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It’s the on-again, off-again political drama that has turned Australian politics into something resembling a soap opera.
For the second time in a year, the Liberal and National parties have split, rendering the coalition dead – again.
The break-up has once again thrown Sussan Ley’s leadership under the bus, shattered the opposition’s ability to challenge the government – and underscored deeper pressures from an ascendant One Nation.
Today, contributing editor of The New Daily Amy Remeikis, on the break-up, the fallout, and the ex sitting on the sidelines who can’t get enough of the spectacle.

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Guest: Contributing editor of The New Daily Amy Remeikis
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Donald Trump has invited Australia to join his new “Board of Peace” – a Trump-led body he says will help bring peace to Gaza.
But the invitation comes with a warning. Some leaders say the board could undermine the United Nations – and Trump himself has suggested it might even replace it.
Trump has spent years attacking the United Nations as ineffective – and this term, his administration has moved to pull the US out of dozens of UN agencies.
So is this a peace plan, or a power play?
Today, UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar, on the real agenda behind Trump’s Board of Peace and whether Australia should join.

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Guest: UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar
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This week, Labor’s watered-down hate speech laws passed the Senate.
The following day, the bigger story wasn’t the bill.
Three senior Nationals – Bridget McKenzie, Susan McDonald and Ross Cadell – were forced off the opposition frontbench after defying shadow cabinet and voting against the legislation.
Then, after a late night emergency meeting, the rest of the Nationals frontbench followed suit, quitting their roles in a show of solidarity.
Now, the Liberal National partnership is hanging in the balance and Sussan Ley’s leadership is again under threat.
Today, Press Gallery journalist Karen Middleton, on how hate speech blew up the Coalition.

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Guest: Press gallery journalist Karen Middleton
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When Elon Musk first launched his AI tool Grok, he called it “rebellious” and anti-woke.
But over the summer, what that meant took a disturbing turn.
The chatbot, which is embedded in Musk's social media platform X, started creating sexualised images of women and children without their consent.
Anthony Albanese has staked his legacy on keeping children safe online, so what is he doing to protect them from Grok?
Today, associate editor at Crikey, Cam Wilson, on whether it’s time for the government to get off X.

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Guest: Associate editor at Crikey, Cam Wilson
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In the aftermath of the 1996 massacre at Port Arthur, Prime Minister John Howard donned a bullet proof vest and argued the case for gun control, to crowds of angry protestors.
His reforms, including a ban on automatic and semi-automatic weapons, and a national buyback scheme, changed the country by getting rid of more than half a million guns.
But in the years since, the number of guns in Australia has skyrocketed, and as Anthony Albanese tries to change that, the Coalition is fighting back, while the Greens have signalled early support.
Today, deputy director at The Australia Institute Ebony Bennett on why Australia has more guns than ever – and whether Labor’s proposed plan will make us safer.

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Guest: Deputy director at The Australia Institute Ebony Bennett
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