This week, two of the nation's most high profile politicians have announced that they will be quitting politics.

The departure of the Health Minister Greg Hunt and former Attorney-General Christian Porter only adds to the pressure that the Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under right now - pressure created by the internal division plaguing the Coalition.

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on whether Scott Morrison has lost control of his own party, and what that means in the leadup to the next election.

Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

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Parliament ends in disunity and disarray

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Israeli airstrikes are targeting the southernmost city in Gaza and tanks have been seen entering the outskirts of the city.
Rafah was once the last safe haven in Gaza, where civilians fleeing Israeli bombardment had been told to seek refuge.
The United States, along with international allies, have long pushed for Israel not to invade the city.
Today, Middle East correspondent for The Economist Gregg Carlstrom, on Rafah and what it would take to clinch a last-ditch ceasefire deal.

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Guest: Middle east correspondent for The Economist, Gregg Carlstrom

On the verge of an invasion of Rafah, is a ceasefire possible?

It’s a small mystery in Australian politics: Why was Peter Dutton’s first major policy as opposition leader a promise to build nuclear power plants?
On the surface, it doesn’t seem like an obvious vote winner and early polling shows most Australians are yet to be convinced.
But this may be less about votes and more about holding the Coalition together, with the help of a lobby group most of us have never heard of.
Today, investigative journalist and contributor to The Monthly Marian Wilkinson on the Coalition for Conservation lobby and their links to Peter Dutton’s nuclear promises.

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Guest: Investigative journalist and contributor to The Monthly, Marian Wilkinson

The lobbyists behind Peter Dutton’s nuclear promise

In recent years, Australia has faced a reckoning over the actions of some of our special forces soldiers, who have gone from decorated heroes to murderers accused of horrific war crimes against civilians.
David McBride is the former military lawyer who first gave journalists documentary evidence of civilian killings in Afghanistan.
To his supporters he’s a war crimes whistleblower, but detractors say that was never his motivation.
During a secretive national security trial, he pleaded guilty to handing over those files and this morning his sentencing hearing gets underway.
Today, David McBride, on why he did it, whether he has any regrets and how Australia keeps its secrets.

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Guest: David McBride

David McBride as he faces sentencing

Today, writer Angela Savage with her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly. 
Parents often face the dilemma of helping their children become independent, while not wanting to let them go.
Angela’s story, ‘Fledglings’, tells the story of what changes when that moment finally comes.

The Weekend Read: Angela Savage on the moment a child leaves the home

As Australia demanded answers to the domestic violence crisis, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became a focal point in all the wrong ways when he got into a confrontation with a rally organiser on Sunday.
But this week’s national cabinet meeting with state and territory leaders offered a chance to respond to the community’s concern and produce real solutions.
So what solutions came out of that meeting? And will they genuinely help women who face domestic violence?
Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on the crucial moment for Australia and whether governments are delivering on their mission to end violence against women.

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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

Parliament ends in disunity and disarray

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