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Fresh off the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit, the Palau President is projecting unity, despite the summit being engulfed in tension. There's been a number of notable absences, also the presence of Taiwans foreign minister, and a holdout over a statement criticising a recent Chinese missile test. We'll hear from the President, and Australia's climate change mnister who was there too.  Then th...

Our Friday political panel discuss the week that was.

Trailblazing feminist, author, activist and organiser Gloria Steinem has died at the age of 92. Gloria Steinem was one of the founders of the National Women's Political Caucus an organisation dedicated to increasing women's participation in all political and public roles. 

Five Pacific Island nation leaders were absent at the forum. 

How did Gloria Steinem help bring New York Magazine to life, and forge her own path with Ms Magazine?

How did Gloria Steinem help bring New York Magazine to life, and forge her own path with Ms Magazine? We hear from New York Magazine City Editor Christopher Bonanos about the life and legacy of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who's died aged 92. 

Canada cut its tobacco tax in 1994, did it work to fight the country's illicit market and rates of smoking?

Experts are warning that the rise of service-for-hire hits are making the public more vulnerable to violent crimes.

Geomorphologist Kristen Cook says the floods destroyed sensors before they could send signals the flood was there.

The Coalition has unveiled a policy to cut the tobacco excise by 80% and make vapes and nicotine pouches more accessible to adults. 

Melissa Donnelly says the cost of living and the AI boom are some of her priorities. 

Jane Tiller recognised for for driving legislative change that bans life insurers from discriminating against people due to genetic testing results.

The Pacific Islands Forum talks have wrapped up in Palau, with Pacific leaders criticising China's recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.

It's not down, but it's barely up, and yet inflation remains a problem - so what is going on with the Australian economy right now? The latest National Accounts data shows the economy growing by 2.1% over the year to June 30, but productivity remained sluggish.  We hear from the Treasurer, the Shadow Treasurer and a panel of economists to unpack what it all means.  Then we also head to Nepal to he...

The Panama disease TR4 has spread to an eleventh banana farm.

Bill Webb was just 5 years old when he was first introduced to leather plaiting. Later, he met R-M Williams himself and developed a life-long love of his work, becoming one of Australia's finest leather plaiters.

The Chinese government has been accused of covering up the scale of the disaster in Tibet - where the official death toll stands at 16, with more than 500 still missing. 

Aruna Sathanapally, CEO of the Grattan Institute and Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP, analyse the latest data. 

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the move will increase federal revenue by $2 billion a year. 

France is fighting fast fashion by raising the price of clothing sold by some of the worlds largest retailers.

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Australian economy has expanded faster than expected, but that productivity has dropped. 

Police in Kathmandu are now urging relatives of those missing to provide DNA samples to help identify the recovered bodies.

US President Donald Trump has declared Lake Ontario - which straddles the border - will now be known as Lake America. But Canada is standing firm. 

Oil prices have been hovering above $90 US a barrel this week.

Four really insightful interviews spanning the disaster zone in Nepal, key court cases in the US, and a major political forum in the Pacific.  Hear from a Nepali MP about the government's shift to rehabilitation. She tells us the government will still keep security forces in place to find any survivors.  Then the whistleblower who contributed to the case against Meta thats seen the social media gi...