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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has reopened The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, following the completion of a major renovation. The wing includes the collections in the Arts of Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania galleries,and features over 1,800 works spanning five continents and hundreds of cultures.

This weekend Australians will observe a national holiday to mark the King’s Birthday, a date that isn’t even celebrated in Britain. Historically, Australian identity has been closely tethered to the English empire, and these links are being shed slowly and reluctantly.Until 1967, Australian passports still had the word British on them, the national anthem was God Save the Queen, and school children pledged allegiance to the Queen. Britishness was uniquely Australian creation that had more meaning here than in the United Kingdom. So why have Australians been so reluctant to jettison the monarch?

The streaming juggernaut Netflix has reported a huge jump in local Australian revenue, up to $1.3 billion, but most of that money is sent offshore. That's reignited the debate about what these streamers are giving back to the creative economy here at home. 

The climate wars in Australia often appear to be a conflict without end. But this week a former senior Liberal Party politician warned those who stood in the way of action to combat global warming faced political oblivion.Matt Kean, who served as the Liberal Treasurer in New South Wales, was delivering the annual Talbott oration at the Australian Museum in Sydney. He's now the chair of the Climate Change Authority. He joins Nick Bryant to talk about the realities of a warming planet, the trouble with playing politics and denying the science of climate change, and the policies needed to cut emissions.    

'Audacious' - This was the word used repeatedly to describe the attack carried out by Ukraine deep inside Russia, targeting the Kremlin's nuclear-capable long-range bombers.Drones smuggled into Russia in lorries struck at least four air bases simultaneously - one base was in Siberia, which is a long long way from Ukraine. The mission was called Operation Spiders Web, and it seemed we were watching the future of warfare play out on our screens. In the past 24 hours, Russia has responded by carrying out large-scale drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

In an administration known for its shock value, this week we had perhaps the most un-shocking news since Donald Trump returned to the White House: his falling out with the world's richest man, Elon Musk.The break-up of this big billionaire bromance came over what the president has labelled his big beautiful bill, which cuts taxes and boosts spending for border security and defence. Musk called it a "disgusting abomination" that would increase the US budget deficit and saddle Americans with what he called 'crushing' debt. And then the war of words went nuclear. 

It’s the last Saturday of the month, and time for The Last Thing — the last great book, the last great film, the last moving experience.  Leila Jeffreys is a renowned contemporary artist working across photography, moving image and installation. She is best known for images of birds, photographed at human scale, that explore and subvert the conventions of portraiture.Guest: Leila Jeffreys, photographic and installation artist

Asia's big annual security summit, the Shangri-La  Dialogue has opened in Singapore.It's one of the most significant gatherings of defence ministers from Europe, Australia, Asia and the US.  

The rise of Apple, one of the world’s most successful companies, is usually portrayed as an illustration of US dominance. But a new book completely upends that idea by showing how Apple has fuelled the rise of America’s great rival. 

US President Donald Trump has appeared to set a two-week deadline for Vladimir Putin, threatening a different response if his Russian counterpart continues to "string him along". The US President has grown increasingly frustrated with President Putin who has snubbed his peacemaking efforts by amping up attacks on Ukraine.