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Bruce Shapiro on a tumultuous time in US politics, as the Israel-Gaza war escalates and the Speaker's chair in the US House of Representatives remains vacant. Anne Applebaum considers what Poland's surprise election result means for the European Union. Plus, why citizen scientists are critical to protecting Australia's biodiversity. 

Laura Tingle on the PM's travel plans to the US and China. In Kenya, religious extremism saw 400 deaths earlier this year. But how to combat that mindset? And the push in Jamaica to have the Jamaican patois declared an official language alongside English.  

Christopher Clark explains how the revolutions of 1848 changed Europe forever. Aarathi Prasad shares the history and potential of silk and its many extraordinary uses.

Former Tory MP Rory Stewart on the chaos and dysfunction within the UK Conservative party over the past decade. Plus, nature writer Harry Saddler reminds us that Melbourne's Yarra River is far from dead.

Ian Dunt is blunt about the UK's future after a high-speed rail line was axed to the north. How Singapore is working to cool down its citizens in the face of climate change. And could Australia wield greater "soft power" through art and music? 

Laura TIngle and John Paul Janke talk through the hopes for reconciliation now that Australian voters have rejected the voice. James Canton meditates on the long and productive relationship between humanity and the oak tree.

Pulitzer prize winner Ed Yong reveals the astonishing world of animal senses - from dogs who socialise through smell, to fish who taste with their skin. Plus, Marion Gibson recounts the never-ending persecution of women as "witches" - from Salem to the present day. 

Sean Scalmer recounts how Australian workers fought for an eight hour workday, setting a precedent for the rest of the world. Plus, Kate Fullagar unravels the story of two men who shaped the course of Australian history: Wangal man Bennelong and Arthur Phillip - the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales. 

Professor Brendon O'Connor on the US response to the Hamas attacks on Israel. Kristin Surak investigates the lucrative global market for citizenship and passport papers. And Nick Hordern tells the story of Lorraine Murray - the Australian-born Shanghai sex worker who became a counter-intelligence informant. 

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