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How Ursula von der Leyen became one of the most powerful women in the world

A former musician who was once forced to go into hiding from terrorists, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's path to power has been an incredible journey.

Von der Leyen can be seen in focus in between soldiers

Source: ABC RNTopic: World Politics

Surviving the extreme heat this summer

El Nino has begun, meaning a hotter and drier summer is likely across Australia. Emma Bacon explains who the heat will hit the hardest and how best to prepare.

An aerial view of hundreds of houses spread across green lands

Duration: 13 minutes 32 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Weather

A new 'highly mutated' COVID variant has landed in Australia

A new COVID variant nicknamed 'Pirola' has been detected in Australia after sparking a sped-up vaccination program in the United Kingdom.

An illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle showing the protruding spike proteins on the virus's surface.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: COVID-19

Editor's Choice

What happens to your body during a heatwave?

We know the impact hot weather can have on the environment, but what does it do to your body?

Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Health

Rural communities anxious as NSW government spruiks new mining opportunities

The NSW government is canvassing a new strategy that will encourage mineral mining and promote investment. Communities are worried it will leave them in the dust.

Boy and woman smiling at camera while standing in front of a ute

Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

Source: 7.30Topic: Mining and Metals Industry

High fire danger persists, but cooler conditions expected

Cooler conditions are expected to deliver reprieve to much of NSW today, as heatwave conditions begin to ease. But the fire danger remains high in northern parts of the state.

Warm and windy conditions on Friday fanned blazes on the NSW Mid North Coast

Duration: 5 minutes 5 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Bushfire

Emotional reunion as dog lost in bush after car crash returns to injured owner

Three months after a serious car accident separated Jane Errey and her dog Clancy, the pair have been reunited in an emotional homecoming.

A woman pats a dog while kneeling on green grass

Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Animals

Worried you won't find cheap mangoes this summer? Here's some other tropical fruit you can buy

The much-loved summer staple Bowen mangoes won't be overflowing on supermarket shelves this summer. So, without as many mangoes on the market, what else will be in store?

Close up shot of the translucent, succulent flesh of a freshly peeled lychee

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Fruit

Arts Week

Australians attending fewer arts events and festivals as prices rise

A national survey has found Australians are attending fewer arts events, but more people believe things like concerts and festivals can improve their wellbeing.

A crowd of people dance in the foreground, in front of a pavillion in the background.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Cost of Living

How this public school boosted academic performance with music

This music program for kids as young as six is proven to boost literacy, numeracy and attitude to schooling — and it may be coming to a public school near you.

A primary school aged white girl in a green and yellow uniform smiles excitedly while seated holding a cello.

Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Education

Feel-good fiction

Literary fiction is good at the hard stuff — grief, pain and conflict — but what about books that make you feel good? Hear authors talk about the radical act of writing optimistic fiction.

Photo of rainbow coloured manhole with winking smiley face.

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Books (Literature)

Australian film star to take lead role in stage production of bestselling novel

Australian film star Tilda Cobham-Hervey is set to end a seven-year break from the stage, confident her role in an adaption of an international bestselling novel will wow audiences.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Performing Arts

Moments in History

How Ron Barassi changed Aussie Rules football

Aside from his brilliant footballing ability as a player and coach, Ronald Dale Barassi played a role in several of the key changes for the better in Australian football.

AFL legend Ron Barassi looks over a chessboard with figures of AFL players as the pieces.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

Historic morgue seeking 'imaginative reinvention' for cultural precinct. Autopsy table included

A South Australian council has hopes to inject new life into its 140-year-old morgue, which comes complete with its original autopsy table.

A small 1880s stone building with dilapidated wooden shutters

Source: ABC South East SATopic: Regional Development and Planning

The buried tea chests

When two tea chests were discovered under the floorboards of an old Sydney home, their contents uncovered a world of secrets, silences, and shame.

Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: History

Medusa was a terrifying monster. She might also be a feminist icon

Many mythical female monsters were created to scare women and children into submission. Today they could have a very different meaning.

Two women take a selfie in front of a statue of a woman with snakes for hair

Source: ABC RNTopic: Women

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