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What are the risks of cutting back on immigration? Yesterday, the Coalition released its long-awaited migration policy to dramatically cut back on international students in favour of skilled migrants. Today, Liberal MP Andrew Hastie joined hack to respond to criticism about the plan.  And, we unpack a landmark High Court decision for a NSW coal mine and fossil fuel emissions.   Plus, would you commit to donating 10% of your income forever? How about a kidney? We’re joined by Hu Pennington - who has done both of those things - to hear about ‘effective altruism’. 
Listen now: 
01:13 – Coalition criticism 
14:00– Landmark ruling 
18:41–  Altruism unpacked 
 Guests:
Andrew Hastie, Liberal MP, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability 
Hu Pennington, Effective Altruism Australia board member

How far would you go to help people you have never met?
Would you commit to giving away a proportion of your income for the rest of your life or even donate a kidney?
Hu Pennington has done both in the name of "effective altruism" — a social movement centred around positive impact and charity.
In this chat with Dave, Hu explains why he decided to give his kidney to a stranger, and how his family reacted when he told them.
Guests:
Hu Pennington, Effective Altruism Australia board member
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The stories that matter to The Coalition have dropped their new migration policy with promises to slash visa numbers across the board. So what do the experts think? And how does it compare to the Labor and One Nation plans announced earlier this year? Plus, Christa Pike is talking in hospital after surviving a failed execution last week. Pike, 50, has been on death row for 30 years after murdering her classmate in 1995. So, what went wrong with the execution and what happens now?   And, how do you network when your nearest colleague is hundreds of kilometres away? We unpack the new initiative helping young rural workers connect. 
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01:21 – Migration policies explained 
11:14 – Christa Pike still alive 
25:21 –  Networking out bush
Guests: 
Julian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University
Alan Kohler, ABC Finance  
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The big tech companies were in the hot seat today, ready to be grilled at a parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence. We listened in to find out what they were asked, and what they had to say. And, the Greens want to force Coles and Woolworths to sell off 200 stores so they can be publicly owned - much like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for his city. Why do this? To make groceries cheaper, says Max Chandler-Mather. But we have more questions. Plus, there's been reports of a suspected plague death in Russia that has health experts monitoring closely. So, how worried should we be?Finally, we talk about a country pub with some unexpected stars taking the stage.
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01:15 – AI inquiry
06:07 – The Greens’ supermarket idea
18:53 – Pneumonic plague
24:17 – Outback drag
Guests:
Max Chandler-Green, Former Greens MP  & Executive Director, The Greens Institute
Thomas Jefferies, Senior Lecturer of Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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Australia's native reptiles are highly sought after overseas, with some fetching hundreds and thousands of dollars.
But exporting live native reptiles for commercial purposes is illegal — so criminal networks are finding other ways to get them out of the country.
This week, we're looking at the illegal trade in Australian reptiles, and the unlikely group of people getting caught up in it.
Host Gabby Katanasho is joined by Dr Sebastian Chekunov, who's extensively researched wildlife crime, to unpack how the trade works, where our reptiles are going, and why it matters
Guest:
Dr Sebastian Chekunov, Adelaide University Wildlife Crime Research Hub
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