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.

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.

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

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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>
</ul>

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

 

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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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.
&nbsp;
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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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<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.
If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/smh-the-age/id6442611511"> Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0tWOA2mdi5WU9hvjJ3da?si=f4b8d7fafdf5495d"> Spotify</a>,

Godlike worship of AI is happening, and the Pope is its greatest opponent

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Australians woke up on a Sunday morning in 2018 to extraordinary vision plastered across their television screens and mobile phones: Cameron Bancroft, the opening batsman on the Australian men’s cricket team, caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper to tamper with the ball during a Test match in Cape Town. It was one of the most brazen acts of cheating ever broadcast.

This week, the Australian team returns to South Africa for their first Test series in the country since that scandal, which remains one of Australian sport's darkest moments.

Today, senior sports reporter Chris Barrett and chief cricket writer Daniel Brettig, recording from South Africa, on the so-called “arms race” of ball tampering that proceeded the 2018 Test, and how South Africans might respond when the captain from the 2018 team walks out onto the ground on Friday.



Further reading:
‘Just be careful, they’re on you’: Inside cricket’s greatest scandal
The Sandpaper series was radioactive from the start. Then a USB stick was delivered to my room

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.

If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on Apple, Spotify,

Australians woke up on a Sunday morning in 2018 to extraordinary vision plastered across their television screens and mobile phones: Cameron Bancroft, the opening batsman on the Australian men&rsquo;s cricket team, caught on camera using a piece of sandpaper to tamper with the ball during a Test match in Cape Town. It was one of the most brazen acts of cheating ever broadcast. This week, the Australian team returns to South Africa for their first Test series in the country since that scandal, <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/just-be-careful-they-re-on-you-inside-cricket-s-greatest-scandal-20261003-p60ygz.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">which remains one of Australian sport's darkest moments.</a> Today, senior sports reporter Chris Barrett and chief cricket writer Daniel Brettig, recording from South Africa, on the so-called &ldquo;arms race&rdquo; of ball tampering that proceeded the 2018 Test, and how South Africans might respond when the captain from the 2018 team walks out onto the ground on Friday. 
Further reading:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/just-be-careful-they-re-on-you-inside-cricket-s-greatest-scandal-20261003-p60ygz.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">&lsquo;Just be careful, they&rsquo;re on you&rsquo;: Inside cricket&rsquo;s greatest scandal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/the-sandpaper-series-was-radioactive-from-the-start-then-a-usb-stick-was-delivered-to-my-room-20261006-p610t6.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The Sandpaper series was radioactive from the start. Then a USB stick was delivered to my room</a></li>
</ul>
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<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.
If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, rate, review and subscribe on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/channel/smh-the-age/id6442611511"> Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0tWOA2mdi5WU9hvjJ3da?si=f4b8d7fafdf5495d"> Spotify</a>,

Inside 'sandpapergate' – cricket's greatest scandal

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

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