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How the 'carbon club' stymied action on climate change

A shadowy group of business leaders, politicians, and climate change sceptics has worked together to undermine climate science, says investigative journalist Marian Wilkinson

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Duration: 59 minutes 51 seconds

Source: ABC Radio National/Topic: Climate Change

Reputation Rehab – Series 1 Episode 1 Nick Kyrgios

If you're labelled a "bad boy", can you ever shake it? We find out by confronting journalists, training with sport industry experts and finally meeting the real person behind the headlines: Nick Kyrgios.

Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: COMEDY

For a brief moment this week, it looked like voters were considering a highly unusual decision

If voters in traditionally red states like Arizona, Georgia and Texas turn blue, it could deliver Joe Biden a landslide victory over Donald Trump.

Voters stand in voting booths while casting ballots in the New Hampshire primary

Source: ABC News/Topic: US Elections

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How the US Senate could change everything

Arguably the next most important contest after the one for the White House is the race to decide which party has control of the Senate.

Amy Coney Barrett takes an oath with her hand raised
Duration: 12 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC Radio/Topic: US Elections

A gap year on steroids: 300 years ago, these 'Grand Tours' were a rite of passage for the super-rich

The Grand Tour was a rite of passage for elite young Englishmen with virtually unlimited money to burn — and their hedonistic adventures shaped how we view travel today.

A colourful painting depicts a group of men in a large museum, surrounded by portraits of Rome and ancient statues.

Source: ABC Radio National/Topic: History

Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Always makes politics of abortion personal

Two girls travel from small-town Pennsylvania to New York City in a quietly desperate act of 'abortion tourism', in Eliza Hittman's award-winning film.

Close up of films main character, Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) wearing a yellow hoodie.

Source: ABC Arts/Topic: Film (Movies)

Midnight Oil's statement from the heart

Midnight Oil's new record features collaborations with an amazing collection of First Nations artists and includes a reading of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Five men (midnight oil) standing on a red dirt road. The road and shrubs to the side stretch to the horizon behind them
Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC Radio National/Topic: Music

Australia's chance to avoid COVID-19 vaccine 'disaster'

The majority of Australians are ready and willing to take a COVID-19 jab. But as the search for the vaccine ramps up, a survey conducted by the ABC finds others are not as convinced.

A woman with glasses near a bookcase.

Source: ABC News/Topic: COVID-19

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ABC Drama

The Heights – Series 2 Episode 2

The Murphys fight for Patch after he's removed by Child Services. Ash strives to become his own boss and Amira's birthday forces Mich and Sabine to paste over their post-kiss awkwardness.
Duration: 26 minutes 56 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: DRAMA

High Fidelity – Series 1 Episode 1 Top Five Heartbreaks

After a first date and hookup gone wrong with nice guy, Clyde, record store owner, Rob Brooks, goes into an emotional tailspin in which she recounts the ups and downs of her All-Time Top Five Most Memorable Heartbreaks.
Duration: 32 minutes 43 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: COMEDY

The Capture – Series 1 Episode 1

When a British soldier is charged with a crime, the tenacious young detective handling his case begins to uncover a multi-layered conspiracy.
Duration: 55 minutes 35 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: DRAMA

Van der Valk – Series 1 Episode 1 Love in Amsterdam

Set against the backdrop of impending elections, Piet Van der Valk investigates the mysterious deaths of two innocents with no connection to each other. It's a puzzle that leads him into the world of art and politics.
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 40 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: DRAMA

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Moments in History

Robert McFarlane: The Still Point

Highlighting over 50 years of work from Australia's world class and pioneering documentary photographer, Robert McFarlane.

Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: DOCUMENTARY

The unofficial history of Gaslight Music

Melbourne music nerds and novices would flock to the top of Bourke St for rare music and kindred spirits. Listen to stories of wacky competitions, wild in-stores and nude day.

Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC Radio Melbourne/Topic: Music

'The most wonderful thing:' Town moves to preserve epic war memorial

In an effort to preserve part of a rural community's history, professional art conservators restore a giant mural at the local war memorial hall.

An image of an Australian nurse that forms part of Robert Doyle’s mural in Yuleba, west of Brisbane.

Source: ABC Southern Qld/Topic: Contemporary Art

Fashion in Jane Austen's time

In her novels, Jane Austen says very little about what her characters are wearing. But in reality, the clothes of Austen's gentry would say so much about them and their times.

Jane Austen sits for a portrait wearing a regency period dress and hat. One arm is propped up and rests on the arm of a chair.
Duration: 15 minutes 13 seconds

Source: ABC Radio National/Topic: Fashion

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