RN Drive Podcast

18 hours ago | abc.net.au | Emma Field |Selina Green

Farmers in South Australia and Victoria have started sowing their crops in the dry as they wait for substantial rain. Some in the southern states have had four consecutive years of drought and concerns are growing for farmer income and welfare. Not a lot of rain on the horizon, with BOM forecasting below-average rain to continue for most of SA and large parts of Victoria in May.

20 hours ago | abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |Fran Kelly

Will Victorian voters punish the Albanese government for the state government's performance, this election? Who becomes Prime Minister if Peter Dutton wins the federal election but loses his own seat? And what stops politicians from taking big, brave ideas to the election in 2025? Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly answer all of your questions on The Party Room. Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at [email protected]

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Amelia Bernasconi |Courtney Yeandle

One of New South Wales's largest coal mines has been given a lifeline by the state government, two months before it was due to close. Hunter Valley Operations' mining approvals for HVO North, between Singleton and Muswellbrook, were due to expire by the end of June. The Yancoal-Glencore joint venture mine has been given an 18-month time extension while it continues its bid to mine out to 2050.

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |Fran Kelly

As Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton muscle up for the final week of the campaign, the two leaders have laid out distinctly different visions on leadership. And what has been the election story so far — and has there been more unbridled language than ever before this campaign? Sarah Ferguson, ABC 730 Host joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas on The Party Room. Got a burning question? Got a burning political query?

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Nicola Harrison |Alice Moldovan |Richard Fidler

Adam Liaw’s family comes from Singapore and Malaysia, where his grandmother found herself widowed with three children at age 25. She won the lottery and was able to survive by renting a cafe business and keeping her children in school. After Adam's parents married, the family emigrated to Australia when Adam was three-years-old. He and his brother sped through school in Adelaide and Adam went on to become a lawyer.