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When times are tough, music has the power to lift us up, dust us off, and point us back on our path with purpose. Even when the flames can feel feeble, a good song can get your fires burning again. The theme for this year’s NAIDOC Week — the annual celebration of the music, history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. Guest: Radical son

The Transport Workers Union has slammed a move by rideshare company Uber to lower fares just weeks before new legislation to support gig economy workers come into affect. The Closing the Loop legislation will allow the Fair Work Commission to set minimum standards for gig economy workers who will be considered “employee-like” if they meet certain criteria. The union says drivers will take home less pay when the fares are reduced by roughly 5%

Plus, a first listen to a brand new tune from local duo Minor Gold

Featuring music by Joe Hisaishi performed by the Wiener Symphoniker, showcasing his contemporary classical style inspired by the likes of Philip Glass, Alondra de la Parra’s Covid project with her La Orquesta Imposible, and more.

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has announced the National Disability Inusrance Scheme won’t be paying for sex workers. El Gibbs, from the Disability Advocacy Network Australia has told ABC NewsRadio’s Thomas Oriti it’s just a handful of people who need this funding, as the criteria is extremely strict.

As state and territory governments battle to get their budgets back in the black they’re starting to look closer at spending - even in essential service areas. That’s led to growing alarm in Victoria, where doctors are bracing for major cuts to public hospitals and warning patients will feel the hit. Guest: Doctor Stephen Parnis, Senior Emergency Physician in Melbourne and the former Vice-President of the Australian Medical Association.

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Ron Mizen, Senior Political Reporter for the Australian Financial Review, who covers politics, economics, business and law.

Writer Wendy Harmer wants to debunk grandparent stereotypes as being old people on rocking chairs. Harmer has enlisted the help of John Field from The Wiggles to create the new musical-comedy ‘The Grandparents Club’ starring Home and Away actress Lynne McGranger. Featuring: Lynne McGranger, actress

Britain’s National Health Service was in crisis when COVID arrived in the UK. After years of increasing demand and flatlining funding, the NHS was deeply broken. One Chancellor called the NHS “the closest thing the English people have to a religion”, so how was it left to fall into disrepair, on the edge of collapse, right as a catastrophic pandemic hit? This is part 3 of our series, Who Broke Britain. Subscribe to If You’re Listening on the ABC Listen app. Check out our Who Broke Britain s…

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Michael Pascoe, New Daily contributing editor and author of The Summertime of Dreams.

Recent research showed that social media is fuelling significant anxiety in one quarter of women aged 18-24 about their genital appearance, and that is being blamed for a dramatic rise in rates of labiaplasty surgeries being performed across Australia. But an expert warns that those doing the labiaplasty procedures are often not qualified, performing them under local anaesthetic and can leave patients disfigured and suffering medical and psychological complications. Guest: Prof. Mark Ashton, pl…

Saudi Film Nights are being held in Sydney and Melbourne this week, and are luring a new demographic of audiences. The events hope there will be new collaborations between Australian and Saudi film industries. It comes as a new film industry emerges in Saudi Arabia, after the Kingdom opened its first new cinema in 2018 - following a 35-year ban on films being screened in cinemas. Guest: John Gregory, Blacksand Pictures

4 million Australians have low back pain and many can experience several episodes a year. A clinical trial by Macquarie University’s Spinal Pain Research Group has found that walking can significantly reduce back pain recurring. Guest: Professor Mark Hancock, Professor of Physiotherapy at Macquarie University

With the UK election just a few weeks away, Ian Dunt offers his assessment of the campaign so far; including the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform party. It’s no longer just nipping at the Tories’ heels – instead it’s looking like it could take a big chunk out of the conservatives rear end. Ian Dunt: LNL’s regular commentator on UK politics and Columnist for iNews.

The RBA has kept rates on hold again and it seems there’s next to no chance it will be moving them down this year. That’s bad news for people repaying debt, while prices keep rising and we’re teetering on the edge of a recession. Today, the ABC’s Ian Verrender explains what’s going on. Featured: Ian Verrender, Chief Business Correspondent

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has made a significant change to how it calculates the size of Australia’s cattle herd.

Aged care is set to face a tech revolution. New research from Flinders University shows that smart homes can be used to help older people maintain independence through user-friendly, customized wearable devices, robotic assistants and sensors.

Swapping screen time for ‘real time’ is the mission of a new popular club in the Netherlands. The Offline Club puts on events in cafes, churches and town halls where people pay to leave mobile phones at the door to hang-out, chat, play board games, do craft, and read in peace.

In recent years countries like India and Japan have embarked on lunar missions, while billionaries and private companies are also engaging in space travel. And while international law does exist for what happens in space, and crucially on the moon, is it time for a rethink? Guest:Michelle Hanlon, space lawyer and founder of For All Moonkind

Former Adelaide Radio DJ Vic Le Grand joins Trevor Chappell to share some of the amazing freaky facts and forgotten gems from the wonderful world of trivia that you probably didn’t know and had never bothered asking.