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Almost half of all young apprentices don’t complete their vocation because of things like workplace harassment, bullying and unpaid overtime, according to a report published today. And advocates are calling for employers to do more to improve the mental health of some of their most vulnerable workers. Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins talks to Hack about her landmark review of the workplace culture in Parliament House. Plus, thousands of people are pinged by the cops every year for driving under the influence of cannabis. But new research suggests the test being used doesn't actually show if someone is incapacitated or not. Live guests: Cameron Boyle, senior policy analyst at Orygen Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Professor Iain McGregor, cannabinoid therapeutics expert

For seven months the sex discrimination commissioner and her team have been investigating the culture in Parliament House. The review has found one in three staffers have experienced some kind of sexual harassment. Days after declaring our borders open, a new COVID-19 variant has thrown them shut again. And international students, skilled migrants and humanitarian visa holders, won’t be allowed in for at least another fortnight. Meet the brother-sister duo making sex toys for people with disabilities. Live guests: Simon Birmingham, Finance Minister Vicki Thomson , head of the Group of Eight Mohammed Samrah, disability sex advocate

Just weeks after we opened our borders to the world - COVID-19 is back with a new variant. But we don't know how dangerous it is, how much protection our vaccines are going to give us and what’s going to happen to all our travel plans and holiday reunions. Meet the 23-year-old who got a vasectomy because he was worried about climate change. Plus, the government wants to introduce new laws that will force social media companies to unmask online trolls, and make them responsible for the abuse people face online. Live guests: Dr Larisa Labzin, immunity and molecular bioscience expert from the University of Queensland Josh Bornstein, lawyer and director at the Australia Institute

It's the Shake Up and we're talking… Opposition leader Anthony Albanese accusing the PM of lying about his 2019 trip to Hawaii, proposed voter ID laws excluding young Aussies and First Nations people, and announcing relationships on social media. Join Hack's Avani Dias with former Bachelor contestant and host of the politics podcast 'In the House and In the Senate' Alisha Aitken-Radburn, and influencer Christian Wilkins.

Three years after it was announced, the PM has finally introduced a controversial religious discrimination bill in parliament. He believes people of faith need more protection under the law, but there are concerns that LGBTQI+ students and teachers could be worse off. Plus, Yorta Yorta-Gunditjmara singer Isaiah Firebrace has presented his petition for Aboriginal history to be taught in Australian schools at Parliament House. Live guests: Keysar Trad, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Jo Inkpin, Minister of Pitt St Uniting Church Sydney, Anglican priest and trans woman Steff Fenton, queer Christian and co-pastor at New City Church Isaiah Firebrace, musician

Food delivery services are making moves to cash in on Canada’s multi-billion dollar recreational weed industry. Meanwhile… meet the young Aussie who says he got fired from his job after his bosses discovered he used medicinal cannabis Australia’s listed white supremacist group The Base as a terrorist organisation, making it a criminal offence to be a member. Plus, new research shows that young women and migrants were worst affected by job losses during the pandemic. Live guests: Dr Teresa Nicoletti, lawyer and qualified scientist Dr Joshua Roose, extremism researcher at Deakin Uni Julie Reilly OAM, CEO of Australians Investing in Women

It’s the last sitting week of parliament for the year, and things are a bit chaotic with fights over the Religious Discrimination Bill, mandatory vaccinations and a federal anti-corruption commission. Meanwhile the government also put forward a controversial bill to make it compulsory for people to show IDs when casting a vote. But the requirement risks excluding young Aussies and First Nations people. There are concerns for one of China’s most popular tennis players, Peng Shuai, after she levelled allegations of sexual assault against a top government official on social-media. Plus, NASA will launch a mission to deliberately slam into an asteroid, in a bid to test the solar system’s gravitational forces. Live guests: Sophie Johnston, National Youth Commissioner Fergus Ryan, Australian Strategic Policy Institute Dr Brad Tucker, astrophysicist

Sick of all the side-effects from taking the birth control pill, a German inventor has created a new form of contraception for men that uses ultrasound to temporarily immobilise sperm. Protestors are marching across a town in America’s midwest after teenager Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of killing two Black Lives Matter activists last year. Plus, a remake of The Cure’s iconic song ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ is shining a light on men’s mental health and encouraging blokes to reach out for help and check in on their mates. Live guests: Jamal Hakim, Marie Stopes Australia Tavis Grant, bishop and black rights activist Simon Lee, advertising executive

It's the Shake Up and we're talking… Young Aussies working harder for less money during the pandemic, how our names can influence where we end up in life and whether voice notes can establish chemistry on dating apps. Join Hack's Avani Dias with podcast host Emily Vernem and musician Joyride.

You know those first few weeks and months of a really painful breakup? When you can’t eat, sleep or stop crying? Imagine if in those moments you had a voice in your ear whispering ‘I love you’ and telling you how special you are. Except those words aren’t coming from your ex, but from a stranger on the internet. When the pandemic kicked off and heaps of Australians lost work, the federal and state governments made an unusual commitment to protect renters from being evicted. But now almost all of those protections are gone. Plus, Australia’s top cyber spy agency and the federal opposition have called for more action to tackle dodgy texts and scam robocalls. Live guests: Dr Mac Shine, neuroscientist at the Brain and Mind Institute at USYD Brendan Coates, housing expert from the Grattan Institute Cassandra Cross, Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre

Community members have long warned that overcrowding, misinformation and a lack of communication in Aboriginal languages means those communities are left vulnerable in the pandemic. Now the Northern Territory has recorded 19 cases, and they’re all young Aboriginal people. How did we get here? A survey has revealed Aussies have done eight weeks of unpaid work on average during the pandemic - and young people are the worst off. Plus, the copyright battle over popstar Taylor Swift’s music has heated up after she re-recorded and released her iconic album ‘Red’. Live guests: Malarndirri McCarthy, Garrwa-Yanyuwa woman and NT Labor Senator Dan Nahum, researcher from the Australia Institute Dr Kylie Pappalardo, copyright lawyer

Splendour in the Grass is the country's biggest music festival, but over the last few years more young people have spoken up about the disturbing ways they were stripsearched by NSW Police at the event. In most cases, no drugs were found. Now they’re taking the cops to court. Meet the young Aussie who's created an environmentally friendly and cheap sanitary pad out of bananas. Plus, have you ever thought about the science behind your name? Research shows it could impact our job opportunities and social circles. Live guests: Dr Vicki Sentas, senior lecturer at UNSW’s School of Law, Society & Criminology Mursal Azadzoi, student and creator of the Nana Pad

Hinge has become the first dating app to introduce voice prompts and memos, to help you figure out if you have chemistry or ‘The Ick’. Plus, the biggest climate change meeting in the last decade has ended with a global pact to phase ‘down’ coal, instead of phasing it out altogether. Live guests: Dr Cate Madill, speech pathologist and researcher at Sydney Uni’s Voice Research Lab Tim Buckley, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

It's the Shake Up and we're talking... The importance of mosh pit etiquette following the tragic and deadly crowd crush at Astroworld, whether putting beers on Afterpay will be a recipe for disaster for young people, and why some are feeling way less horny after exiting COVID lockdowns. Join Hack's Avani Dias with Herald Sun journalist Jade Gailberger and artist Raph Dixon.

Have you ever been out and thought, 'I'll just have the one more', but your wallet is empty? Buy now, pay later services can now be used for a bunch of hospitality services, including at some pubs. But experts say it could unwittingly plunge young people into debt. Also, trading on the stock market has become a lot easier thanks to the proliferation of apps available. And, why young people are turning down sex after the pandemic. GUESTS: Melissa Browne, financial advisor Thomas Keily, economist and podcaster Lauren French, sexologist

Plenty of people decided to make a tree-change or sea-change after the pandemic. But slow internet speeds in some regional areas have made people think twice. Also, Australia's on track to eradicate new diagnoses of cervical cancer, thanks to the Aussie-created HPV vaccine. And, conspiracy theories are flourishing online that the disaster at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival was caused by Satan. GUESTS: Mark A Gregory, Senior Lecturer at RMIT University Professor Ian Frazer, University of Queensland Ray Radford, PhD Candidate in religion studies EDITOR’S NOTE: (13/12/21) The online text for this story has been changed after publication; it inaccurately suggested all Australian regional internet is bad. The audio for the story has also been corrected and statements are now included from both the NBN Co and the Communication Minister’s office. Further reading

The federal government has unveiled its electric vehicles policy, but the strategy doesn’t include any subsidies or tax incentives to make them more affordable. More than five million people have taken part in an Instagram campaign that promised to plant one tree for every pet picture posted. Now organisers say they don’t have the resources to follow through. Plus, how a new injection could help treat opioid addiction. Live guests: Dr Jake Whitehead, transport scientist at the University of Queensland Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, digital cultures expert at USYD Suzanne Nielsen, deputy director at the Monash Addiction Research Centre

Survivors describe the chaos that unfolded at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert in Texas, where eight people were killed. Police are investigating what went wrong, as punters prepare to sue the musician and festival organisers for what they’re calling an avoidable tragedy. Plus, Hack examines the history of Australian gigs, and how safe they are. Live guests: Izel Ayala, Astroworld attendee Lucas Naccarati, Astroworld attendee Julia Robinson, Australian Festival Association

It's the Shake Up and we're talking… The French president’s beef with Scott Morrison over submarines, burning blazers to protest toxic culture in elite private boys schools and quitting work to prioritise work-life balance. Join Hack's Ange McCormack with journalists Eliza Barr from the Daily Telegraph and Brendan Crew from 10 News First.

Melbourne photographer James Robinson has called out the toxic culture in Australia private schools by breaking into his old college, setting his school blazer on fire and making out with his partner on the lawn. Plus, fruit pickers will be guaranteed a minimum wage under a significant Fair Work Commission ruling. Live guests: James Robinson, artist and former St Kevin’s College student Emma Germano, president of the Victorian Farmers Federation