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It was the first face-to-face meeting between Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump since the war with Iran began almost six months ago.  

But the relationship between the two leaders isn’t what it was at the start of the conflict.  

Today, Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Centre on what Netanyahu was hoping to achieve by meeting with Trump and what it means for the future of the war.   

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Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at The Stimson Center

After becoming one of the most unpopular leaders in Australia’s history, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan reluctantly gave up the top job.  

Then, following a chaotic bout of Labor Party infighting, her deputy Ben Carroll emerged as her successor.  

Today, Jon Faine, former host of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne, on Jacinta Allan’s downfall and how she couldn’t escape the shadow of her predecessor.

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Jon Faine, former host of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne 

When you pick up a product at the supermarket, you trust what's written on the label.

So, when it says an ingredient was sourced in Australia, why wouldn't you believe it?

Today, Adele Ferguson on her exclusive Four Corners investigation into the food fraud hiding in plain sight. 

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Adele Ferguson, Investigative reporter at ABC’s Four Corners 

AI has taken the grunt work out of many everyday tasks; from writing emails to planning dinner.  

But are we starting to rely on AI to think for us and could it be making us dumber?  

Today, Steven Shaw from the University of Pennsylvania on his research into cognitive surrender, AI and your brain. 

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Steven Shaw, post-doctoral researcher at Wharton Marketing School, University of Pennsylvania and incoming associate professor at Kings College London. 

This week, Pauline Hanson has again declared that she could become Prime Minister after the next election. But could she?  

Or will her recent European tour and a string of controversial comments from immigration to domestic violence start to turn voters away?  

Today, former Liberal Party strategist and Redbridge Group director Tony Barry on what voters are saying, and why Pauline Hanson is increasingly setting the political agenda.  

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Tony Barry, Redbridge Group director 

At the end of last week Elon Musk’s much-hyped SpaceX shares took a tumble just over a month after the company went public.  

But what does that mean for the big AI companies and for the so-called AI bubble.  

Today AI critic and host of the Better Offline podcast Ed Zitron on why he thinks it will all come crashing down. 

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Ed Zitron, host of Better Offline podcast and EZ Primary Research CEO 

Donald Trump's MOU with Iran was supposed to stop the war and then end it.  

Now it's barely worth the paper it's written on. The bombing has resumed. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut. And now the conflict is spreading to the Red Sea, with the Houthis declaring a blockade on Saudi shipping.  

So, is this what a forever war looks like?  

Today, former US State Department Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller on the few options Donald Trump has left

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Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Middle East Negotiator at the US State Department

Pauline Hanson has spent the past fortnight in Europe spruiking her anti-immigration policies which have long been familiar to Australian voters.  

But beyond immigration, what does One Nation actually want for the economy?  

Today, ABC business and economics reporter Gareth Hutchens looks at the policies that have received far less attention and what Australia's economy could look like under One Nation.   

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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter 

For thousands of years the question of extending life or living forever has occupied minds.  

But now it’s taken on a new life, from peptides, to IV drips and experimental treatments targeting the heart or kidneys, there’s a buzz around longevity.  

Today, Dr Norman Swan on his Four Corners investigation into the big business and the science behind the quest to live healthier for longer. 

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Dr Norman Swan, co-host of the Health Report and What’s that Rash on ABC Radio National

When Donald Trump went to the NATO summit in Ankara, he took one plane in and a different one out.  

They were both called Air Force One, but one is 35 years old and is believed to have advanced safety features and the other was a retrofitted luxury 747 given to the US by Qatar.  

Why did the US president not fly out on the newer plane that he loves so much?  

New York Times journalists have received subpoenas after sources told them it was due to safety precautions related to the war with Iran.  

Today, staff writer at The Atlantic, David A. Graham, on the president's planes and the latest attack on the press. 

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David A. Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic