The Radio National Hour

National Cabinet has agreed to strengthen gun laws across the country in the wake of the Bondi terror attacks, which has left at least 16 people dead and dozens more injured. But questions remain about how closely intelligence authorities should have been monitoring the alleged murderers, as the attack leaves some Jewish people questioning whether they can now allow their religious identity to be made public. 

FIFA is under fire over the price of tickets to next year’s Football World Cup. In the initial offer today fans are being asked to pay up to 13 thousand dollars for a ticket to the World Cup final. 

The Trump Administration has taken a wrecking ball to America’s science establishment this year, slashing funding for research into cancer, vaccines, climate change and even its prized space agency NASA and the impacts aren’t just confined to the USA. 

The Coalition is poised for a fresh debate over immigration, flagging deportations of unlawful migrants, and an Australian values test. It's an issue that’s emboldened right wing populists and brought violence to the streets of western democracies like Britain, the US and Europe. How can Australia have this debate without importing the divisions? 

Dozens of Australian families have been left homeless after bushfires took hold this weekend in communities and towns across three states. But some homes survived the inferno, so how do we design and build for a fiery future?