{"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":"Queensland Teens Lagging in Tech Skills","slug":"queensland-teens-lagging-in-tech-skills","published_at":"2026-05-26T17:41:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932/queensland-teens-lagging-in-tech-skills","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569932","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8f95d07b-21a8-4037-b415-8cd8c97dc6e7.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8f95d07b-21a8-4037-b415-8cd8c97dc6e7.mp3","summary":"Queensland’s year 10 students are falling behind in digital skills—two-thirds aren’t meeting basic tech competency standards, even though they think they’re tech-savvy. Proficiency has dropped 10% since 2022, continuing a decade-long decline, leaving them four points below the national average. While younger kids use computers more, older students lag, and even university students blindly trust AI output. Parents are split—some embrace tech, others prefer pen and paper. The state’s education department is now pushing AI literacy and mandatory tech courses to reverse the trend. 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/58f3ef9324e291af","meta_description":"Queensland’s year 10 students are falling behind in digital skills—two-thirds aren’t meeting basic tech competency standards, even though they think they’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":123,"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/queensland-teens-lagging-in-tech-skills/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/queensland-teens-lagging-in-tech-skills.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}