The only Australian state with a budget surplus will get an extra $6.6 billion from Australian taxpayers in the coming financial year, under its special GST deal. Israel's parliament has passed a law that makes the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank who have been found guilty of killing Israelis. Australia's wilderness has just been mapped for the first time in 40 years, and it's estimated to have shrunk by more than 20 percent.
Guests:
- Shane Wright – Senior Economics Correspondent for the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
- Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative
- James Watson, Professor of Environmental Science, University of QLD
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