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Three million documents from the Epstein files including the names of some of the world's most powerful people were dumped on the internet this week. We take stock of the fallout.
And 13-year-old Austin Appelbee's wild story of survival made international headlines this week. He swam 4 kilometres across the sea to save his family. Can anyone top this hero story?
Plus, are Winter Olympics ski jumpers artificially enhancing their penis size to help performance on the slopes?
Also: are we worried about AIs hanging out on their own social media platform?
Host Dave Marchese is joined by editor-in-chief of The Daily Aus, Billi FitzSimons, and Sydney Morning Herald crime reporter Perry Duffin. 
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An attempted terrorism attack, motivated by "pro white ideology": that's what WA authorities allege happened in Perth 10 days ago, when they say a man threw a homemade bomb into an Invasion Day crowd. 
And Iranians say they're being harassed and silenced right here in Australia, as they speak up for friends and family who are facing a vicious crackdown back home.
Plus: why do young Nats see some benefits in the Coalition's latest relationship break? We chat to federal president of the Young Nationals as the first sitting week of Parliament wraps up.
Listen now: 
01:00 - Dave's interview with the President of the Young Nats
09:53 - What WA police say about the alleged Perth terrorism plan
14:25 - What Iranians want Australians to hear
Guests:
Charlie Plant, president, Young Nationals
Tina Kordrostami, Iranian Australian advocate and councillor, Ryde City Council
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Every week, protesters have been taking to the streets of Aussie cities begging for other Australians to listen.
They're standing in solidarity with Iranians facing a violent crackdown by their own government, as the country's religious rulers try to crush protests and stifle debate by cutting off internet access.
International observers think tens of thousands of Iranians have been killed by the regime since early January.
Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump is this week threatening military action against Iran, after previously posting online that help was on the way for Iran's protesters.
So could Australians do more to help Iranians?
And why are some of the Iranian Australians standing up for their friends and family being harassed and threatened here?
Today on the hack pod, Dave speaks with an Iranian Australian who's been copping it for her advocacy.
In this extended chat, Tina Kordrostami talks with Dave about being stalked by Iranian government agents in Australia, about fearing for her family back home, and about why she's decided to quit the Australian Greens.Guests: 
Tina Kordrostami, Iranian Australian advocate and councillor, Ryde City Council
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After the deaths of 2 teenage brothers in a suspected double murder-suicide in Perth last week, disability advocates say some of the talk online is becoming dangerous.
Plus years of rising antisemitism and the Bondi Beach terror attack have many Jewish Australians living with fear, grief and social ostracism. 
And with Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia further dividing the Jewish community, we hear how life is changing after Bondi. 
Also, AI bots have created their own social media platform, Moltbook, and their own religion. 
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01:19 - Autistic Australians and the reaction to the Mosman Park murder-suicides
11:44 - The protests being planned against Isaac Herzog
16:49 - What Jewish Australians want you to know
21:28  - Now AI has invented religion?
Guests: 
Isabella Choate, disability advocate
Tahlia Bowen, member, Jewish Council of Australia
Audrey Courty, journalist, ABC
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Should courts hear about the "good character" of people who get convicted of crimes? One state has decided no, and is changing rules around sentencing. So with other states looking into it too: what's really in a reference?
And while some young victim-survivors who've been campaigning for an end to good character references are celebrating, not all legal experts are convinced it's the right move.
Plus, everyone knows Aussies are good at sport: think cricket, tennis, footy... but what about bobsleigh? We speak to an Aussie athlete who's in Italy and about to compete in the Winter Olympics.
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01:04 - Why NSW is banning "good character" references
05:03 - How it feels to hear your abuser is a "good bloke" 
19:26 - Monobob at the Winter Olympics 
Guests:
Harrison James, victim-survivor advocate
Felicity Graham, barrister
Bree Walker, Australian bobsleigh competitor 
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