When you pick up a product at the supermarket, you trust what's written on the label.
So, when it says an ingredient was sourced in Australia, why wouldn't you believe it?
Today, Adele Ferguson on her exclusive Four Corners investigation into the food fraud hiding in plain sight.
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Adele Ferguson, Investigative reporter at ABC’s Four Corners
Jul 27
15 min
AI has taken the grunt work out of many everyday tasks; from writing emails to planning dinner.
But are we starting to rely on AI to think for us and could it be making us dumber?
Today, Steven Shaw from the University of Pennsylvania on his research into cognitive surrender, AI and your brain.
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Steven Shaw, post-doctoral researcher at Wharton Marketing School, University of Pennsylvania and incoming associate professor at Kings College London.
Jul 26
15 min
This week, Pauline Hanson has again declared that she could become Prime Minister after the next election. But could she?
Or will her recent European tour and a string of controversial comments from immigration to domestic violence start to turn voters away?
Today, former Liberal Party strategist and Redbridge Group director Tony Barry on what voters are saying, and why Pauline Hanson is increasingly setting the political agenda.
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Tony Barry, Redbridge Group director
Jul 23
15 min
At the end of last week Elon Musk’s much-hyped SpaceX shares took a tumble just over a month after the company went public.
But what does that mean for the big AI companies and for the so-called AI bubble.
Today AI critic and host of the Better Offline podcast Ed Zitron on why he thinks it will all come crashing down.
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Ed Zitron, host of Better Offline podcast and EZ Primary Research CEO
Jul 22
15 min
Donald Trump's MOU with Iran was supposed to stop the war and then end it.
Now it's barely worth the paper it's written on. The bombing has resumed. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut. And now the conflict is spreading to the Red Sea, with the Houthis declaring a blockade on Saudi shipping.
So, is this what a forever war looks like?
Today, former US State Department Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller on the few options Donald Trump has left
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Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Middle East Negotiator at the US State Department
Jul 21
15 min
Pauline Hanson has spent the past fortnight in Europe spruiking her anti-immigration policies which have long been familiar to Australian voters.
But beyond immigration, what does One Nation actually want for the economy?
Today, ABC business and economics reporter Gareth Hutchens looks at the policies that have received far less attention and what Australia's economy could look like under One Nation.
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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter
Jul 20
15 min
For thousands of years the question of extending life or living forever has occupied minds.
But now it’s taken on a new life, from peptides, to IV drips and experimental treatments targeting the heart or kidneys, there’s a buzz around longevity.
Today, Dr Norman Swan on his Four Corners investigation into the big business and the science behind the quest to live healthier for longer.
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Dr Norman Swan, co-host of the Health Report and What’s that Rash on ABC Radio National
Jul 19
16 min
When Donald Trump went to the NATO summit in Ankara, he took one plane in and a different one out.
They were both called Air Force One, but one is 35 years old and is believed to have advanced safety features and the other was a retrofitted luxury 747 given to the US by Qatar.
Why did the US president not fly out on the newer plane that he loves so much?
New York Times journalists have received subpoenas after sources told them it was due to safety precautions related to the war with Iran.
Today, staff writer at The Atlantic, David A. Graham, on the president's planes and the latest attack on the press.
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David A. Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic
Jul 16
14 min
It was dubbed a landmark speech on how the government will deal with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and data centres.
But did Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really address the key concerns as the big tech giants move to expand their businesses and even train AI models here?
Today, Kimberlee Weatherall an expert in AI regulation from Sydney University on how proposed new laws just touch the surface.
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Kimberlee Weatherall, law professor at the University of Sydney and co-director of the Centre for AI, trust and governance
Jul 15
15 min
Telstra says its sorry for letting Australians down after last week’s nationwide outage, but how is it going compensate customers left out of pocket?
The telco will face questions in a parliamentary hearing later this week on the cause and the effects of the outage, which blocked hundreds of emergency calls and brought down payment systems and even regional trains.
Today, national consumer affairs reporter Michael Atkin on whether Telstra is going to be held to account.
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Michael Atkin, ABC national consumer affairs reporter
Jul 14
16 min
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