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Poland has unveiled its first queer museum, which chronicles the history of the LGBTQ+ community from the 16th century to the present. The museum showcases nearly 150 artefacts, including letters, photographs and a pair of high heels from the country's oldest drag queen, Lulla La Polaca.GUEST: Milosz Przepiórkowski, Board President, Lambda Warsaw, Poland’s oldest LGBTQI + AssociationPRODUCER: Ali Benton

In 2012 US President Barack Obama introduced laws allowing them to sanction Russians involved in human rights violations and high-level corruption. Known as the Magnitsky laws, they have been enacted by numerous countries, including Australia. Now the man behind the global campaign is worried President Donald Trump will roll them back. GUEST: Sir William (Bill) Browder, CEO Hermitage Capital, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign. PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer

As Europe looks to become much more self-sufficient on defence, how will the Starmer government find the funds? Plus, relationships sour within Nigel Farage's Reform party. 

Some of history's greatest trolls existed well before the Internet. Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron and even Shakespeare all loved provoking outrage. The desire to hurt or distract another with words goes back a very long way - and says a lot about the state of a culture.  GUEST: David Rudrum, Author of Trolling before the Internet, An Offline History of Insult, Provocation, and Public Humiliation in the Literary ClassicsPRODUCER: Ali Benton

Global finance markets slumped as the US heads towards a recession due to pressure on interest rates, Trump’s chaotic approach to imposing tariffs and the mass lay-offs cause by the DOGE cuts. So at what point do the BRICS countries decide to de-couple from the US dollar? And how should Australia respond in the context of the upcoming budget and the federal election? GUEST: Satyajit Das, former banker and global market analyst.PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer

After US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Australia, opposition leader Peter Dutton said his Coalition could have won a tariff exemption, if they'd been in government. Meanwhile Prime Minister Albanese has stepped up the language, describing Trump's move as 'entirely unjustified'.Guest: Laura Tingle, Political Editor, 7.30

When Justin Trudeau became Canadian Prime Minister in 2015, the world swooned. A young, unifying leader with a "sunny" vision for liberal democracy, following in the footsteps of his late father, Pierre. Nine years later, Justin Trudeau has stepped aside as PM at an inflection point for his country. Biographer Stephen Maher mulls the legacy of the mercurial Canadian leader: his achievements, his missteps, and what could've been. Guest: Stephen Maher, journalist and biographer, The Prince: The turbulent reign of Justin Trudeau

In Nordic countries trust in your fellow compatriots has always been high,  but that’s not the case for people who work in the media. So what’s going wrong? And what do Vikings have to do with the role of trust in Denmark?GUEST: Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. He contributed the chapter “Trust and the Danish Experience” to the book Age of Doubt: Building Trust in a World of Misinformation, edited by Gavin Fang and Tracey Kirkland (ABC). Published by Monash University. PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer

Nuclear expert Ankit Panda says we have entered a new threat level, both from the major powers and from non-state actors. He says eighty years since Nagaski, policies of nuclear deterrence are no longer enough to deal with the increasing prospect of nuclear escalation, and that world leaders need to urgently re-focus their efforts on disarmament strategies. GUEST: Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon, published by Polity. PRODUCER: Catherine Zengerer

A number of Caribbean nations are voicing their desire to throw off the shackles of colonial rule. In December last year, Jamaica tabled a bill to become a republic and cut ties with the British Monarchy. The country's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness has promised a referendum by the end of 2025, but it doesn’t look like that is going to happen any time soonGUEST: Tracy Robinson, Professor of Law, University of West IndiesPRODUCER: Ali Benton