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For a second day, the accused in the keenly watched mushroom murder trial has been questioned in court.
Erin Patterson is accused of murdering her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson with death cap mushrooms served at a beef wellington lunch in 2023.
She denies the charges.
Today, co-host of the Mushroom Case Daily podcast, Stephen Stockwell, on Erin Patterson’s evidence and the key evidence the court has heard over the past five weeks.
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Stephen Stockwell, Mushroom Case Daily co-host
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Elon Musk has spent a lot of time inside the Oval Office since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
It was from there that the world’s richest man, sporting a black eye, was farewelled from his role in the Trump administration on Friday.
He insists his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has made great progress, cutting more than $150 billion from the US budget. But that falls well short of his initial wildly optimistic claims that he could slash one trillion dollars in government spending.
Today, staff writer at The Atlantic magazine, Ashley Parker, on Elon’s exit and whether that’s really the end of involvement with the Trump administration.
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Ashley Parker, staff writer at The Atlantic
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Why would dozens of psychiatrists, dedicated to helping people at times of crisis, walk away from their jobs?
On one hand it’s a simple pay dispute, but those who’ve been inside the system say it’s broken, with a demoralised workforce delivering substandard care.
There’s a spotlight on the failures of mental health care in the New South Wales public system and a doctor has shared fears of another ‘Bondi Junction’ attack after witnessing someone with violent thoughts absconding from hospital.
Today, Four Corners reporter Avani Dias on why dozens more doctors are threatening to quit and what it means for patients.
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Avani Dias, Four Corners reporter
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Donald Trump has spent a long time praising him, but now the US president’s view of Vladimir Putin is shifting.
Trump’s high hopes of getting Putin to the negotiating table are fading and Russia has recently launched one of the largest bombardments on Kyiv since the start of the war.
Now, the end of the war in Ukraine seems as elusive as ever and Trump says Putin is ‘crazy’ and ‘playing with fire’.
Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on why Putin is humouring Trump but will never do as he asks and end the war.
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Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York and senior research scholar at Columbia University
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When it looked like heavy rain was on its way, Taree farmer Josh Hack knew he had to act and move his cattle to higher ground.
Now, like so many others, Josh is facing the cleanup from the record-breaking floods that devastated large parts of the NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter regions.
Today, we consider the plight of Australia’s farmers like Josh, but also those further south fighting their way through severe drought and ask the question; is Australia still fit for farming?
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Josh Hack, Taree farmer
Jess Davis, ABC climate reporter
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Donald Trump is beginning to make a habit of confronting world leaders while the cameras are rolling in the Oval Office.
His latest victim is South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa who was ambushed with Trump’s claims that white farmers are being persecuted in his country.
Today, Nancy Jacobs, a professor of history at Brown University on why Trump is so keen to spread false assertions of genocide and why white South Africans are moving to the US as refugees.
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Nancy Jacobs, professor of history at Brown University
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World leaders are strengthening their condemnations of Israel after it's renewed assault in Gaza and limiting the supply of humanitarian aid.
Anthony Albanese described the ongoing blockade as 'an outrage' after the UK, France and Canada threatened sanctions last week, urging Israel to halt its latest offensive and allow more food and supplies into the besieged territory.
Nevertheless, Israel's leadership is pressing ahead.
Today, a British surgeon in Gaza about the conditions on the ground, and a peace and conflict expert about what the world can do now.
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Dr Victoria Rose, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Gaza
Dr Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict studies, University of Sydney
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It was a decision driven by spite for Sydney man Peter Anderson.
He was determined to buy a solar battery for his home so he could take money away from the big power companies, while never receiving a hefty power bill again.
But his plan came unstuck after agreeing to participate in a so-called virtual power plant.
Today, energy reporter David Mercer on Peter’s dilemma, how giving back to the grid really works and whether it’s worth it.
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Dan Mercer, ABC energy reporter
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Elon Musk’s once firm grasp on the EV market seems to be crumbling as Tesla sales slump, so bring in Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
He’s investing in Slate, an auto start-up building a cheap bare-bones electric pick-up truck in the USA, called a ute in Australia.
It’ll be much cheaper than Musk’s controversial Tesla Cybertruck.
Today, Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of websites Renew Economy and The Driven gives us an update on the EV market in Australia and how Slate could be a game changer if it ever came here.
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Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of Renew Economy and EV website The Driven
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Interest rates are falling, inflation is down and the Reserve Bank seems happier than it’s been in ages.
So, have we achieved the so-called soft landing after all the economic turmoil we’ve suffered since the pandemic?
Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender on the latest rate cut, how many more we should expect and why Donald Trump could upend it all.
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Ian Verrender, ABC Chief Business Correspondent
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It had been a constant of federal politics, but the coalition between the Liberal and National parties has come to a dramatic end following a disastrous election defeat.
The Nationals are breaking away after the Liberals rejected a demand that key policy areas were part of the agreement between the parties.
Today, the ABCs chief digital political correspondent, Jacob Greber, on why they couldn’t move past their differences and what it means for Australian politics.
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Jacob Greber, ABC chief digital political correspondent
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He dropped out of the presidential race last July, but the focus is now back on Joe Biden.
The former US leader has not only been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, but a new book released this week has accused the White House of covering up a decline in his health before he stepped down to make way for Kamala Harris.
Today, Bruce Wolpe, a senior fellow from the United States Studies Centre on Biden’s cancer diagnosis and why staying in the race for so long may have changed the course of history.
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Bruce Wolpe, a senior fellow from the United States Studies Centre
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When Queensland woman Emma Lovell was stabbed to death by a teenager in 2022, the community and nation was shocked.
The 17-year-old offender had broken into her home on Boxing Day as the family slept.
The crime was a catalyst for a campaign for stricter sentencing for youths and Queensland went on to become the first state to introduce ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ laws.
Today, ABC News Queensland presenter Jessica van Vonderen on why other states could follow suit.
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Jessica van Vonderen, ABC News Queensland presenter
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This week, Donald Trump paused his massive tariffs on Chinese goods entering the US for 90 days, slashing the rate from 145 to 30 percent.
China has also come to the bargaining table, dropping 125 percent tariffs on imports from the US to 10 percent.
So, is the US president’s economic dream of bringing manufacturing back to America dead?
Today, we speak with a US outdoor clothing designer caught up in the tariff chaos about what it’s been like and to an economist to make sense of it all.
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Cassie Abel, founder and CEO of Wild Rye outdoor apparel
Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan
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Donald Trump has recently secured a luxury 747 jet from Qatar and billions of dollars in investment deals from Saudi Arabia.
But as the US president continues his tour of the Middle East, there’s been no talk of a plan for peace in Gaza.
Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on Trump’s tour and why he won’t be meeting the Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
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The new Liberal leader Sussan Ley has promised a fresh approach after the party’s disastrous result in the federal election.
But will the first female leader of the party really be able to bring it back from the brink and build a policy offering that’s attractive to voters?
Today, host of ABC TVs 7.30 Sarah Ferguson on the future of the Coalition’s nuclear power plan and Labor’s factional stoush that saw two ministers axed.
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Sarah Ferguson, host of 7.30
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When tensions flared between India and Pakistan last week the world held its breath because both nations have nuclear weapons.
While a ceasefire has been agreed, it hasn’t stopped the clashes in the disputed Kashmir region.
Today, Aparna Pande from the Hudson Institute in Washington DC explains the long running conflict and what could come next.
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Aparna Pande, director of the Initiative on the Future for India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute
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What really lies behind Bunnings’ promise of lowest prices?
The hardware superstore has carefully built a reputation for being part of the local community with its famous sausage sizzles and friendly advertising.
But a Four Corners investigation has found that the haven for DIY enthusiasts has grown to dominate the market, squeezing suppliers and competitors.
Today, reporter Angus Grigg on why the Bunnings juggernaut isn’t facing the same scrutiny as the supermarkets.
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Angus Grigg, Four Corners reporter
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A new pope has been elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church.
The moment was marked by white smoke billowing from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV from Chicago, who worked for years in Peru, has appeared on the balcony above St Peter’s Square to greet the thousands of faithful.
Today, Andrew West, host of the ABC’s Religion and Ethics Report, on what we know about the first American pope and what his election means for the future of the church.
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Andrew West, host of the ABC’s Religion and Ethics Report
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It’s an almighty fight. In one corner is Donald Trump and the other Harvard, one of the oldest institutions in America.
The US president wants to defund the university, attacking it for alleged anti-Semitism on campus. But Harvard’s retaliating, making it among the few major institutions in the US willing to take Trump on.
Today, Geoff Kabaservice from the centre-right think tank the Niskanen Center on why Trump’s targeting Harvard and whether Americans will stand for it.
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Geoff Kabaservice, vice president for political studies at the Niskanen Center in Washington, DC
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