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RN Drive takes you behind the day’s headlines, with an engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia and around the world.

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    • 4.5 • 95 Ratings

RN Drive takes you behind the day’s headlines, with an engaging mix of current affairs, analysis, arts and culture from across Australia and around the world.

    "There are no people born for war": the women telling the stories of Ukraine at war

    "There are no people born for war": the women telling the stories of Ukraine at war

    As men have been mobilised for war in Ukraine, women are running newsrooms across the country and reporting from the frontlines. 

    • 6 min
    When domestic violence is also be a form of slavery

    When domestic violence is also be a form of slavery

    Recent state and federal funding initiatives to combat rising rates of domestic violence have been welcomed, but are only the start of dealing with what is a very complex problem.

    So complex that you might be surprised at the scope of behaviour or actions that fit the broad definition of domestic violence.

    And many forms of domestic violence even fit within modern definitions of slavery.

    • 6 min
    New AI model developed to predict behavior of human molecules

    New AI model developed to predict behavior of human molecules

    We’ve seen the ways AI can assist in the restoration of archival pieces and reduce repetitive workloads and now it’s also being used to accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.

    • 10 min
    Controversial ex-Fijian Prime Minister jailed for corruption

    Controversial ex-Fijian Prime Minister jailed for corruption

    Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison in the wake of his conviction for attempting to pervert the court of justice.

    Fiji’s High Court sentenced the one time military dictator, along with his former police commissioner, after the pair were found to have interfered with a police investigation into financial mismanagement at the University of South Pacific.

    • 4 min
    Eurovision at 68: Power ballads, politics and pyrotechnics

    Eurovision at 68: Power ballads, politics and pyrotechnics

    It's been 68 years of boycotts and controversies, highs and lows. We speak to the world's foremost Eurovision academic and dig into the socio-political history of the famed song contest.

    • 19 min
    The rise of regional cities

    The rise of regional cities

    Regional cities like Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong, Cairns and Townsville are, according to consultancy KPMG, playing a big role when it comes to economic growth in Australia.

    • 11 min

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