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.
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Jan 15, 2024
Penny Wong faces pressure on Middle East trip
00:24:42
The Foreign Minister Penny Wong flies to the Middle East as fall out from the Gaza war spills across borders, amid calls for Australia to commit more resources to help contain the conflict.
Jan 12, 2024
US, UK launch strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
00:24:53
Western strikes target more than a dozen sites in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed rebel group the Houthis, who have been disrupting global shipping.
Property prices in the Queensland capital have soared by 50% since the pandemic, with new data showing Brisbane is now Australia's third most expensive city.
Jan 10, 2024
Government threatens 'all levers' against supermarkets
00:24:48
As new data suggests inflation is continuing to slow, the big supermarket chains are being warned to pass on lower prices to shoppers.
Jan 09, 2024
Record rises in rents across Australian cities
00:25:34
New data confirms what tenants already know: rents have surged well above the already high rate of inflation.
Jan 08, 2024
Flash flooding hits central Victoria
00:24:53
Residents of Seymour told to evacuate, as a weather system that continues to smash central and northern Victoria moves east.
Dec 22, 2023
PM arrives in flood-ravaged Queensland
00:25:10
The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
Dec 21, 2023
Boats still delivering essentials in Far North Qld
00:24:46
Flood recovery teams across Far North Queensland are making their way through mountains of mud, as fears mount of more flooding on Cape York.
Dec 20, 2023
Campaign to protect Red Sea ships from Houthi attacks
00:24:52
Australia has joined the EU and NATO in condemning Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Dec 19, 2023
US urges a 'more surgical' war in Gaza
00:24:54
Israel is being urged to change the way it's fighting in Gaza, to avoid more civilians being hurt or killed.
Jan 15 | 00:24:42
Penny Wong faces pressure on Middle East trip
Jan 12 | 00:24:53
US, UK launch strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen