☕️ Trump makes his Vice President pick

On today’s podcast, we look at the string of lawsuits that controversial influencer and self-proclaimed “misogynist” Andrew Tate is facing.

It comes after it was recently revealed that he is being sued for tax evasion in the UK. That follows a couple of other legal battles already happening in the UK and Romania.

If you want to understand what Andrew Tate’s future looks like, you can listen to today’s podcast here.

“[South Korea] will be tired from suffering a bitter embarrassment and must be ready for paying a very high price for their dirty play.”
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after she said South Korea had sent balloons full of political leaflets across the border. In recent months, North Korea has sent its own balloons - full of rubbish - into South Korea.

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How much 200,000 low-income customers will be refunded by four Australian banks after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found they had “systemically charged high fees to those customers who could least afford it”.

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The Apollo 11 was launched. This was the spacecraft headed for the moon carrying Neil Armstrong.

Donald Trump has announced his Vice President pick as Senator J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican Party’s National Convention.

More than 50,000 people will attend the convention in the U.S. city of Milwaukee over the four-day event, where Trump will officially be confirmed as the Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

Security at the convention has been increased after Trump was the target of an attempted assassination over the weekend.

In the lead-up to a presidential election, U.S. political parties go through a process of selecting their candidate known as the “primaries”.

All 50 states and America’s territories have unique rules for choosing a candidate. Based on the number of votes a candidate wins, they get a proportional number of “delegates”.

For example, there are 169 delegates up for grabs in California, the most populous state, while a smaller state like Vermont has 17 delegates.

More than 2,400 delegates from across the U.S. will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week.

Trump has won 2,265 delegates in the primary races, guaranteeing he will become the party’s candidate for the 5 November election.

Milwaukee is in Wisconsin, a state that Trump narrowly lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. It’s seen as a key state that both the Republicans and Democrats hope to win.

On Monday, Trump announced his running mate will be 39-year-old Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.

In 2016, Vance was a critic of Trump, once saying he was a “‘never-Trump’ guy”. However, by 2022, when Vance was running for Senate, he had become one of the strongest supporters of the former president.

After the attempted assassination on Trump over the weekend, Vance partly blamed President Joe Biden. In a post on X, he said: “The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination.”

Announcing Vance as his running mate, Trump said on Truth Social: “As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand with our Troops, and will do everything he can to help me MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”

Vance is also the author of the bestselling memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’.

Reporting by Harry Sekulich.

One of Australia’s biggest unions – the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union (CFMEU) – is being investigated for alleged ties to criminal gangs and bikie groups in the wake of a Nine Network investigation.

The controversial head of the union’s Victorian wing, John Setka, stepped down last week before the criminal allegations surfaced.

The union’s Victorian branch has since gone into administration and handed control to the national body, with Premier Jacinta Allan condemning the CFMEU’s culture as “thuggery at its worst”.

The CFMEU is one of Australia’s largest unions, with more than 115,000 members nationally.

It represents workers across the fields of construction, manufacturing, and shipping (covering jobs like builders, crane operators, or port workers).

Since it was first set up as the Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia in 1962, the CFMEU has advocated for improving wages and conditions for its members.

The Victorian CFMEU is a registered member of the state branch of the Labor Party. It regularly donates to the Labor Party, giving more than $3 million during the 2022 federal election.

John Setka has been the Victorian CFMEU State Secretary since 2012. In 2019, Setka was convicted of harassing his ex-wife. In the same year, he resigned from the Labor Party following pressure from Anthony Albanese over comments he’s believed to have made about domestic violence prevention campaigner Rosie Batty. Setka has denied the remarks.

A recent Nine Network investigation uncovered alleged links between criminal figures and the CFMEU.

This included bikie gangs and convicted criminals being appointed as senior union delegates and engaging in alleged bribery. It also accused Setka of abusive behaviour.

Nine reported the CFMEU had allowed criminal figures to work on large government-funded projects, including Victoria’s $100 billion ‘Big Build’ road and rail infrastructure program.

Setka resigned as Victorian Branch secretary last Friday before the allegations surfaced, noting he was being repeatedly questioned about wrongdoing.

Setka described the media reports as “ongoing false allegations”.

The CFMEU’s Victorian Branch has since gone into administration, handing control to the National Secretary, who will “investigate any credible allegations of wrongdoing”.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has pushed for the Labor Party to cut some of its ties to the CFMEU, including removing the Victorian branch as a party member and halting political donations.

She also announced the state’s anti-corruption body, IBAC, will investigate allegations of criminal and corrupt activity.

“This rotten culture must be pulled out by its roots,“ she said.

Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke has requested advice on the next steps he can take to address the allegations against the CFMEU.

He told the ABC’s Insiders program the reports were “completely unacceptable”, and has not ruled out deregistering the union.

The allegations have also been condemned by other Labor Premiers and MPs.

Shadow Industrial Relations Minister, Michaelia Cash said: “The depth of criminal infilitration... is extremely disturbing”.

She has called for the now-dissolved construction regulator, the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to be reinstated.

The current Government abolished the ABCC in 2023.

Cash blamed the ABCC’s abolition for giving “Setka and his allies effective control of the construction sector”.

Reporting by Harry Sekulich.

Men’s health is in crisis – and it impacts everyone.

Australian men face significant health challenges. With higher rates of suicide and a higher burden of disease for several preventable health conditions, like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and injuries. Men are less likely to engage in preventative health, and that is putting immense pressure on the families and communities who care for men in poor health. Movember’s ‘Real Face of Men’s Health’ report highlights the current state of men’s health in Australia and its widespread effects on society.

The unexpected faces of men’s health

When men are unwell, it often falls on loved ones to care for them. This unpaid workforce – most of whom are women – is often overlooked in conversations surrounding men’s health.

Over one in 10 Australians are informal caregivers, with the toll of caregiving falling disproportionately on women. 50% of female caregivers report that caregiving has had a negative impact on their mental health. While caregiving can be incredibly rewarding, it can also come with significant emotional, physical, social, and financial pressures. That's why it's vital for everyone to work together to improve men's health outcomes.

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Bazzana, who is also the first-ever Aussie to be picked in the first or second round, was selected by the Cleveland Guardians.

The 21-year-old played college baseball at Oregon State with the Beavers.

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Reporting by George Finlayson.

Would you ever drink your own pee?

What if it was filtered out and safe to drink?

In the Frontiers in Space Technology journal this month, researchers unveiled designs for a new space suit which includes a system to filter urine, leaving behind safe-to-drink water.

Currently, suits designed for spacewalks have a lot of limitations - they don’t carry enough water to keep people hydrated for a long time, and their waste disposal system leaves a lot to be desired.

The new space suit design could make its debut in NASA's planned Artemis IV mission to the moon in 2028.

Reporting by Nandini Dhir.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are being sued for tax evasion in the UK after failing to pay $AU5.3m in taxes.

UK police allege the pair paid no tax on $40m of revenue from their online businesses between 2014 and 2022.

It’s the latest in a string of legal battles that the two men are facing, both in the UK and Romania.

In today’s deep dive, we lay out all the different charges and what they mean for the controversial influencer.