ABC Radio National

Complex and sarcastic, but also funny, generous and warm. Vittorio Bianchi, known more simply as Vito, was all of those things and more.

Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds

The West Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle has been shortlisted for best museum exhibition in the world at the Museums + Heritage Awards.

Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

Negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine will move into a new phase in the coming week, as delegations from both sides of the conflict prepare for separate mediation talks in Saudi Arabia. 

Duration: 16 minutes 17 seconds

Roger Swainston is a renowned painter, naturalist and zoologist who has turned his attention to painting every species of rock lobster on the planet. 

Duration: 10 minutes 16 seconds

Jim Chalmers will hand down his pre-election budget on Tuesday with what he says will be “substantial” help for struggling Australians. But Labor’s fourth budget is likely to contain few surprises, since it was the budget we weren’t supposed to have.

Duration: 14 minutes 11 seconds

Kirsty Coventry, the Zimbabwe Sports Minister and Olympic gold medallist, has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African to get the biggest job in world sports.

Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

Author Andrew Low discusses his new book We Should Be So Lucky. It delves into the secrets behind Australia's remarkable success and why its relative prosperity and good living is not just luck.

Duration: 11 minutes 5 seconds

Donald Trump is just over the halfway mark of his first 100 days in office and, so far, the president has used his power to fundamentally reshape America.

Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds