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The death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked widespread rioting across the United States, with protesters saying police brutality against black Americans must be stopped. And, first nations Australians say we should be equally concerned about Australia's record on Indigenous deaths in custody - with more than 400 deaths since a Royal Commission looked into the issue 30 years ago.

Plus, the emotional and mental toll of the governments catastrophic robodebt scheme.

It's the Friday shakeup and we're talking...

Riots in Minneapolis, a huge win for robodebt victims in the courts, Trump takes on twitter, and all the other big topics of the week.

Join aussie actor Remy Hii, Noongar and Yamatji woman and mental health advocate Brooke Blurton and Hack's own Avani Dias for your weekly debrief.

This weekend marks a year since Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez disappeared from Byron Bay, NSW in mysterious circumstances. Today, his family members on why they need anyone with information to come forward.Plus, how we can do our bit for reconciliation and support first nations friends and family.

And, why we're so comforted by the nostalgia of old films and music.

People often say that the history of humankind proves we're selfish creatures by nature, but author and historian Rutger Bregman says that's not what he found when he stumbled on the real life version of Lord of the Flies. Plus, are our universities on the brink of collapse?And, the laws that made the destroying of significant cultural sites in the Pilbara by Rio Tinto entirely legal.

With strip clubs and brothels forced to remain closed through all three stages of the government's roadmap to recovery, sex workers are having to find new ways to serve their clientele to earn a living.

Plus, medical experts respond to the alarming rise of anti-vaxxers.

And triple j artist Kobie Dee on what Sorry Day means to him and his family.

Comedian Celeste Barber was hailed a hero for raising a staggering $51 million for those affected by the summer bushfires, but today a court ruled the funds couldn't be split between states and other charities as many donors had intended. Plus, how you could be part of a robodebt class action without even knowing it.

And, calls for the JobKeeper benefit to be extended to more young workers after the government's huge accounting error.

It's the Friday shakeup and we're talking...

Border wars, four-day working weeks, the weirdest thing you fall asleep to, and all the other big topics of the week.

Join Jenna Clarke from the West Australian, Young Labor president Jason Byrne and Hack's own Avani Dias for your weekly debrief.

We often think of couples who sleep apart as being in trouble, but in a historical sense sleeping together is super new. And if you're shacked up with a snorer it could just work better for you both.Plus, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor on the government's climate action plan for AustraliaAnd, if you're a casual you could now be eligible for annual leave thanks to an important court ruling.

Imagine waking up and finding you're unable to move. Your limbs won't stir. Lying there, you hallucinate terrible demons and monsters. We investigate sleep paralysis as well as lucid dreaming, and ask the big unanswered question, 'Why do we dream?'.

It's not the most relaxing way to fall asleep - wired up in a hospital bed and monitored via several cameras - but Hack's James Purtill was willing to be studied at Sydney's Woolcock Institute so we could talk about the connection between sleep and health

Plus, why Trump's spruiking an anti-malaria drug as his prevention plan for COVID-19 despite it being completely unproven.

And, what's actually going on between Australia and China right now.