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First Up for Wednesday 16 August 2023

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 17 August 2023
  • Marama Davidson talks solar power, lowering voting age

    politics
    Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson

    5:52 AM.Time now for our weekly catch up with the co-leader of the Green Party... They've recently released a big policy idea around solar power and energy efficient homes. And yesterday, Marama Davidson was… Read more Audio

  • Matilda Mania takes over Australia

    sport world
    Australia's Hayley Raso celebrates scoring during the round of 16 match between Australia and Denmark at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

    5:46 AM.We've reached the business end of the FIFA Womens World Cup - and while the Football Ferns are now spectators like the rest of us in Australia its a different story. The Matildas are alive and well… Read more Audio

  • Story behind plane that let's you fly with your furry friends

    animals travel
    A Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 777-300 aircraft taking off from Sydney Airport.

    5:38 AM.Do you need to move overseas, but can't bear putting your furry family member in the cargo hold? That was the predicament for the people behind Pet Transfurs - a pet-friendly charter flight service… Read more Audio

  • Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester

    life and society
    Salma Paralluelo of Spain and Barcelona celebrates after scoring her sides first goal during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Semi Final match between Spain and Sweden at Eden Park on August 15, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand.  (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jose Breton / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

    5:28 AM.This week on TradeMe - the building which housed Auckland's first McDonald's and a perfectly preserved Morris Minor which is being auctioned for charity with only a $1 reserve. But first, producer… Read more Audio

  • Mid-East: one person killed in attack on Shia shrine in Iran

    world
    NAJAF, IRAQ - AUGUST 30: People attend funeral ceremony of people killed after Iraq's Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr loyalists stormed the Republican Palace in Baghdad, in Najaf, Iraq on August 30, 2022. Karar Essa / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Karar Essa / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

    5:19 AM.To the Middle East now - Alex Baird is our correspondent in Doha. Audio

  • US: Trump faces multiple charges in fourth indictment

    world
    Former US President Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on August 3, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on four felony counts in federal court today for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

    5:12 AM.Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election. This relates to efforts by Trump and his team to influence officials in the state of Georgia. Nathan… Read more Audio

  • Australia gone fan crazy over Matildas

    world
    Australia's players celebrate their victory after a penalty shoot-out during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup quarter-final football match between Australia and France at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane on August 12, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

    5:06 AM.Let's kick Wednesday off in Football mad Australia - joining the programme from Brisbane is Pam Corkery. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 17 August 2023
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