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The World Today

ABC Australia

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

50 episodes

Climate talks underway in the Pacific 5 Oct 2026 · 26 min Australia's climate leadership is under the spotlight at the pre-COP summit in Fiji.

Attempted plane hijacking motive unclear 2 Oct 2026 · 25 min Israel's Prime claims the pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack a flight bound for Tel Aviv had been radicalised but officials say the motive is yet to be determined.

Investigations underway after attempted flight hijacking 1 Oct 2026 · 26 min A mid-air miracle after passengers and crew safely landed an Israel-bound plane after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed another and attempted to crash the plane.

Inflation jumps after RBA rate rise 30 Sept 2026 · 25 min The political fight heats up over inflation as borrowers and renters brace for the higher interest rate hit.

Australia waits for RBA rates decision 29 Sept 2026 · 25 min All eyes are on the Reserve Bank which is widely expected to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year.

Australians brace for more rates pain 28 Sept 2026 · 25 min The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Australia's pitch for unity to the UN 25 Sept 2026 · 25 min Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for greater unity in the face of mounting challenges, in a speech to the United Nations.

Open AI's Medicare hack 'deeply concerning' 24 Sept 2026 · 25 min Australia's Medicare system hacked, in a concerning AI breach.

Families urge Australia not to forget Nepal flood victims 23 Sept 2026 · 25 min The families are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for more support for search efforts.

AI high on the agenda at UN 22 Sept 2026 · 25 min Anthony Albanese and more than 20 world leaders at the UN warn of the need for global guardrails for AI.

Population estimated to reach 40 million by 2066 21 Sept 2026 · 26 min Australia launches campaign for two-year seat on UN Security Council - Finland is the only competition so far.

Can Labor win the immigration argument? 18 Sept 2026 · 25 min There's been support and pushback to a raft of migration reforms announced by Labor - with cuts targeting students, backpackers and visa overstayers.

Labor's plan to cut migration 17 Sept 2026 · 25 min Tougher temporary visa rules and a cut to net overseas arrivals are part of Labor's long-awaited migration policy announced today.

Oil crisis deepens as fighting spreads across Middle East 16 Sept 2026 · 26 min Warnings for motorists to brace for long-term pain at the petrol pump, as the world's oil crisis takes a turn for the worse.

Is AI a race to win or a race to extinction? 15 Sept 2026 · 25 min US President Donald Trump calls the growing chorus of concern from AI insiders a 'sick conspiracy'.

One Nation's migration policy divides 14 Sept 2026 · 25 min The party would slash the number of migrant places by more than 750,000.

September 11 survivor reflects 25 years on 11 Sept 2026 · 25 min Sydney man James Dorney was working in the south tower of World Trade Centre. From his office on the 92nd floor, he watched in-horror as the first plane exploded into the north to…

Labor's laws to tackle illicit tobacco 10 Sept 2026 · 25 min The Federal Government says new laws will help prosecute those involved in the illicit tobacco trade

Digital Duty of Care laws labelled free speech threat 9 Sept 2026 · 26 min The Opposition has accused the federal government of an attack on free speech, as Labor reveals the details of its proposed laws to regulate dangerous and addictive content on soc…

Murder trial of slain Perth brothers begins in Mexico 8 Sept 2026 · 26 min The parents of the men have spoken as the trial gets underway, amid tight security.

One Nation reveals superannuation policy 7 Sept 2026 · 25 min One Nation proposes early access to superannuation to pay for rent or a mortgage

UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño 4 Sept 2026 · 25 min Experts say the world is facing a "super-sized" El Niño event -- that could be the strongest in more than 70 years.

Economists issue warning over productivity 3 Sept 2026 · 26 min The national debt helpline has just recorded the highest number of calls for the month of August ever.

More Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet 2 Sept 2026 · 25 min Five Australians are found safe and 38 still missing in the Himalayas disaster which had claimed more than a thousand lives.

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels 1 Sept 2026 · 26 min The search for survivors in hydro tunnels in Nepal continues as the Australian government sends aid.

Nepal tunnel rescue efforts intensify 31 Aug 2026 · 26 min 43 Aussies are still missing in Nepal after destructive floods, as rescuers race to free hundreds trapped inside hydropower tunnels.

Desperate search for survivors in Nepal 28 Aug 2026 · 26 min The latest on the desperate search for those missing after catastrophic flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border;

Nepal landslide 'disaster of epic proportions' 27 Aug 2026 · 26 min Hundreds have been killed, including dozens of international travellers drawn to Nepal's mountainous scenic beauty.

Inflation slightly down at 3.5 per cent 26 Aug 2026 · 26 min Inflation has cooled slightly in new figures, which show prices rose 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to July

US fires a warning for Australia's summer as El Niño looms 25 Aug 2026 · 26 min In what could be a warning for the coming Australian summer, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes as wildfire rips through parts of Nevada.