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Have you ever been introduced to a friend's friend - and hit it off? If you ended up hanging out with the new friend more than the original one…sorry, you're a friend poacher. We look at how to handle friend poaching, mixing your friendship circles, and how it feels to be left behind in a group of mates. Plus, can music make you high? Australian researchers have looked into binaural beats - which can mimic the effects of psychoactive drugs, according to some listeners. And did you know that the majority of young homeless people in Australia are women and girls? We learn about The Great Couch Sleepout - a campaign from Youth off the Streets. We also take you to Canberra, where Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Australian Parliament. Live guests Dr Marny Lishman, psychologist Dr Monica Barratt, RMIT Chelsea, The Great Couch Sleepout Claudia Long, Hack’s political reporter

The government's figured out how it wants to spend your money. Cheaper petrol! Some free money (sort of)! Trees for The Queen! And a bunch of other things. We look at what’s in the federal budget for you - but also what’s missing *cough, climate change, cough*. Meanwhile, northern NSW has copped a drenching again, with major flooding in Lismore, Byron Bay and the surrounding areas. Flood-weary residents, who were evacuated just weeks ago, are at breaking point. Plus, keen to holiday in space? Pack your bags, there’s plans for a space hotel to open up in a few years. Live guests: Simon Birmingham, Finance Minister Dr Brad Tucker, ANU

Happy federal Budget day! Ahead of its release, we look at why you should care about it in the first place. The government will be spruiking its first home buyers scheme, so what's it like for young people who want to buy a home in the regions, where prices are sometimes rising faster than the capital cities? Plus, there's finally a very promising male contraceptive pill on the cards, so we speak to two of the scientists behind it. And we check in on Lismore, where heavy rain has prompted more evacuations - just weeks after the devastating and deadly floods. Live guests: Brendan Coates, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform Program Director at the Grattan Institute Professor Gunda Georg, University of Minnesota Abdullah Al Noman, University of Minnesota Vanessa Ekins, former mayor of Lismore