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Last week, several major news stories highlighted the tension between governments wanting to host big sports events and the substantial cost to taxpayers. Cue plenty of opinions and analyses about whether it's worth it. So, we're delving into the debate in this week's News Club
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer: Annelise Taylor
BackTrack's Bernie Shakeshaft on more kids, more towns, more empathy in Aus
Weekly Wrap: The Meh-Gala, Aussie brothers murdered in Mexico, and what to expect in the Federal Budget
Making and reporting on the Federal Budget with former Managing Director of Nine Publishing James Chessell
Weekly Wrap: National Cabinet tackles gendered violence, Solomon Island's has a new PM, and it's Eurovision time...
AFR fashion editor Lauren Sams on faster, faster, faster fashion
Weekly Wrap: Musk v eSafety, the US TikTok ban, and a viral baby story
The weighty issue of Ozempic
Weekly Wrap: 2 knife attacks in Sydney, Lehrmann loses his case, and a buttery recommendation
Adam Harvey: A foreign correspondent's perspective on the Israel-Gaza war
Weekly Wrap: Wong floats 2-state solution, Trump's abortion issue, and an unfortunate bird update...
The business of Bluey
Weekly Wrap: Lehrmann case hears new evidence, Alice has a curfew, and a Bluey kind of movie
Interview: Bryce Corbett on teaching the next generation to be media literate
Weekly Wrap: When sports and politics collide, the latest on Donald Trump, and a very big yeehaw
Interview: ITV's Lizzie Robinson from inside a royal newsroom
The Royals and that photo that won't go away...
Weekly Wrap: State elections, the US TikTok ban, and where's Kate...
Interview: Tim Duggan on Meta and news
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