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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 55 MIN

A National Day of Mourning & Trump dumps on Davos

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

‘Light will win’ is the message from the organisers of tonight's service of remembrance at the Sydney Opera House, the Chabad of Bondi. As the nation pauses to remember the 15 lives lost at Bondi beach on December the 14th 2025, we learn how this this tight knit community is recovering from the trauma. Ae we witnessing a Greenland TACO? President Trump has backed down on his threat to hit European nations with tariffs if they resist his efforts to acquire Greenland, but he insists a deal will be done and if Europe doesn’t go along with it, well they’re just STUPID. New York Times chief diplomatic correspondent, Steven Erlanger analyses the response of European leaders to the relentless barrage of insults. According to Homeland Security, ICE has increased its workforce by 120 percent in just four months, deploying thousands of new recruits to support President Trump’s deportation agenda. In that rush to recruit how much scrutiny is given to selecting the men and women who are  vested with all this power? As journalist Laura Jedeed found out when she went uncover, not much. 

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‘Light will win’ is the message from the organisers of tonight's service of remembrance at the Sydney Opera House, the Chabad of Bondi. As the nation pauses to remember the 15 lives lost at Bondi beach on December the 14th 2025, we learn how this this tight knit community is recovering from the trauma.  Ae we witnessing a Greenland TACO? President Trump has backed down on his threat to hit European nations with tariffs if they resist his efforts to acquire Greenland, but he insists a deal will be done and if Europe doesn’t go along with it, well they’re just STUPID. New York Times chief diplomatic correspondent, Steven Erlanger analyses the response of European leaders to the relentless barrage of insults.  According to Homeland Security, ICE has increased its workforce by 120 percent in just four months, deploying thousands of new recruits to support President Trump’s deportation agenda. In that rush to recruit how much scrutiny is given to selecting the men and women who are  vested with all this power? As journalist Laura Jedeed found out when she went uncover, not much.

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