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Introducing... The Favourite - ABC listen
She's every student’s favourite teacher — warm, funny, the kind who bends the rules. But for one 12-year-old, Alliyah, her attention goes far beyond the classroom. The Favourite is a five-part series ...
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As a 12 year old, Alliyah was looking for support.
Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
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Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
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I'm getting emotional seeing this finally out there.
After 18 months of conversations, court dates and bureaucratic brick walls, Alliyah's story finally is seeing the light of day.
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After 18 months of conversations, court dates and bureaucratic brick walls, Alliyah's story finally is seeing the light of day.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Alliyah 'married' their teacher at 13. No one else knew
Alliyah is reckoning with a decade of grooming and abuse at the hands of a trusted teacher.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'm getting emotional seeing this finally out there.
After 18 months of conversations, court dates and bureaucratic brick walls, Alliyah's story finally is seeing the light of day.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
After 18 months of conversations, court dates and bureaucratic brick walls, Alliyah's story finally is seeing the light of day.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
12-year-old Alliyah’s clowning around in science class, testing the waters to see how the new teacher will respond.
It starts with a death stare and a smirk, but soon slips into a world of secrets.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
It starts with a death stare and a smirk, but soon slips into a world of secrets.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
01 The Favourite | Secrets after school - ABC listen
12-year-old Alliyah’s clowning around in science class, testing the waters to see how the new teacher will respond. An unusual bond grows between them — and what starts with a death stare and a smirk,...
www.abc.net.au
September 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
12-year-old Alliyah’s clowning around in science class, testing the waters to see how the new teacher will respond.
It starts with a death stare and a smirk, but soon slips into a world of secrets.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
It starts with a death stare and a smirk, but soon slips into a world of secrets.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
As a 12 year old, Alliyah was looking for support.
Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Introducing... The Favourite - ABC listen
She's every student’s favourite teacher — warm, funny, the kind who bends the rules. But for one 12-year-old, Alliyah, her attention goes far beyond the classroom. The Favourite is a five-part series ...
www.abc.net.au
September 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
As a 12 year old, Alliyah was looking for support.
Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Instead, they found a teacher prepared to break every rule in the book.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
A little while back, my inbox came under attack. I'd been trying to track down an Australia scammer at the time.
But the person behind it wasn't who I'd suspected.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
But the person behind it wasn't who I'd suspected.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
ABC reporter 'email bombed' while hunting an Australian crypto scammer
How a malicious email barrage led to a hacker community, claims of extortion, and an insight into the dark side of online gambling.
www.abc.net.au
July 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A little while back, my inbox came under attack. I'd been trying to track down an Australia scammer at the time.
But the person behind it wasn't who I'd suspected.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
But the person behind it wasn't who I'd suspected.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Scoop: Shuffle's executives are gambling on its own live broadcasts, despite the online casino being banned in Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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A multi-million-dollar online lottery is bending Australia's laws
Online casino Shuffle's executives are gambling on its own live broadcasts, despite it being banned in Australia.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Scoop: Shuffle's executives are gambling on its own live broadcasts, despite the online casino being banned in Australia.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
It is often said that after young people buy a house, they tend to gravitate towards conservative politics.
But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations.
An old voting trend is breaking down.
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But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations.
An old voting trend is breaking down.
www.abc.net.au/news/105253600
Trends show how younger, richer and rental areas voted
What data about voters' age, income level and home ownership status can tell us about the election result.
www.abc.net.au
May 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It is often said that after young people buy a house, they tend to gravitate towards conservative politics.
But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations.
An old voting trend is breaking down.
www.abc.net.au/news/105253600
But that step — a crucial marker of adulthood — has fallen increasingly out of reach for younger generations.
An old voting trend is breaking down.
www.abc.net.au/news/105253600
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We’re featured by ABC!
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Explore your TikTok data and contribute to a study examining how TikTok influences political discourse: foryouparticipate.net/tiktok/
#ForYouProject #CitizenScience #TikTokResearch #QUT #auspol
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Explore your TikTok data and contribute to a study examining how TikTok influences political discourse: foryouparticipate.net/tiktok/
#ForYouProject #CitizenScience #TikTokResearch #QUT #auspol
Peering inside his TikTok viewing history, one user finds it is 'not just raw, pointless data'
A new tool created by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology is allowing people to see themselves through the eyes of the algorithm.
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April 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We’re featured by ABC!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Explore your TikTok data and contribute to a study examining how TikTok influences political discourse: foryouparticipate.net/tiktok/
#ForYouProject #CitizenScience #TikTokResearch #QUT #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Explore your TikTok data and contribute to a study examining how TikTok influences political discourse: foryouparticipate.net/tiktok/
#ForYouProject #CitizenScience #TikTokResearch #QUT #auspol
As a self-professed data science nerd, Jordan Hennell is proud of how well he’s taught his TikTok algorithm.
Find out what the algorithm knows about him – and you.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab.
Find out what the algorithm knows about him – and you.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab.
Peering inside his TikTok viewing history, one user finds it is 'not just raw, pointless data'
A new tool created by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology is allowing people to see themselves through the eyes of the algorithm.
www.abc.net.au
April 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
As a self-professed data science nerd, Jordan Hennell is proud of how well he’s taught his TikTok algorithm.
Find out what the algorithm knows about him – and you.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab.
Find out what the algorithm knows about him – and you.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab.
Massive night for the ABC at the IT Journalism Awards. It was so nice to see colleagues recognised for the amazing work they do – and none are more deserving than Kevin Nguyen and Gianfranco Di Giovanni.
March 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Massive night for the ABC at the IT Journalism Awards. It was so nice to see colleagues recognised for the amazing work they do – and none are more deserving than Kevin Nguyen and Gianfranco Di Giovanni.
My team at ABC News Story Lab has been busy scrambling to set up a tracker map and live wind charts as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
I promise the backend isn't running on my laptop.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
I promise the backend isn't running on my laptop.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Track wind speeds live as Cyclone Alfred approaches coast
Cyclone Alfred is due to cross the coast on Friday morning. Track wind speeds at key locations in the cyclone zone.
www.abc.net.au
March 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My team at ABC News Story Lab has been busy scrambling to set up a tracker map and live wind charts as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
I promise the backend isn't running on my laptop.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
I promise the backend isn't running on my laptop.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The last line of security for much of your digital life probably isn’t as secure as you think.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab
My latest for ABC News Story Lab
Is your PIN code among the first ones hackers are likely to try?
The ABC analysed 29 million stolen codes to help you avoid using an insecure one.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The last line of security for much of your digital life probably isn’t as secure as you think.
My latest for ABC News Story Lab
My latest for ABC News Story Lab
"PFC was irrefutable proof that Spotify rigged its system against musicians who knew their worth."
Important reporting from @lizpelly.bsky.social
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Important reporting from @lizpelly.bsky.social
harpers.org/archive/2025...
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly
Spotify’s plot against musicians
harpers.org
January 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"PFC was irrefutable proof that Spotify rigged its system against musicians who knew their worth."
Important reporting from @lizpelly.bsky.social
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Important reporting from @lizpelly.bsky.social
harpers.org/archive/2025...
Of the billions of panels in operation around the world, the vast majority of them have their intellectual origins in a lab in the Sydney suburbs.
Here's how it seeded the coming revolution.
Our latest interactive, in collaboration with ABC Climate.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Here's how it seeded the coming revolution.
Our latest interactive, in collaboration with ABC Climate.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
A planet-wide solar boom is beating expectations at every turn
Satellite imagery reveals the staggering rise of solar farms around the world in recent years. Can Australia get on board?
www.abc.net.au
December 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Of the billions of panels in operation around the world, the vast majority of them have their intellectual origins in a lab in the Sydney suburbs.
Here's how it seeded the coming revolution.
Our latest interactive, in collaboration with ABC Climate.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Here's how it seeded the coming revolution.
Our latest interactive, in collaboration with ABC Climate.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
The thing that no one is talking about is how the United HealthCare CEO shooter lifted his assassination idea and did even did it at the LITERAL EXACT LOCATION from the first page of my novel.
December 6, 2024 at 11:19 PM
The thing that no one is talking about is how the United HealthCare CEO shooter lifted his assassination idea and did even did it at the LITERAL EXACT LOCATION from the first page of my novel.
Thrilled to pick up two Clarions last night, representing Story Lab and RN Future Tense!
December 1, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Thrilled to pick up two Clarions last night, representing Story Lab and RN Future Tense!
Come for the scams, stay for Hugh Jackman's glowing reviews.
Excellent investigation from ABC News Verify - honoured to be tangentially involved in it!
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Excellent investigation from ABC News Verify - honoured to be tangentially involved in it!
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
We uncovered 57 online clothing shops trying to scam Australians. And they’re just the tip of the iceberg
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has uncovered dozens of online clothing stores pretending to be high-end Australian fashion boutiques. Customers are sometimes shipped cheap, low-quality goods made in...
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Come for the scams, stay for Hugh Jackman's glowing reviews.
Excellent investigation from ABC News Verify - honoured to be tangentially involved in it!
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Excellent investigation from ABC News Verify - honoured to be tangentially involved in it!
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Terrific reporting by Libby Hogan. Love to see the transparency around the reporting at the end.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Garment workers fear their children will go hungry after Australian fast fashion brand's collapse
The fast fashion giant behind Millers, Rivers and Katies has left factories in Bangladesh scrambling for reportedly more than $30 million in unpaid invoices — and the fallout threatens the livelihoods...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Terrific reporting by Libby Hogan. Love to see the transparency around the reporting at the end.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
