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Most Australians had never flown it and now they may never get a chance. 

Bonza has followed so many other airlines and gone into administration, meaning yet again less competition in our aviation market. 

Today, the rise and rapid fall of the budget carrier and whether we will one day get a third major airline to drive down airfares across the country. 

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Justin Wastnage, adjunct professor in aviation at Griffith University

Inflation pressures were meant to be coming off a bit more by now, but a higher than expected reading has one prominent economist suggesting interest rates could go up three times this year.

So, why is inflation so sticky? And will the Reserve Bank feel compelled to lift rates to further dampen economic activity? 

Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender explains what’s going wrong. 

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Ian Verrender, ABC Chief Business Correspondent

At big rallies on the weekend women and men came together to say enough is enough, that violence against women must end.

Today, the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas on what needs to happen to address one of the nation’s most entrenched problems. 

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Patricia Karvelas, host of RN Breakfast, Q+A and the Party Room podcast

In Australia, an increasing number of children are missing school and part of the problem is what has been called school avoidance or refusal. 

But families who are struggling say it’s more accurately called ‘school can’t’ because some students experience a stress response that prevents them from getting to the classroom. 

Today, Four Corners’ filmmaker Sascha Ettinger-Epstein shares her insights into the issue and what’s working to get children's education back on track. 

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Sascha Ettinger-Epstein, Four Corners’ filmmaker

After the Bondi attack, like so many other women, journalist Louise Milligan found the horror of it hard to comprehend. 

Since then and with the death of yet another young woman allegedly at the hands of a former partner this week, discussion about violence against women in Australia has been reignited. 

Today, observations from years of reporting on this issue, Louise Milligan’s own encounters with threats of violence and why men need to step up. 

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Louise Milligan, author and ABC journalist

It must feel like a never-ending battle for Rupert Murdoch. 

His British newspaper group is continuing to face legal action more than a decade after the phone hacking scandal came to a head. 

Now he’s settled with the actor Hugh Grant who was accusing the Sun newspaper of everything from bugging his car to robbing his home to get stories. 

Today, ABC Media Watch host Paul Barry on how Murdoch has paid out many millions of dollars to avoid trial and what it all means for his empire. 

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Paul Barry, Media Watch presenter