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Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.
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The Shakeup: women have had enough, jobs with mates and blue bubble privilege
The staggering number of women being killed by men, including current and ex-partners, has been in the spotlight this week.
And two Melbourne best friends have pitched a radical plan: to job-share being a federal MP.
Plus, a US senator has claimed that green texts on iPhones are ruining relationships.
Host Dave Marchese is joined by journalists Sarah Ison and Daanyal Saeed. -
What the fight against Elon Musk means for global censorship
The fight between Elon Musk, the eSafety Commissioner and the Australian government is continuing over whether footage of the Sydney church stabbing should be completely removed from X.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant says geoblocking the video doesn't go far enough. Elon Musk says it's "global censorship".
So what could this battle for global content take-downs mean for the entire internet?
Dave Marchese speaks with Dan Svantesson, a professor specialising in internet law at Bond University. -
25 women’s lives: the number that’s shocked Australia
25: that’s the shocking number of women who’ve died violently in Australia already this year, according to a tracking project by Counting Dead Women.
And the official HECS/HELP debt indexation figure has been released today after the latest inflation data, and anyone with a debt will have a 4.7% increase on June 1.
Plus, the battle between Elon Musk, X and the eSafety Commissioner is still going on, with a war of words now coming from all sides of politics.
Also, around 1,000 activists are setting sail on the unauthorised Freedom Flotilla to take aid to Gaza and Suyra McEwan is one of three Aussies joining the trip.
Guests:
Georgia Roberts, reporter, ABC
Michelle Rowland, Federal Communications Minister
Suyra McEwen, volunteer, Freedom Flotilla -
But can I bring a baby?
Are you pro or anti baby? It's not about whether you want kids: it's about whether you think it's okay for a mum to bring along a baby to a comedy performance. After a mum was asked to remove her baby from Arj Barker's standup set, the debate's fired up.
And new analysis looking at 45,000 rentals compared the asking prices with things like minimum wage and income support, and found none are affordable for someone on Youth Allowance.
Plus, Avani Dias (former Hack host and ABC's South Asia correspondent) had her visa cancelled after the Indian government blocked her reporting in the country.
Guests:
Anthony Locascio, comedian
Amy Hetherington, comedian
Avani Dias, journalist, ABC -
Elon Musk is taking on the Australian government (again)
Elon Musk's X has refused to take down videos of the Sydney church stabbing after formal requests from the eSafety Commissioner. X reckons the request is a threat to free speech and a “free and open internet”.
And, would you quit your job to work in the mines? More young women are looking at the mining industry to help ease cost of living pressures.
Plus, they were once banned from being taught, but now there are more people taking up Indigenous Australian language classes.
Guests:
Stan Karanasios, associate professor, UQ Business School
John Rolfe, professor and resource economist, CQ University -
The Shakeup: avoiding the news, birth order dating and Caitlin Clark
It's the Friday Shakeup and it's been a big news week. After a massacre in a Sydney shopping centre and an alleged terrorist act in a church two days later, a lot of people are feeling news fatigue. How do you cope?
And Caitlin Clark just signed the biggest rookie contract in the WNBA. The problem is it's about $85 million short of her male counterparts in the NBA.
Plus, should the order you and your siblings were born in determine who you date?
Host Dave Marchese is joined by podcasters Marty Smiley and Sarah-Jane Adams.
Customer Reviews
super fun
the presenters of hack make this show so engaging, and australians are hilarious when they call in. i look forward to the friday episodes every week.
Fave Podcast of All Time!
I need to stay connected to the Aussie wisdom, the lucid Aussie perspective of the world, Avani’s hawt voice (😍!), and the Aussie lingo, accent, and culture. Being outside of Australia is challenging, but while overseas this podcast is unfashionably invaluable! Five 🌟 stars out of five. No, 10 stars out of five! This is even better than the superb Paul Barclay’s Big Ideas (which died and got too dumbed down, political, and not spicy enough) and the excellent Dr. Karl. Hack triple j is my fave podcast that I’ve ever heard in my life (other than my own podcast!). Thanks mates for keeping good people not only entertained, but very very informed from a pristine, quality source! Thanks! I’m a fan! Sincerely, John Kooz
Aussie news + some global current events
The hack is definitely a slice of home since I’ve been living abroad. Even just hearing your voices helps with the occasional homesickness!!! Thank you for keeping us up to date with what’s going on down under! :)