{"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":"Aussies Back Local Businesses, AI, Amidst Global Competition","slug":"aussies-back-local-businesses-ai-amidst-global-competition","published_at":"2026-05-20T16:25:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/aussies-back-local-businesses-ai-amidst-global-competition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ecc1e0d9-3c09-4046-beec-98035e67fe92.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ecc1e0d9-3c09-4046-beec-98035e67fe92.mp3","summary":"Australians overwhelmingly support government aid for local businesses, with 80% favoring subsidies, rebates, and grants to prevent local options from disappearing. Theres also strong backing for giving Australian AI companies more contracts over foreign ones, driven by concerns about fairness and job retention. The debate revolves around creating a level playing field and protecting local industries from foreign subsidies. Meanwhile, sectors like defense manufacturing are seeing investments, and local businesses are making their own efforts to stay competitive. 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/c869fcb7769cd74a","meta_description":"Australians overwhelmingly support government aid for local businesses, with 80% favoring subsidies, rebates, and grants to prevent local options from dis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":103,"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/aussies-back-local-businesses-ai-amidst-global-competition/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/aussies-back-local-businesses-ai-amidst-global-competition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}