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When South Australians went to the polls on the weekend one in five voters put One Nation first. 

That’s the party’s best showing in that state ever and federal party leader Pauline Hanson says a movement is under way. 

Referring to the party’s colour branding, One Nation’s SA leader Cory Bernardi insists an ‘orange wave’ is here to stay. 

Today, the ABC’s Melissa Clarke on how the party is translating strong polling into votes and what that means for federal politics. 

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Melissa Clarke, ABC political correspondent and host of ‘AM’

For years, Australians heading to Europe have relied on flights that have stopovers in the Gulf.

But as war in the Middle East disrupts travel plans for thousands, should we reconsider the region as a transit hub? 

And if you’ve already booked flights via the Gulf, what should you do now?

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Ian Douglas, aviation management lecturer at Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Are the petrol stations price gouging and cashing in on the Iran war? 

If they are, is there anything that can stop them? 

Today, David Byrne, professor of economics at the University of Melbourne on how fuel companies justify the rapid price rises and what motorists can do to fight back.

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David Byrne, professor of economics at the University of Melbourne

Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism official has quit over the war in Iran. 

He says pressure from Israel, not an imminent threat from Iran, led the US president to start the conflict.

Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on Benjamin Netanyahu’s goals in Iran and how long he wants the fight to last.  

He explains why, if regime change isn’t possible, Israel might keep going until the Iranian state fails.  

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Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute

The RBA has lifted interest rates for a second consecutive month.

Are we now in a long rate hiking cycle, accelerated by the war in Iran, or could this be the rise that finally brings inflation under control? 

Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender on the uncertainty for the economy and the outlook for rates. 

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Ian Verrender, ABC chief business correspondent 

As the Iran war enters its third week, the ripple effect is growing around the world as the global oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. 

In Australia, petrol and diesel prices are soaring and in some regional areas the bowsers have run dry.

Today, David Leaney, an international supply chain expert from the ANU on how panic buying is driving prices higher and why the government should start restricting sales.

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David Leaney, international supply chain management consultant and Lecturer at Australian National University

It was one of the worst environmental disasters to strike Australia’s oceans. 

When a massive algal bloom arrived in South Australia, devastating the coastline and killing marine life, the public was initially told it wasn’t toxic, when it later became apparent it was.

Today, Four Corners reporter Angus Grigg on his investigation into what the South Australian government knew and whether it acted fast enough.

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Angus Grigg, Four Corners reporter

Almost two weeks into the war in Iran, Donald Trump's endgame remains elusive.

He insists the US has won already, even as the bombs fall and Iran's drones cause havoc in the region.

Did the US president misjudge how a war with Iran would play out and how significant the ripple effects would be across the world?

Today, staff writer at the Atlantic magazine Tom Nichols on why the Trump administration is 'strategically incompetent' and why he thinks the president is suffering from 'victory disease'.

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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic magazine staff writer

Artificial intelligence is playing a key role in the war in Iran, with AI tools suspected of being used to gather intelligence, pick targets and plan bombings.

At the same time, a battle has broken out between the Trump administration and one of the leading AI firms, Anthropic, over what limits should be placed on the use of AI by the military. 

Today, Toby Walsh, the chief scientist at the AI Institute at the University of New South Wales on why guardrails are crucial to avoid a nightmare future of AI fuelled warfare. 

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Toby Walsh, UNSW AI Institute chief scientist 

They stood on a field in the Gold Coast and bravely refused to sing their national anthem and they were condemned as traitors on Iranian state TV. 

A week later, members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who competed in the Women’s Asian Cup have been offered asylum in Australia.

Today, lawyer and sport integrity expert Catherine Ordway on how it all unfolded. 

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Catherine Ordway, sport integrity expert and a visiting scholar at the University of NSW School of Business based in Canberra