Donald Trump has invited Australia to join his new “Board of Peace” – a Trump-led body he says will help bring peace to Gaza.

But the invitation comes with a warning. Some leaders say the board could undermine the United Nations – and Trump himself has suggested it might even replace it.

Trump has spent years attacking the United Nations as ineffective – and this term, his administration has moved to pull the US out of dozens of UN agencies.

So is this a peace plan, or a power play?

Today, UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar, on the real agenda behind Trump’s Board of Peace and whether Australia should join.

 

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Guest: UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar

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Donald Trump has invited Australia to join his new &ldquo;Board of Peace&rdquo; &ndash; a Trump-led body he says will help bring peace to Gaza.
But the invitation comes with a warning. Some leaders say the board could undermine the United Nations &ndash; and Trump himself has suggested it might even replace it.
Trump has spent years attacking the United Nations as ineffective &ndash; and this term, his administration has moved to pull the US out of dozens of UN agencies.
So is this a peace plan, or a power play?
Today, UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar, on the real agenda behind Trump&rsquo;s Board of Peace and whether Australia should join.
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Guest: UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar
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Is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ a power grab? 

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Eighteen years ago, Kevin Rudd apologised to the Stolen Generations and said those injustices must never happen again.

But in that same year, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts was taken from her family at just 10 years old.

Now, as a lawyer and advocate, she says Australia is still taking First Nations children from their families – and that the number in out-of-home care is today higher than the estimated number removed during the Stolen Generations.

Today, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts on her own removal, the pipeline from child protection to prison, and what it would take to keep First Nations children with their families and communities.

 

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Guest: Human rights lawyer and former ACT Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts

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Eighteen years ago, Kevin Rudd apologised to the Stolen Generations and said those injustices must never happen again.
But in that same year, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts was taken from her family at just 10 years old.
Now, as a lawyer and advocate, she says Australia is still taking First Nations children from their families &ndash; and that the number in out-of-home care is today higher than the estimated number removed during the Stolen Generations.
Today, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts on her own removal, the pipeline from child protection to prison, and what it would take to keep First Nations children with their families and communities.
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Guest: Human rights lawyer and former ACT Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Jeremy Ng

The Stolen Generations never ended

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It’s been a war of shifting deadlines for President Trump. And now, his latest one expires this morning.

Trump is threatening that if Iran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the US will strike the country’s bridges and power plants in what he’s calling "Energy Plants Day and Bridges Day” – stating 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Tehran ignores his ultimatum.

But indiscriminately targeting infrastructure that civilians rely on to survive could amount to war crimes.

Today, Rachel VanLandingham – a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former military lawyer – on whether the US can lawfully target civilian infrastructure, and what it would mean for international law if it did.

 

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Guest: National security law expert and former active duty judge advocate in the US Air Force, Rachel VanLandingham

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It&rsquo;s been a war of shifting deadlines for President Trump. And now, his latest one expires this morning.
Trump is threatening that if Iran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the US will strike the country&rsquo;s bridges and power plants in what he&rsquo;s calling "Energy Plants Day and Bridges Day&rdquo; &ndash; stating 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Tehran ignores his ultimatum.
But indiscriminately targeting infrastructure that civilians rely on to survive could amount to war crimes.
Today, Rachel VanLandingham &ndash; a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former military lawyer &ndash; on whether the US can lawfully target civilian infrastructure, and what it would mean for international law if it did.
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Guest: National security law expert and former active duty judge advocate in the US Air Force, Rachel VanLandingham
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'A whole civilisation will die tonight': Is Trump threatening war crimes?

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The first official report from eSafety on how the government’s under-16 social media ban is going has been released. And the early picture is grim.

Kids are getting around the ban, and eSafety says it has seen no drop in cyberbullying or abuse reports involving children on those platforms.

So is this just a messy start, with the government right to ask for more patience? Or is it proving that you can’t fix platforms built to hook young people simply by trying to lock them out?

Today, associate editor for Crikey, Cam Wilson, on why the ban isn’t working – and whether Australia is focusing on the wrong solutions.

 

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Guest: Associate editor of Crikey, Cam Wilson

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The first official report from eSafety on how the government&rsquo;s under-16 social media ban is going has been released. And the early picture is grim.
Kids are getting around the ban, and eSafety says it has seen no drop in cyberbullying or abuse reports involving children on those platforms.
So is this just a messy start, with the government right to ask for more patience? Or is it proving that you can&rsquo;t fix platforms built to hook young people simply by trying to lock them out?
Today, associate editor for Crikey, Cam Wilson, on why the ban isn&rsquo;t working &ndash; and whether Australia is focusing on the wrong solutions.
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Guest: Associate editor of Crikey, Cam Wilson
Photo:&nbsp;Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The social media ban isn’t working. Now what?

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Is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ a power grab?

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