On today's First Up pod: experts are using remote controlled underwater vehicles to get to the sunken superyacht in Sicily; Thames has a new movie theatre, and its a bit quirky - Leonard Powell went to check it out; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni is here to talk power prices and more and drivers licence testing officers have been left in limbo by NZTA Fi ... Show More
Aug 2024
First Up - The Podcast, Monday 26 August
On today's First Up pod: we wrap up a huge week in US politics; if you thought the action in Paris was over, think again - the Paralympics are kicking off this week, and New Zealand's Chef De Mission Raylene Bates joins us from Paris and what price marriage? Are weddings a victim ... Show More
47m 27s
Dec 2023
Newsroom edition: the stories that defined 2023 – Full Story podcast
The first year of the Albanese government has been marked by division and rancour. Misinformation, racist abuse and ugly campaigning on the voice referendum left the nation bitter and exhausted. Meanwhile, more Australians are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, adding gro ... Show More
25m 40s
Sep 2024
Prisoners celebrate - but is early release good news?
On Tuesday, 1,700 prisoners were released early from their sentences in the first phase of Labour's plan to tackle overcrowding.
Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says the prisoners will serve the rest of their sentence under the strictest licensing conditions, but ther ... Show More
18m 26s