{"podcast":{"title":"Australia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932","podcast_index_feed_id":7569932,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/las-vegas-aces-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/las-vegas-aces-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":319,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Australia News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Australia—from national news and politics to business, culture, and major developments across the country. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing national and local news together to keep audiences connected at every level. Australia News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the country. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T18:20:54.520820+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932"},"episode":{"title":"AUKUS Under Fire","slug":"aukus-under-fire","published_at":"2026-06-02T06:15:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932/aukus-under-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4bb20f7d-57d0-4654-aa3f-bc2feb3b3eaf.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4bb20f7d-57d0-4654-aa3f-bc2feb3b3eaf.mp3","summary":"Australia’s AUKUS submarine deal is under fire as Labor MP Ed Husic questions whether the country should stick with the pact, citing US unreliability and concerns over promised vessels turning into used ones. Former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett is launching a crowd-funded “people’s inquiry” to scrutinize the deal’s security value, cost, and nuclear waste implications, backed by military and political heavyweights. Husic’s dissent has sparked party tensions, with the opposition urging the Defence Minister to rein him in, while the government defends the alliance — exposing a deepening national debate over Australia’s strategic future. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/2f649b146feb67af","meta_description":"Australia’s AUKUS submarine deal is under fire as Labor MP Ed Husic questions whether the country should stick with the pact, citing US unreliability and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":91,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932/episodes/aukus-under-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932/aukus-under-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}