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In the US, the case has ignited a national debate over consent, with some asking whether this could be a new #MeToo moment. 

At Cornell University, protests have erupted after a woman identified as Jane Doe alleged she was sexually assaulted by seven male students who belonged to a campus fraternity. 

Today, New York Times journalist Hurubie Meko takes us through the case, and we speak to Chanel Contos, founder of Teach Us ...

Donald Trump has told voters to ‘pretend’ he is on the ballot at the midterm elections which are now less than a month away.  

But that’s not useful for some Republican candidates who’ve been trying to distance themselves from the President, given his declining polling numbers.  

Today, staff writer at the Atlantic magazine, David A. Graham on whether there’ll be a blue wave come November with ...

A plan for a data centre metres from homes and a school in Lane Cove has been shelved after residents of the Sydney suburb fought back and won.  

But it’s just one proposal among many, as demand for AI drives a boom in data centre construction across Australia.  

Today, we hear from a Lane Cove resident, and ask the ABC’s national AI reporter Cam Wilson just how many data centres we could end up with.

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Donald Trump says the US is in an AI race against China and he doesn’t want regulation that would risk American dominance.  

But Beijing is taking a very different approach with the Chinese Communist Party exerting tight control over the sector. 

Today, Alvin Wang Graylin from Stanford’s Human-centered AI institute on what that means for which country is best place to stop AI going rogue. 

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A flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv has turned into a terrifying high-altitude struggle when one of the pilots was attacked in the cockpit by his co-pilot. 

Passengers were fighting to help crew regain control of the plane as it plunged 17,000 feet before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. 

Today, counterterrorism expert Greg Barton on what we know about this mid-air attack and what ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing renewed political scrutiny after media investigations reported that he and his government were warned about an impending large-scale Hamas attack before October 7. 

The reports say Egypt’s former intelligence chief travelled to Jerusalem days before the attack to issue a warning, while the UAE president allegedly alerted Netanyahu personally. 

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There’s been another interest rate rise, pushing it to the highest it’s been in 15 years.  

It’s partly thanks to Trump’s war in Iran fuelling global inflation, but the conflict is not the only thing putting pressure on interest rates. Artificial Intelligence is a factor too.  

Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on how AI impact rates and why it might also be the reason they fall again...

Donald Trump has promised he can use his negotiating skills to end wars.

But his approach is facing a major test on two fronts.

He’s rejected Iran’s latest proposal to halt the fighting and reopen negotiations, while there’s still no breakthrough in efforts to get Russia and Ukraine back to a peace deal.

Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on whether the president can actually deliver peace in either co...

We're being warned that AI could wipe out humanity. 

But some of the very same experts sounding the alarm are also predicting AI will help cure cancer within the next decade.  

So, how will these competing visions of destruction and salvation play out? And is a cure for cancer really within AI’s reach? 

Today, doctor and researcher Emilia Javorsky joins us to separate the reality from the hype.

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The Australian government is grappling with how to safeguard sensitive data, after revelations an AI agent controlled by OpenAI accessed private Medicare statistics.  

It took months for a breach to be identified and alerted to the highest levels of government and comes as the world grapples with controlling the rapid growth of AI technology.  

Today, national security and AI policy expert Olivia Shen, on whether ...

Donald Trump’s decade-long war with the press has a new front, with three US media outlets suing after being banned by the White House, prompting a broader media boycott.  

In response, the US President has launched his own 24/7 streaming channel called Trump TV. 

Today, Reporters Without Borders executive director for North America, Clayton Weimers, on who will lose the most from Trump’s war on the pr...

Another string of suspected domestic violence attacks across a single weekend has once again seen the number of women and children killed this year climb. 

And, once again, their deaths have turned up the volume of calls for governments to do more to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence. 

Today, ABC political reporter Claudia Long on why, despite decades of effort, federal and state governments a...

Oil prices are rising again, thanks to the conflict in the Persian Gulf spreading to the Red Sea.  

It's fuelling inflation around the world including in Australia where it has been stubbornly high meaning an interest rate rise is all but certain, when the Reserve Bank meets next week.  

Today, ABC Finance expert Alan Kohler on the squeeze on household budgets and the prospect of a recession. 

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Robotaxis have arrived on the streets of London, San Francisco and Beijing as rideshare companies expand into driverless transport. But the roll out hasn't been without speedbumps.

So, when could we see this innovation in transport arrive in Australia, and are our roads and regulations ready for it?

Today, Michael Milford, professor of robotics and director of the QUT Centre for Robotics on why autonomous taxis could soon be on our r...

Donald Trump says warnings from whistleblowers that the rapid development of AI could end humanity are a ‘hoax’.  

He’s determined to push ahead in the AI race for dominance over China despite calls from some in the industry to slow down. But who should we believe?  

Today, AI risk researcher Nate Soares on why he believes the only real winner in the AI race is AI. 

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Pauline Hanson has spent the week offending everyone from Andrew Hastie to the Prime Minister and Indigenous Australians, drawing widespread condemnation.  

But is hitting back at her personally the best way to respond?  

Today, Sean Kelly, columnist and former adviser to Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd on the way major parties are shifting their approach to Pauline Hanson and One Nation. 

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For months, the Strait of Hormuz has been in chaos amid the ongoing conflict between Donald Trump and Iran.  

But now, the global oil supply faces a new threat.  

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are setting their sights on the Red Sea, putting a second critical shipping corridor in the crosshairs.  

Today, former US Special Envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, on the latest escalation and what it means for the global econ...

Last week, an Anthropic researcher warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future. 

Then tech bosses joined the call for countries and companies to work together to slow the race towards artificial super intelligence.  

Today, AI philosopher Nick Bostrom on just how bad unbridled AI could get and whether we need to put the brakes on before it’s too late.

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The migration policy debate in Australia has shifted over the years from boat arrivals and refugees to a new battleground: the size of the net overseas migration intake.  

And Pauline Hanson has managed to put the push for lower numbers back at the centre of the political debate.  

But how much control does the government really have? Today, David Speers, host of tonight's ABC Nationa...