Dave Marchese

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Dave Marchese |Alice Angeloni

Is our legal system failing to support people living in small town Australia? When everyone knows who you are and a simple grocery shop could end in an encounter with your abuser, some feel no choice but to leave their beloved towns and lives behind. In this episode we speak to Bec, who did just that. How can the system better serve the unique challenges of regional and remote Australians?

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Dave Marchese |Alice Angeloni

Will news avoidance impact the Australian election? Whether it's war, the climate, or politics - people are tuning the news out more than ever before. But suddenly, everyone’s being asked to pay attention, with the election happening on May 3. So here’s what you need to know about voting.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Dave Marchese

What do we know about the trio of Chinese war ships cruising off the coast of Australia? Flights were diverted while the ships carried out a live-fire drill, so what's going on? And Australia has a young organ donor problem: there are not enough of them. Plus we get into the biggest crypto heist in history. What happened and how much was actually lost? Listen now: 01:06 - Chinese war ships 12:09 - Young organ donors 24:53 - The world's biggest crypto hack Guest: Sam Roggeveen, director of the International Security Program, The Lowy Institute Luka-Angel Lillian, organ transplant advocate Blake Cassidy, co-host of Crypto Curious Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on Instagram Listen to our deep dive wherever you get your podcasts Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live at 5:30pm

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Dave Marchese |Jackson Worthington

Former Hockeyroo Rosie Malone and seven-time Australian Olympic medallist Libby Trickett have both called for change following sexist comments towards the Matildas made by former Triple M host Marty Sheargold. During a sports report on his Monday afternoon show, Sheargold compared the Matildas to a Year 10 team, and said he would "rather hammer a nail through the head of [his] penis" than watch them play. The comments went viral on social media after being shared by Malone.

Jan 24, 2025 | abc.net.au | Dave Marchese |Shalailah Medhora

Aisha* was just 13 when she was forced to get engaged to a distant relative. Within three years she had run away from home and taken her parents to court. On this episode of summer hack, we look into the most common form of human trafficking in Australia -- forced marriage.