Australia, are you feeling lucky?
 

Kick off the year with bold ideas and brilliant conversations — ABC Radio National's summer line-up continues.
 

Tune in to Global Roaming's limited series, Getting Lucky … Again, where Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue interview Lowy Institute expert Lydia Khalil. She challenges the long-held belief that geography alone protects Australia from an emerging range of global threats.
 

Meanwhile, on No One Saw It Coming, Marc Fennell sits down with Music Show host Andrew Ford to discuss why Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring was so shocking it caused a riot in 1913, and why it went on to change music forever.
 

And with rents at record highs and too few homes available, Radio National Breakfast unpacks a new Domain report questioning whether renters can expect any relief in 2026 or if cost-of-living pressures are here to stay.
 

Dive into the latest stories and rediscover last year's gems.
 

Topics range from healing from self-hatred to figuring out the difference between religion and a cult.

The Lowy Institute's Lydia Khalil shatters the perception that our geography alone is enough to protect us from the insidious new security threats that are already making their way to our shores, and she outlines how we can protect ourselves going forward. 

When you combine Russian ballet, French aristocracy, and a little bit of Walt Disney you get a recipe for a riot and one of the most important musical moments in history.

Australian renters may have reached their limit on what they're able to afford, according to new research.

Australia’s mental health system is costly — and full of cracks. What would it take to fix it?

Is it possible to choose between diet or exercise? Or are the two inherently intertwined?

In the winter of 1900, Wiradjuri man Jimmy Governor and his brother Joe murdered nine people across New South Wales, in a rampage that caused panic in the colony on the cusp of nationhood.