Australia will formally recognise Palestine next month, following similar commitments by Canada, the UK and France. 

The Israeli prime minister says that's rewarding Hamas. We speak to the correspondent whose question prompted Benjamin Netanyahu to single out Australia. 

Plus, the southern hemisphere's largest rodeo almost collapsed last year. Here's how a group of locals bought it back from the brink. 

And do you know your ripper from your cuppa? Linguists are worried Aussie slang is under threat.

Listen now: 

01:25 - Anthony Albanese's commitment to recognise Palestine

06:15 - Covering Gaza when you can't go there

15:30 - How to save a rodeo

21:00 - Is Aussie slang in trouble?

Guests: 

• Matthew Doran, Middle East correspondent, ABC
• Howard Manns, senior lecturer in linguistics, Monash University

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