Iran is facing its most dangerous uprising in years as anti-government protests have turned deadly across the country.

Plus, we celebrate Rose Byrne’s first Globe and unpack the wins, the misses, & the best red carpet looks from the 83rd Golden Globe Awards.

And in headlines today, Parliament's powerful intelligence and security committee will today scrutinise the new hate speech laws motivated by the Bondi terror attack; The small highland community of Eungella, west of Mackay in Qld, is expected to be cut off for up to three months as flood waters continue to rise; Britain's media regulator, has launched an investigation ‍into Elon Musk's X to determine ​whether allowing its Grok AI chatbot ⁠to produce sexually intimate deepfakes violates its duty to protect people in the UK from content that could be illegal; Mattel is introducing an autistic Barbie as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity

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Arash Azizi, Iranian Historian & Academic at Yale University. Author of What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom

Tara Watson, Mamamia's Entertainment Reporter

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NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, the heroic police officer who confronted and killed the Westfield Bondi Junction attacker has been diagnosed with cancer; A Victorian bushfire appeal has been launched, with premier Jacinta Allan calling for public donations to support affected communities; Australians could soon get cheaper access to the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, with the federal government set to add the medication to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; and Hollywood's finest celebrate the 83rd Golden Globes.

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From politics to pop culture, what's in store for 2026?

We'll check in with our experts across finance, technology and political affairs to find out what's on the agenda this year.

And in headlines today, The deadly Victorian bushfires are expected to burn for weeks, Repairs are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the far north coast of Queensland; The chair of the Adelaide Festival and several board members have resigned in the midst of the controversial decision to axe Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah; US President Donald Trump says no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to ​Cuba; Aryna Sabalenka kissed both biceps as she took out the title at the Brisbane International

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Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute & Contributing Editor at The New Daily

Anders Sorman-Nilsson, Futurist

Chris Richardson, Economist

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