In what has to be one of the more stunning political reversals of fortune, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has resigned. 

So, what happened to the former golden boy of progressive politics? He was, after all, the man seen as the ‘good cop’ in North American politics, for so long - the counterpoint to Donald Trump.

Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone on the downfall of Justin Trudeau, after nearly a decade in power. And how a new Canadian prime minister might impact the rest of us.

In what has to be one of the more stunning political reversals of fortune, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has resigned. So, what happened to the former golden boy of progressive politics? He was, after all, the man seen as the &lsquo;good cop&rsquo; in North American politics, for so long - the counterpoint to Donald Trump. Today, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone on the downfall of Justin Trudeau, after nearly a decade in power. And how a new Canadian prime minister might impact the rest of us.

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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.

The downfall of Justin Trudeau

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They’re on opposite sides of one of the world’s most violent political conflicts, representing groups who often express extreme animosity towards each other.  One refers to them as the occupied and the occupier.

But what do the Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Australia make of each other? Especially now, when relations between Israel and Australia are if not at an all-time low, then pretty close to it?

Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott, on why both men - famously reluctant interviewees - granted him an interview at the same time. And what, 15 months into the war in Gaza, they wish Australians knew.

They&rsquo;re on opposite sides of one of the world&rsquo;s most violent political conflicts, representing groups who often express extreme animosity towards each other.&nbsp; One refers to them as the occupied and the occupier.
But what do the Israeli and Palestinian representatives in Australia make of&nbsp;each other? Especially now, when relations between Israel and Australia are if not at an all-time low, then pretty close to it?
Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott, on why both men - famously reluctant interviewees - granted him an interview at the same time. And what, 15 months into the war in Gaza, they wish Australians knew.

The occupier and the occupied: a tale of an ambassador and an envoy

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If you’ve been reading recent headlines about coffee prices you might be thinking: what fresh hell is this? We’re being told that, by year’s end, a cup of coffee could cost as much as - wait for it - twelve dollars.

Today, business reporter Jessica Yun, on why the beverage so many of us rely on to cope with each day could soon become a luxury item.

If you&rsquo;ve been reading recent headlines about coffee prices you might be thinking: what fresh hell is this? We&rsquo;re being told that, by year&rsquo;s end, a cup of coffee could cost as much as - wait for it - twelve dollars.
Today, business reporter Jessica Yun, on why the beverage so many of us rely on to cope with each day could soon become a luxury item.

Is coffee about to become a luxury item?

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We’ve been living through a housing crisis for so long, that sometimes it feels as though it’s been with us forever. But when did it actually start? And what would it take to make the dream to own your own home once again within reach? For the first time, thanks to newly unlocked cabinet papers from 2004, we now know more about what role former Prime Minister John Howard and his treasurer, Peter Costello, played, in arguably contributing to house prices that have, well, gone insane.

Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright, on the warning that Howard and Costello were given, but decided not to present to their own cabinet. And what voters should know, ahead of the next federal election.

We&rsquo;ve been living through a housing crisis for so long, that sometimes it feels as though it&rsquo;s been with us forever. But when did it actually start? And what would it take to make the dream to own your own home once again within reach? For the first time, thanks to newly unlocked cabinet papers from 2004, we now know more about what role former Prime Minister John Howard and his treasurer, Peter Costello, played, in arguably contributing to house prices that have, well, gone insane.
Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright, on the warning that Howard and Costello were given, but decided not to present to their own cabinet. And what voters should know, ahead of the next federal election.

The housing problems John Howard couldn’t fix

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