The Radio National Hour

Hamas insists that none of its senior leadership were killed in an Israeli strike on a villa they were staying in, in the Qatari capital Doha. The audacious attack was a big gamble by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, given Qatar's role as a mediator and close ally of the United States. 

The real-life succession drama engulfing the Murdoch family has seemingly been resolved, with the recalcitrant siblings yielding to their father, Rupert’s, wish to give control of his media empire to his anointed successor Lachlan, ensuring that it's conservative vibe will continue for at least the next few decades. Australia is duking it out with Turkiye to win the right to host the COP-31 climat...

Convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson today learned she'll spend at least 33 years in prison - much of it in solitary confinement - for poisoning four of her family members with a meal of beef wellington, laced with death-cap mushrooms in late July 2023. ABC investigative reporter and host of The Mushroom Case Daily, Rachael Brown says the sentencing hearing, which was beamed around the world,...

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Time-restricted diets like the 5:2 - popularised by the late Dr Michael Mosley - have achieved cult status in recent years, promising not just to deal with excess weight but also prevent diabetes and add years to our life, but the largest ever study of its devotees has linked the diet to cardiovascular disease.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn't listening. Not to the head of the IDF, not to the negotiators urging him to accept a phased, ceasefire deal and certainly not to the desperate parents of hostages. Lazar Berman the Times of Israel's diplomatic editor says Bibi Netanyahu is convinced that Israel in the 'final stage' of the war. And imagine paying rent that doesn't just keep a roof ov...

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has called in the military to quell nationwide protests in what critics say is an echo of the nation's authoritarian past. Speaking of authoritarian leaders, the man dubbed the 'Trump of the Tropic's', Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is facing decades in prison, accused of plotting to overthrow the government. A verdict in his court case is expected...

Is America’s threat to slap India with a 50 percent tariff driving the south-Asian power into the arms of Beijing? Just a few years ago India and China were exchanging fire across their borders, but now it's all smiles between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sino-India expert Manoj Kewalramani explains the geo-political manoeuvring underway at the Shanghai Cooperation Organi...

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As a search continues in Victoria’s High Country for a fugitive sovereign citizen accused of gunning down two police officers, the debate over nationwide anti-immigration marches planned for this weekend turns ugly.

Compelling conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world, on the issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Compelling conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world, on the issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Compelling conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world, on the issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Compelling conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world, on the issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Compelling conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world, on the issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Michael Rowland brings you compelling conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world, on the issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Michael Rowland brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 

Michael Rowland brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge, entertain and inspire us. 

Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 

Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 

Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us. 

Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us.