Tired of doom-scrolling, these 'Luddite' teens swapped smartphones for flip phones

Could you live without your phone? Teenagers are pushing back against constant connectivity by embracing 'Luddite' values, swapping smartphones for flip phones and social media for offline friendships.

As Australia prepares to ban under-16s from social platforms, these teens are already redefining digital boundaries, choosing mindfulness over mindless scrolling. Read this article here from the Science Friction series Brain Rot, which dives into digital addictions.

Over on Politics Now: Will US President Donald Trump's proposed 200 per cent tariffs on pharmaceutical imports increase the cost of Aussie medications? President Trump says drug companies will need to move manufacturing to the US or be hit with the tariff.

Experts warn the move could disrupt global supply chains, raise drug prices, and strain Australia-US trade relations. Listen to the podcast here.

In a maritime mystery hundreds of years in the making, researchers are using forensic techniques to uncover the identity of a First Nations woman depicted in a 19th-century carving.

Now housed at the National Maritime Museum, after being salvaged from a personal collection, the item could re-shape narratives around colonial-era sea travel and Indigenous representation. Learn more on this episode of Awaye!.

And we want to hear from your town: Citizen Jury is Radio National's new community-focused series where we bring together people from regional Australia to tackle the big issues impacting their communities.

The inaugural event in Dubbo, NSW, discussing renewable energy rollout plans, airs 8pm Wednesday, July 16 on ABC Radio National or ABC listen app.

Meet the teen 'Luddites' who want to empower young people to rethink their relationship with their phones.

Australia has reaffirmed it will not weaken its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to escape US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on pharmaceutical imports. Politics Now looks at how the proposed 200 per cent tariff has renewed uncertainty around a global trade war.

Researchers are working to uncover a hidden chapter of maritime history. The Australian National Maritime Museum has acquired a 19th-century ship's figurehead which depicts a First Nations woman. Awaye! finds out more about the project.

Suffering internal division and stymied by geopolitical bullying, the United Nations (UN) faces an uncertain future. As the organisation marks its 80th birthday, it's also dealing with a financial shortfall brought on by both China and the US, its two biggest donors. Future Tense explores what it will take to rescue the UN.

After seven days of deliberation, a jury found Erin Patterson guilty of murder and attempted murder in what was dubbed 'the mushroom case'. The Law Report breaks down the jury's verdict and the epic two-month trial that gripped the world.

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing your news? And is that a problem? There's no escaping the technology and now newsrooms are looking at ways to harness it as a tool. MediaLand asks: Are journalists "signing their own death warrant" by using AI in their reporting?

To Tibetans all over the world, His Holiness is an important spiritual and political leader. The 14th Dalai Lama has celebrated his 90th birthday and marked the occasion with a long-awaited announcement about the future of the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual tradition. Our Religion and Ethics reporter explains.

In October 2023, Australians voted 'No' to a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people. In this panel discussion from the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival, Big Ideas explores what went wrong, and what lessons were learned from the process.

A new way of teaching is emerging in Australian classrooms, yet many of the techniques sound old-fashioned. So what is explicit instruction and what does it mean for your kids? Life Matters hits the books to find out.

The pseudoscience of 'biohacking' is having a moment. Proponents spruik a range of expensive hi-tech health treatments that promise to increase human longevity — from cryo chambers, to sauna suits, filtered urine treatments and micro-dosing on snake venom. Late Night Live finds out more.