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Australia is sending weapons, personnel and a high-tech plane to the Middle East, after being asked for help by the United Arab Emirates. So did we just join the war in Iran?

Plus: after a bus protest, two social posts from Donald Trump and a 2 am phone-call, Australia has granted asylum to five Iranian women's football players.

And another political party leader has quit, but he's hanging onto his seat in parliament and reckons he'll run again at the next election. We get into what David Littleproud had to say today.

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09:11 - David Littleproud resigns 

11:58  - Is Australia at war?

18:09 - The latest on the Iranian women players being granted asylum

Guest:

• Monte Bovill, hack political reporter
• Don Rothwell, professor of international law, Australian National University
• Tracey Holmes, host, The Sports Ambassador podcast

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As of today, Australians need to prove they're over 18 to access porn sites. Will these new laws succeed at protecting children? And what about your data and privacy? 

And Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son is officially Iran's new supreme leader. So who is he, and what does his leadership mean for the people of Iran? 

Also, we hear how the biggest moment of the Australian Grand Prix went down before the race even began, after Oscar Piastri's crash shattered the hopes of an enormous home crowd. 

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00:55 - How will age verification on porn sites work? 

10:46- Who is Iran's new supreme leader? 

22:00 - Hometown heartbreak at the Grand Prix 

Guests: 

• Paul Haskell Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
• Jessica Genauer, Associate Professor in International Relations, Flinders University
• Elle Baillieu, co-host Paddock 43

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The minimum amount of holidays for a full-time worker in Australia is four weeks a year.

But is that enough? 

Unions are pushing for workers to get one whole week extra, in what they reckon would be the first substantial increase to the minimum standards since the mid 70s. 

Part of the argument for younger workers is that the change is especially important because they're already doing several weeks' worth of unpaid overtime every year. 

Not everyone backs it though: some small businesses reckon they simply can't afford it. 

In the deep dive today, we unpack the proposal for an extra week of holidays, and hear from an expert who reckons Aussies aren't even using the leave we're already getting. 

Guests: 

• Dr Libby Sander, Associate Professor, Bond University

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It's Kyle and Jackie O-ver: an argument about astrology ended Australian radio's most successful double act. Was it the pettiest way to kill a $200M deal? 

And the war in Iran has grounded flights and trapped influencers in Dubai and beyond.  

Plus: boy kibble and the return of "real" milk. Are our diets going backwards?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by author and comedian Lucinda "Froomes" Price and journalist Marty Smiley. 

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While war rages in Iran, the nation's women's football team is a long way away, here in Australia for one of their sport's biggest tournaments. So after silent protests on the field, what does the team's future hold? 

And after 7 years as a Catholic priest, Alberto Ravagnani decided to quit, saying it was too hard to stay celibate.He was never an ordinary priest — preaching on YouTube, sharing gym selfies and ditching the traditional attire for more common clothes.Alberto spoke with hack from Italy about his decision to quit and why he thinks the church needs to change.

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01:10 - The latest from Iran

05:30 - The Iranian women's football team in Australia

09:49 - Meet Alberto, the former priest who quit to have sex

Guests:

• Jackson Worthington, reporter, triple j hack
• Alberto Ravagnani, former Catholic priest

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Alberto Ravagnani wasn't an ordinary Catholic priest. 

Preaching on YouTube, taking gym selfies and even using AI to help write his sermons, he admits he was always pushing the boundaries. 

But a few weeks ago he decided to quit the priesthood after seven years, saying it's too hard to stay celibate. 

In this chat with Dave, Alberto opens up about abstaining from sex, why he felt like a hypocrite and what he thinks needs to change to get young people to church.

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The death toll is continuing to rise in the war on Iran, as Israeli and American missile strikes continue to rain down.

Iranian attacks on at least 10 Middle Eastern countries are also causing deaths and casualties. So what should Australia's position be? We talk to the leader of the Australian Greens, Larissa Waters.

And one state is reviewing the residential care system. We hear what it's like growing up in the system and how it could be changed. 

Plus, unions are pushing for workers to get more annual leave. Is it out of touch or deserved? 

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01:06 - Death toll rises to more than 800 in Iran

05:50 - Greens leader Larissa Waters on the war in Iran

14:11 - Changing the residential care system

18:30 - Would 5 weeks annual leave help you? 

Guests: 

• Larissa Waters, Greens leader
• Dr Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond University

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Uni used to be a place to make lifelong friends, party and (who knew!) study face-to-face. But have virtual learning and cost-of-living pressures killed campus culture? Two students who went to the same uni 30 years apart tell us about their radically different experiences.

And as America's war with Iran keeps drawing in new countries, thousands of Aussies are stuck. It's the worst travel crisis since COVID. So what should you do if you've got travel plans? 

Plus, with the Asian Cup underway, the Tillies are back in the spotlight. We hear one superfan's big promise to the team. 

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01:06 - Is uni a lonely experience now?

13:05 - The latest from the war on Iran 

18:32 - Your international travel questions answered

24:35 - Will the Asian Cup revive 'Matildas mania'?

Guests: 

• Felix Hughes, president, National Union of Students
• Dean Long, CEO, Australian Travel Industry Association

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Iran is leaderless and tumbling into crisis, after surprise US and Israeli strikes on the weekend killed the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with more than 40 other top officials.

In Iran, authorities say more than 165 people were killed in a strike on a school, while Iran's deadly strikes on airports, military bases and civilian targets in other countries are widening the conflict further.

So how does this end? And what do Iranians here make of it all?

Plus, a new ABC doco being released tonight gets into the biggest revelations from the Epstein files. What questions still need to be answered? 

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01:20 - The widening war with Iran

06:17 - How Iranian Australians are feeling today

12:31 - Could what comes next in Iran be worse?

20:51 - What we've learned from the Epstein files

Guests:

• Aida Kashefi, Iranian Australian
• Dr Andrew Thomas, Deakin University politics expert
• Grace Tobin, ABC investigative reporter

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Have you clocked people talking about the capital gains tax discount this week?

It's a tax break that basically lets property owners pay less tax when they sell their houses, and it tends to benefit older, richer Australians and investors.

So when it comes to the generational wealth divide, is it part of the problem?

A bunch of economists certainly think so, and this week there've been hints from the government that some type of change might be on the table.

So what might that look like?

On the deep dive today, we unpack whether the capital gains tax is fair, and chat to an economist about policy alternatives.

Guest:

• Elyse Dwyer, research economist, e61 institute

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