NEWS WORTHY: Baby in drain update, Government’s roundtable kicks off and RTS shows innovation in mining sector

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In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea has the latest on the tragic discovery of a baby’s body in a Perth storm drain. Plus, the Government's Economic Round Table will set the agenda for the next three budgets, but is it all just hot air.

In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea unpacks the harrowing discovery of a baby’s body found in a Perth storm drain, a case that has shocked the local community and sparked an outpouring of grief. He also takes a closer look at the Albanese Government’s high-profile economic reform roundtable, asking whether the much-hyped three-day summit will deliver meaningful action on productivity, housing and tax reform — or if it risks being dismissed as little more than political hot air.

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