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Donald Trump says he’s “not thrilled” following an Israeli attack on Doha, the capital of key US ally Qatar.

The strike targeted Hamas "senior leadership", with five of its members killed alongside a Qatari internal security forces member.

It’s clear the US was given very little notice before the attack unfolded - so will the US President do anything about it?

Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute ...

At 94, Rupert Murdoch has finally achieved his succession plan.

The media mogul has secured a deal to have his son Lachlan take complete control of his empire once he dies, following a financial deal with his three older children, Prudence, Elisabeth and James.

Today, journalist Paddy Manning, author of The Successor, the first unauthorised biography of Lachlan Murdoch, on the deal and what it means for the media la...

Erin Patterson, the so-called mushroom murderer, will spend at least the next 33 years in jail with parole a possibility but not a certainty when she’s 81 years old. 

As she sat in the courtroom the convicted triple murderer and mother of two showed no emotion, often with her eyes closed as Justice Christopher Beale handed down the life sentences.  

Today, criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett explains what comes next for...

America’s next mining venture could be deep below the sea’s surface, removing nodules on the seabed full of the metals vital for the green energy transition. 

Polymetallic nodules are like golf balls which sit more than four kilometres deep and haven’t been touched for millions of years. 

An Australian-born businessman is leading the push to extract potentially trillions of dollars-worth of the material and he has t...

Donald Trump’s been so busy upending the norms of democracy, igniting trade disputes and failing to end wars, it’s hard to see how he’s had time for renovations. 

But the US president’s real estate development roots are on full show, from splashing gold around the Oval Office, to ripping up the grass in the White House Rose Garden, he’s on a mission to Trumpify the symbol of American democracy and power. 

Today, pol...

Every year tens of thousands of Australians turn to IVF to start or grow a family.

But is it an industry that can be fully trusted given recent revelations of embryo and sperm mix-ups and women giving birth to strangers’ babies?

Today, ABC journalist Grace Tobin on her latest investigation into one couple’s fraught experience and why the rules need to change.

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Since the fanfare surrounding Donald Trump’s face to face peace talks with the Russian President, perhaps unsurprisingly, the war continues in Ukraine. 

That’s partly because as part of any deal, Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to hand over the entire eastern region of Donbas. It’s a demand that Ukraine rejects.  

So, what is so important to Putin about that region?  

Today, John Haltiwanger from Foreign Policy magazine...

It’s one man against the might of the Victorian police force as accused police killer Dezi Freeman remains on the run.  

On Monday, Victoria Police suggested someone might be helping the fugitive and they should contact police. 

So, how are police approaching the search and how long are they willing to keep it going? 

Today, Vince Hurley, a criminologist and former police officer and hostage negotiator on the likely ...

Could artificial intelligence be key to improving Australia’s living standards?

A Productivity Commission report suggests the roll out of the technology could inject more than a hundred billion dollars into the economy over the next decade. 

But there’s a catch. If AI can take over from workers on some tasks, are swathes of humans set to lose their jobs? 

Today, Toby Walsh, the chief scientist at the AI Institute at ...

For a long time to buy a home in Australia you needed a 20 per cent deposit or you’d have to pay a big lender's mortgage insurance fee.

It’s asking a lot, given house prices in our major cities are around the million-dollar mark or more. 

This week, the government expanded a five per cent deposit scheme for first home buyers, with no income caps and more expensive homes now eligible. 

Today, finance expert Alan Kohle...

Victorian police officers had gone to execute a search warrant on a Wednesday morning in a sleepy alpine village. 

But the day turned to tragedy with self-identified ‘sovereign citizen’ Dezi Freeman allegedly killing two of the officers and wounding another. 

Today, Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal who recently spent months investigating the movement and speaking with sovereign citizens on what’s unfolded and wha...

The spy agency ASIO has revealed Iran orchestrated at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year and now all ties with Tehran have been cut.  

The attacks in Sydney and Melbourne terrified the Jewish community and were aimed at undermining social cohesion. 

Now the Iranian ambassador has been expelled and Australian diplomatic staff have quickly left Iran. 

Today, Greg Barton, professor of Global Islamic Po...

The growth in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is making it financially unsustainable. 

But is moving some children with autism off the scheme really a good idea? 

The government plans to have a new program called Thriving Kids in place by July next year to support children with mild to moderate developmental delays and autism. 

Today, we speak with Jess Otter, whose son has autism and to the ABC’...

If you happen to visit Washington DC anytime soon, you could notice troops and even armoured vehicles on the streets.

No, America is not at war, President Donald Trump has deployed hundreds of members of the National Guard to crack down on crime.

Today, Geoff Kabaservice from the centre-right think tank the Niskanen Center in Washington on whether DC is actually dangerous and what Trump hopes to achieve. 

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Why have so many hand car wash services replaced automatic machines?

It has to do with immigration policies and there are implications for Australia’s productivity which is among the worst in the developed world. 

Economists insist boosting productivity is the only way to improve our living standards, but could delivering higher wages first actually help to fix the problem?

Today, chief business correspondent Ian Ver...

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been to the White House before in what became an infamous encounter with Donald Trump. 

This time he took an entourage of European leaders as backup as the US president pushes for a quick end to the war in Ukraine. 

At the heart of the talks are security guarantees from the US and a possible meeting between Zelenskyy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.  

Today, former US Ambassador to Ukrai...

If the Putin-Trump meeting on the weekend brought about anything, it was a closer relationship between the two leaders. One an accused war criminal, the other a convicted felon. 

So, with the US president rolling out the red carpet for his Russian counterpart, what will Vladimir Putin do next? 

Today, Russia expert Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European Studies at the ANU on Putin’s ultimate aim and how Trump’s...

In the month of April, China installed more solar power than Australia ever has. 

China is also now home to half of the world’s wind power and half of the world’s electric cars.

Despite this, China remains the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.

So, is it a climate hero or villain and how has the Chinese Communist Party managed to roll out green energy tech so quickly?

Today, climate reporter Jo Lauder on why...