Of all Australian states, Tasmania is the biggest producer of potatoes, and a lot of what's grown here goes into potato products you would know well – hot chips, hash browns and wedges among them. But a new virus detected in recent months is causing concern. Growers are optimistic it can be managed, stressing it doesn't pose a risk to human health.
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Folge vom 14.10.2025The new threat to Australia's potato industry - what is it and how can we deal with it?
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Folge vom 14.10.2025‘Historic exchange’: all Israeli hostages freed as Gaza peace talks continueAll 20 surviving Israeli hostages have been released from Hamas captivity in Gaza in a historic exchange as part of the first phase of a Gaza peace plan. And nearly 2000 Palestinians have also been freed from Israeli prisons, with the majority headed back to the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave. United States President Donald Trump has claimed the Israel-Hamas war is over, but negotiations are set to continue in Egypt with long-term peace still far from secure.
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Folge vom 13.10.2025Why doesn't Australia have a national Human Rights Act?Human right law experts are calling the federal government to take what they call a significant opportunity to establish a federal Human Rights Act. It comes as a new report analyses how attempts to create such an act in Australia over five decades has been met with political opposition and misinformation.
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Folge vom 13.10.2025New super changes for low income earners and high balances & how geopolitics is impacting marketsSBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Daniel Martin from Alvia Asset Partners about the day's market news including the impact of geopolitics including the holding ceasefire in Gaza; plus hear from Treasurer Jim Chalmers as he addresses changes to superannuation.