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The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

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Investigations underway after attempted flight hijacking

2026/10/01

A mid-air miracle after passengers and crew safely landed an Israel-bound plane after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed another and attempted to crash the plane.

Inflation jumps after RBA rate rise

2026/09/30

The political fight heats up over inflation as borrowers and renters brace for the higher interest rate hit.

Australia waits for RBA rates decision

2026/09/29

All eyes are on the Reserve Bank which is widely expected to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year.

Australians brace for more rates pain

2026/09/28

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Australia's pitch for unity to the UN

2026/09/25

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for greater unity in the face of mounting challenges, in a speech to the United Nations.

Open AI's Medicare hack 'deeply concerning'

2026/09/24

Australia's Medicare system hacked, in a concerning AI breach.

Families urge Australia not to forget Nepal flood victims

2026/09/23

The families are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for more support for search efforts.

AI high on the agenda at UN

2026/09/22

Anthony Albanese and more than 20 world leaders at the UN warn of the need for global guardrails for AI.

Population estimated to reach 40 million by 2066

2026/09/21

Australia launches campaign for two-year seat on UN Security Council - Finland is the only competition so far.

Can Labor win the immigration argument?

2026/09/18

There's been support and pushback to a raft of migration reforms announced by Labor - with cuts targeting students, backpackers and visa overstayers.

Labor's plan to cut migration

2026/09/17

Tougher temporary visa rules and a cut to net overseas arrivals are part of Labor's long-awaited migration policy announced today.

Oil crisis deepens as fighting spreads across Middle East

2026/09/16

Warnings for motorists to brace for long-term pain at the petrol pump, as the world's oil crisis takes a turn for the worse.

Is AI a race to win or a race to extinction?

2026/09/15

US President Donald Trump calls the growing chorus of concern from AI insiders a 'sick conspiracy'.

One Nation's migration policy divides

2026/09/14

The party would slash the number of migrant places by more than 750,000.

September 11 survivor reflects 25 years on

2026/09/11

Sydney man James Dorney was working in the south tower of World Trade Centre. From his office on the 92nd floor, he watched in-horror as the first plane exploded into the north tower.