Anthony Albanese will meet the US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, ending months of speculation about the failure to secure a meeting. There is a lot at stake: the AUKUS submarine plan, the issue of tariffs, and pressure on allies to cut trade ties with China. However the meeting comes with a degree of uncertainty for the Prime Minister as Mr Trump has a habit of ambushing visiting leaders.Â
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Kate Mulvany brings Darcy Niland’s The Shiralee to the stage
Darcy Niland's Australian classic The Shiralee is a story of family breakdown, and hard-boiled masculinity and love on the margins of 1950s Australia. The bestselling book has been adapted for the screen twice. The 1957 film starring Peter Finch and the 1987 mini-series featuring Bryan Brown have become iconic renditions of Australian bush culture. Now, playwright Kate Mulvany has adapted the book for the stage, drawing on her own relationship with her father to create a rich and timeless tale.
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Inquiry into falling rates of Asian language study in Australia
For decades, Australia has been grappling with the notion that our future security and prosperity relies on our integration in Asia.Yet there was a 75% decline in enrolments in South-east Asian languages at Australian universities between 2004-2022.At the current rate of decline, Bahasa Indonesia won't be taught in a single Australian school by 2031.So how do Australians learn to live more effectively in our region?Â
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The whirlwind week in Middle East and US politics
The BBC's Tom Bateman travelled with Donald Trump for the President's day-long trip to the Middle East to clinch the Gaza agreement. Tom reflects on that day - one of the most critical moments after two years of war between Israel and Hamas..And Elise Labott discusses the diplomatic breakthrough from the perspective from United States, where Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky has met with Donald Trump  for talks on whether to arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia.
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What is uniting the global wave of Gen Z protesters?
From Indonesia to Morocco, a wave of youth demonstrations are sweeping the globe. Gen Z protesters are united in their use of technology, pop culture icons, and their dissatisfaction with corruption and wealth inequality. While the Gen Z-led protests slightly differ in their demands from country to country, the symbol they're using is the same, an anime pirate flag.Â
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