There’s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over his arrest in relation to the Epstein files.

Not since the 1649 trial of King Charles I has a British royal mounted a legal challenge of this magnitude, according to the UK Telegraph, which broke the bombshell story.

Today’s guest is culture editor-at-large and our local royal expert, Michael Idato. 

 

Further reading:
Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest




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There&rsquo;s been big news from the UK overnight, with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, launching legal action against police over his arrest in relation to the Epstein files.
Not since the 1649 trial of King Charles I has a British royal mounted a legal challenge of this magnitude, according to the&nbsp;UK Telegraph, which broke the bombshell story.
Today&rsquo;s guest is culture editor-at-large and our local royal expert, Michael Idato.&nbsp;
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Further reading:
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<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/andrew-takes-police-to-court-over-epstein-files-arrest-20261005-p612u3.html">Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest</a> </li>
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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.

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The Morning Edition&nbsp;brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/samantha-selinger-morris-p4yvwp">Samantha Selinger-Morris</a> from the newsrooms of <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/">The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/">The Age</a>, weekdays from 5am.
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The royals have a rich history of lawsuits, but Andrew’s action is different

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Lucia Chicaiza lives in northern Ecuador, in a sleepy farming town of just over 2000 people, at the foot of the Andes.
She also happens to live near a lucrative gold and copper deposit that has caught the eye of Australia’s richest person: Gina Rinehart.
Investigative reporter Marta Pascual Juanola spent a month in Ecuador investigating a mining industry that operates in shades of grey, where she found alleged worker exploitation, intimidation tactics and violence.

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Lucia Chicaiza lives in northern Ecuador, in a sleepy farming town of just over 2000 people, at the foot of the Andes. She also happens to live near a lucrative gold and copper deposit that has caught the eye of Australia&rsquo;s richest person: Gina Rinehart. Investigative reporter Marta Pascual Juanola spent a month in Ecuador investigating a mining industry that operates in shades of grey, where she found alleged worker exploitation, intimidation tactics and violence.
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How a remote Ecuadorian village took on Gina Rinehart

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It’s been a year since Liberal MP Andrew Hastie quit Sussan Ley’s frontbench to speak his mind on migration.

His decision fractured the Coalition and Ley’s ambition to woo back multicultural communities with a more moderate stance. How things change in a year.

But through it all, migration has become a more heated political issue. On Tuesday, Angus Taylor announced the Coalition’s long-awaited policy, promising the biggest cut to immigration in Australia’s history.

So what are the merits and the pitfalls of the Coalition's plan?

Former deputy secretary of immigration Abul Rizvi – who is today's special guest – and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal pull apart the policy and the politics before Rivzi answers a number of listener and reader questions on migration.

Today's host is federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos before regular host Jacqueline Maley returns to the chair next week.


Further reading:
The cost of cutting foreign workers: Fares spike in Taylor’s migration gamble
International student cuts risk ‘very significant hole’, universities warn

It&rsquo;s been a year since Liberal MP Andrew Hastie quit Sussan Ley&rsquo;s frontbench to speak his mind on migration.
His decision fractured the Coalition and Ley&rsquo;s ambition to woo back multicultural communities with a more moderate stance. How things change in a year.
But through it all, migration has become a more heated political issue. On Tuesday, Angus Taylor announced the Coalition&rsquo;s long-awaited policy, promising&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-cost-of-cutting-foreign-workers-fares-spike-in-taylor-s-migration-gamble-20261008-p613jx.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">the biggest cut to immigration in Australia&rsquo;s history</a>.
So what are the merits and the pitfalls of the Coalition's plan?
Former deputy secretary of immigration Abul Rizvi &ndash; who is today's special guest &ndash; and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal pull apart the policy and the politics before Rivzi answers a number of listener and reader questions on migration.
Today's host is federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos before regular host Jacqueline Maley returns to the chair next week.
 Further reading:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-cost-of-cutting-foreign-workers-fares-spike-in-taylor-s-migration-gamble-20261008-p613jx.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The cost of cutting foreign workers: Fares spike in Taylor&rsquo;s migration gamble</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/international-student-cuts-risk-very-significant-hole-universities-warn-20261008-p613k8.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">International student cuts risk &lsquo;very significant hole&rsquo;, universities warn</a></li>
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Coalition’s 'race to the bottom on migration' and former immigration official answers your questions

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While the rest of us have been dreaming of the promise of AI to cure diseases, and fretting about the threat of robots overtaking humanity, a growing number of people have started literally worshippingAI.
At online churches, and in front of an AI deity, people around the world are asking this technology for advice, seeking guidance to life’s most difficult problems.

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses what could happen if such worshipping becomes mainstream, and why the leaders of one of the world’s most powerful AI companies tried to enlist the Pope to take AI consciousness seriously.

 

Further reading:
Plenty of people believe that AI can be God. Just not the Pope

 

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While the rest of us have been dreaming of the promise of AI to cure diseases, and fretting about the threat of robots overtaking humanity, a growing number of people have started literally worshipping AI. At online churches, and in front of an AI deity, people around the world are asking this technology for advice, seeking guidance to life&rsquo;s most difficult problems.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses what could happen if such worshipping becomes mainstream, and why the leaders of one of the world&rsquo;s most powerful AI companies tried to enlist the Pope to take AI consciousness seriously.
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Further reading:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/plenty-of-people-believe-that-ai-can-be-god-just-not-the-pope-20261006-p612x5.html">Plenty of people believe that AI can be God. Just not the Pope</a></li>
</ul>
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Godlike worship of AI is happening, and the Pope is its greatest opponent

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The royals have a rich history of lawsuits, but Andrew’s action is different

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