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For millennia, wool has been more than just a textile fibre for cold climates—it has played a strategic role in warfare, both supporting armies with essential clothing and fuelling conflicts through control and manipulation of its supply. Fleeced, Unravelling the History of Wool and WarPRODUCER: Ali Benton

Dr Samah Jabr is a world-renowned psychiatrist who has spent over twenty years practising in the West Bank and Gaza. In a powerful interview, she describes the psychological impact the war in Gaza is having on Palestinian children and their families. Dr Jabr says in a place where there are few resources and constant bombardment, collective approaches grounded in the community are the most useful ways to help a traumatised people. She also says maintaining a belief in the fundamental goodness of people is what gives Palestinians a sense of hope and resilience. Radiance in Pain and Resilience - The global reverberation of Palestinian historical trauma

John Menadue has been at the heart of Australian public life for over fifty years, working for the Whitlam, Fraser and Hawke governments. He oversaw the effective end to Australia's White Australia Policy, was CEO of Qantas and set up the Centre for Policy Development. In the media he ran The Australian for Rupert Murdoch, launched the online weekly New Matilda and founded the influential public policy platform, Pearls and Irritations. Now aged ninety, John reflects on Australia's media, in particular its coverage of the war in Gaza, our attitudes to race relations, AUKUS, our relationship with the United States and how Australia is navigating its place in the world during a global power shift. Pearls and Irritations

From Dresden to Notre Dame, rebuilding or replicating in architecture, is never a neutral act. The art of the rebuild is about politics, national identity and sometimes, even just plain mimicry.

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has spent two years behind bars, sentenced to 14 years on corruption charges. Khan says he's the victim of political attacks, and is refusing to cut a deal for his release. Meanwhile, his old PTI party is struggling to form a stable opposition.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and European leaders to discuss pathways to peace in the Ukraine-Russia war. Plus, could Irish novelist, Sally Rooney, be arrested under the UK Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action?

The tradition of inheriting your parents' surname is not all that old, particularly in the English-speaking world. Surnames only started appearing in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066, and many families resisted surnames for centuries thereafter, associating their imposition with feudal government and taxation.

Last month, around 80% of Tuvalu's population balloted for a new Australian visa. The 'Falepili Mobility Pathway' is a response to the erosion of Tuvalu's territory caused by rising sea levels; each year, 280 Tuvaluans will be chosen to apply for the visa, which allows unrestricted movement and the right to work in Australia.

Laura Tingle assesses the meeting in Alaska between Presidents Trump and Putin, where Ukraine President Zelenskyy fits in the negotiations, why European leaders are locking arms with him and what happens when Donald Trump doesn't seem to have a cohesive geo-strategic plan. Guest: Laura Tingle, ABC Global Affairs Editor

The last letters of WWII French resistance fighters, before their executions, became important for French morale-boosting and Allied propaganda. The letters themselves show us people reckoning with what’s important.

A new Netflix documentary investigates the evangelical forces behind Jair Bolsanaro in Brazil, and how the seeds of the movement were planted in the 1970s by American televangelist Billy Graham. The film traces the extraordinary political power of the preacher Silas Malafaia, his deep relationship with Bolsanaro, and the havoc they created during the Covid-19 pandemic, when 700,000 people died. Apocalypse in the Tropics

Acclaimed US journalists and podcast collaborators with The Atlantic Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober join David Marr in-studio to discuss the MAGA women who love Trump, the state of the media in post-insurrection America, and the importance of complex human storytelling in journalism. We Live Here NowRadio Atlantic

Australia's wild deer population is on the rise, but the management of this introduced species remains a vexed issue. In Tasmania and Victoria, deer continues to be classified as a game resource for hunting, rather than a feral pest. An estimated 1-2 million deer now inhabit Australia - and reducing those numbers is both a practical, and political challenge.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is coming under increasing pressure to take a stronger stance on the atrocities unfolding in Gaza. It has take the Egyptian leader months to condemn Israel's actions and he has held firm to the view that Egypt “will not be a gateway for the displacement of the Palestinian people”. A $USD35 billion gas deal with Israel may hold some clues to the complicated relationship between the two countries.

Trump is taking over the police force of Washington, DC — why? Plus, the battle over electoral distributions in Texas.

A groundbreaking book collates all that is known about Tasmania's first inhabitants, back to 40,000 years ago, by surveying contemporary scientific evidence, and re-interpreting colonial records. It also offers insights into ancient peoples on the mainland and elsewhere. Guest: Shayne Breen, historian who has worked with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community for over 30 years. Author of ‘First Tasmanians: a deep history’ (Miegunyah Press/MUP) Producer: Ann Arnold

Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, joining the UK, France and Canada. The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a two-state solution is ‘humanity’s best hope’ to end suffering in Gaza.

100 years ago Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in prison. It would become compulsory reading in Germany, and millions of copies sold around the world. On its centenary, the acclaimed journalist and author John Kampfner re-examines the book, its years of suppression in Germany, and its ongoing survival in the worst corners of the internet in a new documentary for the BBC. here

The national debt in the United States now sits at over $USD36 trillion, with a debt-to-GDP ratio around 124 percent – it’s what some economists call the death zone. President Donald Trump is hoping his tariffs will bring in enough revenue to bring the debt down – but will his plan work?

London’s exclusive clubs date back hundreds of years and many a secret has been shared in them, from exclusive business deals to plots destined to unseat Prime Ministers. Now there is a comprehensive guide to what lies within, and how the former gambling dens for white male aristocrats are adapting to bring in new wheelers, dealers and those who just want to be seen. London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious,