Five members of the Iranian women’s national team have made a daring midnight escape from their hotel to claim asylum after refusing to sing the national anthem. 

Local advocate Ara Rasuli joined Gary Hardgrave to reveal the terrifying reality of what awaited them back home and the secret operation to keep them safe from regime operatives on Australian soil.

Five members of the Iranian women&rsquo;s national team have made a daring midnight escape from their hotel to claim asylum after refusing to sing the national anthem. 
Local advocate Ara Rasuli joined Gary Hardgrave to reveal the terrifying reality of what awaited them back home and the secret operation to keep them safe from regime operatives on Australian soil.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

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How 5 Iranian footballers escaped their escorts on the Gold Coast to seek asylum

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In the chaos of Australia’s largest post-WWII battle, Lieutenant Tony Jensen made the impossible choice to call artillery fire onto his own overrun position to save his men. 

Now, his former commander is leading a fierce campaign to upgrade Jensen’s decoration to the Victoria Cross and finally break the 50-year silence surrounding the Battle of Coral-Balmoral.

In the chaos of Australia&rsquo;s largest post-WWII battle, Lieutenant Tony Jensen made the impossible choice to call artillery fire onto his own overrun position to save his men. 
Now, his former commander is leading a fierce campaign to upgrade Jensen&rsquo;s decoration to the Victoria Cross and finally break the 50-year silence surrounding the Battle of Coral-Balmoral.

Inside Australia’s largest post-WWII battle that history almost forgot

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Australia was warned over a decade ago that a "she’ll be right" attitude toward fuel security would leave us vulnerable, and now the bill has finally come due. 

From empty supermarket shelves to a weakened national defence, find out why experts say the government’s systemic failure has pushed our sovereignty to the brink.

Australia was warned over a decade ago that a "she&rsquo;ll be right" attitude toward fuel security would leave us vulnerable, and now the bill has finally come due. 
From empty supermarket shelves to a weakened national defence, find out why experts say the government&rsquo;s systemic failure has pushed our sovereignty to the brink.

Australia running on empty: The high cost of ignoring our fuel security warnings

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How 5 Iranian footballers escaped their escorts on the Gold Coast to seek asylum

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