A couple of developments in the Israel-Gaza war this week, we get you across what’s happening. Then we’re wrapping up three stories with a common thread: Trump’s legal battle over tariffs, the collapse of Healthscope, and a lovers’ scuffle featuring the Macrons. In the week ahead, a world-first election in Mexico, and the latest ABS data.

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Watch/listen to our interview with Daina Reid on Spotify or YouTube

The viral video of The Macrons

Swedish potato and anchovy casserole

Four Years Later on SBS on Demand

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Daina Reid has directed some of Australia’s most iconic TV - Offspring, Paper Giants, The Secret Life of Us - and made her mark globally with The Handmaid’s Tale. In this chat, she shares her journey from Perth sketch comedy to Hollywood... There are a few name drops, but also the meaty stuff: how streaming is reshaping the industry, what it means for Aussie stories, and how she’s navigated it all as a woman behind the camera.

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In this episode: devastating floods in northern NSW, we’ll get you across why they say they’re a once-in-500-years event. Plus, a Coalition uncoupling, and Trump turns up the rhetoric on South Africa. In what's coming up, Beef Week and Kamala Harris is Gold Coast bound.

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Lonely Mouth by Jacqueline Maley

Couples Therapy on Paramount+

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Gogglebox, Travel Guides, Parental Guidance, The Assembly... if you're into TV, you've probably seen Mel Maclean's work. She’s the go-to producer for some of Australia's most-watched reality and factual shows. In this chat, Mel shares her journey from a cattle farm to the small screen, why she thinks this genre is having such a moment, how ordinary Australians become household names, and the deep sense of responsibility she feels when telling their stories.

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Sussan Ley took over as Liberal leader this week, while PM Anthony Albanese reshuffled his frontbench - we’ll take you through what it means and how it’s landed. US President Donald Trump made a visit to the Middle East, the Diddy trial is everywhere, and looking ahead, it’s RBA rate day on Tuesday and Qantas is back in court.

LINKS

Our News Club chat with Peter Greste

The Flat Share on Paramount+

JSHealth Signature Green Soup

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Welcome to The Call Sheet – the latest News Club series. This time, we’re turning the spotlight on the people behind what we watch, listen, and stream - the people shaping Aussie entertainment. Kicking things off is journalist Peter Greste, whose real-life story has just hit the big screen. The Correspondent is based on his book and follows his arrest and imprisonment in Egypt back in 2013. Peter talks about his harrowing story, seeing that chapter of his life brought to life on film, and what it was like being portrayed by Richard Roxburgh.

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First episode drops Wednesday on your News Club podcast feed.

The federal election's over, so we're doing a lap of the map to see how things shook out in each state. Also: the new Pope has been elected, an update on the mushroom murder trial, tensions flare between India and Pakistan, and Donald Trump’s is heading to the Middle East.

LINKS

Vogue's Met Gala gallery

Australia's Eurovision entry

The Four Seasons on Netflix

Fashion Critical

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It’s Election Day! We dive into our takeouts from what some are calling a 'dull' election campaign. Plus, the plagiarism allegations between Receipt Tin Eats and Brooki, the blackout in Spain, and the first week of the mushroom trial. And as always, what’s coming up next week as we move into post-election mode.

Links

Mushroom Case Daily podcast

Snake on a globe game

Your shortcut to what happens in a conclave

Your shortcut to the election

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