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This week a Chinese woman was charged with foreign interference, accused of spying on Buddhists in Canberra. 

Separately, the boss of Australia’s spy agency has warned that other nations are spying in Australia at unprecedented levels, with unprecedented sophistication. 

Today, ABC foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic on the allegations against the woman in Canberra, how it affects the China-Australia relations...

If reports are correct, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu wants to expand the war in Gaza so his forces fully occupy the strip. 

As international outrage grows about the devastation and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, could more countries recognising a Palestinian state make a difference? 

France, Canada and the UK are trying to pressure Israel by announcing plans to do so in the coming months and Australia could j...

It was a protest the New South Wales government and police tried to stop but couldn’t.

In the end, more than 100,000 protesters were permitted to walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge demanding an end to the war in Gaza. 

But should we be concerned that organisers had to fight in court for the right to hold the rally? 

Today, associate professor in law at the University of South Australia Sarah Moulds on our right to...

Donald Trump has spent another week fielding questions over the release of the so-called Epstein files. The saga even followed him to Scotland.

Now he has sent the US Deputy Attorney-General to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell who is in prison for sex trafficking. 

Today, Jill Wine-Banks, one of the prosecutors during the Watergate scandal, on whether Trump could pardon Maxwell and whethe...

Once a sceptic, now a convert, Donald Trump is embracing crypto currency and making a tidy profit on the side. 

The US president’s newfound love has seen crypto currencies like Bitcoin skyrocket in value and now he’s passing bills through US Congress to change the sector entirely. 

Today, Ross Buckley, Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales on whether it’s still just a bubble wai...

Israel says there’s no starvation in Gaza, but the pictures tell a very different story and there’s now growing condemnation from some of Israel’s supporters, including Australia.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the images of suffering are ‘completely indefensible’. 

Today, Global Affairs Editor Laura Tingle on the mounting pressure and the one person who could force Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to change co...

Fraudsters have found it surprisingly straightforward to get thousands of taxpayer dollars deposited in their accounts by just making a few false declarations to the Australian Taxation Office about the amount of GST they’re owed because of fake businesses. 

It adds up to billions of dollars that are unlikely to be recovered. 

Today, Angus Grigg on his Four Corners investigation into the biggest GST scam in history ...

The tech bros of Silicon Valley are dominating the AI race, using the most advanced computer chips and US expertise. 

But there’s an artificial intelligence boom underway in China giving them a run for their money.

US President Donald Trump doesn’t like it; he’s vowing he won’t allow America’s adversaries to control the algorithms. 

Today, Kyle Chan from the global policy think tank the Rand Corporation on what’s at ...

Our hunger for electricity has never been so great. 

That’s hardly surprising given the growing desire to electrify our homes and transport. 

But it’s the massive computer data centres that could become a big problem. 

There are questions about whether the official forecasts underestimate how much power they’ll need over the next ten years.

Today, ABC energy reporter Dan Mercer on whether we have enough electricity to...

If you hadn’t realised that cameras are everywhere by now, the so-called Coldplay-gate is a great reminder.

The kiss cam vision of a canoodling couple at the concert, who were apparently having an affair, is proof again how quickly salacious news (and memes) can travel on social media. 

Today, political scientist from Loyola University in Chicago, Jennifer Forestal, on public shaming and when it can be a good thing....

On the one side there’s a media tycoon, on the other the President of the United States. 

It has all the makings of a fascinating courtroom drama. 

Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over an article alleging the US President sent a lewd birthday message to Jefferey Epstein in 2003. 

Today,  media expert Rod Tiffen on the complex relationship between Trump and Murdoch and how the legal pr...

A decade ago, a Chinese company was given the green light to take control of the Darwin port, which is key Australian infrastructure. 

Now, the Albanese Government is scrambling to get it back in Australian hands, in a move that risks antagonising China, while being welcomed by the United States. 

Today, veteran defence analyst Alan Dupont, who until recently was the Defence and National Security Advocate for the No...

When convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019, conspiracy theories about his death began circulating. 

Now, some of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again supporters are furious that the US president is refusing to release files linked to a sex trafficking investigation, which many think contain a list of Epstein’s high profile clients. 

Today, John Barron, co-host of the AB...

After heaping so much praise on his Russian counterpart, Donald Trump’s view of Vladimir Putin has finally soured. 

But is the US president’s demand for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war within 50 days and a promise of US weapons for NATO really a sign that the bromance is over?

Today, Russia expert Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European studies at the ANU on how Putin’s still playing Trump. 

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Would Australia join the United States in a war against China if it invades Taiwan?

That’s the question Anthony Albanese faced during his delicate visit to Beijing where he’s trying to strengthen trade and business ties. 

As the Prime Minister meets the Chinese President, can he drum up more business while managing tensions in the relationship? 

Today, global affairs editor Laura Tingle joins us from Beijing. 

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Donald Trump has long aspired to win a Nobel Peace Prize. 

He’s now collected several nominations for the prestigious award from global leaders, the latest from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Today, Emma Shortis, director of the International and Security Affairs program at the progressive think tank The Australia Institute, looks at controversial past recipients, the president’s track record on pea...

Teenagers influenced by the so-called ‘manosphere’ are bringing the misogyny they absorb online into the classroom. 

It’s forcing some female teachers to leave the profession entirely.

Today, the ABC’s Siobhan Marin on her Compass investigation into where these disturbing ideas are coming from and how we can pull teen boys out of the rabbit hole. 

This episode includes some confronting accounts of behaviour in our sc...