Australia's recognition of Palestine, saving an outback icon + defining slang

11/08/2025 30 min
Australia's recognition of Palestine, saving an outback icon + defining slang

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Australia will formally recognise Palestine next month, following similar commitments by Canada, the UK and France. The Israeli prime minister says that's rewarding Hamas. We speak to the correspondent whose question prompted Benjamin Netanyahu to single out Australia. Plus, the southern hemisphere's largest rodeo almost collapsed last year. Here's how a group of locals bought it back from the brink. And do you know your ripper from your cuppa? Linguists are worried Aussie slang is under threat.Listen now: 01:25 - Anthony Albanese's commitment to recognise Palestine06:15 - Covering Gaza when you can't go there15:30 - How to save a rodeo21:00 - Is Aussie slang in trouble?Guests: Matthew Doran, Middle East correspondent, ABCHoward Manns, senior lecturer in linguistics, Monash UniversityGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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