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FULL SHOW: Trump's Gaza 'takeover', parasomnia + the death of esports

2025/2/5
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Trump reckons the US will "take over" Gaza and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East" while relocating the Palestinians that live there. 

And two cases of parasomnia have made headlines in Australia. So what is it, and how is it being wielded in the court room?

Plus, the esports industry is "dying" according to Aussie players. What can be done to bring it back from the brink?

Listen now:

01:11 - Trump's Gaza "take over" plans

06:20 - Will the US actually follow through?

15:41 - Parasomnia

19:56 - The death of esports 

24:14 - The state of Australia's esports industry

Guest:

  • Dr Jessica Genauer, senior lecturer in international relations, Flinders University
  • Dr Emma Witkowski, researcher at RMIT and on the board of Esports Australia

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