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Thursday 21 Sep 2017
The AFL has been criticised for weighing into the same-sex marriage debate, but Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended their right to do so.
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Under cross-examination in the High Court, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts has given his explanation about what he did to determine his possible dual citizenship before last year's federal election.
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For many vegans and vegetarians, the search for an adequate meat substitute can be a life-long pursuit.
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The Federal Government has issued a proposed compulsory recall notice of all vehicles with faulty Takata airbags.
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Nearly 1,300 marine scientists have expressed their concerns about the Government's proposed changes to marine parks.
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RN Drive's Research Filter sifts through some of the most interesting science news of the week, and sorts fact from fiction.
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A Buddhist mob has attacked a Red Cross boat carrying aid to Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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David Astle and Jane Clifton explore the pundamentals of wordplay.
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Wednesday 20 Sep 2017
Australia's consumer watchdog is investigating why our energy bills are so high.
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Around 50 refugees will move to the US as part of the Turnbull Government's resettlement deal.
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Australia's women's football team the Matildas have continued their winning streak with a 3-2 win against Brazil.
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An earthquake has brought down dozens of buildings and killed hundreds of people in central Mexico.
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The UK Prime Minister wants Facebook and Twitter to remove extremist content within two hours of them being posted.
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ABC's Auskar Surbakti takes RN Drive through the latest news in business and economics.
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Hurricane Maria's devastation has left "mind-boggling damage" according to the Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
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Greta Scacci steps away from the camera in her latest Australian role, as ambassador for the Italian film festival.
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Tuesday 19 Sep 2017
Could the hefty price tag to keep Liddell open prevent it from ever happening?
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John Howard's former communications adviser talks about the same-sex marriage campaigns.
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Among those campaigning for a 'no' vote in the same-sex marriage postal survey are a small number of people who identify as LGBTIQ themselves.
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Giant sea snails will be sent in to eat up the pesky crown-of-thorns starfish, which eats coral on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Connie Johnson founded the Love Your Sister charity to raise money and awareness around cancer with her brother's help.
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New data shows the number of Australians struggling to pay their mortgages is at a five-year high.
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For the first time, researchers have managed to capture light waves and slow them down — by turning them into high-pitched sound waves and then storing them on a tiny micro-chip.
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Myanmar's State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi didn't address the charges of ethnic cleansing; instead she downplayed the violence.
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Creating a thoughtful and meaningful funeral
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Monday 18 Sep 2017
Government Senator Matt Canavan says voting 'yes' in the same sex marriage survey will reduce religious freedoms, including in schools.
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North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and climate change are all high on the agenda.
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Nicole Kidman won an Emmy for her performance in Big Little Lies, and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made a guest appearance.
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Could the problems with the postal process really affect the result of the survey?
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The Premier Daniel Andrews says the changes will give Victoria the toughest donation laws in the country.
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Ken Hinkley says he will continue to coach Port Adelaide next year, after speculation he was looking to take up the vacant coaching job with the Gold Coast Suns.
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Angela Merkel is seeking a fourth term as German Chancellor in the upcoming federal election.
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In a new book, edited by Jane Caro, high-profile Australian women share the stories that are hardest for them to talk about, including overcoming the experience and stigma of sexual violence.
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Friday 15 Sep 2017
Kim Jong Un is the aggressive, enigmatic and all powerful leader of North Korea who has ruled his socialist fiefdom with unflinching savagery.
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Hillary Clinton's analysis of the failure of her presidential bid hasn't been met with great enthusiasm.
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In the first instalment of a new Action Comics series Superman defends a group of undocumented immigrants from an armed attacker.
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Memory loss is a major symptom of Alzheimer's disease, but is it a helpful focus? Dementia expert Steven Sabat thinks we need to shift our thinking.
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'The Wrap' is RN Drive's summary of the biggest stories of the week, plus some you may have missed.
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Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen takes RN Drive through her favourite social media picks from the week.
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Melbourne musician Yeo is back, with a new album and a slew of new singles.
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Thursday 14 Sep 2017
The biggest reform to the Australian media landscape in two decades will allow fewer companies to own more outlets.
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An Aboriginal group in Tasmania says a state government plan to reopen drive tracks that run through the Tarkine would see areas of significant cultural and historical value destroyed.
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Roald Dahl's widow says her late husband originally wrote the main character in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as a black boy.
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The landscape of Australian media could be about to change, with the path now cleared for takeovers in TV, radio, print and online.
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What is it like to be LGBTI person living through homelessness?
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Are artificial sweeteners actually healthy or can they give you diabetes?
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Halimah Yacob was the only candidate left standing at the end of a process which filtered eligibility based on ethnicity and business credentials.
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Take a closer look at the colourful and surprising world of bugs.
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Wednesday 13 Sep 2017
Has internal division over energy policy inside the Coalition caused the Government to drift away from the Finkel recommendations?
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London's water authorities are working against the clock to dissolve a massive blob of hardened waste that's blocking a section of the city's sewer system.
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Nigel Hadgkiss is paid over $400,000 to understand workplace laws, so how did he breach them?
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The same sex marriage survey now looks a little bit more like an election.
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The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics say Australians are paying much more for some essentials, and they're taking on more debt.
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A non-governmental organisation in India is hoping to change the way women are represented in news reports about sexual and other forms of assault.
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A report launched by the Australia Tibet Council is calling for an independent investigation into China's attempt to influence policy and decision making in Australia.
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How is the Australian accent changing? And why is it so consistent across the country?
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