Xi Jinping has just sacked his top military general – putting him under investigation and accusing him of “grave violations of discipline and the law”.

It’s the latest, and most stunning sacking in a massive purge of the country’s military and political elite.

With China’s People's Liberation Army in crisis – there are now questions about what it will mean for China’s plans to take over Taiwan.

Today, expert in US-Asia Relations at Harvard Kennedy School and author of several books on China, Rana Mitter on what the sackings say about Xi’s grip on power.

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Guest: Expert in US-Asia Relations at Harvard Kennedy School, Rana Mitter

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Minneapolis has become the focal point of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, as he tries to round up and deport 10 million people from the country.

As the city’s residents have fought back against ICE’s often violent arrests, protests have intensified. In just three weeks, two American citizens have been killed in Minneapolis by ICE agents, with many more injured.

So why is Trump targeting Minneapolis? And what comes next for this small city under siege?

Today, journalist and radio host Jason DeRusha on the real reason for Trump’s retribution.

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Guest: Journalist and WCCO radio host, Jason DeRusha

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In 2019, a new venture in the Australian outback looked set to export our solar power to the world – upending our neighbours’ reliance on fossil fuels.

Backed by the billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest – Sun Cable was supposed to be Australia’s largest ever renewable energy project, transporting electricity to Singapore via 4,300 kilometres of sea cable.

It was meant to show what a different future could look like – one where Australia could export massive amounts of renewable power. But now, that future is being overtaken by something else entirely.

As big tech converges on Australia to build data centres for AI, there’s a fight over how to use our renewable energy – and big tech is winning.

Today, writer and senior research associate with the Australia Institute, Ketan Joshi, on how Australia’s AI push is colliding with the energy transition — and what it means for our emissions, our power grid, and the dream of becoming a clean energy exporter.

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Guest: Senior Research Associate with the Australia Institute, Ketan Joshi

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