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Donald Trump is finally trying to temper the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which has seen the shooting deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents.

But why did he let it go so far in the first place? 

Today, Claire Finkelstein, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania on what Trump’s really trying to achieve and why the events mirror the lead up to a civil war. 

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Donald Trump says he needs Greenland. 

He’s suggested he could buy it and he threatened tariffs on nations that didn’t support his quest to take it. 

Now he’s dropped the tariff threat after negotiations and he’s ruled out using military force. 

The US president’s approach to Greenland might be erratic but it’s all in line with his foreign policy aim to reorder the world. 

Today, Monica Duffy Toft from the Fletcher Sc...

Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, has caused global outrage after it made it really easy to virtually undress people via AI image editing. 

Musk’s competitor to ChatGPT is integrated into the social media platform X and earlier this month users started asking it to do some pretty gross things. 

X was flooded with images of semi-naked women, with users able to reply to anyone’s perfectly innocent picture and ask it to put t...

For a second time since the election the Coalition has split. 

The Nationals walked out after a number of its senators crossed the floor to vote against hate speech laws this week.  

The Liberals and opposition leader Sussan Ley sided with the government to pass the legislation, but key Nationals raises concerns about the rushed process and the impact on free speech. 

So, is this a moment of real change in conservati...

Jessica Chapnik Kahn was there at Bondi on December 14th, shielding her daughter as shots were fired into a Jewish festival, killing 15 people.

More than a month later, she’s trying to find a way to live with what she went through and she says it's her heart that’s guiding her.

Today, on this National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, we hear Jessica’s story and speak with Michael ...

It’s a busy time of the year at Australian beaches, but a stretch of the NSW coast has been shut down after a surge in shark attacks. 

A cluster of shark bites in Sydney has been linked to a surge in bacteria and faecal matter washed into the harbour and the ocean by recent rain. 

Today, Chris Pepin-Neff, an expert in shark policy from Sydney University on what led to the uptick in shark activity and what we can do ...

Greenland is one of Donald Trump’s biggest obsessions right now.

If you don’t like his dream of the US taking over the self-governed island, which is part of Denmark, then you’ll be punished. 

The president is now slapping tariffs on European nations pushing back against the idea.   

Today, the ABC’s global affairs editor Laura Tingle on how the UK and Europe will respond and what it means for the future of NATO.  

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Federal parliament returns early today and the prime minister has removed a racial vilification offence from Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and will now deal with restrictions on guns in a separate bill.

Anthony Albanese had to change course after the bill came under huge criticism from the Greens and the federal opposition, with leader Sussan Ley describing it as half-baked and unsalvageable. 

The bill came afte...

He’s known for relentlessly and ruthlessly pursuing Donald Trump’s agenda and for playing a big part in shaping it. 

Now, with the extraordinary start to 2026, which has included the capture of the Venezuelan president and a threat to take over Greenland, there’s a renewed focus on the US president’s key advisor Stephen Miller. 

Today, Ashley Parker, staff writer for The Atlantic magazine, on her investigation into ...

Donald Trump says “help is on its way” for the Iranians who have taken to the streets in the biggest uprising against the regime since the 1979 Islamic revolution. 

But what does he mean by help? Is Trump ready to order US military strikes as the death toll climbs into the thousands? 

Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on what to expect in the days ahead and the signals that a new Iranian revol...

This year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled following a debacle that involved a boycott by more than 180 participants, board members quitting and the event’s director stepping down. 

There was outrage about the board’s decision to remove Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the rundown citing cultural sensitivities in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. 

Today, Denis Muller from the Centr...

The former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will finish up his posting as Australia's ambassador to the United States a year earlier than expected.

He’s received thanks and praise from the Prime Minister for his work, but it’s raised questions about whether Mr Rudd's past critical comments about the US President have hastened his departure from the role. 

Today, former Australian ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos on th...

Violent anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third week, with fears more than 500 people have been killed and thousands more arrested as the regime cracks down on the unrest.

Donald Trump is now weighing-up military options and Tehran has warned of retaliation. 

Today, how seriously Iran's leaders are taking US threats, and why so many Iranians are now calling for the regime to end.

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More than three weeks since the Bondi terror attack, the federal government has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion.

Since the massacre, Anthony Albanese has resisted calls to establish an inquiry. 

But after widespread pressure continued to mount, the PM has reversed course, now defending his decision to not call an inquiry sooner.

Today, ABC political editor Jacob Greber on how the go...

As the Trump administration focuses on its actions abroad, political tension is escalating at home.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot dead a US citizen in the city of Minneapolis. 

The shooting has intensified bitter political debate over Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policy which has seen ICE raids in cities across America.

Today, advocacy and outreach director for The Advocates for ...

Greenland’s sovereignty could be under threat, after the White House declared using the US military to take control of the island is ‘always an option.’

It comes after President Donald Trump revived his long-running push to seize the Arctic island.

European leaders have hit back issuing a rare joint statement rejecting any threat to Greenland’s sovereignty.

Today, an expert on Arctic politics on what’s really behind ...

The deposed Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has appeared in a New York court, facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine.

Both he and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to all charges. 

Meanwhile, the US has been blasted for the attack on Venezuela by both allies and adversaries at a meeting of the UN Security Council, as well as over President Donald Trump’s threats to...

After a dramatic US military operation capping off months of escalating tensions, the former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro is now in a New York prison.

With Maduro gone, the Venezuelan military has endorsed the interim presidency of his former Vice President Delcy Rodriguez but Donald Trump has warned she could suffer a fate worse than Maduro if she doesn’t comply with American demands.

He’s also signalled ...

BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese.

But when it was devised by a Belgian mathematician almost 200 years ago, it was never supposed to be a tool to measure health.

Now, researchers are challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. Today, a look at the new approach and why there’s a global push away from BMI.

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