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Full of hubris and bravado, the State of the Union Address was classic Trump – the showman who knows how to work a crowd.
In the chamber there was plenty of love, but on the streets of America the President’s popularity has been falling.
Today, US journalist Steve Clemons, editor at large of The National Interest- on the speech and the spectacle – how did Trump’s state of the union go down, and what does it all mean for the midterms.

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Guest: Steve Clemons, Editor at Large of The National Interest
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When Russia struck Ukraine four years ago it kicked off the first full scale war in Europe since World War II.
Now, as Russia knocks out Ukraine’s power grid, and people freeze at temperatures of below minus 20 – is it time for President Zelensky to cut a deal?
Today, Kateryna Argyrou Chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations on travelling through a war torn country and whether it is time for Ukraine to cut a deal.

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Guest: Kateryna Argyrou, Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations
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By the time a wide-eyed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was slumped in the back of a Range Rover on his way to the police station last week, the reality had hit home. The man who was once a prince, watching his life crumble before his eyes.
Now, as the world reels from Andrew’s arrest, and the royals scramble to protect themselves from one of the biggest crises the palace has ever faced – a warning from a royal biographer: that Charles could go down too.
Today, royal historian Andrew Lownie, who literally wrote the book on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on what’s next for the former prince – and whether the King could be forced to abdicate the throne.

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Guest: Andrew Lownie, historian and royal biographer
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Elon Musk and his SpaceX team want to launch up to one million satellites as part of a proposal to power massive data centres in space.
They pitch it as a clean, green alternative to regular data centres. But as Earth’s orbit becomes increasingly crowded, what will Elon’s mega constellation do to our night sky? And could a crash between satellites set off a catastrophic chain reaction?
Today, Associate Professor of Astronomy Sam Lawler on the potential for disaster, the need for new space laws, and the time a huge piece of space junk landed in her home town!

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Guest: Associate Professor of Astronomy, Samantha Lawler
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Coles and Woolworths are now in court.
The case, brought by the consumer watchdog, came on the back of hundreds of angry posts on X, TikTok and Reddit from shoppers archiving the supermarkets giants’ prices – and accusing them of gaming their “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotions.
The ACCC alleges some of those promotions were misleading – with the “discount” price the same as, or higher than, what had been charged just weeks earlier.
Today, economist and journalist Peter Martin on the “illusory” discounts – and how a Cadbury Caramello Koala helped fuel the outrage.

This episode was first published in October, 2024.

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Guest: Economist Peter Martin.
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