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Some non-Australian citizens facing deportation for convictions of serious crimes like domestic violence and child sexual abuse are managing to hang onto their visas and stay in the country.
It’s sparked fierce debate in Canberra this week, as both sides of parliament attempt to answer one question – who is to blame?
So, why are non-citizens in Australia being allowed to stay after they have served their time? Why are tribunals finding they shouldn’t be deported? And is the system working?
Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on why it all boils down to a document called direction 99.

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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

Nine years ago, the Liberal Party said it was aiming for gender parity by 2025. Since then, the number of Liberal women in parliaments across the country has actually fallen.
And it’s costing the party seats in the federal parliament, with professional women abandoning the party in droves – often in favour of the teal independents.
Now, with another election approaching, the Liberals have a fresh batch of candidates. Some of them look and speak like teals, but will it be enough to win back sceptical voters?
Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis, on whether the Liberal Party’s problem is its candidates or its brand.

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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis

As many as 2000 people have been buried under rubble and dirt after a landslide in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands this week.
Video released days later showing locals digging with their hands is a reminder of how difficult disaster response is in a country that’s just four kilometres from the top of Australia.
The PNG highlands are an inaccessible and dangerous part of the world. Now, after a natural disaster, conditions are even worse.
Today, senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism Jo Chandler, on what she fears may happen next.

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Guest: Senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism Jo Chandler and CARE’s Papua New Guinea country director, Justine McMahon

There are currently a number of running campaigns concerned about the effects of social media on young people. These effects include exposure to harmful content to mental health issues, cyberbullying, depression and even suicide.
And the proposed solution is to simply ban anyone under the age of 16 from social media for their own protection.
But how realistic is that solution? And would it even work?
Today, chief anchor and managing director of 6 News Australia Leo Puglisi on what he thinks of the idea and why even the prime minister seems to be backing it.

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Guest: Chief anchor and managing director of 6 News Australia, Leo Puglisi

Here’s a question for you: can you place a value on lost cultural heritage, on separation from land and on families divided?
It’s not only a moral quandary. The Federal Court is currently trying to calculate how much compensation is owed in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners have been locked in a long-running legal battle with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group and the WA government over what the Federal Court ruled was illegal mining on their land.
Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Ben Abbatangelo, on the billion-dollar battle and the very personal toll it’s taken on those fighting it.

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Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper, Ben Abbatangelo

The 2024 Euros are just weeks away – with some of the best footballers in the world competing in an event that draws in hundreds of millions of viewers.
But the legacy of the last Euros is still an uncomfortable topic for many in England. Not only because they lost, but also the scenes of violence and hooliganism that led to a national debate and a new Netflix documentary.
Today, journalist Martin McKenzie-Murray reads his piece from this weekend’s edition of The Saturday Paper.

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Guest: Journalist, Martin McKenzie-Murray.