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Australian Federal Police say the overseas arrest of Kazem Hamad this week is a "significant" breakthrough.Iraqi authorities say the arrest was made on behalf of Australian law enforcement, accusing Hamad of being "one of the most dangerous wanted men in the world".So, what might be next for Melbourne's fiery so-called "tobacco wars"?Guest: Dr James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University.Producer: Oscar Coleman

Staying with federal politics and the government's proposed hate speech and gun laws … being introduced in response to the Bondi terror attack…Barnaby Joyce is now the One Nation MP for New England and also a former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister.Guest: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation MP for New EnglandProducer: Joe Sullivan

Australian renters may have reached their limit on what they're able to afford, according to new research.With rents still at record highs across most capital cities — and more renters than available homes — the new report from Domain questions whether renters in 2026 are likely to see any easing of living cost pressures.Guest: Dr Nicola Powell, Domain's Chief of Research and EconomicsProducer: Kate Uebergang

A new report says pregnant and breastfeeding women in Gaza have been subjected to what it calls "reproductive violence," that may amount to acts of genocide under international law. Based on women's own testimonies during and after the Gaza war, it says the collapse of healthcare, repeated displacement, and starvation have forced women to give birth without medical care, ration food for their babies, and sacrifice their own health to keep their children alive.Guest: Lama Bakri, Projects Director for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, at Physicians for Human Rights, IsraelProducer: Anne Barker