We’re bringing Australia's best audio fiction to life for listeners as part of our compelling new line-up for 2020, from crime stories and gothic horror to the comedic tale of a teenage punk poet and a persecuted fish.

Radio National Fictions, presented by Fiona Pepper, will combine Australia's best writers with sumptuous sound design.

Joining RN's line-up next year as new host of The Art Show is broadcaster Namila Benson. She replaces Ed Ayres, who has decided to focus on presenting ABC Classic's Weekend Breakfast and writing a new book.

Also departing RN is Sunday Extra host Hugh Riminton, who is leaving to spend more time with his family.

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Followers of a vegan diet eschew all animal products, including dairy, eggs, honey and, of course, meat.

So for an eating pattern that cuts out so many foods traditionally considered essential, is it possible for a vegan diet to meet all your nutritional needs?

The answer is yes — but it requires you to understand food better than the average omnivore, or even vegetarian.

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James Poppleton worked for 18 months as a customer account supervisor at bet365.

What he saw during his time at the company disturbed him so much he's blowing the whistle on bet365's practices — despite the personal risk.

"Australians have an innate sense of fairness almost built-in, and what the bookies do, what bet365 does is not fair," he said.

"You can't win. Those that win are stopped. Those that lose are exploited and then they develop cheating techniques as well."

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After more than four decades of dominance, free market capitalism is facing a challenge.

Its rival, the blandly named modern monetary theory (MMT), has entered the ring promising to return economic planning to a less ideological footing.

It's also keen to strike a blow against the "surplus fetish" that many economists now blame for declining public services and growing inequality.

But free market capitalism is unlikely to go down without a fight.

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