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The AI debate has moved from science fiction to superpower contest, with tech leaders warning of the risks while Donald Trump insists the US must beat China. So where does that leave Australia? 
Can it lead the way in any meaningful sense - on safety, copyright, data centres and investment - or is the Albanese government stuck trying to manage the risks while chasing the productivity upside?
Meanwhile, hundreds of jobs are going at Whyalla, raising a harder question for government - after all the public money and political effort, what is actually left to save?
And Pauline Hanson makes a rare apology.
Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.
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One Nation has unveiled a plan to slash migration by 750,000 over three years, sparking swift backlash from industry and both Labor and Coalition.
But as Clare and PK discuss, One Nation's political strategy has been effective. The minor party has once again managed to set the agenda and essentially "run the week". But, beyond the clever political management do the figures stack-up?
It comes as an emotional Anthony Albanese pushes back on Pauline Hanson's remarks about his mother, stating "kindness isn't weakness, nastiness is".
The PM has been backed in by politicians of all stripes, as Labor and the Coalition point to a pattern of behaviour from the One Nation leader, as her stoush with the liberals Andrew Hastie continues. So, could the ultra-personal sledges come back to hurt Pauline Hanson?
Patricia Karvelas and Clare Armstrong break it all down on Politics Now.
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There's a one-in-three chance that China could invade Taiwan in 2028, that is the dire warning being spelled out by Kevin Rudd.

It was a big week of both policy and politicking in parliament.
All sides laid out their pitches to win over voters; Labor's Digital Duty of Care, One Nation's pitch for early super access and the Coalition's proposal to ban burning the flag.
Meanwhile, Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie took the fight directly to One Nation this week, labelling Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" over a One Nation cartoon that called him a "traitor" — over his involvement in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial.
Coalition MPs have lined up to back in Andrew Hastie. So, has it given them something to coalesce around? And has it placed Pauline Hanson on the wrong side of a culture war?
Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by Phil Coorey, political editor at the AFR on The Party Room
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The Prime Minister has dismissed concerns about censorship in Labor's digital duty of care bill as "disingenuous", as divisions emerge in the Coalition over the policy.
It comes as Anthony Albanese faces questions about an undeclared honorary membership at the Marrickville Golf Club, after the club was awarded $6 million via an "invite only" grant scheme.
The PM is adamant he wasn't aware of his honorary membership and has taken a swing at the ABC in the process.
And an annual report into Australia's progress in ending violence against women and children has been tabled, with Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence commissioner Micaela Cronin warning government policy has not meaningfully reduced rates of sexual violence.
Patricia Karvelas and David Speers break it all down on Politics Now.
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