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EPISODE · Feb 4, 2026 · 30 MIN

The tragedy in Perth, what Jewish Australians want you to know + AI's new religion

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After the deaths of 2 teenage brothers in a suspected double murder-suicide in Perth last week, disability advocates say some of the talk online is becoming dangerous.Plus years of rising antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the Bondi Beach terror attack have many Jewish Australians living with fear, grief and social ostracism. And with Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia further dividing the Jewish community, we hear how life is changing after Bondi. Also, AI bots have created their own social media platform, Moltbook, and their own religion. Listen now: 01:19 - Autistic Australians and the reaction to the Mosman Park murder-suicides11:44 - The protests being planned against Isaac Herzog16:49 - What Jewish Australians want you to know21:28  - Now AI has invented religion?Guests: Isabella Choate, disability advocateTahlia Bowen, member, Jewish Council of AustraliaAudrey Courty, journalist, ABCGet the whole story from hack:Follow us on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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