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One Nation’s support is surging.

That’s according to successive opinion polls this year which have Pauline Hanson’s party with a primary vote higher than it’s ever been. 

Today, Tony Barry, director at the Redbridge Group and former Liberal Party strategist on the voters expressing support for One Nation, whether it will translate into actual votes and why the major parties need to take notice. 

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Tony Barry, director at RedBridge Group

Donald Trump is finally trying to temper the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which has seen the shooting deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents.

But why did he let it go so far in the first place? 

Today, Claire Finkelstein, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania on what Trump’s really trying to achieve and why the events mirror the lead up to a civil war. 

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Claire Finkelstein, professor of law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania

Donald Trump says he needs Greenland. 

He’s suggested he could buy it and he threatened tariffs on nations that didn’t support his quest to take it. 

Now he’s dropped the tariff threat after negotiations and he’s ruled out using military force. 

The US president’s approach to Greenland might be erratic but it’s all in line with his foreign policy aim to reorder the world. 

Today, Monica Duffy Toft from the Fletcher School at Tufts University on Trump’s bid to control the Western Hemisphere.

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Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Boston

Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, has caused global outrage after it made it really easy to virtually undress people via AI image editing. 

Musk’s competitor to ChatGPT is integrated into the social media platform X and earlier this month users started asking it to do some pretty gross things. 

X was flooded with images of semi-naked women, with users able to reply to anyone’s perfectly innocent picture and ask it to put them in a bikini, for example. 

While Musk initially downplayed the scandal and was slow to act, he’s now put limits on the tool. But is that the end of the story and should X be banned?

Today, Sam Cole, a tech journalist and co-founder of 404 Media on the Grok scandal and how it enabled the exploitation and abuse of women. 

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Sam Cole, co-founder of 404 Media

For a second time since the election the Coalition has split. 

The Nationals walked out after a number of its senators crossed the floor to vote against hate speech laws this week.  

The Liberals and opposition leader Sussan Ley sided with the government to pass the legislation, but key Nationals raises concerns about the rushed process and the impact on free speech. 

So, is this a moment of real change in conservative politics and could One Nation pick up a few more members? 

Today, David Speers, the ABC’s national political lead and host of Insiders, on how the marriage fell apart once again. 

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David Speers, ABC national political lead

Jessica Chapnik Kahn was there at Bondi on December 14th, shielding her daughter as shots were fired into a Jewish festival, killing 15 people.

More than a month later, she’s trying to find a way to live with what she went through and she says it's her heart that’s guiding her.

Today, on this National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, we hear Jessica’s story and speak with Michael Visontay, a Sydney resident and commissioning editor of the Jewish Independent, about how the community is dealing with the aftermath of tragedy and the fractious political debate.  

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Jessica Chapnik Kahn, Bondi survivor

Michael Visontay, The Jewish Independent commissioning editor

It’s a busy time of the year at Australian beaches, but a stretch of the NSW coast has been shut down after a surge in shark attacks. 

A cluster of shark bites in Sydney has been linked to a surge in bacteria and faecal matter washed into the harbour and the ocean by recent rain. 

Today, Chris Pepin-Neff, an expert in shark policy from Sydney University on what led to the uptick in shark activity and what we can do to improve safety for swimmers and surfers. 

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Chris Pepin-Neff, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Sydney and a shark policy expert

Greenland is one of Donald Trump’s biggest obsessions right now.

If you don’t like his dream of the US taking over the self-governed island, which is part of Denmark, then you’ll be punished. 

The president is now slapping tariffs on European nations pushing back against the idea.   

Today, the ABC’s global affairs editor Laura Tingle on how the UK and Europe will respond and what it means for the future of NATO.  

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Laura Tingle, ABC global affairs editor

Federal parliament returns early today and the prime minister has removed a racial vilification offence from Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and will now deal with restrictions on guns in a separate bill.

Anthony Albanese had to change course after the bill came under huge criticism from the Greens and the federal opposition, with leader Sussan Ley describing it as half-baked and unsalvageable. 

The bill came after the Bondi attack in a bid to stamp out antisemtism. So, what was in the doomed bill? And was it really that bad? 

Today, Professor Kath Gelber, an expert in regulating hate speech from the University of Queensland, on the problems she saw in the government’s bill. 

Editor’s note: Organisers of August’s pro-Palestinian protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge estimated 300,000 were there. The police estimate on the day was 90,000 people and the NSW Premier has said more than 100,000 attended. 

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Professor Kath Gelber, Deputy Executive Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Queensland

He’s known for relentlessly and ruthlessly pursuing Donald Trump’s agenda and for playing a big part in shaping it. 

Now, with the extraordinary start to 2026, which has included the capture of the Venezuelan president and a threat to take over Greenland, there’s a renewed focus on the US president’s key advisor Stephen Miller. 

Today, Ashley Parker, staff writer for The Atlantic magazine, on her investigation into Trump’s deputy chief of staff, his power and growing influence.

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Ashley Parker, The Atlantic staff writer