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Friday 8 Dec 2017
The first same-sex weddings in Australia could take place on January 9, after the Governor General signed the bill into law.
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More than 1,000 women have come forward and 85 men have been named in Tracey Spicer's investigation into sexual misconduct in the media industry.
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Australian Taxation Office data shows more than 700 companies paid zero tax, despite a combined revenue of $500 billion.
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'The Wrap' is RN Drive's summary of the biggest stories of the week, plus some you may have missed.
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Australian rapper, poet and author, Omar Musa takes RN Drive through what's been trending in his social media feeds this week.
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Theresa Wayman and Stella Mozgawa look back over seven years on the road, and explain how they improvised a single during technical difficulties at a festival.
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Thursday 7 Dec 2017
Bridget McKenzie is now the Deputy Leader of the National Party, thanks to the dual citizenship crisis.
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After decades of campaigning, a postal survey and a marathon debate, same-sex couples can now get married in Australia.
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For 15 years, Jacqui Tomlins and her partner Sarah Nichols campaigned for same-sex marriage. They are now relieved to see change.
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The project has been refused a loan by Chinese banks.
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RN Drive sifts fact from fiction with analysis of the week's science news.
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Ben Shapiro is a former contributor to alt-right news site Breitbart. He now challenges the world view presented by his former employers.
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What happens to a mobile phone when it gets thrown away? Is the world of electronic recycling a possible goldmine? And how does that all tie into art?
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Wednesday 6 Dec 2017
The freshly sworn-in Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is accusing Labor of hypocrisy on dual citizenship.
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David Feeney and Katy Gallagher have both been referred to the High Court by Labor, but they are likely to be the last for the year.
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A website launched by Melbourne's Western Health is telling people's stories to raise funds for its most disadvantaged patients.
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Florida elementary school teacher Steven Arauz explains why he decided to become an adoptive dad.
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Is there a stigma surrounding single people wanting to adopt or foster children?
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RN Drive unpacks the week's finance news.
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The fate of the city of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious elements of the Middle East peace process.
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Part security guard, part therapist, the doormen of New York stand sentinel in front of thousands of buildings across the Big Apple.
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Tuesday 5 Dec 2017
Members of the House of Representatives have started disclosing their citizenship status and things are starting to look messy for both sides.
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The citizenship saga started with the Greens. Now they're questioning the validity of the Parliament's disclosure process.
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What's your biggest concern when it comes to letting your children go out by themselves?
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An animal attack in Sydney has re-ignited the debate over whether it's ever safe to keep dingoes as pets.
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"Today's a sad day for Indian country and all of America," says The Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez.
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Australia's consumer watchdog will begin a probe into the major tech giants to uncover their impact on traditional media.
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Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed after he turned on the Houthi tribesmen he'd aligned himself with.
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The two most recent winners of Australia's biggest poetry prize discuss their work, their influences, and the state of the art in Australia.
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Monday 4 Dec 2017
A wedding proposal, a Brit in the Senate and maybe even a Lithuanian there too. Strap in for the last sitting week of 2017.
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History was made today on the floor of the House of Representatives, but it wasn't because of any legislation that passed.
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America's most famous rodentologist joins RN Drive to talk rats in metro areas.
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There's growing opposition to the NSW Government's plan to spend $2 billion to bulldoze and rebuild two stadiums.
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A class action lawsuit has begun for thousands of people who lost their homes and businesses in the Queensland floods of 2011.
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The latest on the Football Federation of Australia's future, following its annual general meeting last week.
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New research from the World Health Organisation says one in 10 medical products are substandard or false.
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What are the unwritten rules of speech? And what is the value in saying 'ummm'?
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Friday 1 Dec 2017
The State Emergency Services say most Victorians will never have experienced anything like it.
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NSW Nationals Leader and Deputy Premier John Barilaro says Malcolm Turnbull should resign as Prime Minister.
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The allegations against them are shocking. So can we still enjoy — or even watch — their movies and TV shows?
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'The Wrap' is RN Drive's summary of the biggest stories of the week, plus some you may have missed.
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The Outback Wrangler gives his personal account of whether Bob Katter got it right and his other top picks from his social media feed this week.
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The Lemon Twigs recorded their first album, Do Hollywood, at night, after spending the days at high school.
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Thursday 30 Nov 2017
After refusing to call a Royal Commission into the banks for more than a year, Malcolm Turnbull has relented.
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Labor had been calling for a Royal Commission for 600 days, but without pressure from the Nationals would we have a Royal Commission?
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The Family Court of Australia has ruled that transgendered teenagers will no longer need to go through the courts to get hormone treatment.
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The former Captain of the North Queensland Cowboys is considered one of the greatest — if not the greatest — player Rugby League has ever seen.
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With China's expanding influence and US foreign policy on autopilot, should Australia look to the UK for a shared strategy in our region?
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RN Drive sifts fact from fiction with analysis of the week's science news.
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It's almost 30 years since the body of Scott Johnson was found at the bottom of a cliff at North Head in Sydney.
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In 2018, the Women of the World festival is teaming up with the Commonwealth Games for a series of major events across Queensland, and examining the issues affecting women in regional Australia.
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