Canberra's grand finale: environmental reform and Barnaby cut loose
The long campaign to pass new environmental laws finally ends in the government’s favour, with a little help from the Greens. And Barnaby Joyce, quits the party he once led. But what does his future hold? Was a steak and salad dinner with Pauline Hansen enough to win him over to One Nation?
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The Radio National Hour
Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us.
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The Radio National Hour
Fran Kelly brings you compelling conversations on issues that challenge,entertain and inspire us.
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'We have paid a very high price' - Ukraine contemplates peace plan
Ukraine is locked in negotiations with US leaders over a proposed peace plan that could see it forced to cede the Donetsk region to Russia. US President Donald Trump had given Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky until Thanksgiving - this Thursday - to respond to his 28-point peace plan which demanded many concessions from Kyiv, including relinquishing territory. Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun says as her nation braces for another winter at war, there is room for negotiation but they will not be blackmailed by the US.
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Trump's G20 snub
G20 leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have arrived in Johannesburg for the group’s first ever summit in Africa. The US President is a no-show, a protest over what he has described as a 'white genocide' unfolding in South Africa. So what does it mean for the economic bloc and who might step into the global leadership role?
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