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Program: The World Today

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.

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Schools closed over asbestos in play sand

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has kept the Liberals together by dumping net zero but faces criticism on the apparent contradiction of sticking with the Paris Agreement.

Published: YesterdayFri 14 Nov 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 27 seconds

What's next for the Liberals after net zero decision?

Ley Tehan Ruston Duniam group climate shot

Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds

Schools close after asbestos sand

Pink sand in a dish with a spoon.

Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds

Is the UAE involved in Sudan's war?

A group of men in camouflaged military gear raise their fists triumphantly outside a large building.

Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

Neo-Nazi group make plans for political party

a groupd of about sixty people from the National Socialist Network dressed in black at a rally outside parliament house sydney

Duration: 3 minutes 28 seconds

Dodgy sales tactics to look out for this Black Friday

A woman with beige headphones and a tote bag walks past a shop window advertising 50 per cent off.

Duration: 4 minutes 23 seconds

Blue Origin launches Mars mission

A tall thin rocket takes off from launch pad, vertically, against a blue sky.

Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds

Liberals decide to dump net zero target

Liberal shadow ministers have opted to drop the net zero by 2050 target, as widely expected.

Published: ThuThu 13 Nov 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds

Liberals meet to discuss net zero policy

The Federal Liberals gather to discuss their policy for net zero by 2050.

Published: WedWed 12 Nov 2025 at 1:30amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 34 seconds

Former PMs reflect on 'The Dismissal'

Both side of politics reflect on the extraordinary drama of the 1975 Dismissal on today's 50th anniversary.

Published: TueTue 11 Nov 2025 at 1:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 42 seconds

Tributes flow for broadcaster John Laws

Australia's longest serving broadcaster, John Laws, is being remembered as the NSW premier considers a state funeral.

Published: MonMon 10 Nov 2025 at 1:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 37 seconds

Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire?

Telsa shareholders put Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first trillionaire, if he can meet aggressive targets.

Published: 7 Nov 2025Fri 7 Nov 2025 at 1:30amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 30 seconds

Democrats rally with Mamdani win

Does New York mayor elect Zohran Mamdani's win, together with a string of other Democrat victories, signal a fight back against the Trump Whitehouse?

Published: 6 Nov 2025Thu 6 Nov 2025 at 1:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 36 seconds

Battling Australia's espionage threats

At least three nations 'willing to kill' on Australian soil, Australia's spy chief says.

Published: 5 Nov 2025Wed 5 Nov 2025 at 1:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 24 seconds

Labor unveils free power plan

Labor moves on energy prices with the offer of free a power window, meanwhile the Coalition ties itself in knots over net-zero by 2050.

Published: 4 Nov 2025Tue 4 Nov 2025 at 1:30amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 29 seconds

Divide over Nationals' Net-Zero decision

The Nationals Party ditches net-zero by 2050, placing the Coalition's future in-doubt; Optus executives face a grilling over Triple-Zero failures.

Published: 3 Nov 2025Mon 3 Nov 2025 at 1:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds

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