{"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":197,"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":"2026-09-19T10:17:27.701480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"Rabbits Resurge Threatening Australia's Ecosystem | Melbourne News","slug":"rabbits-resurge-threatening-australia-s-ecosystem-melbourne-news","published_at":"2026-09-13T15:06:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/rabbits-resurge-threatening-australia-s-ecosystem-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/efb399a5e5abdbb3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/40fda67b-1b0f-4823-9d68-98bdbcb496a9.mp3","summary":"Australia’s rabbit plague is roaring back—fuelled by good rains and exploding to potentially 200 million, these invasive pests are devastating native ecosystems, outcompeting wildlife and stripping landscapes bare. While once controlled by viruses like myxoma, rabbits are now building resistance, forcing scientists to develop new strains. Landholders battle with fencing, poisoning, and fumigation, but suburban areas pose extra challenges as rabbits act as re-infestation reservoirs. Tackling rabbits isn’t just about eradicating a pest—it’s critical to managing predators like foxes and cats, making this one of Australia’s most urgent ecological battles. 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. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/14/rabbits-austraila-population-native-species-threat More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/efb399a5e5abdbb3 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Australia’s rabbit plague is roaring back—fuelled by good rains and exploding to potentially 200 million, these invasive pests are devastating native ecos…","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/rabbits-resurge-threatening-australia-s-ecosystem-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/rabbits-resurge-threatening-australia-s-ecosystem-melbourne-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}