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ABC News Video Lab catch up

Total number of episodes:28Last broadcast:14/03/2023 at 01:30
Rating:3.4 of 5 (29x)
Season 2022
30:00

Season 2022, Episode 22 - How The Pandemic Becomes Endemic And Australia's Hottest Suburb

3.0 18 x
The ABC News Video Lab explains the events and issues making news including how the pandemic becomes endemic, plus Australia's hottest suburb.
Season 2023
12:00

Season 2023, Episode 2 - Is My Phone Listening To Me?

4.0 5 x
Have you ever spoken about something in front of your phone, only to be spammed with ads immediately afterwards? Are companies listening to us? ABC reporter Angelique Lu runs an experiment to find out.
20:00

Season 2023, Episode 1 - Why Basketball Has Struggled In Australia

4.0 8 x
Australia's NBL has had a chequered past, with more than 20 teams going bust in the league's history. Donal Sheil explains why basketball has struggled to take hold Down Under, and why things are changing now.
Season 2022
33:00

Season 2022, Episode 20 - Inflation Explained, Will Russia's Economy Survive And The March Of Yellow Crazy Ants

2.5 40 x
The ABC News Video Lab team explain Inflation, ask will Russia's economy survive, and explore the march of yellow crazy ants.
29:00

Season 2022, Episode 17 - The Population Hits 8 Billion And Act Decriminalises Hard Drugs

4.0 3 x
The ABC News Video Lab explains the events and issues making news in Australia and around the world. In this episode the Earth's population passes 8 billion people, plus the ACT decriminalises hard drugs.
30:00

Season 2022, Episode 18 - The Experiment To See Dark Matter And The Space Junk Dilemma

3.0 13 x
The Video Lab team look into an experiment to see Dark Matter, and examine the space junk dilemma.
30:00

Season 2022, Episode 21 - Putin's Fake War And Our Walled World

4.0 14 x
The ABC News Video Lab explains the events and issues making news including Putin's fake war, plus why more border walls are being built than ever before, but is it a medieval solution to a 21st Century problem?
30:00

Season 2022, Episode 19 - The Hypersonic Arms Race, The Hunt For Pluto And Dealing With Anxiety

4.0 25 x
The ABC News Video Lab explains the events and issues making news. In this episode we examine the Hypersonic arms race, the hunt for Pluto and dealing with anxiety.
14:00

Season 2022, Episode 8 - Our Space Junk Problem

3.0 0 x
Lower Earth orbit has a space junk problem. Old satellites, rocket parts, collision debris and junk could disrupt space missions or satellite networks. How space lasers and sustainability factor in the race to clean it up.
14:00

Season 2022, Episode 13 - Australia's Drug Experiment

3.0 19 x
The ACT is decriminalising small amounts of Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA and Methamphetamines. This follows on from similar legislation for cannabis in 2020. But how will this work? And will it make society safer or more dangerous?
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