Rn Drive - Separate Stories Podcast

In an old apartment in Kings Cross, Maureen keeps a notebook in which she lists her friends in the order that she expects them to die. On stage, she shares the stories of the friends who are gone, and her own experiences along the way. In the Drawing Room, Jonny Hawkins remembers the women who inspired their new play, Maureen: Harbinger of Death.

The mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in May sent shockwaves through America and took place mere kilometres from the Canadian border. A fortnight later, and following the mass shooting in Texas, Canada has now legislated additional gun reforms including capping the number of hand guns Canadians can own.

Households have been warned power bills are only going to go increase, some by as much as 95 per cent. It's not just households feeling it with small electricity providers saying they can't afford the cost of wholesale power anymore and are dumping out out the market.

On average, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have lower levels of education, employment and income than non-Indigenous Australians and will die nine years earlier than the rest of the population. Given this nearly decade-long gap in life expectancy legal advocates are taking their fight to lower the pension age to the full federal court.

In September 2017, 18 year old Alex Braes went to Broken Hill Base Hospital three times within 24 hours after experiencing significant pain in his knee. It was not until his fourth and final presentation that vital observations were taken of him. By this stage Alex had deteriorated but he wasn't transferred to the closest suitable hospital for his care, which was Royal Adelaide Hospital. Instead he was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and died within an hour of arriving from septic shock.

Australia's 47th parliament will better reflect multi-cultural Australia than all 46 of those that went before. Women will account for 38 per cent of seats in the lower house with 19 of them first-term MPs. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's ministry includes 13 women, ten of those in cabinet. But it's not just greater female representation that's changed. The new ministry includes Australia's first Muslim Ministers - Anne Aly and Ed Husic. Guest: Fatima Payman, likely WA senator

What does it take to power a one kilometre long laser above the surface of the Yarra river? And when you’re composing a soundtrack for dance to be played by nine drummers, is it possible to create a quiet, gentle moment? These are the questions that Robin Fox has been asking himself over the last few months as he prepares for a series of big festival shows. In the Drawing Room, he explores the answers and explains why classical music caused him to break his own rules.

Incredibly, India, the largest democracy in the world doesn't have a common law, but the push for a Uniform Civil Code is being met with huge opposition after Prime Minister Modi's ruling BJP party resurrected the proposal, which was one of the party's original campaign promises.

You're swimming before sunrise and it's dark. The only thing you can see are the stars and the dazzling bright lights of Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. You can't see below your floating body and staring out to the bay, the shipping channel is a black abyss. This is where Port Melbourne Iceberger Alan FitzGerald seeks the unexpected moments in life.

Ukrainian farmers have 20 million tonnes of grain they can't get to international markets because Russia has captured some of the country's biggest seaports. Before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, the country had the capacity to export up to 6 million tonnes of wheat, barley and maize a month but exports collapsed to just 300,000 tonnes in March.

In New South Wales, the humble plastic bag is about to be consigned to the dustbin of history, as the state catches up to the rest of the country in ditching the disposable. But some retailers and small businesses still struggling from the pandemic say they feel blindsided by the move.

While Labor will form a majority with as many as seventy-seven seats in the lower house, it's a different picture in the Senate. The Greens are in line to have a dozen seats in the upper house, their largest-ever presence, handing them - and the Jacqui Lambie Network's two Senators - the balance of power. Labor is expected to win 25 seats, while the Coalition is predicted to hold 30. Guest: Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Senator for New South Wales

Labor will fill 77 seats in the lower house, with the ABC projecting Fiona Phillips will retain the southern New South Wales Seat of Gilmore. It was the last House of Representatives seat to move from the in-doubt column, with the Liberal Party holding onto Deakin in Victoria. Former New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance was unsuccessful in his bid to transition to Federal Parliament. Guest: Fiona Phillips, Re-elected Member for Gilmore

Søren Solkær made his name with celebrity portraits, taking photos of everyone from Paul McCartney to David Lynch.

One week after a change of Government, what does AGL's decision to walk away from its planned demerger signal about the the business environment in Australia? Banks say they want to partner with carbon-emitting borrowers to enable a transition to renewables, but what does that mean?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning on officially bringing back imperial measurements such as pints, pounds and ounces to British shops as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

AGL Energy has abandoned its plans to demerge its coal-focused generation business and has announced its chief executive Graeme Hunt and chairman Peter Botten will leave the company. It's corporate siege warfare of the bitterest kind, and the body count is starting to pile up, as the marauder now appears to be inside the castle walls.

Pacific Island countries have today walked away from China's proposed trade and security deal. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and leaders from ten Pacific nations discussed the proposal at a high-level meeting in Fiji this afternoon. Guest: Surangel Whipps, Jr, President of Palau

David Littleproud has emerged as the new leader of the Nationals, promising to captain the junior coalition partner to better electoral fortunes in 2025, after a more than two-hour long party room meeting. First term Senator for New South Wales Perrin Davey was elected Deputy Leader. Former Defence Minister Peter Dutton and former Environment Minister Sussan Ley were elected unopposed as the leader and deputy leader of the Liberal Party. Guest: Perrin Davey, Deputy Leader of the Nationals

Over a ten year run, starting in the mid-90s, Arab Strap released a half-dozen albums that brought them critical and public acclaim. They were the sort of artist that was your favourite band’s favourite band. Then one day, they called it quits: moving on to other bands and other sounds. Last year announced a return, their first album together in 16 years, called As Days Get Dark. In the Drawing Room, Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton reminisce about the early days and the way the world has changed.