There were 2 big stories out of the last sitting week of federal parliament for the year - the Albanese Government’s environmental law reforms passed with support from the Greens, and Barnaby Joyce dumped the Nationals. There's also a bit to get across internationally - the tragic fires in Hong Kong, progress on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, and Japan and China are at odds over Taiwan. And there was some incredibly good news on the fight against cervical cancer that you might have missed.

Links

Robert Irwin’s Finale Freestyle on Dancing With The Stars

New York Times profile on Robert Irwin

Jodie’s recommendation: The Names by Florence Knapp

Claire’s recommendation: Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max or Apple TV+

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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers

Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

Researcher: Nicoletta Hay

Chapters

00:00 - Last sitting week of parliament

11:01 - Geopolitics round-up

16:30 - Hong Kong fires

19:14 - Cervical cancer on track to be eliminated in Australia

22:01 - What’s coming up in the week ahead

28:26 - Squiz Recommends

30:38 - Squiz Press