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Victorian police officers had gone to execute a search warrant on a Wednesday morning in a sleepy alpine village.  But the day turned to tragedy with self-identified ‘sovereign citizen’ Dezi Freeman allegedly killing two of the officers and wounding another.  Today, Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal who recently spent months investigating the movement and speaking with sovereign citizens on what’s unfolded and what we know about the anti-government movement.  Featured:  Mahmood Fazal, Four Corners reporter

The spy agency ASIO has revealed Iran orchestrated at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year and now all ties with Tehran have been cut.   The attacks in Sydney and Melbourne terrified the Jewish community and were aimed at undermining social cohesion.  Now the Iranian ambassador has been expelled and Australian diplomatic staff have quickly left Iran.  Today, Greg Barton, professor of Global Islamic Politics on why Iran would order these attacks and what could happen next.  Featured:  Greg Barton, professor of Global Islamic Politics at Deakin University

The growth in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is making it financially unsustainable.  But is moving some children with autism off the scheme really a good idea?  The government plans to have a new program called Thriving Kids in place by July next year to support children with mild to moderate developmental delays and autism.  Today, we speak with Jess Otter, whose son has autism and to the ABC’s disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella.  Featured:  Jess Otter, mother Nas Campanella, ABC disability affairs reporter

If you happen to visit Washington DC anytime soon, you could notice troops and even armoured vehicles on the streets. No, America is not at war, President Donald Trump has deployed hundreds of members of the National Guard to crack down on crime. Today, Geoff Kabaservice from the centre-right think tank the Niskanen Center in Washington on whether DC is actually dangerous and what Trump hopes to achieve.  Featured:  Geoff Kabaservice, vice president for political studies at the Niskanen Center in Washington, DC

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese is a weak leader who has betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews.  But do we really need to be in lockstep with Israel as it broadens its assault on Gaza? Today, global affairs editor Laura Tingle on the dramatic slide in relations.   Featured: Laura Tingle, ABC Global Affairs Editor