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Should we be worried about Pauline Hanson’s latest poll surge? We separate genuine trends from poll hysteria. We also unpack the shocking moment a radio boss groped his employee on stage at Australia’s biggest audio awards night - we saw it happen! Plus, a 25-year-old woman moved to Australia, started a new job, and weeks later she was dead. Her family is demanding answers, protests have been held, and questions have been raised in Kenya's parliament — so why has Australian media covered it? And finally, Jan recommends a powerful essay on how media helped manufacture consent for Gaza’s genocide https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-to-sell-a-genocide-exposes-the-double-standards-of-reporting-on-gaza-281223, while Antoinette finds an unlikely antidote to Karl Stefanovic's podcast pivot.
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