Dr Sophie Scamps the member for Mackellar introduced a new federal bill that would ban junk food advertising from 6am to 9:30pm each day.

This would be not just on electronic media, but also over the internet and other delivery devices.  The move would bring Australia up to the restrictions currently in place in the U.K., where the obesity problem is affecting the viability of the National Health System.

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Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Dr Ingrid Burfurd, Senior Associate in the Health Program at the Grattan Institute

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 21 June 2023

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PricewaterhouseCoopers the huge accounting, legal and consulting conglomerate who was already reeling from multiple Government confidentiality breaches, suffered another setback with a massive cybersecurity breach.

The firm, who specialises in cyber security consulting, was itself the target of Russian-linked criminal group CLOP which broke into their file transfer system MOVEit .  Once there, they had access to any detail from any moved file globally.  Rival consultancy EY was also affected.

This pile-on disaster for PwC was mirrored in organisations across the world including the BBC, Shell Energy, and multiple US Federal agencies.

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Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Dr Ahmed Ibrahim Senior Lecturer Computer and Security, School of Science at Edith Cowan University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 21 June 2023

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Recently, the Voice to Parliament was passed through the senate. As a result of this, a referendum needs to be held by the end of the year.

Senator Lidia Thorpe has vowed to back the NO campaign.

She says that there needs to be a collaboration between the Indigenous Community and the Australian Government.

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First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 21 June 2023

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The Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, announced that Indigenous deaths in custody will now be reported on as they happen, as opposed to the quarterly reportings that have happened in the past. This change comes from one of the many suggestions from the Royal Commission into Indigenous Deaths in Custody, a report that is now over 30 years old.

Many have raised concerns that this move is not nearly enough to reduce deaths in custody, and have also highlighted that the government has failed to recognize many of the recommendations put forward by the Royal Commission.

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Featured In Story: Senator Lidia Thorpe Independent Senator, and Dr Hannah McGlade Noongar Woman Senior Indigenous fellow at Curtin University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 21 June 2023

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Antarcticas rich biodiversity is at risk from fishing and mining.  China and Russia look set to block the wildlife protection proposals as they see value in the immense wealth of minerals and sea life as an opportunity for plunder.

An international meeting being held in Chile this week will aim to break a deadlock over proposals to protect this precious environment.

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Featured In Story: Adjunct Professor Tony Press, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 20 June 2023

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Lebanon, a once vibrant tourist hotspot, has been in crisis for years. Corruption of officials long pre-dating the pandemic was exacerbated by COVID-19.  Since then, Lebanon has endured the Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion of 2020 that destroyed 77 000 apartments, wounded 7000 people and displaced 300 000 people.  Rapid inflation has seen the countrys currency, the Lebanese Pound, lose over ninety-five percent of its value in February of this year effectively rendering the currency useless  Now the Lebanese economy runs on American dollars.

Education has increased by 191% and healthcare has increased by 176% leading to severe medication shortages, including cancer drugs, leading patients to gamble on black market medications in the hope of saving their lives.

To add to the pile of problems, the Lebanese parliament has failed for its twelfth time to install a President.  The country has been without a head of state since October last year.

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Produced By: Dominic Giles

Featured In Story: Amar Mustafa PHD Student in History and International Relations Specialising in Lebanese and Syrian Politics at Monash University.

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 20 June 2023

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PricewaterhouseCoopers the huge accounting, legal and consulting conglomerate who was already reeling from multiple Government confidentiality breaches, suffered another setback with a massive cybersecurity breach.

The firm, who specialises in cyber security consulting, was itself the target of Russian-linked criminal group CLOP which broke into their file transfer system MOVEit .  Once there, they had access to any detail from any moved file globally.  Rival consultancy EY was also affected.

This pile-on disaster for PwC was mirrored in organisations across the world including the BBC, Shell Energy, and multiple US Federal agencies.

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Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Dr Ahmed Ibrahim Senior Lecturer Computer and Security, School of Science at Edith Cowan University

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 20 June 2023

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If youve been in Western Australia, you may have noticed some people are listening through their phones walking around some interesting places.

It might be just people listening to music or podcasts, but also there are audio walks indicating the history of landmarks across Perth and its metropolitan area.

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Produced By: Pamela Boland

Featured In Story: John Toohey writer and producer

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday, 20 June 2023

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Electronic vehicles (EV) are all the rage now with more and more companies providing customers an option to buy their signature vehicles but with an electronic spin.

These cars are more efficient, quitter and more importantly, provide an alternative to gas guzzling automobiles. EVS have been touted as a saving grace when it comes to reducing emissions and pollution.

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Produced By: Gabriel DAngelo

Featured In Story: Scott Murray Motor journalist from Best Family Cars

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday, 20 June 2023

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Amid Australias ongoing housing crisis and high cost of living, cabin owners at Capel Sound on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria are facing a distressing situation as the property undergoes administration.

The property owners insolvency has left cabin owners with limited options and uncertain prospects.

Approximately twenty owners have been notified that they lack ownership rights, and they are now being offered significantly less than their original purchase price or forced to relocate their units.

These circumstances have added to the already challenging housing landscape in Australia.

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Produced By: Brendon Telfer

Featured In Story: Amanda Ash local resident

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday, 20 June 2023

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With one of the highest pet ownership rates in the world, Australians love their furry best friends.  However, Australias cost of living crisis has left many pet owners in a difficult and expensive situation, wondering if their beloved pets are worth the costs.

The cost of pet products has jumped by almost 12% in the last couple years.  The increased cost of not only pet food, but medications, mandatory shots and, vet bills has forced many to give over their pets to animal rescue organisations.  These organisations are now also struggling and encouraging those who can afford it, to adopt a rescue pet. Our cost of living crisis has now left our pets in crisis.

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Produced By: Julia Schmidt

Featured In Story: Nicki Hutley, President of the NSW Branch of the Economics Society of Australia, and

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 20 June 2023

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Nine people remain in hospital a week after a deadly bus crash in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, which claimed the lives of 10 people. 

The tragedy, which is Australias worst road accident in about three decades, has sent shock waves across the country. In the days following the crash, the Hunter Valley community was still trying to process the loss. 

Hit particularly hard is the town of Singleton, home to about 25,000 people, where a number of those who died had lived.

Chaplains are providing pastoral care at crisis centres set up in Singleton and Branxton.

David Riethmuller from the Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network speaks about this tragedy and how it has impacted the community.  

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Produced By: Aryana Mohmood

Featured In Story: David Riethmuller from the Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network, and

First aired on The Wire, Monday 19 June 2023

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Australian researchers have found that the migration of populations from major capital cities into smaller regional towns does not ease population growth pressures in major metropolitan cities.

As the cost of living skyrockets in major cities, some city dwellers are looking to escape the city for a more affordable and comfortable lifestyle in regional towns. 

The new study recommends long-term management strategies to help alleviate potential issues arising from population growth in these regional areas in order to maintain their local regional lifestyle and careful population management.

The Wires Toni Pankaluic spoke with Dr Laura Crommelin, Senior Lecturer in City Planning at the School of Built Environment at the University of New South Wales Arts, Design & Architecture to find out more

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick handed down the 8th budget of the States Labor government this week. The good news for the government was an unexpected windfall from state coal royalties, which the government used to provide cost of living relief for Queenslanders.

4ZZZ Reporters Alexis Pink and Eliza Marlow were in the budget lockup and brought us a breakdown of the measures and how it will impact Queenslanders.

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First aired on The Wire, Monday 19 June 2023

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Last weeks state budget saw the Queensland government announce a $320 million investment to assist those facing housing insecurity. 

But advocates say the five hundred new social and affordable houses promised by the state government are not nearly enough to address the current housing crisis.  

The Wires Mary-Kate Hannagan spoke to Queensland Council of Social Services CEO, Aimee McVeigh, to find out more

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Produced By: Mary-Kate Hannagan

Featured In Story: Aimee McVeigh, CEO Queensland Council of Social Services

First aired on The Wire, Monday 19 June 2023

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