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In 2017, billionaire Sanjeev Gupta arrived in Whyalla promising to save the town’s struggling steelworks and hundreds of local jobs. 

But nearly a decade later, the steelworks is still fighting for survival. Gupta's business empire has unravelled and he has left Australia along with the promises he made. 

So what went wrong? 

Today, former Media Watch host Paul Barry takes us inside the rise and fall of Sanjeev Gu...

Dr. John All is a mountaineer and scientist who nearly lost his life after falling more than 20 meters down an icy crevasse while researching how quickly the Himalayas are melting. 

A week after a catastrophic flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border, he warns the tragedy we’ve seen in the region could be repeated as pollution and rising temperatures turn mountain ice into water.  

Today, he speaks about res...

Pauline Hanson is on a roll. 

The latest test came over the weekend in a by-election for the small coastal electorate of Secret Harbour, south of Perth, where almost 40 per cent of voters gave One Nation their first-preference vote -- numbers that Labor and the Coalition could only dream of at this point. 

Today, Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent at The Conversation, on the One Nation blitz.

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As the US hurtles towards the November midterms, data centres have become a major election issue, with politicians across the political divide joining voters in demanding a moratorium on new construction.  

Even Erin Brockovich is getting involved in a campaign sweeping the country.  

Today, Nicol Turner Lee, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, on the backlash against data centres and what it says about Austr...

Since Donald Trump launched his war in Iran, the MAGA movement has been dramatically split over the military action. 

Once a key Trump supporter, high profile media personality Tucker Carlson has turned on the US president, fuelling speculation he could make his own presidential bid in 2028.  

Today, New Yorker magazine staff writer Jason Zengerle on whether the podcaster could become the president. 

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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has come out swinging, outlining a major retaliation against US President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs. 

The two neighbours have been spiralling towards an escalating trade war since negotiations collapsed last week. 

But could Canada’s response inspire other countries like Australia to push back against Trump's tariffs...

In a landmark US court case, attorneys general representing 29 states are suing Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, accusing it of knowingly harming children and designing its platforms to keep young users hooked on scrolling.

It's being likened to the wave of lawsuits filed against big tobacco companies in the 1990s.

If the states are successful, the ruling could have far-reaching consequences for Meta's business model,...

In October, Israelis will head to the polls, with Benjamin Netanyahu fighting to remain in power. 

Looming over the election are the war with Iran, the aftermath of the October 7th Hamas attack, and the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.  

And then there’s the West Bank, where settler violence has surged again.

Today, Sari Bashi, an Israeli-American human rights lawyer, joins us from the West Bank to explain what&r...

This week, US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman, scaled back military drills with South Korea and continued his tariff fight with Canada. 

Meanwhile, he’s been speaking warmly about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and says he plans to meet with him later this year. 

Today, Michael Green from the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney on what’s behind Trump’s latest moves and why he ...

Footage of a Russian drone stalking and attacking a Ukrainian vegetable seller has offered a glimpse into the dystopian way Russia is fighting its war in Ukraine.  

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s rapid drone innovation is transforming what these cheap devices can do on the battlefield.  

Today, staff writer at The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum, on the new age of drone warfare and why the rest of the world needs to be ready for ...

Anthony Albanese’s comments on a comedy podcast last month about the Japanese prime minister’s gift of melons have been making headlines all week. 

It’s the second time he’s faced backlash over the podcast episode, after remarks he made about Kylie Minogue sparked controversy last time. 

Today, the ABC’s Annabel Crabb on what prompted a second r...

When Donald Trump flew out of the NATO summit in Türkiye last month, he switched from the newly renovated, Qatari-donated jet to an older Air Force One, telling reporters it was 'for old time's sake.'

But new details about the swap reveal that a credible threat from Iran prompted the president to then be secretly whisked off the old plane, into a catering container and transferred to another aircraft, leaving the press pack and some...

For years, Anthony Albanese has stood firm on how far he’s willing to go on gambling reform.  

But after former NRL player-turned-influencer Luke Bateman delivered compelling testimony on his years as a problem gambler to a senate inquiry last week, the Prime Minister now looks ready to go further.  

Today, chief digital political correspondent Clare Armstrong on what changed and how Bateman’s testimony hel...

It’s one of the strangest showdowns in political history: a man dressed as a bin taking on a populist right-wing leader. 

But this week, British voters in the seaside electorate of Clacton will decide between Count Binface or Reform's Nigel Farage. 

Today, Jemma Forte, co-host of the Trawl podcast on Nigel Farage’s controversial decision to resign and spark a by-election, and why a win for the bin can&...