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Here is today’s riddle: A is the father of B.
B is not the son of A. How is this possible?

Answer is in the tidbit!

P.S. We are looking forward to seeing some of you at our first coffee club tomorrow morning. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, TDA is starting a coffee club, thanks to our friends at Up! (Yes, a real life coffee club! Not virtual!) Unfortunately, tomorrow’s is booked out, but we’ll let you know when the next one is!

"Last week I had an animated discussion with a staff member about work. I took the discussion too far, and I placed a hand on their upper arm, which was inappropriate. I have apologised to the staff member and regret placing them in an uncomfortable position."
New Zealand’s Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly in a statement announcing his resignation.

$1.1 million
The amount the ABC has spent in legal costs fighting an unlawful termination case brought by journalist Antoinette Lattouf.

Librocubicularist: A person who reads in bed. Coined by American author Christopher Morley in his 1919 novel ‘The Haunted Bookshop’.

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New South Wales has passed a law to make recycling food and garden waste (FOGO) mandatory.

The move follows a warning from the state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that Sydney’s landfill capacity would be “exhausted” by the end of the decade if no action was taken.

The new law is aimed at taking “some pressure off landfills” by processing food waste into compost.

Local councils will begin rolling out FOGO recycling for businesses next year, and for homes by 2030.

FOGO waste accounts for a third of household red bin space, according to the NSW Government.

Under the new system, the Government expects a million tonnes will be “diverted” from landfill to compost.

Dedicated bins will be available at supermarkets, restaurants, hospitals, and schools, among other locations.

The law requires big supermarkets to disclose how much food they are donating to charity. Councils and businesses that fail to comply could face fines of up to $500,000.

State Energy Minister Penny Sharpe said: “NSW has ignored the crisis for landfill capacity for too long. We cannot kick this can down the road any longer.”

The Opposition supported the law in Parliament, but raised concerns about the cost of the plan falling to local councils.

NSW deputy Liberal leader Natalie Ward said councils “not yet at the level of sophistication to deliver the service” would need Government support.

Reporting by Achol Arok.

Australia has one of the highest breast cancer diagnosis rates in the world, according to new data that covers 185 countries.

A study by the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency found there are around 100 new diagnoses per 100,000 women in Australia and New Zealand.

While the diagnosis rate remains high, the number of Australians dying from the disease is falling.

An estimated 21,000 Australian women were diagnosed with breast cancer last year, according to government data.

Professor Nehmat Houssami from the University of Sydney, who worked on the study, said Australia’s high breast cancer rate is partly due to an ageing population.

She also added: “Breast cancer risk factors that women may be less aware of include alcohol consumption, low physical activity, and post-menopausal obesity – so we need to improve support for women to reduce these potentially modifiable risk factors.”

In 2022, 670,000 deaths from breast cancer were recorded globally. Last year, the disease killed an estimated 3,300 people in Australia.

In Australia, despite the high number of cases, the number of people dying from breast cancer has decreased by 2.1% annually.

The WHO said this is due to timely detection, early diagnosis times, and high patient treatment completion rates.

Professor Houssami says a key concern is higher mortality rates from breast cancer in “countries that are less affluent and have less developed health systems”.

“These disparities in breast cancer deaths are not new but have become more evident in the current analysis and are predicted to further widen in the future,” Houssami said.

Reporting by Achol Arok.

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A team of researchers in the U.S. and China analysed rocks found by a rover, buried near what they now think could be a billions of years old shoreline in the northern plains of Mars. Findings published in the scientific journal PNAS suggest “an ancient Martian ocean” with coastal structures similar to Earth once existed there. Its hoped the findings will form the basis of another rover mission, to investigate signs of past life around the ancient seabeds.

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Reporting by Emma Gillespie.

It seems ‘Back to the Future 2’ predicted flying cars 10 years too early!

A U.S. company has released footage of an electric flying car prototype flying over an SUV. The car can fly 110km at a stretch, but there’s not much room in the cockpit for a passenger.

Alef Aeronautics says it plans to begin production in the next 12 months, and has received thousands of pre-orders.

The car is expected to cost around $US300,000 ($AU472,202) when it eventually goes on sale.

Given that authorities have never needed to approve a flying car before, it’s not clear how long it will be before these vehicles can actually take to the skies.

Reporting by Rosa Bowden.

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Riddle answer: B is the daughter.

The trial of four people accused of murdering 15-year-old Cassius Turvey in Perth has begun in the WA Supreme Court over two years after his death. It’s a case that prompted widespread rallies across the country and broader discussions about the treatment of First Nations children in Australia. In today’s podcast, we explain the context of the trial and what’s happened so far.