Australian Border Force and Western Australian police spent the weekend searching for 15 men who had arrived in the country by boat.
Eventually, all 15 were arrested and put on a flight to Nauru.
The arrival of this boat comes as the federal government attempts to legislate controversial new laws, deflect criticism from the opposition and keep immigration off the political agenda.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on the politician in the middle of it all – Immigration Minister Andrew Giles – and his surprising 23-year journey from asylum seeker lawyer to immigration minister.

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe

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On Monday, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan announced he would apply for arrest warrants for senior Hamas leaders as well as Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant.
So, how did the ICC’s prosecutor come to the point of applying for arrest warrants? What happens next? And can international law survive the scrutiny it’s now under?
Today, expert in international law and professor at the University of California Davis Chimene Keitner on the warrants now drawing attention from around the world.

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Guest: Professor at the University of California Davis, Chimene Keitner

Arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Netanyahu: What happens next?

The members of this federal Labor government have been pretty disciplined on not publicly criticising party policy.
So it raised a few eyebrows when MPs from inner-city seats took aim at the government’s Future Gas Strategy.
The plan pumps up gas as a vital part of the energy transition through to 2050 and beyond, which is at odds with moves to get households off gas as quickly as possible.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on what’s behind the gas plan and why a little “sanctioned dissent” might be part of a broader electoral strategy.

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe

Gas beyond 2050: A Labor revolt or sanctioned dissent?

Julian Assange’s lawyer, Jennifer Robinson, describes the long, meandering court process Assange has faced as “punishment by process”.
Just this week, in a decision that may have saved Assange from being immediately extradited to the United States, the British High Court ruled it will hear one more appeal against his extradition – but not until later this year.
The only other literal get-out-of-jail card for Assange is if the US drops the charges against him.
Today, Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson, on why she’s back in Australia lobbying the government and whether they can secure a deal before the US election in November. 

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Guest: Lawyer for Julian Assange, Jennifer Robinson.

Jennifer Robinson on UK courts giving Assange one last appeal

When observing the Al Roj refugee camp in Northern Syria on Google Maps, you can see it’s only a few hundred metres away from an airport tarmac.
But for the 40 Australian citizens stranded at the camp – with no water, electricity or any real plan for the future – getting on a plane home could still be years away.
Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis, on why the government seems to have abandoned its plans to bring them home.

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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis

Albanese abandons plans to bring home 'ISIS brides'

If you’ve bought salmon at the supermarket, there’s a strong chance it came from Tasmania.
The island state is home to a billion-dollar salmon farming industry and much of it is located at Macquarie Harbour. That harbour is where Booker Prize-winning author Richard Flanagan grew up.
But it’s also home to a 60-million-year-old creature whose fate appears to be the first Australian species to be wiped off the face of the earth during this federal government.
Today, writer and contributor to The Monthly Richard Flanagan on how corporate greed, political inaction and our demand for supermarket salmon are all choking the Maugean Skate. 

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Guest: Booker Prize-winning author and contributor to The Monthly Richard Flanagan

Does the Immigration minister really believe in what he's doing?

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