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AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs podcast. With key political interviews and stories about the Australian way of life, AM sets the agenda for the nation’s daily news and current affairs coverage.
Episodes
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Gambling reform stalemate
Labor back-benchers are joining voices from across the Federal Parliament calling for the Government to do more to crack down on gambling companies
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Don't deter skilled migration: business lobby
Business groups warning the Government not to make it harder to attract skilled workers through an immigration crackdown.
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NAPLAN results shock educators
NAPLAN results reveal hundreds of thousands of students struggling with literacy and numeracy.
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Drug revelations fuel calls for gambling crackdown
Calls for a crackdown on betting companies after revelations drugs and escorts were supplied to problem gamblers.
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Fuel prices set to rise
How rising fuel prices are driving record numbers of Australians to electric vehicles.
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Quake recovery efforts hampered by heat in Japan
Evacuees from a devastating earthquake in Japan's south are contending with searing heat and aftershocks, as rescue and relief efforts enter a third day.
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Australian facing death penalty in Syria
The ABC reveals the case of a Gold Coast man locked up in a Syrian jail facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering another Australian.
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Royal Commission could expose building industry secrets
What secrets might a Royal Commission into the Victorian building industry corruption expose?
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Government announces plans for new oil refinery
Plans to build Australia's first new oil refinery since the 1960s.
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Victorian Premier faces leadership challenge
AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program.
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Oil prices jump amid worsening Middle East war
Oil prices have jumped back up to more than 100 U-S dollars a barrel, after the Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
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Is Australia building enough affordable housing?
Have we got the right plan to build enough affordable housing for future generations?
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One Nation's campaign to capture regional Australia
How One Nation is working quietly to build support across regional Australia.
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Burnham takes office as UK PM
Andy Burnham takes office as UK Prime Minister promising big changes.
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US strikes back after deadly attack
The US strikes back after Iran kills two of its personnel in a missile strike in Jordan.
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Families seek justice over Lao poisoning
Charges to be laid over a methanol poisoning event in Laos where two Australian teenagers died but will their families actually get the justice they're looking…
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Cyberattack hits GP centres
The sensitive medical information of thousands at risk as a major cyber attack hits a GP network across the country.
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Trump reverses course of Hormuz fee
Donald Trump drops a proposed fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz but he seems serious about a naval blockade on Iran as fears of a renewed conflict…
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Trump resumes Hormuz blockade
The US resumes a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, this time Donald Trump's charging a fee for other ships to get through the troubled region.
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Conflicting reports whether Strait of Hormuz is open
The US launches its fiercest attacks on Iran in weeks as conflicting reports emerge whether Iran has managed to cut-off the Strait of Hormuz.
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US Iran ceasefire under further strain
The US and Iran have exchanged fire for a second day, deepening hostilities and uncertainty over the future of the tenuous ceasefire between the two nations.
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Should heads roll at Telstra?
AM speaks to the Communications Minister Anika Wells about the nationwide failure of Telstra's mobile service.
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ISIS bride facing allegations of abusing Yazidi woman
The last known Australian ISIS Bride who's returning to Australia is facing allegations a Yazidi girl was enslaved, beaten and raped in her home.
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Soccer world stunned with Trump interference
The soccer world stunned and outraged with Donald Trump admitting he personally intervened to get a match ban lifted on a star player in the US World Cup team.
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Millions mourn Ayatollah Khamenei
Anthony Albanese inking a major new treaty with Fiji as he kicks off a frenetic week of regional diplomacy.
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Pressure on Government to strengthen gambling laws
Anti-gambling advocates are hopeful a lengthy inquiry into the federal government's legislation to restrict advertising will put more pressure on Labor to…
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Interest rate pain worse than 1980s
Young Australians face a higher interest rate repayment burden than their parents did in the late 1980s.
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Housing values continue to drop
The biggest monthly fall in housing values since 2022 with high interest rates keeping conditions soft in the months ahead.
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Homelessness fears as rent subsidy goes
Fears thousands of vulnerable Australians could be pushed onto the streets as a national rental affordability scheme winds up.
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Death toll from devastating quake expected to rise
As rescue efforts continue in Venezuela, there are fears the earthquake death toll could rise into the hundreds or even thousands.
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Last ISIS Bride given permission to return to Australia
The last so-called ISIS Bride granted permission to return to Australia
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Will voters buy Labor's tax changes?
Labor strikes a deal with the Greens to get its controversial property tax changes passed but now comes the real test - will voters buy it?
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Andy Burnham firming up as next British PM
Sir Keir Starmer announces his resignation with Andy Burnham looking likely to be the UK's seventh Prime Minister in a decade.
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Trump threats jeopardise US-Iran negotiations
Threatening comments from Donald Trump jeopardising US-Iran negotiations underway in Switzerland.
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US and Iran reach ceasefire
A ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran is officially in effect, with the US confirming its naval blockade of Iranian ports has now…
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Voters react to Hanson's vision for Australia
How have voters reacted to Pauline Hanson's vision for Australia?
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Trump and Netanyahu clash over Iran agreement
Further strain between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel says it's yet to see details of a ceasefire agreement with Iran.
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Lebanon conflict threatens ceasefire deal
Could Israel's offensive in Lebanon jeopardise Donald Trump's deal to end conflict with Iran?
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Calls for a shark cull after swimmer bitten
Calls for a cull after a shark bites an ocean swimmer at a popular Sydney Beach leaving her with life threatening injuries.
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UK Defence Minister quits
Defence Minister Richard Marles's visit to the UK has been thrown off course, after his British counterpart resigned, just hours before they were due to meet.
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Trump vows response after helicopter downed
Donald Trump blames Iran for the downing of a US helicopter.
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Fighting paused after major escalation
Israel and Iran agree to pause attacks in the middle east but both sides warn their fingers remain poised on the trigger..
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Tributes for renowned cancer specialist Richard Scolyer
Hundreds of Australians recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list, as tributes are paid for Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer…
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Government trying to convince Greens to pass tax reforms
The Federal Government is hopeful of avoiding a lengthy Senate inquiry on its proposed tax reforms and is in talks with the Greens, trying to convince them to…
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US proposes slavery tariff on Australian exports
The Trump administration threatens a new tariff on Australia and a host of other countries for allegedly failing to prevent slavery in export supply chains, a…
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More attacks as war continues in Lebanon
Fighting continues in the Middle East despite Donald Trump's assurances he's persuaded Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters to cease hostilities.
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Tough times for property market
Tough times for Australia's property market as interest rates and tax changes cause a significant slowdown.
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US-Iran possible ceasefire extension
Negotiating teams for the US and Iran have reportedly agreed to a proposal to extend a ceasefire for 60 days and start talks on Iran's nuclear program.
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Inflation eases but are rate hikes still likely?
Headline inflation is easing but is it too early to relax about further interest rate hikes?
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Security agencies investigating ISIS families
More women and children linked to Islamic State return to Australia.
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Electricity prices set to drop
Good news for families with electricity prices likely to fall across the eastern states but is the situation in the Middle East still a concern?
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Iranians defiant amid Trump's threats
Donald Trump says he won't be rushed into a peace deal as Iranians stand firm against the President's threats.
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IS-linked women and children heading for Australia
Another group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State has left a camp in north eastern Syria for the families of killed and jailed IS-fighters.
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Indigenous leaders' concern over diphtheria outbreak
Indigenous leaders call for help as a highly contagious diphtheria outbreak ravages their communities.
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Pressure rising on government over tax changes
Entrepreneurs and small business owners warning tax changes will stifle innovation and drive capital investment out of Australia.
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Domestic violence again in spotlight
Australia's domestic violence problem again in the spotlight after the brutal deaths of a woman and her two children in Sydney.
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Australians urged to buy local goods
The Government says thousands of jobs can be created if we simply choose to buy locally made products.