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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

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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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Host: Bryce Corbett

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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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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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We're back with round 2 of our special election-themed Squiz Quiz - and tell us how you go at [email protected]... We'd love to know!

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This long weekend, we're bringing you our special election-themed Squiz Quiz. Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:

The quiz has 10 questions.

Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 10).

The final round is worth a maximum of 5 points - Andrew will read 5 quotes about a news story - the faster you identify the story, the more points you get!

The final score is out of a possible 15 points.

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Mandi Wicks has been running the news division at SBS for nearly five years. She’s a former journo who’s also led SBS’s audio and language content. We wanted to chat to Mandi because SBS plays a unique role in our media landscape. It’s taxpayer-funded, and its job is to reflect Australia’s multicultural society. So in a time when trust in the media is under pressure and audiences are tuning out, we're curious...how’s SBS thinking about all that?

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Host: Kate Watson

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