Palestine recognised, Optus outrage, Charlie Kirk memorial + athletics golden era
Update: 2025-09-22
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Australia has joined more than 150 other countries in recognising Palestine. So: what changes?
And 3 people died after an Optus outage prevented triple 0 calls going through. Now the government is promising 'serious consequences'.
Plus a martyr, a hero and the leader of a Christian revival: Charlie Kirk's memorial happened today, with the world's most powerful people in key roles.
Also we wrap up Australia's performance at the World Athletics Champs.
Listen now:
01:07 - The moment Australia recognised Palestine
06:09 - Explaining the Optus outage outrage
14:56 - Charlie Kirk's arena memorial
21:00 - Australia at the athletics World Championships
Guests:
- Joel Lisk, space law lecturer, Flinders University
- Simon Smale, sports reporter, ABC
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