A new interview for people trying to get NDIS support will ask what they need, rather than how they're impaired. So what does that mean for people trying to get help?

And while focus this week has been on countries like Australia recognising a Palestinian state, Israel has continued its ground offensive in Gaza. We talk to an Australian doctor at al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Plus, how does a new live translation feature on Apple AirPods change travel. 

Listen now:

01:25 - The latest on Israel's ground invasion

05:34 - How doctors are coping in Gaza

12:30 - NDIS changes

21:03 - Understanding any language

Guests:

• Isabella Choate, CEO, Youth Disability Advocacy Network
• Dr Nada Abu Alrub, doctor
• Anthony Pym, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

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Rationing disinfectant, sharing medical gloves, sleeping in tents and working all the way through the night: doctors in Gaza say they're living through hell.

After a video on TikTok of an Aussie doctor went viral, we asked if she could speak with us on a rare shift break.

Dr Nada Abu Alrub is from Queensland, but right now she's at al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which is currently the target of an Israeli ground invasion.

In this extended interview, Dr Nada describes the immense pressure medical staff are under, and the harrowing conditions in which they're trying to provide care. 

Guest:

• Dr Nada Abu Alrub, Australian doctor working in Gaza

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Donald Trump made a big speech at the UN in New York this morning, going to town on climate change, immigration and... teleprompters and escalators. 

Penny Wong was there for the speech: we talk to her about it, as well as Australia recognising Palestine and our relationship with Iran. 

Plus, have you heard of trans-cranial magnetic stimulation? It’s a high tech way of treating depression, and it just got TGA approval. 

Also: why NASA's heading back to the moon. 

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01:10 - What Trump told the UN

04:55 - Our interview with foreign minister Penny Wong

14:43 - The TGA's latest device to help treat depression

24:43 - Going back to the moon

Guests:

• Penny Wong, foreign minister
• Professor Colleen Loo, UNSW School of Psychiatry and Black Dog Institute
• Dr Brad Tucker, astrophysicist, ANU

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Pill testing happened at a festival in Queensland for the first time just last year. Now, it's been banned. Why?

And a police officer has been charged with assaulting a Greens candidate at an anti-Israel protest in Sydney. 

Plus, the autism community reacts to the Trump administration's new claims about an unproven link between paracetemol and autism. 

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01:13 - The state that introduced pill testing, then banned it

06:31 - Is pill testing dangerous?

14:02 - The police officer charged with assaulting Hannah Thomas

18:50 - The experts lining up to warn about Donald Trump's autism claims

Guests:

• Adriaan Bazelmans, Students for Sensible Drug Policy
• Michael McGowan, investigative reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald
• Bethany Woodman, autism advocate

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Australia has joined more than 150 other countries in recognising Palestine. So: what changes? 

And 3 people died after an Optus outage prevented triple 0 calls going through. Now the government is promising 'serious consequences'. 

Plus a martyr, a hero and the leader of a Christian revival: Charlie Kirk's memorial happened today, with the world's most powerful people in key roles. 

Also we wrap up Australia's performance at the World Athletics Champs. 

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01:07 - The moment Australia recognised Palestine

06:09 - Explaining the Optus outage outrage

14:56 - Charlie Kirk's arena memorial 

21:00 - Australia at the athletics World Championships

Guests:

• Joel Lisk, space law lecturer, Flinders University
• Simon Smale, sports reporter, ABC

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As the use of artificial intelligence begins to take over our daily tasks, what happens when you lean on it for the wrong kind of support? 

Kimmel's cancelled and other commentators have been told to watch out. What's going on in America after the death of Charlie Kirk? 

And Albania's parliament has unveiled its first fully AI-generated minister. So is this the start of AI government? 

Plus a smooth stone scandal has rocked the stone-skipping world championship so we get into the petty things you've cheated on. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by journalist and presenter Elfy Scott and Sydney Morning Herald crime reporter Perry Duffin.Get the whole story from Hack:

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An abandoned car, a missing teenager and a tour cancelled: we unpack the latest details about the decomposing body found in singer d4vd's car in LA.

And Australia has a new 2035 climate target: a cut to emissions of between 62% and 70% compared to 2005. So does it go far enough? 

Plus how drugs and alcohol have taken over the local footy scene, and how clubs can change that. 

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01:20 - Identifying the body found in d4vd's car 

05:50 - Australia's new climate target

10:45 - Too far... or not far enough?

18:17 - How drugs and alcohol impact footy culture 

Guests:

• Courtney Fry, music reporter, triple j
• Alison Reeve, energy and climate change program director, Grattan Institute
• Jake Chandler, rural farmer and peer support member, Sober in The Country

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From being mocked for her hijab to being called a terrorist and getting online abuse so bad it left her scared to leave the house, Yasmeen Shadid has faced Islamophobia in Australia.

But now, for the first time, she says she has hope things might change. 

A landmark report by Australia's first ever Islamophobia envoy has made 54 recommendations on how the country should fix the issue.

Yasmeen sits down with hack to talk about her experiences, and why this report is such a big deal. 

Guests: 

• Yasmeen Shadid, member of the Islamophobia Register's Youth Committee

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Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old who police allege assassinated Charlie Kirk, has appeared in court via video for the first time. We look at what police are saying about him, and why the death penalty is on the table.

And getting help while recovering from an eating disorder can be incredibly tough. Recovery coaches say they're filling the gap, but some medical experts have concerns.

Plus, finding it hard to save? Hear from the Aussies whose solution is a financial gap year.

Listen now:

01:05 - The case against Tyler Robinson

05:40 - How the Trump administration is reacting to the assassination of Charlie Kirk

10:00 - What an eating disorder recovery coach can offer

16:10 - The experts who want more ED regulation

24:23 - Do you need to take a financial gap year?

Guests:

• Chas Licciardello, co-host, ABC Planet America
• Callie Cote, eating disorder recovery coach
• Professor Gemma Sharpe, eating disorder researcher

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