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Stinger grenades, OC spray and bean bag rounds: these are just some of the “less lethal” weapons police have at their disposal and that are increasingly being used against protestors. Nour Haydar speaks with Ariel Bogle and Nino Bucci about how police are using these controversial new tools, and how some have also been linked to multiple deaths

Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons program. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sample hears from Kelsey Davenport, the director of non-proliferation policy at the Arms Control Association. She sets out why many experts don’t believe the country even had a structured nuclear weapons program and explains what she thinks the impact of the war could be on nuclear proliferation around the world

As Australia risks becoming entangled in Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Iran, Guardian Australia columnist Paul Daley questions whether refusing to challenge the White House at all costs indulges a US-Australia relationship that no longer exists

Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level event for the Coalition? They also discuss how it took just two weeks for Australia to become involved in Trump’s war on Iran, and why it may just be the thin edge of wedge Email the Barries: [email protected]

As the second week of the war with Iran draws to a close, any suggestion that Australia’s involvement would be limited to in-principle support has evaporated. Last Friday, the Guardian and other media outlets reported that three Australians were on the US submarine that torpedoed an Iranian warship, killing 87 people. On Tuesday, the government confirmed it would send a surveillance aircraft, missiles, and personnel to the United Arab Emirates.Jo Tovey sits down with Gabrielle Jackson, Mike Ticher and Ben Doherty to discuss the tests Labor faces back home as Australia’s involvement in the war escalates