Jaspan wrote today that Aly had joined Global Roaming as one of five co-hosts, while Kylie Morris has resigned as executive producer but is staying on as a co-host. The ABC is interviewing for a new EP and supervising producer.
The Radio National Hour host Fran Kelly has been named an Officer of the Order Australia (AO) in the 2026 Kingâs Birthday honours, for service to broadcast journalism, advancing social justice and advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Background Briefing statement
The ABC has removed from digital platforms the May 2023 Background Briefing audio program âRemy was 12 when she became a drug dealerâ, in addition to two episodes of Four Corners, âCocaine Nationâ and âMeth Highwayâ, which were removed on 24 July. The action has been taken following concerns identified about the veracity of sources used in the three programs.
The ABC Ombudsman is already conducting an independent review of whether the Four Corners programs complied with the ABCâs editorial standards. All three stories were reported by the same journalist, who ceased employment with the ABC in May 2026. The ABC continues to review other content involving the journalist to ensure it meets the ABCâs editorial standards.
The ABC is committed to the highest standards of editorial integrity. Maintaining the trust of Australians depends on upholding those standards, and we take any concerns about our journalism seriously. Where necessary, content is corrected, amended or removed, and audiences are informed of those actions.
Vote now for Australiaâs most amazing wildflower this Science Week
To celebrate National Science Week, ABC Radio National is calling on audiences to vote for Australiaâs Most Amazing Wildflower. Voting is open now and the winner will be announced live on air on ABC Radio National on Friday 21 August, from 12pm AEST.
With the help of native wildflower experts, ABC Radio Nationalâs science unit has curated a list of ten remarkable flowering plants from across the country. Not just another banksia or waratah, but the unsung blooms that also do something unbelievable. Each contender is more than just a pretty face â every one hides a surprising superpower.
The ten wildflowers vying for the title are:
- Bladderwort (Utricularia)- Traps and digests insects inside tiny floating âbladdersâ
- Star flower (Calytrix) - Changes colour like a traffic light to direct pollinators
- Flannel flower (Actinotus) - Blooms from bushfire ashes like a floral phoenix
- Flying duck orchid (Caleana) - Traps insects for pollination and looks like a duck!
- Mulla mulla (Ptilotus) - Thrives, and flowers, in tough, hot arid environments
- Murnong/yam daisy (Microseris) - Provided a significant year-round nutritious food for Indigenous people
- Richea scoparia - Survives extreme cold and feeds snow skinks
- Creamy candle (Stackhousia) - Looks like a candle and emits a sweet fragrance at night
- Triggerplant (Stylidium) - Hits insects with pollen using a catapult-like trigger
- Underground orchid (Rhizanthella) - Lives underground and looks like a tiny demogorgan
Dr Ann Jones from Radio National podcast What the Duck?! said: âFlowers are often the showiest bit of the plant - but theyâre also hard workers - theyâve gotta look pretty, maybe feed the insect multitudes, produce powdery stuff, and then transform themselves into the seeds of life - literally.
âAnd more than that, flowers carry cultural weight for us humans - they mark seasons, symbolise love and mourning and celebrate birth. Not to mention the fact we can eat some of them and also extract medicinal compounds.
âTheyâre the little engine that could - propping up global ecosystems and humanity all while looking fabulous. Itâs time to give our wildflowers the attention they deserve.â
ABC NEWS, ABC Radio National, ABC Local, ABC iview and ABCâs social media accounts will be sharing lots of fascinating interviews and stories about our native wildflowers between 5-22 August.
Letâs celebrate the strange, spectacular and surprising side of Australian nature this Science Week.
To cast your vote or find out more about these unsung blooms, head to the ABC Website or ABC Science Facebook and ABC Radio National Instagram.
Tracey Holmes takes on Fridayâs Radio National Hour
Tracey Holmes has returned to the ABC to host the Radio National Hour on a Friday. Each week Tracey will look at the peacemakers of our world: the diplomats and negotiators working hard and often out of sight to ease the globeâs sharpest tensions.