Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has announced that he will be trialling private security guards to target alcohol consumption and begging in the streets of Melbourne to minimise public disturbance, in this edition of The Conversation Hour we ask whether this will be an effective measure and if a more holistic approach is required. Also, in this edition, we look whether apartment living is conducive to families, what Ozempic shortages mean for people with diabetes and unpack what Trump means when he says the US will 'take over' the Gaza strip.