The Panel

First the government announces a pay freeze for MPs anmd now today the Renumeration Authority is abolishing bonuses for public service CEOs. Audio

There's speculation in Australian media that Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull will call an early election after he staved-off a leadership challenge in the form of Peter Dutton. The PM carried out a… Read more Audio

The King of Pop has been superceded by a Greatest Hits album as the highest selling record in the US. The Eagles Greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller. What the Panelists… Read more Audio

There's speculation in Australian media that Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull will call an early election after he staved-off a leadership challenge in the form of Peter Dutton. The PM carried out a… Read more Audio

One wouldn't normally expect an art exhibition to be dangerous, but a man visiting a museum in Portugal ended up in hospital. Audio

Wage rises, electric blankets and wheatgerm. Read more Audio

Constitutional law expert Mai Chen and AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman are both in Auckland for The Panel.

Just what should we replace "he" and "she" with in a gender-fluid age? Can "their" be used in the singular? Pedants say "no". Audio

People born after 2000 are being dubbed the "invisible money generation" by the Financial Planning Association of Australia. They're those who only perceive money as online and card transactions. And… Read more Audio

A dollar figure has been added to the emotional and physical cost of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. $3-billion dollars. In Dunedin an abuse survivors group is calling for a school named after Bishop… Read more Audio

An Auckland law student Joel Rushton is starting up a ride-sharing business for women. The idea stemmed from his own anxiety about his girlfriend's safety when travelling alone in taxis with a male… Read more Audio

Twenty-nine year-old All Black Ryan Crotty has suffered a sixth head injury in just over a year. The sport has been focusing more on concussion and head injuries which has put the spotlight on Crotty… Read more Audio