Is the International Olympic Committee about to ban trans athletes? We don't know for sure, but it's looking increasingly likely.  

And the Liberal Party is meeting tomorrow to debate ditching the net zero emissions target by 2050. We hear how young conservatives feel about it. 

Plus: the US has had no functioning federal government for 41 days. This afternoon, a controversial deal was done to open it back up. So what happens next? 

Listen now: 

01:30 - Is the IOC about to ban trans athletes?

17:25 - Young Liberals on the Liberal Party

22:50 - Ending America's government shutdown

Guests

• Ada Cheung, Professorial Fellow in Endocrinology, The University of Melbourne
• Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre

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