Talking about the ongoing situation of Cyclone Alfred, which is lingering over Queensland and has now morphed from a cyclone to a slow-moving heavy rain system. While some locals celebrated its fizzling out, others expressed frustration, likening it to a media-driven panic. With significant flooding and over 118,000 properties without power, the cyclone's impact is severe and continuing. Meanwhile there are questions: the strange blocking of search results for "Cyclone Alfred" on Facebook, which Meta later attributed to a technical glitch. But for those who remember Meta blocking Canada's national broadcaster the CBC during historic wildfires not long ago, is this really a "glitch"?

The cyclone has pushed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's election plans off course, and now there's another character complicating the narrative: former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has gone very public, very often in the last days to critique Donald Trump and his looming tariffs, and questioning the future of Australian-US relations. Hear also the remarkable story of heroism involving Barry the shearer, a man from Echuca now hailed as a national hero for thwarting an attempted hijacking on a Jetstar passenger airline flight, singlehandedly recasting the conversation about what is considered "terrorism" in Australia.

Songs played on RTHK3:

The Cruel Sea - Razorback

The Night Parrots - These Are My Co-Ordinates

The Wiggles and Dolly Parton - Friends

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