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Naomi Smith regales us with tales from the United Kingdom,  we take a look behind the headlines at how Sri Lanka's economic crisis is affecting people and the incredible true story of how a 600-year-old Buddha washed up on a Western Australian beach. 

7.30 political correspondent Laura Tingle unpacks the climate deal struck between Labor and the Greens. Dina Esfandiary and Jonathan Fulton explain China's growing presence in the Middle East, after it brokered a diplomatic deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran. And the haunting poetry of colonial judge Barron Field, who advanced the myth of terra nullius. 

Author Malcolm Harris tells the story of Palo Alto, the Californian town that became a global powerhouse of capitalism; and Professor Jonathan Morris on the history of coffee - from ancient Ethiopia to the world. 

The latest on the Voice referendum and food for thought on Maori democratic representation; Rania Abouzeid mourns the Lebanon of her ancestors and asks whether it can ever emerge from it's nightmare. Plus, the war been waged between man and rat in New York.

Bruce Shapiro on Trump's increasingly-likely New York indictment, as the world is running out of fresh water a UN Conference is hoping to find some urgent solutions and we meet the Indian feminist philosopher Periyar and find out why his ideas are so important today.

Laura Tingle says the substance of Paul Keating's arguments should be the focus of public debate rather than the manner in which he delivers them, former banker Satyajit Das says the collapse of two major banks is another indication we are on the verge of another Global Financial Crisis and Director Gillian Armstrong reflects on why Australia should cherish its national film, TV and radio school. 

The 19th of March 2003 marked the beginning of the invasion of Iraq by the United States and the 'Coalition of the Willing'. 20 years on, award-winning Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reflects on how the invasion transformed his country; and former Australian diplomat to the Middle East Robert Bowker shares his own memories, and considers Australia's legacy in the Arab world.

We hear the reactions to AUKUS from across the neighbourhood, plus the maestro of political biographies Margaret Simons tells us what makes Tanya Plibersek tick.

Ian Dunt weighs in on AUKUS and the UK's plan to 'stop the boats'; journalist Rayhan Demytrie discusses the future of Georgia, a nation bordering Russia that's caught between east and west; And the long history of threats to Macquarie Island and the new plan to protect it.

Laura Tingle on AUKUS and Australia's submarine deal; what the end of Nicola Sturgeon's premiership means for Scottish independence; and how borders have defined us and divided us for centuries.