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Gabby Petito died after experiencing domestic violence. Young Aussies are identifying with her story

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Shalailah Medhora |Angel Parsons

Dozens of young Australians reached out to Gabby Petito's family for help after a documentary series on her death launched in Australia, according to Gabby's father Joe Petito and her stepfather Jim Schmidt. The three-part Netflix series American Murder: Gabby Petito became available on the streaming service in February and spent weeks on the platform's most-watched list. It outlined the coercive control Gabby Petito experienced from her fiance Brian Laundrie in the lead-up to her death.
Alex felt 'destined to be a drug addict'. Now he's overcome addictions he's had since 12

Dec 5, 2024 | abc.net.au | David Marchese |Angel Parsons

When Alex Milovanov looks back at his childhood and teenage years, he sees a string of events that make him feel like he was always "destined to be a drug addict". He says he tried cannabis for the first time at nine years old. "But I didn't become a drug addict until I was about 12," Alex tells triple j hack. He says by that age, he was smoking cannabis every day.
Is Australia doing enough for young veterans?

Dec 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

Tell us what you want to hear more of in 2025. Fill out the hack survey today. The government reckons Australia needs to do more to support veterans and people serving in the ADF. So what’s changing, and do young vets reckon it’s enough? Also, a huge moment in Syria's 13+ year old civil war, with rebel forces overrunning the government in the city of Aleppo. And Joe Biden has pardoned his own son Hunter, who was facing possible prison time for gun and tax crimes.
How do you grieve someone who's missing?

Nov 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

There's more than 2000 long-term missing people in Australia. So what's it like spending years grieving and searching for answers? Also, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making their final pitches to Americans ahead of the US election this week. And the government says it will cut 20% of your HECS/HELP debt... if Labor is re-elected next year. Lili Greer, Missed FoundationDr Intifar Chowdhury, youth voter researcher, Flinders UniversityMissing Person, Higher Education, US Elections
What are Donald Trump and Kamala Harris actually promising?

Nov 3, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

The race to the White House has been filled with memes and TikToks as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris each try to secure the presidency. But what are the policies they are campaigning on? Today, on a special edition of the Hack podcast, we re-introduce you to the candidates, their policies and everything else that's happened in the lead up.
Week one of the vape ban: has anything changed? - triple j

Jul 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

Tried to buy a vape this week? Was it easy? It's not meant to be, because under the government's latest crackdown vapes are now meant to only be available at pharmacies with a prescription. So are the new rules failing? We put your questions to Australia's health minister, Mark Butler. And the youngest person in Parliament, WA Senator Fatima Payman, has quit the Labor Party, saying the pressure to conform to the official line on the war in Gaza left her with no choice.
What’s behind the 'romantasy' obsession? - triple j

Jul 3, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

Adult fantasy: is it just “fairy porn” or is there something else that is pushing the genre to the top of the best seller lists? And we’ve all slogged through an end-of-bond clean, or chased that dodgy ex-housemate for our half of the bond back. Heaps of people have experienced having their rental bond withheld and one law firm in Victoria reckons many of those claims are baseless. Plus, the bottles are the same shape, same colour, same size… if you squint, they look basically identical.
Can strangulation during sex ever be safe? - triple j

Jul 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

Kink, violence, or just another part of sex: more than half of young people are taking part in sexual strangulation. So, what's behind the increase? And some dissenting Supreme Court justices have warned that US presidents could become "a king above the law" after a new judgment declared "absolute immunity" from some criminal prosecution. Plus, is the cost of regional placements holding back trainee doctors that want to work outside of the big cities? Guests:Kevin J.
Why Parliament’s youngest MP says she’s been ‘exiled’ over Gaza

Jul 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angel Parsons

Cut out from group chats, removed from meetings and exiled by her colleagues: that’s what WA Labor Senator Fatima Payman says has been happening to her, a week after she crossed the floor to vote for a Senate motion to recognise a Palestinian state. Plus, would you ditch your current job to move to a tropical island? Trade in the laptop and meetings for a bar gig and fresh coconuts? Some young Aussies are doing it, and they reckon anyone dreaming about it should give it a go too.
Priscilla says it's a 'running joke' in the sex industry to feel unsafe in a rideshare car

Jun 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Shauna Foley |Angel Parsons |Keira Proust

Priscilla expects to feel unsafe when she uses a taxi or rideshare to get to the strip club where she works. "It's a running joke in the [sex work] industry that you'll get creeped on by your driver," she said. Priscilla, which is her professional name, is a sex worker based in regional Victoria, and relies on rideshare services to travel for bookings in Melbourne or other towns. But she said the actions of some drivers had left her wary when booking a ride.