{"podcast":{"title":"Melbourne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","podcast_index_feed_id":7572838,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":430,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Melbourne News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Melbourne—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. 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 local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Melbourne News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:17:26.487596+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"Asylum Seekers Starve on Nauru | Melbourne News","slug":"asylum-seekers-starve-on-nauru-melbourne-news","published_at":"2026-07-20T04:51:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/asylum-seekers-starve-on-nauru-melbourne-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/1ce21fd11744c385","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/74a18cad-9e1a-41f1-9ca3-78fdd95460a1.mp3","summary":"Over 100 asylum seekers on Nauru are going hungry despite Australia spending $9 million per person last year—thanks to a paltry $260 fortnight that barely covers basics. With imported food prices sky-high, rice shortages, and substandard housing at the Budapest hotel, these detainees from China, Bangladesh, and Pakistan face daily deprivation. Denied work, they’re trapped in limbo, many reporting despair and no access to clean water. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre calls the system “completely broken,” exposing a cruel gap between government spending and human suffering. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://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/1ce21fd11744c385","meta_description":"Over 100 asylum seekers on Nauru are going hungry despite Australia spending $9 million per person last year—thanks to a paltry $260 fortnight that barely…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":108,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/asylum-seekers-starve-on-nauru-melbourne-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/asylum-seekers-starve-on-nauru-melbourne-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}