The World Today

ABC Australia

4.2 (68)
DAILY NEWS
UPDATED TWICE WEEKLY

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.

2 DAYS AGO

Australia taps fuel reserves to ease oil shock

Australia is rolling out 762 million litres of petrol and diesel from emergency fuel reserves to address ongoing shortages stemming from the Iran war.

25 min
3 DAYS AGO

Dramatic rescue, deaths in widespread flooding

An extraordinary helicopter rescue mission and two overseas travellers found dead - the latest on extreme flooding in northern Australia.

25 min
4 DAYS AGO

Matt Canavan elected Nationals leader

The Nationals have elected Matt Canavan as their new leader, following the resignation of David Littleproud.

26 min
5 DAYS AGO

Australia pulled further into Gulf War

Australia will send a military aircraft and dozens of personnel to the Middle East to assist in the defence of Gulf nations.

25 min
6 DAYS AGO

Iran declares new Supreme Leader

Iran's state media reports the highest religious clerics in the country have chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

25 min
6 MAR

PM: Australians on US sub for Iran strike

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms Australian defence personnel were aboard a US submarine which sank an Iranian ship on earlier near Sri Lanka;

25 min
5 MAR

DFAT apologises to stranded Australians

DFAT under fire for a lack of support for Australians in the Middle East, forced to hire cars and flee overland from the conflict.

25 min
4 MAR

Flight with stranded Australians leaves Dubai

A commercial flight from the Middle East is on its way to Australia as fighting escalates in the region.

25 min

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Thomas Oriti

Host

4.2

out of 5

68 Ratings

The contents does not match with “the world today”

17/02/2020

Bincard

Most of the episodes in this podcast is about Australia.
Love abc but wish this one reflected the title more

21/08/2025

willowhernandez

I love abc’s reporting, and have no issue with the journalism here - but I, as well as other reviews I’ve seen, am disappointed that this is mainly Australian news content. I listen to other abc news podcasts to hear the Australian stuff. I wish this podcast covered only world news and less Aus news.
News in bits

06/07/2020

Doug Melksham

Stop breaking the news up and make it the one program each day.
Annoying repeating

12/12/2019

nothappyjon

Stop breaking the news up into bits AS WELL as having the total program. It means I end up having the program playing twice!

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.