It’s Australia’s loudest, proudest celebration.

But two weeks out from Mardi Gras – there are claims a rebel group has hijacked the event from inside the community.

We hear from the two groups at war over the future of the parade.

Today, Peter Murphy from Protect Mardi Gras, and Charlie Murphy from Pride in Protest on the battle threatening to tear Mardi Gras apart.

 

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Guest: Peter Murphy, Protect Mardi Gras and Charlie Murphy, Pride in Protest

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It&rsquo;s Australia&rsquo;s loudest, proudest celebration.
But two weeks out from Mardi Gras &ndash; there are claims a rebel group has hijacked the event from inside the community.
We hear from the two groups at war over the future of the parade.
Today, Peter Murphy from Protect Mardi Gras, and Charlie Murphy from Pride in Protest on the battle threatening to tear Mardi Gras apart.
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Guest: Peter Murphy, Protect Mardi Gras and Charlie Murphy, Pride in Protest
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Rounak Amini

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A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

The fight over Mardi Gras’ future

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The knives are out. The spill is on!

Liberal MP Angus Taylor is set to challenge Sussan Ley for the leadership in a party room showdown at 9am. Their colleagues are now scrambling to pick sides as the face off looms.

So, who will emerge triumphant? And how will the chaos play with voters?

Today, contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis on Taylor’s chances, the gender question, and whether a leadership change can save the Liberal party.

 

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Guest: Amy Remeikis, Contributing Editor at The New Daily

Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

The knives are out. The spill is on!
Liberal MP Angus Taylor is set to challenge Sussan Ley for the leadership in a party room showdown at 9am. Their colleagues are now scrambling to pick sides as the face off looms.
So, who will emerge triumphant? And how will the chaos play with voters?
Today, contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis on Taylor&rsquo;s chances, the gender question, and whether a leadership change can save the Liberal party.
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Guest: Amy Remeikis, Contributing Editor at The New Daily
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Friday Face Off: Inside the Libs Leadership Spill

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Jimmy Lai is a media tycoon and hero of Hong Kong’s freedom movement. 

A symbol of the city’s fight for democracy and a free press – he has been silenced, handcuffed, and now sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Hong Kong court.

Seen as a traitor by Beijing, Lai has been jailed on charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces – which he says are politically motivated.

Today, Sebastien Lai on fighting for his father’s freedom and what this case says about China’s ongoing crackdown in Hong Kong.

 

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Guest: Sebastien Lai, son of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai

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Jimmy Lai is a media tycoon and hero of Hong Kong&rsquo;s freedom movement.&nbsp;
A symbol of the city&rsquo;s fight for democracy and a free press &ndash; he has been silenced, handcuffed, and now sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Hong Kong court.
Seen as a traitor by Beijing, Lai has been jailed on charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces &ndash; which he says are politically motivated.
Today, Sebastien Lai on fighting for his father&rsquo;s freedom and what this case says about China&rsquo;s ongoing crackdown in Hong Kong.
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Guest: Sebastien Lai, son of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Photo:&nbsp;Kobe Li/Nexpher Images/Sipa USA

The son of Hong Kong’s jailed democracy hero

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has arrived in Sydney for a four-day visit to Australia, invited in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack in December.

On Monday, Herzog visited Bondi and laid a wreath to honour the 15 people killed in the attack. 

At the same time, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sydney’s CBD to oppose the visit – after organisers launched a Supreme Court challenge to the NSW government’s decision to declare the visit a “major event”, a move that activates special police powers in the city. 

It comes on top of the broader protest restrictions NSW introduced after Bondi – which the government says are about community safety in the wake of a terrorist incident – but which civil liberties groups argue tilt too much power toward police discretion and make political protest more difficult.

Today, 7am chats with protestors at the Sydney march, and NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Timothy Roberts, on the new limits being placed on protest in NSW – and across the country.

 

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Guest: NSW Council for Civil Liberties president, Timothy Roberts

Photo: AAP Image/Flavio Brancaleone

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has arrived in Sydney for a four-day visit to Australia, invited in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack in December.
On Monday, Herzog visited Bondi and laid a wreath to honour the 15 people killed in the attack.&nbsp;
At the same time, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sydney&rsquo;s CBD to oppose the visit &ndash; after organisers launched a Supreme Court challenge to the NSW government&rsquo;s decision to declare the visit a &ldquo;major event&rdquo;, a move that activates special police powers in the city.&nbsp;
It comes on top of the broader protest restrictions NSW introduced after Bondi &ndash; which the government says are about community safety in the wake of a terrorist incident &ndash; but which civil liberties groups argue tilt too much power toward police discretion and make political protest more difficult.
Today, 7am chats with protestors at the Sydney march, and NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Timothy Roberts, on the new limits being placed on protest in NSW &ndash; and across the country.
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Guest: NSW Council for Civil Liberties president, Timothy Roberts
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Flavio Brancaleone

On the ground at the Herzog protests

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The fight over Mardi Gras’ future

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