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The ABC has decided to close program accounts like @rndrive. Follow host @andy_park & use the hashtag #rndrive to contribute to the nation's live conversation across today's politics, current affairs and culture, every weekday afternoon from 4pm. rb.gy/kixh8f
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Thank you @RNDrive for the interview with @Mon4Kooyong who claimed Beetaloo and the Middle Arm projects will blow out Australia’s carbon budget and more. Would you be able to follow up this story with a response from @AustralianLabor to reassure the public that they know better?
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Joining me live after 4pm on @RNDrive @RadioNational ⛏️@Mon4Kooyong on #beetaloo #fracking protest 👩‍🏫 Fmr WM premier Geoff Gallop on #NSW @TeachersFed 📈@MrJThomson @FinancialReview ⚽️ @tariqpanja/@FloraSnelson + more
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Replying to @WAFarmers
@WAFarmers President John Hassell will join me after 4pm on @rndrive #VoiceToParliament
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The @AusBorderForce Commissioner Outram will join me after 4pm on @rndrive #cocaine
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The ACT AG @ShaneRattenbury will join me live after 4pm on @rndrive
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Are you feeling lonely? A landmark report has found almost 1 in 3 Australians feel lonely. So what do you do to feel connected? Do you find it tough to make new friends? Is life too busy to spend time with your family? Let us know in the comments 👇
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Australian runner Peter Bol was cleared of doping earlier this week, leaving questions over the fairness of the World Anti-Doping Authority's testing standards. Listen to @andy_park's full chat with sports integrity researcher @catherineordway here: ab.co/3qgPjzm
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Prior to the 2022 federal election, the Albanese government promised to expand newborn screening from 25 diseases to 80. One year on and Chair of @BetterAccessAus Felicity McNeil says that promise has already been broken. Hear the full interview here: ab.co/459Q8Zu
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Do you have a #sidehustle to pay the bills? 6.6% of Australians do. What do you do and why? More on @RNDrive after 4 with @andy_park
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I will be on ABC Radio National Drive just after the 4 pm news today talking about why the government is refusing to release its own intelligence assessment on #climate disruption and human security. Background: amp.theguardian.com/environm…. @RNDrive @BreakthroughCCR @CodeRedEarth
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"Unfortunately there is a lack of accountability at government levels" National Children’s Commissioner @AnneHollonds has called for stronger national leadership to tackle child sexual abuse. Listen back to her conversation with @andy_park here: ab.co/3OFfdWO
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Is it ever ethically okay to steal from big business? i.e watching a pirated film from a studio that doesn’t pay their writers properly? Chewing on a free grape in the supermarket duopoly? Comment here before the debate after 4pm @andy_park
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Does sin city need to legalize cocaine to stop gang murders? @greencate w @andy_park abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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The “death” of summer holidays: Summer is rapidly becoming the most dangerous and disrupted time of the year. Do we need to rethink summer? One travel company says southern Europe’s tourism has 5 to 10 years left in it. More after 4pm/comment below @andy_park
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Has climate change impacted your summer holiday plans? Is a July/August European getaway now out of the question? And how are you feeling about summer in Australia? Text 0418 226 576 or join the conversation on the ABC Listen App 📲 ab.co/45Ow7Ja
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Despite decades of warnings, state and local governments continue to approve developments in high risk areas. @ICAUS CEO Andrew Hall warns communities face intergenerational poverty if planning laws aren't reformed. Listen back here: ab.co/44Korqz
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