Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has left the door open to softening her demands for a reunion with the Nationals, saying the coalition can end its messy political divorce this week;Young Aussies are vaping in alarming numbers, despite being aware of the health risks; Melinda French Gates has addressed the reports that her ex husband Bill Gates tried to give her medication for an STI without her knowledge; British police are investigating allegations that a "beautiful" 26-year-old Russian woman was sent to the UK for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Donald Trump has attracted furious pushback after calling for Republicans to nationalise elections; Nancy Guthrie, the 84 year old mother of USA Today Show host Suzannah Guthrie remains missing after last being seen at her Arizona home on January 31

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Australia isn't renowned for it's snow and ice, in fact, quite the opposite, but that doesn't mean we're lacking in the Winter Olympic team department!

Today we speak to 19yo Abby Wilson, who is about to embark on her first ever Winter Olympic experience in Milano Cortina, representing Australia in the Snowboard Cross. She tells us what it's like in the village, how the carb loading will be epic this year and what it's like to be on a team led by icon and legend Alissa Camplin.

And in headlines today, The federal opposition has blamed the Labor government for yesterday’s interest rate increase accusing them of being addicted to spending; People are being urged not to speculate on a suspected double murder-suicide of a Perth family with high-needs children while police investigate the deaths; The potentially deadly targeting of an Invasion Day rally has been widely condemned in parliament as an attack on all Australians; French police have raided ‍the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X; Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has denied the most serious charges at his rape trial in Oslo; Steven Spielberg has officially achieved EGOT status after winning a Grammy for documentary Music by John Williams

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Guest: Abby Wilson - Representing Australia in the snowboard cross at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

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Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before a congressional committee regarding their past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, a move that could spare the couple from possible prison time; The renewed five-day search for fugitive Dezi Freeman has entered its second day in Victoria’s Mount Buffalo National Park, with investigators now shifting their primary focus to the recovery of remains; Australia is launching a world-first clinical trial using mRNA technology to treat children battling aggressive and advanced brain tumours; The Amazon-backed documentary Melania has struggled significantly at the Australian box office, debuting in 33rd place with just over $22,000 in opening weekend ticket sales.

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