Best Muhammad Reviews Podcasts (2025)

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Markets brace for global interest rate decisions 8:13

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Luke McMillan from Ophir Asset Management about the day's sharemarket action including how the market is positioning itself ahead of key interest rates decisions out of the US and Australia.

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Minister defends travel expenses as Coalition demands independent review 5:52

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Communications Minister Annika Wells is under intense public scrutiny over her travel expenses, from last-minute flights to the UN to attend an event on social media reform. It has sparked revelations over other expenses she has made, including thousands on a family entitlement to visit a ski resort and lavish meals out in Paris during the Olympics…

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Got a lot on your plate? Food poisoning can sleigh the Christmas spirit, experts warn 4:52

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There can be a lot on our plates at this time of year - and our meals can come with a side of sickness. The Australian Food Safety Information Council has released its top tips for how to enjoy the season safely - aiming to reduce more than four and a half million* [[4.67M]] cases of food poisoning each year.…

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Communities on high alert along NSW coast as firefighter dies battling blaze 4:32

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Summer heat and high winds have fuelled a dangerous weekend of bush and grass fires across New South Wales, leaving more than 20 homes destroyed and claiming the life of a firefighter. The man died after being struck by a falling tree late Sunday while battling a blaze near Bulahdelah, with Premier Chris Minns saying the loss is devastating. Condit…

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Netanyahu says Israel nearing phase two of Gaza Ceasefire Plan 7:39

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Israel is close to moving into the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioning that the next steps will be “more difficult” as tensions continue over Hamas’s disarmament, Gaza’s future governance, and the stalled two-state solution. Speaking in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Mr N…

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Migrant workers like Ethel feel abandoned by this scrutinised government scheme 5:26

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The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme, often known as the PALM scheme, allows eligible Australian businesses to hire workers from the Pacific for either short-term or long-term roles. But the scheme has been under scrutiny following media reports of worker exploitation and harsh working conditions, and advocates and unions have been urging t…

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INTERVIEW: Do oysters have ears? Dr Dominic McAfee shares a unique method for oyster regeneration 12:39

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That's the sound of snapping shrimp - music to oyster ears. Dr Dominic McAfee has been playing this sound underwater to help regenerate natural oyster reefs. He's been doing this work for years, but recently, there's been an upswell in interest, as the South Australian government tries to increase resilience against a harmful algal bloom. The ongoi…

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Australia up against World Cup co-hosts as the 2026 draw is made 7:22

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The draw has been made for the 2026 FIFA World Cup - and Australia are up against the co-hosts.

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'Make memories’: the tragic reality of childhood DIPG and the new research giving families hope 3:53

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An Australian cancer research centre has been awarded a 2.5 million dollar grant to further their research into one of the country 's deadliest brain cancers. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne hope to fast-track diagnosis and treatment options.

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For Australian retailers, Christmas cheer turns to fear as theft soars 3:58

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As the festive shopping rush begins, vendors are bracing for a surge in shoplifting. Australia-wide, theft has hit a 21-year high. Experts say it’s part of a broader trend.

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OpenAI invests in Australia & markets prepare for US and local interest rates decision 9:45

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Harry Morrow from Loftus Peak to find out more about OpenAI's new Australian intitiative including plans for a $7bn hyper data centre with NextDC; plus the day on the sharemarket with Omkar Joshi at Opal Capital Management.

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What to expect as the under-16s social media ban begins 7:06

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Starting next Wednesday, Australia will become the first country in the world to ban under-16s from having social media accounts, forcing major platforms to comply with the law or face fines of up to $50 million. The Albanese government says the move will protect young people from harmful algorithms and negative mental-health impacts. Many parents …

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Can Eurovision survive? Four countries withdraw from contest over Israel's eligibility 7:29

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Europe’s largest cultural event is once again confronting the tension between entertainment and geopolitics. After the European Broadcasting Union formally confirmed Israel’s eligibility for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, four countries - Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia - immediately withdrew. Their walkout has triggered one of the …

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'Give us a chance': More than 900 asylum seekers still in visa limbo in Australia 8:49

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A group of around 900 asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat nearly 13 years ago remain stuck in visa limbo, fighting for permanency. Despite living and working in Australia for nearly a decade, they have no pathway to permanent residency thanks to a hardline 2013 immigration policy on boat arrivals. They're pleading with the Australian gover…

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RBA could hike rates sooner than expected | How much super do you need? 15:17

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A boost to the copper price and weaker US jobs data improving rate cut sentiment has helped lift the Australian share market, despite stronger than expected household spending data dampening hopes of future interest rate cuts locally. In fact, markets are increasingly pricing-in rate hikes in 2026. For more on this, Stephanie Youssef spoke with Mor…

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SE Asia flood crisis, Putin’s Moscow musings & Austria’s rebel nuns return 27:36

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Devastating floods and landslides wreak havoc across much of south-east Asia. No compromise reached after the Russian President and the US try to iron out a revamped peace proposal for Ukraine. Plus, the asylum seekers living in limbo – why they’re pleading with the Australian government to grant them leniency - and the rebel nuns refusing to give …

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How helpful is carbon capture in mitigating global warming? 5:44

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A new European Union initiative to store carbon dioxide beneath the North Sea is set to launch its operations next year. But environmental activists are concerned carbon capture technologies dissuade industries from acting to reduce fossil fuel emissions.

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EU plans loan backed by frozen Russian assets amid renewed Ukraine peace efforts 5:13

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.The EU plans to increase aid to Ukraine, by using frozen Russian assets to increase the costs of war for Russia. Meanwhile, Ukraine is preparing to hold talks with US President Donald Trump’s team in coming days.

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Australian economy grows at fastest pace in two years 13:50

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Stephen Halmarick from Economists Unchained and Alice Shen from VanEck to find out what today's official GDP data really says about the economy, implications for interest rates, and how the sharemarket reacted.

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The worries of young Australians in 2025 7:03

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Teenagers are more concerned than ever about the cost of living, according the annual Mission Australia Youth Survey of more than 17,000 young people. Financial worries have jumped significantly in survey results in recent years, with climate change falling as an issue of concern, and mental health still having a large impact.…

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US under fire for drug-trafficking strikes at sea 5:00

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The United States faces mounting accusations of extrajudicial killings after launching lethal airstrikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the waters of the Caribbean and East Pacific Ocean. A follow-up strike on survivors from a disabled boat on September the 2nd has sparked particular outrage, with legal experts and the U-N saying the atta…

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US brings peace plan to Putin as Russia blames Europe for delays 4:49

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.Russian President Vladimir Putin has been meeting with President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War Two. Just before the meeting, President Putin warned Europe that it would face swift defeat if it went to war with Russia, and he dismiss…

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ASX edges higher ahead of GDP data | Silver breaks new record 10:24

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The Australian share market has closed higher ahead of tomorrow’s key GDP data, where a strong economic growth figure could further complicate the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision next week. Plus, silver’s rally continues with the precious metal breaking above US$58 an ounce overnight. For more, Stephanie Youssef spoke with MPC Markets CEO Mar…

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659: UFC 323 Is Through The Sky Roof! 1:52:30

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Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss all the big fights dropped on Thanksgiving Day by Dana White including Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett for the interim LW title, Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison fighting for the bantamweight title at UFC 324, Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes for the FW title at UFC 325 and more plus a full preview of UF…

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'I wish I was a dog in Australia': Muhammad's story as UN probes immigration detention 7:32

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Australia's immigration detention regime is under United Nations scrutiny this week. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is examining how the country deprives people of their liberty — from prisons to offshore detention facilities. And for people like Muhammad, who spent six years in detention, this review is one that's long overdue.…

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Rhetoric and 'gunboat' diplomacy: Is Trump pushing the US toward war with Venezuela? 9:01

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United States President Donald Trump has threatened a ground invasion of Venezuela to disrupt what he claims is a vast drug-trafficking network. The US military has already deployed thousands of troops and dozens of warships to the Caribbean as a US air campaign that has killed at least 83 people continues. But how likely is an all-out war with the…

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Peace Optimism Grows in Ukraine as U.S. Plan Shifts, France Steps Up 6:45

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Ukrainians are cautiously optimistic that an end to the war could come soon, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a revised U-S peace plan for Ukraine is looking more acceptable. This comes as French President Emmanuel Macron says this may be a turning point for Europe’s security, as Ukraine doubles down on long-term defence with a large French fi…

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Rate cuts? What rate cuts - Home prices have eaten them alive 6:20

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New data reveals that surging home prices have wiped away the benefits of three interest rate cuts to new buyers. Rent prices are also rising in every capital city, prompting more and more Australians to form larger households or move back to their family home. The rising prices have left economists predicting a possible rate hike in 2026.…

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ASX outage hits company announcements & property price growth eases 15:08

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Chris Weston from Pepperstone about the day's market action including another outage at the ASX. Plus Eliza Owen from Cotality Australia takes a look at the latest property price data and future moves.

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Protests follow request for pardon by Netanyahu 7:55

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Israel is facing a political shock wave after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally asked President Isaac Herzog for a pardon in his ongoing corruption trial. The unprecedented move has triggered fierce protests, legal warnings and a deeply polarised public debate over whether clemency would unify the nation or erode the rule of law.…

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'At risk of losing everything': The frontline rangers protecting the Great Barrier Reef 4:42

9d ago4:42

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Indigenous rangers from the Great Barrier Reef are learning coral spawning techniques in one of the largest reef restoration trials to date. The pilot program involves rangers working in the reefs off Queensland's Keppel Islands, which were hit hard by last year's mass coral bleaching event.

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More details emerge about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS 8:27

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There's been widespread and growing speculation that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is an alien craft. But scientists have debunked the claims. New observations from NASA and South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope confirm it is a natural, volatile-rich comet showing textbook outgassing, hydroxyl radio emissions and expected orbital shifts. Far from extrater…

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Prime Minister 'delighted' as he celebrates wedding to fiancée Jodie Haydon 3:19

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The Prime Minister and his fiancée Jodie Hayden have just married, at a ceremony in the nation’s capital. The country's been kept guessing as to exactly when the wedding would take place for months.

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INTERVIEW: Australian youth identify cost of living as top concern in survey 10:01

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Cost of living was the number one challenge identified by Australian youth surveyed by Mission Australia.

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How Olympia’s 'maggot farms' are helping to tackle a $36 billion problem 4:55

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In Australia, around 7.6 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. One female-founder has developed a solution in a box.

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The billion dollar deportation deal Australia doesn't want to talk about ft. David Shoebridge 23:11

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Australia is expected to spend billions of dollars to deport non-citizens to the small Pacific nation of Nauru. Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson as repeated a years-old stunt, environment laws have passed, and Barnaby Joyce has cosied up with One Nation. Greens Senator David Shoebridge talks about the Nauru deal, after a translation of an interview with t…

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Exclusive: El Jannah CEO speaks with SBS as company goes global & ASX rises 12:11

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with El Jannah CEO Brett Houldin as the charcoal chicken company secures international funding valuing it at hundreds of millions of dollars, allowing it to quadruple its national footprint and explore options in the Middle-East; plus the week on the sharemarket with Tony Sycamore from IG Markets Securiti…

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Increased bushfire risk in parts of Australia this summer, fire authorities warn 3:19

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The latest bushfire outlook forecasts an increased fire risk across parts of Australia this summer. Despite recent rainfall in the country's southeast, authorities say it won't take long for a blaze to take hold.

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Arrests made in connection with deadly Hong Kong fire 5:30

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A blaze that began in bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court has become the city’s worst fire in decades, killing at least 83 people and leaving hundreds missing. Police have arrested two directors, and an engineering consultant of a firm contracted to perform maintenance on the buildings.

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APRA tightens lending rules, and investors continue to question rate outlook 15:35

12d ago15:35

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Nathan Zaia from Morningstar about APRA's tightening of lending rules for high risk borrowers to find out if it will make a difference; plus, the day on the sharemarket with Hugh Lam from Betashares.

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Ukraine peace plan or Putin power play? Climate COP-out and Trump’s new bromance… 25:23

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Alarm bells in Kyiv and Europe as the US is accused of presenting Putin’s peace plan for Ukraine. The ‘make or break’ COP30 climate conference ends in failure – have the petro-states won? Plus, the unlikely bromance blossoming in the Oval Office.

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All about Australia's biggest environmental reforms this century 6:07

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After five years of review, the government has struck a deal with the Greens to pass the largest reforms to Australia’s environmental laws in 26 years, which includes new environmental standards, protections for native forests, and the effective end of fast-tracked approvals for coal and gas projects. Despite these wins, the deal faces criticism fr…

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Two National Guard members shot near White House 5:10

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Two U-S National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House. A suspect has been taken into custody, and police say he was also shot - though his injuries are not life threatening.

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Concerns linger about Russian advantages in new US peace plan for Ukraine 5:17

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The United States has amended its peace plan for Ukraine, reducing it to 19 points and opening a dual diplomatic track with Moscow and Kyiv. But the new plan is stirring anxiety that Donald Trump might be willing to push Ukraine to sign a peace deal heavily tilted towards Russia.

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Hong Kong apartment fire leaves dozens dead, hundreds missing 5:20

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At least 44 people have been killed in a massive blaze in Hong Kong. Authorities say around 700 residents were evacuated as firefighters battled flames that spread rapidly along bamboo scaffolding and construction netting in several high-rise towers in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. There are now unconfirmed reports three people have been arrested ov…

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Controversy over Melbourne event appearing to celebrate Israeli pager operation 3:31

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Lebanese and Jewish groups have condemned a planned event in Melbourne that appears to celebrate last year's Israeli pager operation in Lebanon, which killed dozens and injured thousands more. The event run by the group called Lions of Zion has been labelled 'disgraceful' - but organisers say they are celebrating what they describe as one of the mo…

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Stronger inflation dashes hopes of any more interest rate cuts 14:12

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Damien Boey from Wilson Asset Management and Belinda Allen from the Commonwealth Bank as headline inflation continues to rise at 3.8 per cent in October to find out what that means for interest rates and investments.

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Senate erupts as Pauline Hanson wears burqa, gets suspended 7:18

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The Australian Senate descended into chaos as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a black burqa into the chamber, prompting immediate condemnation from Muslim Senators and a forceful intervention by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Following the rejection of her motion to ban the burqa, Ms. Hanson's stunt, which she claimed was about "protecting nati…

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"Total impunity": Israeli settler lawlessness in the West Bank destroys livelihoods of Palestinian farmers 10:13

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For Palestinian-Australian winemaker Sari Kassis, the reality of farming in the West Bank is one of constant physical and psychological danger. With settler violence surging in the West Bank, this year's harvest has seen a record number of Israeli attacks on farms and properties.

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‘Everywhere is not safe’: Nigeria faces spate of mass abductions 10:07

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A wave of mass abductions in Nigeria have triggered school closures across the country with anxiety, panic and anger spreading. One of these attacks saw over 300 school children kidnapped from a Catholic secondary school in the worst single kidnapping incident in five years.