Rachel Kelly: Stars, Cats, Droughts & Resilience

0:00In Adelaide, it's March 3rd. Here's what is happening. Rachel Kelly serves as a senior supervising producer at ABC News Digital in Australia. She edits national stories, commissions new content, and mentors journalists nationwide while leading major projects. Her career kicked off in Brisbane, took her to London, and brought her back for top roles at papers like The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Her most recent peace spotlights, a growing crisis, light pollution erasing stars from the night sky. More than 1 billion children now grow up seeing almost none overhead, a far cry from the wonder humans have shared for ages. Reactions run deep, with many mourning the loss of that cosmic connection. It raises big questions about how future generations will feel about the universe without those twinkling lights to spark curiosity and dreams. Kelly digs into other pressing tales too, like the battle against feral cats on Christmas Island, where bold efforts divide opinions. Farmers in Western Victoria are also innovating to survive brutal droughts in what was once the wool capital.

1:05Meanwhile, her reporting covers fresh food, crisscrossing thousands of kilometers at high cost, a World War II soldier mystery solved by luck, and climate threats to remote islands. Through it all, she uncovers human resilience amid change. DNA is brought to you by our sponsor. Salipillo is a pillow with built-in headphones, lay back, press play, and disappear into what you are listening to. S-O-L-L-I,