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EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 55 MIN

Political intrigue and gunfire in Manila senate

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Filipino senators and staff were forced to run for their lives as gunshots ring out in the Manila Senate last night. The chaotic scenes were broadcast live on national television, but was it a gun fight or was it all a smoke screen aimed at protecting Senator Ronald dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodriguez Duterte, now wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity. Never pay a ransom. It’s the cardinal rule when dealing with hackers,  but the company behind online learning platform Canvas has reportedly done a deal with cybercriminals who stole the personal details of 270 million people, including many Australian students. Cybersecurity experts like Professor Nigel Phair from Monash University say that the company could now end up on the suckers list of vulnerable targets.It's the highly curable cancer that’s killing nearly four thousand Australian men every year. Prostate cancer can be detected through a simple blood test and former Labor deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan - a survivor of the disease - is on a mission to get more men tested. 

Filipino senators and staff were forced to run for their lives as gunshots ring out in the Manila Senate last night. The chaotic scenes were broadcast live on national television, but was it a gun fight or was it all a smoke screen aimed at protecting Senator Ronald dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodriguez Duterte, now wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity.  Never pay a ransom. It’s the cardinal rule when dealing with hackers,  but the company behind online learning platform Canvas has reportedly done a deal with cybercriminals who stole the personal details of 270 million people, including many Australian students. Cybersecurity experts like Professor Nigel Phair from Monash University say that the company could now end up on the suckers list of vulnerable targets. It's the highly curable cancer that’s killing nearly four thousand Australian men every year. Prostate cancer can be detected through a simple blood test and former Labor deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan - a survivor of the disease - is on a mission to get more men tested.

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