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Often when you hear people talk about screen time, the focus is on young people. 
The Australian government has even banned kids from being on social media before they turn 16.
But is Gen Z really the problem? Or are older generations spending more time staring at their phones (and tablets and TVs)?
On the deep dive today, we ask young Aussies about screen time, disconnecting and talking to their parents about tech.
Also, you'll hear from an expert who outlines which generation spends the most time on their phones, and what it's doing to their brains.
Guest:
Dr Michoel Moshel, clinical neuropsychologist
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Pauline Hanson is launching a music and film career, all while her One Nation party keeps surging in opinion polls. What's going on?
And a private moment, or fair game for the cameras? Coco Gauff wasn't happy when her racquet smash backstage at the Australian Open this week went viral. 
Plus, a new twist in the Beckham family drama. Now brothers Cruz and Romeo have entered the feud. How long can it go on? 
Host Dave Marchese is joined by The Daily Aus's Em Gillespie and creator Lachy McIntyre for the first Shakeup of 2026.
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Police in Perth say they're investigating a "potential terrorist act" at an Invasion Day rally on Monday, as Indigenous communities say they've felt ignored and scared all week.
So could the media, politicians and police have done better?
And ever dreamed of being the ruler of your own domain?
We speak to the young Aussie who's claimed a piece of land in eastern Europe and declared it his own country. 
Listen now: 
01:17 - First Nations leaders welcome terrorism investigation
11:05  - Running the Free Republic of Verdis
Guests: 
Professor Braden Hill, Edith Cowan University
Daniel Jackson, President of Verdis
Dr Harry Hobbs, Associate Professor in Law, University of New South Wales
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Daniel Jackson says he's the youngest head of state in the world.
There's just one problem: no other nation recognises his country.
What started out as joke when he was 14 has developed into the Free Republic of Verdis.
The micronation which Daniel is working to set up is between Croatia and Serbia, on a marshy piece of land in the Danube river.
It has a flag, a government, and hundreds of "citizens" with IDs that some are even using to get into bars.
But does it have a legal right to exist?
In this chat, Daniel puts forward his case for Verdis, why he believes so many gen z are getting behind his idea, and talks through life as a world leader.
Plus, you'll hear from an expert who breaks down whether or not you can actually just start your own country.
Guests: 
Daniel Jackson, President of Verdis
Dr Harry Hobbs, Associate Professor in Law, University of New South Wales
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From recreational shooters to contract hunters, gun-owners are still working out how Australia's new firearms laws will impact them. So what's changing?
And does Australia need to do more to monitor radical preachers? Former prime minister Scott Morrison thinks so. 
Plus boomers love to slam young people for the amount of time they spend on their phones. But is it boomers that actually have the bigger screen time problem? 
Listen now: 
01:08 - What's in the new gun laws
13:36 - Tracking radical preachers
18:01 - Boomers and screens
Guests:
Stephen Bendle, senior advocacy advisor, Alannah & Madeline Foundation
Dr Michoel Moshel, clinical neuropsychologist
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