RN Drive
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Religion and Ethics with Scott Stephens
After many years of saying he didn't support gay marriage, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has come out and said he has changed his mind.
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Are Coalition-supporting editors skewing the news?
A survey of 605 journalists around the country has suggested that while the majority of journalists are left-leaning, most editors would vote for the Coalition.
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ICAC decision in July
After 6 months of evidence and hundreds of witnesses, the corruption inquiry into two former New South Wales Labor ministers has wound up with a decision expected in July.
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Tornado hits Oklahoma City
Rescuers using dogs are continuing to search for survivors after a 3.2 kilometre wide tornado, carrying winds of up to 320 kilometres per hour devastated homes across several suburbs.
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Has Vogue kept its promise to promote a healthier body...
It's exactly one year since Vogue Australia signed a pledge to encourage a healthier approach to body image.
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Imran Khan being sued for defamation
The leader of Pakistan's P-T-I party, Imran Khan is being sued for defamation, after he accused the head of a rival political party of killing one of his senior political colleagues Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was shot outside her home at the weekend.
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Western fashion labels to improve worker safety in...
It's four weeks since that devastating building collapse in Bangladesh, from which an amazing story of survival emerged but lots more stories of death and injury.
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Sport with Gerard Whateley
Gerard Whateley spoke to RN Drive about a failed sponsorship deal between controversial bookmaker Tom Waterhouse and the National Rugby League.
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Politics panel: Arthur Sinodinos and Andrew Leigh
With 17 weeks to polling day, both sides of politics are assessing voter reaction to last week's federal budget and to the Opposition's budget reply. Polls have revealed strong voter support for axing the baby bonus.
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Police pour cold water over Tasmania's naked swim
A naked swim due to take place as part of the Tasmanian Museum of Old and New Art's Darkest Night winter arts festival has been cancelled after police advised it would be illegal.
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Melbourne's Archbishop gives evidence at abuse inquiry
Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into child sexual abuse has resumed with the Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart -- the state's most senior Catholic - giving evidence.
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Australian illicit drug trade soars
Australia is increasingly a target market for the international illicit drug trade, according to a new report from the Australian Crime Commission.
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Sport with Greg O'Mahoney
Highlights and previews from the world of sport with Greg O'Mahoney.
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Unwatchable TV
Kara Kidman reviews television not currently broadcast on Australian television.
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Question Time on RN Drive
Join Julian Morrow on Friday night at 7pm for ABC Radio National Drive’s Question Time, the thinking person’s news quiz.
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Bluffers Guide to Great Expectations
Our bluffer-in-residence talks through faking your way through Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.
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Daft Punk in Wee Waa
In what has to be a first for any rural town in Australia, one of the world's most famous bands Daft Punk has decided to launch their new album " random access memories ", at the Wee Waa show in New South Wales.
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Twitterati: Mariette DiChristina
To find out about the latest happenings in the twittersphere, RN Drive was joined by Mariette DiChristina, Editor in Chief and Senior VP, Scientific American.
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Who really speaks for Syria
One of the more grisly finds on Twitter and Facebook this week was the horrific video footage of a Syrian rebel commander eating the heart of a dead government soldier.
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Australia's internet censorship
There's growing concern government bodies are using section 313 of the telecommunications act as a form of internet censorship.
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Surge in illicit drug use in the AFL
There has been a 400 per cent increase in the number of AFL players testing positive for illicit drugs.
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NAPLAN testing in remote Australia
More than a million students are in the midst of NAPLAN national standardized testing for children in grades 3, 5 7 and 9.
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The ethics of cloning
Scientists in the US claim to have used a human skin cell to create a cloned human embryo from which embryonic stem cells could be taken.
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Passport: Micheal Brosowski on working with Vietnamese...
Michael Brosowski, runs the Blue Dragon Children Foundation in Vietnam, which rescues children from the sex trade.
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Cannes 2013: Lights, cameras, Gatsby
The Cannes Film Festival has opened and this year there is a strong Australian presence.
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Budget reply 2013
The Opposition Leader delivers his budget reply speech tonight, under pressure from the government to reveal full details of his spending and savings plans. The Coalition has already promised to back the Government's DisabilityCare scheme and to repeal the mining and carbon taxes.
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Historyonics: Women's suffrage
About 100 years from now, what do you think a political banner would tell us about contemporary politics and society?
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AFL stars back anti-homophobia campaign
Homophobia in sport is being tackled head-on by some of the AFL's biggest names.
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Builders in Belize bulldoze ancient Mayan temple
A construction company in Belize has destroyed one of the country's largest Mayan pyramids.
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Shadow Finance Minister's post budget response
Twenty-four hours after the Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan handed down his sixth budget, the government was doing all it could to convince sceptical voters that this is a budget in the national interest and invests in the big reforms for the country's future.
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Research Filter: Alligator teeth, the Roman plague and...
Research Filter puts some of major science news of the week under the microscope. Could American alligators hold the key to re-growing human teeth? Was the plague really responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire? And, is living near a busy road bad for your kidneys?
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Business and Economics: Market vs Face value debt
Treasurer Wayne Swan has accused his Opposition counterpart Joe Hockey of fiscal fear mongering.
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Could the deadly Coronavirus reach Australia?
A deadly new virus, related to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) has emerged in a handful of countries.
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Reports suggests scaling back ASIO's powers
Australia's intelligence agency may have its powers to combat terrorism scaled back, based on recommendations in two separate reports tabled yesterday.
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Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong reflects on the...
After the budget, the big sell continues with both the government and Opposition promoting their particular lines on the budget.
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Budget 2013
Treasurer Wayne Swan has handed down his sixth budget, spelling out a decade's worth of cuts to pay for the promised Gonski education reforms and a national disability care scheme. Among its cuts, the government has axed the baby bonus. But Mr Swan says the budget will come back to surplus in 2016-17.
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Religion and ethics: The moral foundations of foreign aid
As the nation counts down the minutes to the budget announcement, RN Drive takes a philosophical look behind the decisions being made.
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David Cameron and the in-out EU referendum
The UK Conservative Party is about to publish a draft parliamentary bill legislating for a 2017 referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
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Angelina Jolie opts for a preventative double mastectomy
The Oscar Award-winning actor Angelina Jolie has undergone a preventative double mastectomy.
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Using edible insects to combat hunger and obesity
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) wants us to consider eating more bugs.
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NT Chief Minister wants more neglected Aboriginal...
The Northern Territory's Chief Minister, Adam Giles, says a fear of the Stolen Generation is stopping the adoption of neglected Aboriginal children.
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The trials of registering a political party
As with any federal election, the door is open for new political parties to emerge.
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Showtime: Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget
Just hours before the release of its latest budget, it was reported the Federal Government would abolish the baby bonus.
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Kava noted as anxiety treatment
Many people might be well acquainted with the recreational and ceremonial plant - kava, especially if you've travelled through the Pacific.
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Limits on tickets for the 2015 Gallipoli Dawn Service
Getting to the centenary Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli Cove in 2015 might be harder than you think.
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Over 30 minor parties contest the federal election
You'd be forgiven for thinking this year's elections will be all about the Liberals and Labor, but, actually there are at least 30 other parties to vote for.
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The Opposition and its Little Book of Labor Waste
The Opposition has launched a little red book of what it describes as wasteful spending by the Federal Government.
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Sport: Racing cheats, Ferguson's retirement, and soccer...
RN Drive looks at the major sports stories making headlines, including Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, the latest racing inquiry and soccer racism in Italy.
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Politics: Critics attack Swan budget
As Treasurer Wayne Swan prepares to hand down his budget, it's already under attack. The welfare sector is disappointed the budget won't boost the Newstart allowance, while aid agencies are unhappy the government won't meet its targets for increasing foreign aid spending.
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Charting Australia's dipping dollar
The Australian dollar again fell below the 100 US cents mark today, and there are concerns it will keep dipping to an eleven month low.
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Charges laid over More Joyous scandal
Unexpected developments today in racing's scandal laced More Joyous affair.
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Budget pain ahead
Federal politicians have arrived back in Canberra today ahead of Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget tomorrow.
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Sport with Greg O'Mahoney
Highlights and previews from the world of sport with Greg O'Mahoney.
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News Releases
News Releases is a film segment for all the hardened news junkies out there. Instead of talking about what's on at the cinema, RN Drive discusses films that relate in some way to a big current affairs story.
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Music: Eve Klein
Eve Klein recently performed Don Giovanni in roller skates.
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Panel: Meeting heroes
The RN Drive panel looks at what happens when you meet your heroes.
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Twitterati : Ben Harris-Roxas
To find out about the latest happenings in the twittersphere, RN Drive was joined by Ben Harris-Roxas .
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Tony Hendra's Final Edition
Legendary satirist Tony Hendra talks about National Lampoon, Spinal Tap, Monty Python, and the Benedictine monk Father Joe.
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Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is an intellectually disabling genetic condition.
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New visa arrangements for PNG nationals
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has held formal talks with her counterpart in PNG Peter O'Neill on a range of issues including asylum seekers, defence, foreign aid, law and order and in particular violence against women.
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Twins sing in perfect harmony
The Bee Gees, The Proclaimers and more recently The Veronicas........ all successful singers and all twins.
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Malaysian government calls for calm
The protest rally organised by Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim last night attracted around 50 thousand people and grid locked part of the capital Kuala Lumpur for several hours.
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Voters asked to recognise local government
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has launched the "yes" campaign for a referendum designed to ensure federal funds can flow directly to local governments. As well as voting in the federal election on September 14, Australians will be asked to decide whether local councils and shires should be recognised in the national constitution.
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West of Asia: Youth and religion in Lebanon
There are concerns that the Arab Spring is stirring sectarian tensions in Lebanon.
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Australia's endangered eco systems
Each year a so-called 'Red List' of the world's most threatened plants and animals is released.
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Business says Coalition IR policy too cautious
Business and industry groups say the Coalition's Workplace Relations policy is a step in the right direction but doesn't go far enough.
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Parliament House turns 25
Today marks the 25th birthday of Canberra's Parliament House.
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Labor says Coalition IR policy bad news for workers
Federal Workplace Relations Minister, Bill Shorten says the Coalition can't be trusted on workplace relations.
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Abbott unveils industrial relations policy
An Abbott government would largely keep Labor's current Fair Work system, guaranteeing penalty rates for workers, but targeting union corruption and reinstating the construction industry watchdog.
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Historyonics: George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments
George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments arguably changed the course of ballet in the 20th century.
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Australia's "fair go" culture thriving: report
The fair go culture is alive and well in Australia, a new report has found. Despite Treasurer Wayne Swan appealing to voters to think of this coming election as a referendum on the fair go, The Centre for Independent Studies report argues Australia already has some of the highest levels of social mobility in the industrialised world.
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Technology Tuesday: the positives of printing in 3D
Despite the recent news that a gun had been printed in Texas, there are also plenty of positive applications for 3D printing.
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Abbott: paid parental leave for 'women of calibre'
Today, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme is intended for 'women of calibre.'
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Asylum seeker families to be placed on bridging visas
Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor, says families of asylum seekers with children younger than 16 will soon be released into the community on bridging visas.
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Anwar calls for mass protest
Malaysian's Opposition has organised a mass rally for Wednesday in protest against what it claims was widespread voter fraud at the weekend election.
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Religion and Ethics with Simon Longstaff
We all know about America's second amendment, the right to bear arms.
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Millionaire's dodge the taxman
It's been revealed 70 of our richest Australians' did not pay any tax in the 2010/2011 financial year.
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Norfolk Islanders facing financial crisis
Norfolk Island residents are being forced to leave their island paradise because of financial hardship.
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Missing women reunited with families after a decade
Three women who disappeared separately and were missing for up to 12 years have been found alive at a house in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Government jettisons family benefit pledge
The Federal Government has abandoned a promised boost to family payments, in a bid to deal with multi-billion-dollar revenue write-downs.
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Reserve cuts rates to record lows
The Reserve Bank has cut official interest rates to their lowest level in more than five decades, with contained inflation and a stubbornly high dollar the two key factors in the decision.
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Monday Muse: Cambodian Space Project
Tonight on Monday Muse, we look at a band that is attempting to revive the Golden Age of Cambodian psychedelic rock.
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Australia's four biggest cities inaccessible to most
A new report has found Australia's four biggest cities are underperforming and it's mainly because a great chunk of the population can't get to them.
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Alex Hawke: paid parental leave too expensive
Alex Hawke is the liberal MP who sparked today's discussion of the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme.
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Liberal backbenchers break ranks on parental leave tax
Liberal backbenchers Alex Hawke and Dennis Jenson have broke ranks on the Coalition's paid parental leave scheme, saying the country can't afford it.
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Sport with Gerard Whateley
Gerard Whateley spoke to RN Drive about Ziggy Switkowski's inquiry into allegations that AFL players at Essendon received supplements banned by the World Anti-Doping Authority, while sports scientist Stephen Dank was with the club.
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Coalition under pressure to cut paid parental leave
With just over a week to the federal budget, it's Opposition Leader Tony Abbott who has been under pressure over too generous spending promises.
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Syrian war threat to Israel
A series of weekend airstrikes have targeted a military research facility outside the Syrian capital Damascus.
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Fraud claims mar Malaysian poll result
Malaysia's ruling coalition has won the election extending its more than half century grip on power.
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Singleton Waterhouse racing inquiry begins
The very public break up of famous trainer, Gai Waterhouse and millionaire horse owner, John Singleton played out at a stewards inquiry in Sydney today.
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Video prompts suspension of live cattle exports to Egypt
We're all familiar with reports of video showing Australian cattle being abused in overseas abattoirs. But instead of Indonesia or Pakistan, this time it's Egypt.
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Sport with Greg O'Mahoney
Highlights and previews from the world of sport with Greg O'Mahoney.
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Unwatchable TV
Kara Kidman reviews television not currently broadcast on Australian television.
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Twitterati : Anne Summers
To find out about the latest happenings in the twittersphere, RN Drive was joined by author and journalist Anne Summers.
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Bluffers Guide to Moby Dick
Our bluffer-in-residence talks through faking your way through the classic American novel Moby Dick.
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Tedx: Prof Ron McCullum
Professor Ron McCallum has a glittering career in law and human rights, made all the more astounding because Professor McCallum has been blind from birth .
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Malaysia holds general elections this weekend
On Sunday, Malaysia heads to the polls for its general elections, which are set to be the closest in the country's history.
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Australia to upgrade military hardware, stick to its US...
The government has released the Defence White Paper, which outlines plans to lift defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP, but only when the budget can afford it.
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France liquidates wine collection
The French President Francois Hollande is auctioning off a tenth of the Elysee Palace's wine collection.
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Diplomats visit Australian jailed in Saudi Arabia
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr says Australian diplomats have made at least 50 representations on behalf of a Perth man being held on terrorist-related charges in Saudi Arabia.
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Malaysian election candidate Chew Hoong Ling
The Malaysian general elections are tipped to be close, with the governing Barisan Nasional coalition facing an unprecedented challenge from the Opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
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Passport: Tim de Haan, graffiti artist
Tim de Haan's work as a graffiti artist has taken him around the world.
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Australians put disability funding ahead of consumerism
Could it be that we have Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes to thank for crystalising public opinion about the NDIS levy?
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Mark Scott on Paul Barry returning as host of Media Watch
RN Drive was joined by Managing Director of the ABC, Mark Scott, to discuss the appointment of Paul Barry as new host of Media Watch.
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Lucifer: not a suitable baby name in NZ
The New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages has released a list of the 71 baby names it has had to refuse in the last 12 years.
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Malaysia update with Waleed Aly
For the last week, RN Drive's Waleed Aly has been in Kuala Lumpur, in the lead up to the Malaysian general election campaign.
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Historyonics: Thus Spake Zarathustra
Tonight on Historyonics, we investigate the history of Thus Spake Zarathustra, a tone poem composed by Richard Strauss and first performed in 1896.
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Doubts over footy drug approval letter
The Essendon Football Club says it was shown what it believed to be an official letter from the World Anti Doping Authority WADA approving the use of an anti-obesity drug.
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Guantanamo Bay: Obama's enduring problem
The US President, Barack Obama, has renewed his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
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Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
With election day in Malaysia fast approaching, RN Drive's Waleed Aly spoke to Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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Research Filter: Cicada wings, lift politics, and...
Could cicada wings hold the secret to self-cleaning surfaces? Does your lift behaviour give away your personality? And, can you really eat fat and stay thin? RN Drive puts the major science news of the week through the Research Filter.
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Australians buy big online
As Seen on Screen, or ASOS, has become Australia's leading online fashion retailer.
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Economics: New Zealand budget on track to surplus
Australia isn't the only country handing down a budget in May, with New Zealand's Minister of Finance handing down his country's budget on May 16.
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20th birthday of the first website
Do you remember the internet in the 1990s, with those simple sites and brightly coloured gifs? Remember Netscape? Altavista?
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Where to put the growing number of asylum seeker...
The Department of Immigration says it will transform part of the Wickham Point Detention Centre near Darwin into an Alternative Place of Detention (APOD) to house asylum seeker families.
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PM promises hike in Medicare levy to pay for disability...
The Federal Government wants to lift the 1.5 per cent Medicare levy to 2 per cent to help fund a disability insurance scheme.
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Drawing Room: Mad capitalist turns a fair trade
Is social enterprise the new corporate paradigm?
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Apps with Rosanne Bersten
In the 1980s, we used the filofax to organise a hectic life. In the 1990s it was the electronic organiser and in the naughties it was the Blackberry and the iPhone.
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ACCC questions airport service levels
Australia's consumer watchdog the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has hit out at service levels at Australia's five major airports saying overall quality has dropped despite increases in revenue.
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Will the Malaysian elections be free and fair?
There have been reports of politically-motivated violence in the run up to the Malaysia's most hotly contested general elections to date.
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The Netherlands' Queen Bea steps aside
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix has officially abdicated, allowing her son Willem-Alexander to take the reins.
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Religion and Ethics with Scott Stephens
Imagine this. 20 years from now, the Australian military has engaged in drone strikes, as part of an international coalition.
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Does Australia need professional fact checkers?
A few months out from the federal election, Australia is about to get a raft of professional fact-checkers.
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Breakthrough may lead to Alzheimer's screening test
Australian scientists have moved closer to an early screening test for Alzheimers disease.
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Australia's oldest historical document to be restored
If you were sailing up the coast of West Australia in 1697, how would you leave your mark?
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The big sale: Will Queensland keep its assets?
Queensland's Premier Campbell Newman says he won't be looking to sell the state's energy assets, but will consider out-sourcing, and getting private companies to run transport services.
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Government considers levy funded NDIS
It's looking increasing likely that the Federal Government will introduce a levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Drawing Room: When worlds collide
Tradition meets contemporary and urban meets country in the Drawing Room as we explore what happens when worlds collide.
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Free one-way tickets to Mars
A Dutch not-for-profit organisation called Mars One wants to send the first humans to the Red Planet by 2023.
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Christian groups support referendum on gay marriage
After New Zealand and then France recently legalised same-sex marriage, there have been renewed calls to introduce gay marriage in Australia.
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Bangladesh building collapse death toll rises
Brands including Benetton, Mango, Walmart, were just some of the international brands being made at that building which collapsed last week near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing more than 380 people.
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Is Australia betting on a carbon bubble about to burst?
A new report is arguing that Australia's coal reserves will become worthless if global governments fulfil their promises to limit carbon emissions.
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Sport with Gerard Whateley
For the latest in sport, including the John Singleton removing his horses from Gai Waterhouse's stables and the weekend's AFL matches, RN Drive was joined by Gerard Whateley.
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Politics: All Australians will share budget pain
The Prime Minister has signalled all Australians will have to shoulder some pain, as the government looks for ways to plug a multi-billion-dollar budget hole.
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Catholic religious orders testify before sex abuse...
The St John of God Brothers are the first of the Catholic orders to give evidence before the Victorian Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse.
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Malaysian general elections looming
General elections in Malaysia are less than a week away, and for the first time since the country won independence from Britain in 1957, it looks like the opposition has a real chance of winning government.
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PM flags spending cuts and tax hikes
Julia Gillard has warned that even previously rejected options are on the table as the Government confronts plunging revenue.
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Sport with Greg O'Mahoney
Highlights and previews from the world of sport with Greg O'Mahoney.
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Sydney Comedy Festival Nerd Gala
Nerd Gala is where science and comedy meet in what's described as a cosmic explosion of knowledge and laughter.
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News Releases
News Releases is a film segment for all the hardened news junkies out there. Instead of talking about what's on at the cinema, RN Drive discusses films that relate in some way to a big current affairs story.
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Twitterati: Justin Wolfers
Our twitterati guest this week is Justin Wolfers, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Michigan.
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Music: They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants, music darlings of the 90's are in town for their biggest Australian tour.
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Solar Energy : Rooftop Revolution
The Climate Commission is predicting solar and wind energy will be the cheapest forms of retail power in Australia by 2030.
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Bid to end world poverty within 20 years
13 years ago Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced he would donate almost all of his fortune to charitable causes.
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Clive Palmer for PM?
Mining magnate, Clive Palmer says he's like to be the Prime Minister of Australia.
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Best of the Drawing Room: Theatre versus novels
Two highly esteemed writers join us in The Drawing Room.
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Best of the Drawing Room: Transcending Media
How do you take a great art exhibition, or the dreams of someone with a sleeping disorder, and portray them on film?
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Drawing Room: Guitar talk
The Drawing Room gets into some pretty serious and nerdy guitar talk with two very different guitarists.
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Historyonics: PJ Harvey and Chunuk Bair
Historyonics this week looks at how the battle on the Gallipoli peninsula has been commemorated through music.
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RSL clubs too focussed on pokies: RSL President
RSL clubs are more interested in making money from poker machines and cheap alcohol than serving the interests of veterans, according to a leading member of the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Casual workers fear losing work after reporting sexual...
Concerns have been raised about the number of women who have been dropped by labour hire firms after reporting cases of sexual harassment.
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EU to buy oil from Syrian rebels
The European Union has given approval for its member states to buy oil from Syrian rebels who control most of the country's major oil fields.
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Research filter: Dog germs, cancer cures and contagious...
Have scientists really found a way to use a food poisoning bacteria to cure pancreatic cancer? Do we carry more of our dogs' germs than our kids? And, can you really catch depression? RN Drive asks the Research Filter.
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Economics: S&P warns of risk to Australia's credit rating
One of the world's three major credit ratings agencies has warned Australia's AAA credit rating could be at risk, if the nation doesn't move towards a balanced budget in the medium term.
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Exporting AFL to the Kiwis
A historic football match will kick off in Wellington, New Zealand on Anzac Day.
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UK equality act to outlaw caste discrimination
The British government is to make discrimination on the basis of caste illegal, following an investigation which found up to 200,000 people in Britain were affected.
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Australian hacker arrested
A 24-year-old IT professional and self-proclaimed leader of an international hacking ring will face court next month after allegedly using his job at a cyber security firm to infiltrate a government website.
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Drawing Room: Dig It!
As the backyards of Australia get smaller, why does our urge to grow veggies increase?
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Technology Tuesday with Angus Kidman
So many Windows users have complained about the new Windows 8 design and its lack of a start button, that Microsoft is considering reinstating the well-loved button with Windows 8.1.
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Australian crocodiles in demand for couture industry
Australian salt water crocodiles are making a big splash on the haute couture cat walks of Paris.
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EU attracts controversy for lifting Myanmar sanctions
In a week where the BBC released graphic footage of violence against Muslims in central Myanmar and Human Rights Watch accused authorities there of instigating ethnic cleansing, the European Union decided to lift sanctions.
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The political rhetoric surrounding the Boston Marathon...
The US has decided to try the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, in a civilian court.
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Religion and Ethics with Scott Stephens
Celebrity atheist Richard Dawkins has created an uproar in the twittersphere by questioning the credibility of Muslim journalist Mehdi Hassan, a writer for the News Statesmen.
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Macroscope with Dennis Altman
Last week was a tumultuous one in news, with the Boston Marathon bombings and live coverage of the manhunt for the two suspects.
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Australian population to top 23 million tonight
Australia's population will reach an estimated 23 million people around 10pm tonight.
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Canadian police foil train terror attack
Two foreign nationals will appear in court in Canada later today charged with plotting a terror attack against a Canadian passenger train.
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NSW signs up to schools funding deal
New South Wales has become the first state to agree to the Federal Government's multi-billion-dollar Gonski school funding plan.
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Drawing Room: Jerry Hall
The Drawing Room was visited by probably it's most glamorous guest ever, when Jerry Hall came to town recently.
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Vale Chrissy Amphlett
Chrissy Amphlett, the Queen of Aussie rock chicks has died today, surrounded by friends and family in a New York hospital.
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Sport with Gerard Whateley
ABC Grandstand's Gerard Whateley joined RN Drive for a wrap of the latest sports news, including the Federal Government's changes to sports funding, the proposed changes to live odds on free-to-air-television and the A-League Grand Final.
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Has the Curtin Detention Centre changed for the better?
Australia's Department of Immigration is considering sending children to the Curtin Detention Centre in Western Australia again, providing conditions are appropriate.
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Sport with Joel Gibson
Highlights and previews from the world of sport with Joel Gibson
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Music: The Drones
The Drones have been described as one of the most celebrated Australian bands of their generation.
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Question Time on RN Drive
Join Julian Morrow on Friday night at 7pm for ABC Radio National Drive’s Question Time, the thinking person’s news quiz.
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Unwatchable TV
Kara Kidman reviews television not currently broadcast on Australian television.
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Twitterati: Simon Chapman
To find out about the latest happenings in the twittersphere, RN Drive was joined by Simon Chapman, Professor in Public Health at the University of Sydney.
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Comedian Margaret Cho in Australia
Comedian Margaret Cho is back in the country to impress her adoring Australian fans.
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NSW Premier offers support for gay marriage
New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has come out and offered his support for legalising same sex marriage in Australia.
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Boston marathon bombing suspect reportedly dead
Boston media is reporting one of two marathon bombing suspects captured by police has died in hospital.
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Drawing Room: Painting colour through music
Music can trigger all sorts of feeling, memories and imaginings but can music be written to make a listener conjure a particular colour?
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West of Asia: Video games for Arabs by Arabs
With one of the fastest-growing communities of gamers, the Arab world is finally seeing a surge in video games 'for Arabs by Arabs'.
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Two in five Australians drink to get drunk: poll
Two in five Australians - and more than 60 per cent of young adults - are drinking to get drunk, a new poll has found.
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Queensland rubbish row
A row has erupted in Queensland over the recycling of fast food rubbish.
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Devastating explosion at Texas Fertiliser plant
Earlier today, there was a huge explosion at a fertiliser plant in the US state of Texas.
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Drawing Room: High Achievers!
For those of us who like to relax and not do much at all, high achievers are really annoying.
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Historyonics: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Tonight for Historyonics, we head back in time to 1972 and travel to the mother country to discuss a key Australian film.
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Astronaut Paolo Nespoli: 'I'm not a superhero or a...
Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli talks about life at the International Space Station, where knowing how to fix a toilet is just as important as understanding astrophysics.
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New Zealand gay community hoping for marriage equality
New Zealand is on the verge of legalising same-sex marriage, and if the Marriage Amendment Bill passes, the country will become the 13th to introduce gay marriage.
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China releases defence white paper
China has released its latest defence white paper, its only the 8th since 1988 and for the first time provided details about the organisation and structure of its 1.4 million strong military personnel.
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Research Filter: Useless bras, lab-grown kidneys, and...
The world of science celebrated the first successful transplant of a lab-grown kidney into a rat this week. But, do the studies on how lunar cycles affect sharks, and why wearing a bra is a waste of time, deserve the same applause?
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Black Caviar retired
Black Caviar, one of the most popular and successful horses in Australian racing history has been retired after an unbeaten 25 wins from 25 races, and earning winnings of almost 8-million dollars.
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MIT terrorism expert dissects the latest Boston Marathon...
Boston Marathon bombing investigators are still gathering evidence at the crime scene, in the hope that it will bring them closer to finding those responsible.
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Plunging carbon price to hit Australian budget
The federal government will revise down forecasts for Australia's carbon price, after news of a plunge in the European price to which Australia will link from July 1, 2015.
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Drawing Room: Twitchers
Tonight in the Drawing Room, you're joined by a couple of twitchers. Not people who twitch, but people who are rather fond of birds.
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Technology Tuesday with Anthony Caruana
As the news of the tragedy in Boston arrived on our shores this morning, social media went into overdrive.
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Carrie Tiffany wins inaugural Stella Prize
About half an hour ago, the winner of the first Stella Prize for Australian women's writing was announced.
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NZ parliament to legalise gay marriage
It appears that New Zealand is very close to legalising same sex marriage.
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If terrorists targetted the Boston Marathon, who were...
The chairman of the United States' House Homeland Security Committee, Michael McCaul, says the attack on the Boston Marathon has "all the hallmarks of an act of terrorism."
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Student Dawn Bennett filmed Boston Marathon bombings
Dawn Bennett, a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, was standing near the finish line of the marathon when the first explosion occurred.
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Religion and Ethics with Scott Stephens
When stories about abortion rights hit the front pages of the US press, you can guarantee a divisive debate will accompany the headlines.
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