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The federal government is trying to secure support for proposals to reform hate speech and gun laws in response to the Bondi terror attack in December.

Parliament is returning today - about two weeks before scheduled - to consider the government's draft bills, with today's sitting to focus on condolence motions for the victims of the attack. 

• Guest: Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water
• Producer: Isadora Bogle

NASA's return to the moon took a significant step on the weekend with the rollout of a huge rocket that will be used in its next mission.

Taking 11 hours at snail-like speeds, the slow crawl to bring the rocket to the launch pad was watched by keen observers ahead of its planned launch next month.

Federal Parliament returns today. Tomorrow, a wide-ranging bill is expected to be introduced in the lower house, which includes a national gun buyback scheme and stricter firearm controls.

Under the proposed scheme the Commonwealth would divide the cost of the gun buyback with the states and territories.

But a split is emerging at a state level over the plan.

• Guest: Blair Boyer, South Australia's Police Minister 

EU ambassadors have held an urgent meeting after U-S President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on opponents to his proposed Greenland takeover.

The president says he'll hit Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland with a 10 per cent tariff on goods on February 1st, rising to 25% in June.

The announcement came as thousands of people took to the streets in Denmark and Greenland to protest against the proposed US takeover.

• Guest: Julie Rademacher, chair of Uagut — the National Organisation for Greenlanders in Denmark
• Producer: Pip Cook

Federal parliament returns today for an urgent sitting to respond to the Bondi terror attack, with the federal government forced to make major amendments to its proposed hate speech reforms.

Luke McNamara is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales, whose work focuses on laws around racism. 

• Guest: Professor Luke McNamara, University of New South Wales 
• Producer: Eddy Diamond 

The Pentagon has reportedly ordered hundreds of active-duty U-S soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota following widespread protests at the weekend.

There have been demonstrations every day since the Department of Homeland Security ramped up immigration enforcement in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Protests have also intensified since the fatal shooting of 37-year-old American citizen Renee Good by an ICE officer earlier this month.

• Guest: Minnesota Senator Zaynab Mohamed
• Producer: Eddy Diamond, Pip Cook

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

The Eyre Peninsula's Port Lincoln is the seafood capital of Australia and this weekend their famous 'Tunarama' Festival is back to celebrate it.

The 60-year-old event was cancelled in 2023 due to funding woes, but now thousands of tourists are returning in what's hoped to be a major tourism boost for the coastal town.

Guest: Diana Mislov, Mayor of Port Lincoln

Producer: Brooke Young

Maths teacher and education advocate Eddie Woo shares his Summer reading list with Jade Macmillan.

Childhood favourites:

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis

Summer list:

• 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People by David S. Yeager
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
• Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

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• Guest: Larissa Waters, Leader of the Greens 
• Producer: Isadora Bogle