{"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":1635,"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":"2026-09-19T10:17:22.035769+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932"},"episode":{"title":"Government Budget Backtracks Amid Backlash","slug":"government-budget-backtracks-amid-backlash","published_at":"2026-06-18T20:03:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932/government-budget-backtracks-amid-backlash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5254b395-abfc-4bec-939d-b870d1e22552.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5254b395-abfc-4bec-939d-b870d1e22552.mp3","summary":"The government’s budget plan is in chaos after a major U-turn, ditching controversial moves like a “death tax” and ministerial power grabs while expanding tax breaks for small businesses — all in response to public backlash. But critics say the revised plan still hurts medium and large firms, applies retroactively, and fails to fix the core economic damage, turning what was meant to be a bold policy into a frantic damage-control effort with more changes likely ahead. 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/88ae47b84a413d72","meta_description":"The government’s budget plan is in chaos after a major U-turn, ditching controversial moves like a “death tax” and ministerial power grabs while expanding…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":116,"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/government-budget-backtracks-amid-backlash/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/government-budget-backtracks-amid-backlash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}