40 per cent off the price of airfares and 10 nights accommodation. They also receive a daily spending allowance, added to the app. Around 800,000 people have taken part so far. Businesses say its helped ease pressure but it wont replace the level of international tourism the country is used to. The Thai Government has set aside 10.8 million baht (around $AU473,000) for the scheme. What do you think would you like to see something similar in Australia? Why/why not?

07.01.2022 Author Noreena Hertz says when it comes to loneliness, the crisis existed well before we had digital technology and social media. Do you agree?

06.01.2022 The Victorian gov't has pledged $5 billion to construct 12,000 new homes - it's great news, but is it something the state government should have done sooner?

06.01.2022 "Two weeks after this father passed away, the Department of Immigration has come to this grieving family, and told them to get out of the country." Sally Rugg says it's time to change an 'inhumane' immigration law, that's seeing a Kempsey family face deportation.

06.01.2022 Gray Connolly says everyone has an obligation to get the COVID vaccine: "If waiting your turns means you miss out on going to concerts or going to a movie, or whatever... you do that. That's in the interests of the everyone."

06.01.2022 The panel discusses the latest on Victoria's COVID-19 response, whether the recession is already over, cuts to the National Audit office, and new reports on Australian special forces allegedly committing war crimes.

06.01.2022 #ICYMI: Is Rudolph's nose really red? How has Santa's workshop coped with the pandemic? ... Who has made the 'nice list'?! Our reporter Stephanie Boltje sat down with students from Dulwich Hill Primary School to get the answers.

06.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: The Aged Care Royal Commission looks at where taxpayer dollars go in the sector. Plus, Victorias coronavirus single-person bubble.

05.01.2022 Would you take a flight to nowhere? More than 130 people bought a ticket on a Qantas joy flight yesterday - it sold out in under 10 minutes! It says it might be one of the fastest-selling flights in its history. ... The airline will run a "Great Southern Land" flight which will depart and arrive in Sydney. Passengers have been promised great views of Australian icons like the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru, which are off limits to many people due to border closures. Qantas says the plane will fly as low as 4,000 feet at some parts of the flight to get passengers as close as possible to these landmarks. Its a unique approach for an industry rocked by COVID Qantas alone has lost almost $2 billion since the pandemic began. Economy tickets were priced at $787, premium economy at $1,787 and business class was $3,787 but still the flight sold out in under 10 minutes yesterday. Overseas, Taiwan airline EVA recently organised a Fathers Day scenic flight over the country and Japanese airline ANA took passengers on a 90-minute flight over Hawaii. Singapore Airlines is now considering "flights to nowhere" to and from Changi Airport. Given the success of yesterdays sale, Qantas wont rule out more local joy flights in the future.

05.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: The PMs ultimatum to electricity providers. Plus, its the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Olympic opening ceremony.

05.01.2022 Voters in the 'Sunshine State' head to the polls tomorrow - what are the issues that'll decide the result? Here's investigative journalist for the Brisbane Times, Mark Solomons.

05.01.2022 TONIGHT: the Aged Care Royal Commission looks at where taxpayer dollars go in the sector and financial help offered for Victorian businesses PLUS: meet the DJs taking disco to iso.

05.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Should quarantine facilities be moved out of big cities? Plus, Victoria's plans to tax electric vehicle owners a road usage fee.

05.01.2022 TONIGHT: The NSW Opposition pushes for a vote of no confidence against Gladys Berejiklian will she survive? We’ll have the latest on a rowdy afternoon in state parliament. Plus the UK government’s push to encourage people to re-skill hits a few hurdles.

05.01.2022 UPDATE: The New South Wales Attorney-General says his department is looking into what a coercive control law might look like for the state. Earlier this week, The Drum revealed that the NSW Opposition (Labor) would propose a bill criminalising this form of abuse. Under the proposed law, jail terms for perpetrators could be as high as 5-10 years. ... Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse where a perpetrator uses a system of behaviours to dominate and control victims. This includes isolating them from their friends and family, enforcing rigid rules, humiliating or insulting them or monitoring their movements. Speaking today, NSW Attorney-General didnt go as far as offering bipartisan support, but suggested there was widespread interest in the issue. There is multi-partisan support to look at this issue very seriously but I dont want to rush it, he said. I think we still think of domestic violence as wife-bashing its much more complicated than that. He told the ABC the NSW government have been speaking to Scottish and English officials, where coercive control laws have been introduced. He says any changes to the law wont work unless all groups are on side. You need to not only look at legislative change but make sure that institutions, front line services understand the change and most importantly police understand the change.

04.01.2022 HUGE NEWS out of Victoria! The rolling 14-day average of new cases across Victoria is now zero.

04.01.2022 The COVID vaccine currently being rolled out in the UK was developed very quickly - but Dr Darren Saunders says that does not mean it's been 'rushed' :

04.01.2022 A full show tonight: well discuss the PMs ultimatum to electricity providers about gas and tough new coercive control laws proposed in NSW. PLUS its the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Olympic opening ceremony! What are some of your memories of the night?

04.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian survives two no-confidence motions. Plus, how has COVID-19 changed the way you work?

03.01.2022 Mr Gudinski founded Mushroom Records when he was 20, going on to work closely with a who's who of Australian musicians, including Jimmy Barnes and Kylie Minogue.

03.01.2022 Tonight: queues at midnight! Melburnians begin their first day of easing COVID restrictions. Plus: as the Bushfire Royal Commission gets ready to deliver its final report, those affected say they’re still feeling the effects of the blazes on their mental health.

03.01.2022 Our final show of 2020 will be a busy one! We'll discuss concerns over a growing COVID cluster in Sydney's Northern Beaches - keep across the latest developments with the ABC's live blog:

03.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: More stranded Australians to come home each week, under the governments new COVID-19 plans. Plus: Telehealth services extended by six months.

02.01.2022 New podcast "Stuff the British Stole" is confronting history - through the lens of the pieces we see neatly displayed in museums. If we can't go back and change things - how do we reckon with them?

02.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: will vaccine passports make international travel easier? Air New Zealand is set to trial them on international routes but further overseas there are already petitions against their use.

02.01.2022 Should 'hotel quarantine' be moved to regional areas? There are growing calls from experts for returned travellers to isolate away from urban centres - here's GP Dr Mukesh Haikerwal's thoughts:

02.01.2022 The US is one of the most powerful, wealthy countries in the world - it's also home to the place with the highest COVID mortality rate.

02.01.2022 #ICYMI: GPS tracking devices are among tough new measures to be implemented, as part of a 'youth crime crackdown' in Queensland. "We know those kinds of punitive measures don't work and we don't spend enough money in the preventative spaces." - Semara Jose.

02.01.2022 #ICYMI: The PM says the government will build a gas power generator if the electricity sector cant find a way to meet supply, once the Liddell power plant closes in 2023. Its a controversial move - heres Craig Reucassel on the show a few weeks ago, explaining why.

02.01.2022 "This is a population of people already on their knees. And then the explosion occurs, and now the aftermath is a decade's long recovery."

02.01.2022 A shocking video of a brutal arrest in Victoria has exposed serious flaws in police mental health training. Vic. Police say training for officers was suspended because of COVID - but Semara Jose believes thats not good enough.

01.01.2022 ABC Planet America's John Barron breaks down one theory why Donald Trump won't concede the US election - it's the best chance for him to cut an immunity deal for the cases he's facing!

01.01.2022 #ICYMI: Founder and the chair of Digital Rights Watch Lizzie O’Shea explains why the COVIDSafe app didn't work: "One of the reasons - there were a few - is that many people don't trust the government to get these projects right. They don't trust the government will build technology that is good, that is, for example, open source and makes use of the best minds in the country. ... They also don't trust government to look after that data properly. And that lack of trust, I think, does feed in negatively in how technology can be used for public health purposes. I have no doubt that in future technology will be part of the solution to lots of different public health problems. If we are to use it effectively, the way in which the government can contribute to that cause is by building up a relationship of trust with the public. So, that means being open and accountable, that means practising things like data minimisation - data is only collected for a specific purpose and then deleted - that you have some form of accountability how that data is used. And transparency: that we're treated like adults rather than children and patronised to by government, told that the COVIDSafe app is like sunscreen when it isn't."

01.01.2022 Tonight on The Drum: Australia is technically out of recession, but the recovery will take time. So, what challenges lie ahead?