Hack
By triplej
Hack brings you the stories that matter to young people. Every weekday host Dave Marchese and the triple j Hack team cover the latest news, politics and culture from all around Australia.
Episodes (5)
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Trauma dumping at the salon, police assaults + student music festivals
Hairdressers are increasingly becoming de facto therapists, bearing the emotional weight of clients' trauma—domestic violence, grief, identity struggles—without training or support. A new investigation reveals that in Australia’s hair and beauty industry, emot
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Australia's billionaires get richer, a shaky Middle East ceasefire + the youngest Aussie to summit Everest
Australia now has more billionaires than ever—178, with their collective wealth growing by $50,000 per minute—while the government pushes controversial tax reforms targeting capital gains and negative gearing to tackle intergenerational inequality. Yet economi
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Sextortion scammers targeting young men, GLP-1 stigma + a global El Niño warning
Australians are facing a dual crisis: a surge in AI-powered sextortion scams targeting young men and a growing societal stigma around using GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic. The eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant, reveals that over 3,300 sextortion re
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THE SHAKEUP: GPS horrors, second-hand subs + are we better off with more billionaires?
A Frenchman driving a Lamborghini in Sydney allegedly followed his GPS into the Archibald Fountain, only to be found eating a McDonald's order in the car—turning a tech failure into a viral moment of absurdity. This story kicks off a broader conversation on tr
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DEEP DIVE: The cost of trauma dumping at the salon
Hairdressers are increasingly becoming de facto therapists, bearing the emotional weight of clients' trauma—from domestic violence and grief to identity struggles—without any formal training or institutional support. A new study reveals that salon workers, oft
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