We feel like we’ve known him since he was in nappies. But now, at 21, the fame enjoyed by Robert Irwin - the son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin - has been supercharged after winning one of America’s top reality television shows, Dancing with the Stars.

Today, culture editor-at-large Michael Idato on the Irwin family empire and how Robert Irwin’s brand of "nice" has won over America.

We feel like we&rsquo;ve known him since he was in nappies. But now, at 21, the fame enjoyed by Robert Irwin - the son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin - has been supercharged after winning one of America&rsquo;s top reality television shows, Dancing with the Stars.
Today, culture editor-at-large Michael Idato on the Irwin family empire and how Robert Irwin&rsquo;s brand of "nice" has won over America.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

'Nice is nice': How a dancing Robert Irwin became America's antidote

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US President Donald Trump's act of war on Iran at the weekend seemed inevitable but nevertheless shocking.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and civilians died when joint American and Israeli strikes rained down on the country, beginning on Saturday. Trump says it’s time for the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow their government.

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses who is likely to rule Iran and if this will lead to a wider war.

US President Donald Trump's act of war on Iran at the weekend seemed inevitable but nevertheless shocking.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and civilians died when joint American and Israeli strikes rained down on the country, beginning on Saturday. Trump says it&rsquo;s time for the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow their government.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses who is likely to rule Iran and if this will lead to a wider war.

US-Iran war: Iran’s government has been ‘decapitated’. What now?

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This week we had some not-so-great inflation figures and also reports that there'll be another interest rate rise right before the government hands down its federal budget in May.

Newly-minted shadow treasurer Tim Wilson, aka the "energiser bunny", accused TreasurerJim Chalmers of pouring fuel on the economic flames, but what is the government saying about the situation?

Also in this episode, we discuss the extraordinary situation where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to be evacuated from The Lodge in Canberra.

Joining host Jacqueline Maley is chief economics correspondent Shane Wright and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.

This week we had some not-so-great inflation figures and also reports that there'll be another interest rate rise right before the government hands down its federal budget in May.
Newly-minted shadow treasurer Tim Wilson, aka the "energiser bunny", accused Treasurer Jim Chalmers of pouring fuel on the economic flames, but what is the government saying about the situation?
Also in this episode, we discuss the extraordinary situation where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to be evacuated from&nbsp;The Lodge in Canberra.
Joining host Jacqueline Maley is chief economics correspondent Shane Wright and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.

Tim Wilson accused the treasurer of pouring fuel on the inflation flames – is he right?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/51db7477-fe07-4f96-b2b2-b3fd005a6d1b/transcript

The Pentagon once said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could succeed in three days. So, as the war rages on, more than four years later, what else have world leaders got wrong?

For one thing, what a nation’s most important source of power is.

Today international and political editor Peter Hartcher on the underestimated power that Ukraine holds, and what it would take for us to acquire it.

The Pentagon once said that Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine could succeed in three days. So, as the war rages on, more than four years later, what else have world leaders got wrong?
For one thing, what a nation&rsquo;s most important source of power is.
Today international and political editor Peter Hartcher on the underestimated power that Ukraine holds, and what it would take for us to acquire it.

What Ukraine’s four-year resistance against Russia teaches us about survival

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'Nice is nice': How a dancing Robert Irwin became America's antidote

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