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Sussan Ley has formally quit parliament, two weeks after being ousted from the Liberal Party’s top job; Human remains found in a remote wilderness area have been provisionally identified as those of a Belgian backpacker Celine Cremer, who disappeared without a trace more than two years ago; The US Justice Department says it's looking into whether it improperly withheld Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, after several news organisations reported some records of a woman's accusations against President Donald Trump weren’t released; Streaming service Netflix has declined to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming business; and Pink has hit at back at incorrect reports she split from her husband of 20 years, Carey Hart.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in hot water after using a single word to describe former Australian of the Year Grace Tame... difficult.

While the PM has since apologised and clarified he was referring to Tame’s "difficult life" rather than her personality, the comment has reignited a fierce debate about the labels used to silence women who refuse to "play nice".
Today we're exploring the long lineage of "difficult" women who were once written off by the powerful, only to later be celebrated as icons who changed the world.
And in headlines today, Hilary Clinton tells committee she doesn't recall ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein; Talks between Iran and the US have been paused; The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited children in a Jordan cancer centre; Instagram is rolling out a new alert system letting parents know if their children are searching for suicide or self harm content; Gold medal winning Summer Olympian Lauren Parker named on the Aussie Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic team; Former Aotearoa Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will soon call Australia home
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Guest: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne, University of Melbourne
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The Prime Minister has walked back a comment where he labelled former Australian of the Year Grace Tame as 'difficult'; Families of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon have been advised to leave, as the government cites unpredictable security tensions in the Middle East; The two men charged with kidnapping and murdering an elderly grandfather have fronted court in Sydney; Tributes have flowed to Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby following the death of her son.
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They're Australian citizens, but large sections of the public and political sphere don't want to see them come home.
A group of 34 Australians, women known as "ISIS Brides" and their children are trying to return home after living in Syrian camps for years.
But there are concerns over their arrival back down under, legally speaking though, can we stop them? And should we?
And in headlines today, The two men arrested yesterday over the alleged abduction and murder of a Sydney grandfather, have been charged; Former cyclist and swimmer Amanda Reid continues to break new ground by becoming the first Indigenous athlete selected for an Australian Winter Paralympics team; US President Donald Trump has broken his own record, delivering the longest State of the Union address in history; Microsoft founder Bill Gates has admitted to having affairs with Russian women while married to Melinda French Gates and has apologised to his staff for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; The man whose life was made into a movie about his experience with Tourette's syndrome, has apologised to Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo after his tic saw him shout out a racial slur during their appearance on stage at the BAFTAs
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Guest: Dr Jessica Genauer, Associate Professor Flinders University
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Police have linked Chinese dance and music group Shen Yun to a bomb threat at the Prime Minister’s Canberra residence; Two men have been arrested in relation to the alleged kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian, as remains found in Pitt Town are confirmed his; European leaders marked five years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a promise not to abandon Kyiv; A heavily armed rapid response unit will become a permanent part of policing in NSW; Australian stars Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon have ended their four-year relationship.
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