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What is behind the landmark secularism case in the Canadian Supreme Court that could redefine religious freedom and minority rights?Will Chadian troops arriving in Haiti be able to finally push back the violent gangs taking over Haiti?What’s in the draft Children’s Online Privacy Code, and how it could change young people’s digital lives?New York Times puzzle editor, Will Shortz, takes into the world of competitive crossword puzzling.And on The Year That Made Me, artist and writer Omar Musa revisits the year that shaped his creative trajectory. 

Will Hungarian elections on 12 April spell the end for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán?A new report uncovers how North Korea is sending state-sanctioned forced labourers to Russia.The end of more than 700 years of rule for hereditary peers in the British House of LordsAnd on The Year That Made Me, an Easter Sunday special guest, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, a new study finds no evidence that medical cannabis was any more effective at treating anxiety and depression than placebos. The fascinating world of numbers stations, one of the oldest forms of encrypted communication which are still used by intelligence agencies to get messages to operatives in the field.A new documentary from Werner Herzog called records a journey of conservation biologist Steve Boyes as part of his search for “a mysterious elusive herd of Ghost Elephants in the highlands of Angola”.And why is the State government of Victoria going to introduce a fee for tourists visiting the Twelve Apostles along the Great Ocean Road.Plus Dr Olivia Ong on the Year that Made Me, Tweet of the Week, Expanse: the Nannup Four, Lab Notes and more. 

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, as the war in the Middle East continues we look at the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.As Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah or Iran, makes his case for why he should lead the country through a democratic transition we look at the history of the Pahlavi dynasty.Nepal held new elections this week to replace the government ousted by the Gen-Z-led protests, Roman Gautum examines the results.And our guest on the Year that Made Me is Yorta Yorta soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon. 

An ex-Pentagon official on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Israel is debating re-introducing the death penalty, a live update on death of the Ayatollah, the 40th anniversary of the Philippines people's revolution, queer history archives at SLNSW and Bob Brown on The Year That Made Me.

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

This week on Sunday Extra, Timor Leste has appointed prosecutors to take on crimes against humanity committed by the Myanmar military junta, the software engineer locked in a legal stoush with Services Australia, and we look at the company founders of Breville in our Household Names series.Plus, on the Year that Made Me it's Marianne Jauncey, the medical director of the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Sydney's Kings Cross. 

In the wake of last year's deadly student riots, what will be the outcome of the upcoming election in Bangladesh?Will abolishing 'good character' references from sentencing relieve victims or impair justice?Another peak at the name behind the brand. This time: godmother of Australian wine, Mary Penfold.How will Mongolia plan resurrect an ancient city when it moves it capital, Ulanbaatar?And on the Year That Made Me — Victoria's 2026 Young Australian of the Year, Abraham Kuol.All that and more, on Sunday Extra.

In the wake of the Bondi massacre, we ask Dr Rosemary Hollow how and when we should memorialise the loss and grief for victims and the community. Journalist Charlotte Grieve on her book Duty to Warn, and the defamation case that came from her investigation into surgeon Dr Munjed al-Muderis. NSW Australian of the Year nominee and ultramarathon runner Nedd Brockman and on the Year That Made Me, Australian Sikh rapper L-FRESH the Lion.

Meet North Korean Seongmin Lee who defected to the West and he now smuggles USB sticks containing Korean soap operas into North Korea. Intrepid investigative journalist Sean Williams tells the story of his trip to meet the self-proclaimed ‘ King of Bougainville’. On The Year That Made Me we revisit our interview with Matilda’s Media Manager, Ann Odong, as she shares her story and her love of football.

Author and broadcaster Tim Ross reveals some of the Australian designs you have never heard of. Sally Gould take us behind the scenes of life as a new paramedic - and her tips for staying sane and Mary Bosworth takes us behind the scenes of a UK deportation facility. All revealed on Sunday Extra's summer special.

Historian Ann Curthoys takes us on Paul Robeson's tour of Australia back in 1960. What happened to the platypus called Winston Churchill that was sent by boat to the UK in the middle of the 2nd World War. And don't miss a moving Year That Made Me with photographer Julian Kingma. All on Sunday Extra this week.

Bagpipes have a long history that doesn't all take place in Scotland. How much truth is there in the CIA's use of George Orwell's book Animal Farm. And why has the Algerian Nutella-like spread El Morjene been banned in Europe? Find out on Sunday Extra.

2005 was a big year for Marcus Zusak and Gill Hicks. For Markus Zusak his best seller The Book Thief was published. For Gill Hicks, 2005 was the year she survived the terrorist bombing of the London Underground. Both events changed their lives. We also investigate the rise of the Banh Mi and Hi Viz in Australia.

The UN is shutting down its mission in Iraq at the end of the year after 22 years. What has it achieved? Evan Ratliff has set up a company staffed entirely by AI. Has it worked? What have researchers learnt about the migration of Monarch butterflies from the airtags on them?

This week on Sunday Extra, does Australia need a 'Castle Law', what happens if Tehran runs out of water,  and the sculpture outside the CIA HQ that may finally reveal its secrets.Plus, the 'Queen of Sumo', commentator Katrina Watts on the Year that Made Me. 

Phil Gunson, analyst with International Crisis Group, on the reaction of Venezuala's opposition to Trump's attacks on Maduro. Dr Beatriz Grinsztejn, President of the International AIDS Society on the progess of the fight against AIDS.Science communicator and author, Dr Kathryn Harkup on the real life science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Celebrated experimental performance artist, Stelarc, on the year that inspired him to explore the human body as an art experiment. 

This week on Sunday Extra, an investigation reveals how some major cryptocurrency exchanges profit from scams and other cyber crimes, we meet the architect behind Cairo's grand new museum, what is going on with food allergies in Australian, and Google Maps for the Roman Empire.Plus the Year that Made Me, Tweet of the Week, Background Briefing and Lab Notes.