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ABC Australia
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.
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Jan 14, 2026 • 20min
Serious doubt emerge over hate speech laws
The Government's now facing a tough job getting its new hate speech and gun laws through parliament - the Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke speaks to AM.

Jan 13, 2026 • 20min
Trump tells Iranians 'help on way'
Donald Trump is urging Iranians to keep protesting as the theocracy escalates its brutal crackdown.

Jan 12, 2026 • 19min
Pushback over new hate speech laws
Pushback from the Opposition and Independents as the Government tries to get new hate speech and gun control reforms through parliament.

Jan 11, 2026 • 20min
Blazes rage across Victoria
Fire crews battling huge bushfire fronts across Victoria as scorching temperatures and strong winds fuel some of the worst conditions seen since the 2009 Black Saturday fires.

Jan 8, 2026 • 19min
Jewish community welcomes Royal Commission announcement
Jewish community leaders welcome the Prime Minister's decision to call a national Royal Commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion.

Jan 7, 2026 • 20min
Tanker seizures cause international tensions
Better than expected inflation figures arrive but economist are warning interest rate hikes might still come this year.

Jan 6, 2026 • 19min
Is the PM set to call a Royal Commission?
Is the Prime Minister on the brink of calling a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack?

Jan 5, 2026 • 20min
Maduro declares he's still President
Nicolas Maduro and his wife plead not guilty to narco trafficking charges with the deposed leader defiantly declaring he's still President of Venezuela.

Jan 4, 2026 • 20min
Maduro in jail as Trump warns new leader
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sits in a New York prison cell as Donald Trump warns the country's new leaders to co-operate.

Jan 1, 2026 • 19min
Dozens dead and more than a hundred people injured in a fire in Swiss Alps
At least forty people have died in a fire at a New Years Eve party in the Swiss alps, and an Australian is among the injured.


