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Donald Trump’s decade-long war with the press has a new front, with three US media outlets suing after being banned by the White House, prompting a broader media boycott.  

In response, the US President has launched his own 24/7 streaming channel called Trump TV. 

Today, Reporters Without Borders executive director for North America, Clayton Weimers, on who will lose the most from Trump’s war on the press. 

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Clayton Weimers, Reporters Without Borders executive director for North America 

Another string of suspected domestic violence attacks across a single weekend has once again seen the number of women and children killed this year climb. 

And, once again, their deaths have turned up the volume of calls for governments to do more to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence. 

Today, ABC political reporter Claudia Long on why, despite decades of effort, federal and state governments are still struggling with how to stop these tragic outcomes. 

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Claudia Long, ABC political reporter

Oil prices are rising again, thanks to the conflict in the Persian Gulf spreading to the Red Sea.  

It's fuelling inflation around the world including in Australia where it has been stubbornly high meaning an interest rate rise is all but certain, when the Reserve Bank meets next week.  

Today, ABC Finance expert Alan Kohler on the squeeze on household budgets and the prospect of a recession. 

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Alan Kohler, ABC finance expert and host of the ‘That's Business with Alan Kohler’ podcast 

Robotaxis have arrived on the streets of London, San Francisco and Beijing as rideshare companies expand into driverless transport. But the roll out hasn't been without speedbumps.

So, when could we see this innovation in transport arrive in Australia, and are our roads and regulations ready for it?

Today, Michael Milford, professor of robotics and director of the QUT Centre for Robotics on why autonomous taxis could soon be on our roads.

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Michael Milford, Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics

Donald Trump says warnings from whistleblowers that the rapid development of AI could end humanity are a ‘hoax’.  

He’s determined to push ahead in the AI race for dominance over China despite calls from some in the industry to slow down. But who should we believe?  

Today, AI risk researcher Nate Soares on why he believes the only real winner in the AI race is AI. 

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Nate Soares, Machine Intelligence Research Institute president 

Pauline Hanson has spent the week offending everyone from Andrew Hastie to the Prime Minister and Indigenous Australians, drawing widespread condemnation.  

But is hitting back at her personally the best way to respond?  

Today, Sean Kelly, columnist and former adviser to Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd on the way major parties are shifting their approach to Pauline Hanson and One Nation. 

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Sean Kelly, columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald and former Labor prime minister advisor.

For months, the Strait of Hormuz has been in chaos amid the ongoing conflict between Donald Trump and Iran.  

But now, the global oil supply faces a new threat.  

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are setting their sights on the Red Sea, putting a second critical shipping corridor in the crosshairs.  

Today, former US Special Envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, on the latest escalation and what it means for the global economy. 

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Tim Lenderking, former US Special Envoy to Yemen and Middle East Institute Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow 

Last week, an Anthropic researcher warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future. 

Then tech bosses joined the call for countries and companies to work together to slow the race towards artificial super intelligence.  

Today, AI philosopher Nick Bostrom on just how bad unbridled AI could get and whether we need to put the brakes on before it’s too late.

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Nick Bostrom, AI philosopher 

The migration policy debate in Australia has shifted over the years from boat arrivals and refugees to a new battleground: the size of the net overseas migration intake.  

And Pauline Hanson has managed to put the push for lower numbers back at the centre of the political debate.  

But how much control does the government really have? Today, David Speers, host of tonight's ABC National Forum on migration, on whether the system we have needs a total rethink.   

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David Speers, host of Insiders and the ABC’s National Forum 

Donald Trump has hit the campaign trail in Texas as the clock ticks down to the midterms.  

But is the president becoming more of a hindrance than a help to Republican candidates? With the war in Iran dragging on and taking a toll on Trump’s standing, could his biggest political liability now be the conflict he started?  

Today, Nate Swanson, a former Iran negotiator on whether Donald Trump is getting ready to declare the war is over. 

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Nate Swanson, Director and Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Iran Strategy Project