For years, Anthony Albanese has stood firm on how far he’s willing to go on gambling reform.  

But after former NRL player-turned-influencer Luke Bateman delivered compelling testimony on his years as a problem gambler to a senate inquiry last week, the Prime Minister now looks ready to go further.  

Today, chief digital political correspondent Clare Armstrong on what changed and how Bateman’s testimony helped convinced him. 

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Clare Armstrong is the ABC's chief digital political correspondent 

It’s one of the strangest showdowns in political history: a man dressed as a bin taking on a populist right-wing leader. 

But this week, British voters in the seaside electorate of Clacton will decide between Count Binface or Reform's Nigel Farage. 

Today, Jemma Forte, co-host of the Trawl podcast on Nigel Farage’s controversial decision to resign and spark a by-election, and why a win for the bin can’t be ruled out.

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Jemma Forte, UK politics commentator and co-host of The Trawl podcast.

It’s been dubbed the 'Mamdani effect': support for democratic socialists has been surging since Zoran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York last year.  

Now another progressive, Abdul El-Sayed, has defeated a moderate to win Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. 

Today, Geoff Kabaservice from the centre-right think tank, the Niskanen Center, on what this shift means for the Democratic Party, and whether the party’s leftward momentum poses a threat to Donald Trump and the Republicans. 

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Geoff Kabaservice, Vice President for political studies at the Niskanen Centre  

Pauline Hanson wants to be the next Prime Minister but will avoiding scrutiny from some of the biggest media outlets in the country help her get there?  

Or will the Trump-like tactic be a turn off for voters? 

Today, former ABC correspondent Monica Attard from UTS on Senator Hanson's ban on several Australian news outlets and whether there’s any way to stop her doing it. 

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Monica Attard, Co-Director of the Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology

For years Australia managed to avoid it, but the H5 strain of the bird flu virus is now taking hold after the first mass mortality of birds was confirmed this week.  

So much of our native wildlife is at risk, as well as the commercial poultry and egg farming industries. 

Today, epidemiologist Raina MacIntyre on how quickly the virus is spreading and why its arrival at poultry, and potentially cattle farms, could have devastating consequences. 

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Raina MacIntyre, epidemiologist and Professor of Global Biosecurity at the UNSW 

The cut to the fuel excise has ended, causing petrol prices across the country to spike.  

With conflict in the Middle East continuing to strain global oil supplies, many drivers are wondering how long the pain at the bowser will last.  

Today, energy expert at MST financial Saul Kavonic on the world’s diminishing oil supply and whether we’re all out of fixes. 

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Saul Kavonic, Senior Energy Analyst at MST Financial 

AI glasses are the latest evolution in wearable tech, and thanks in part to celebrity endorsements like Kylie Jenner’s campaign for Meta’s smart glasses, they're taking off.  

But these devices, dubbed ‘pervert glasses’ by some critics, are raising fresh concerns about privacy and surveillance.  

Today, Dr Milica Stilinovic, a researcher at University of Sydney’s Governing Immersive Tech project on why they’ve become so popular and the risks that come with them. 

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Dr Milica Stilinovic, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney’s Governing Immersive Tech project.

When OpenAI revealed its AI models went rogue during safety testing, science fiction suddenly became a reality.  

Since then, the company has revealed that the AI cyber-attack affected four separate companies. So, what happens when humans can no longer contain this technology?  

Today, AI safety researcher and co-author of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’, Nate Soares, on what happens when AI goes rogue.   

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Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-author of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’ 

It was the first face-to-face meeting between Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump since the war with Iran began almost six months ago.  

But the relationship between the two leaders isn’t what it was at the start of the conflict.  

Today, Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Centre on what Netanyahu was hoping to achieve by meeting with Trump and what it means for the future of the war.   

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Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at The Stimson Center

After becoming one of the most unpopular leaders in Australia’s history, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan reluctantly gave up the top job.  

Then, following a chaotic bout of Labor Party infighting, her deputy Ben Carroll emerged as her successor.  

Today, Jon Faine, former host of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne, on Jacinta Allan’s downfall and how she couldn’t escape the shadow of her predecessor.

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Jon Faine, former host of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne 

When you pick up a product at the supermarket, you trust what's written on the label.

So, when it says an ingredient was sourced in Australia, why wouldn't you believe it?

Today, Adele Ferguson on her exclusive Four Corners investigation into the food fraud hiding in plain sight. 

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Adele Ferguson, Investigative reporter at ABC’s Four Corners