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Future Perfect: Dr Emma Shortis on Trump, the US Midterms and Albanese’s AI Policy

Guest host Nick Feik is joined by Dr Emma Shortis, Director of the Australia Institute's International & Security Affairs Program, to dive into Donald Trump’s latest address to the nation, his allegations of election interference which are laying the groundwork to disrupt the US midterms, the fallout from the ongoing war in Iran, as well as Anthony Albanese’s AI policy.

“[Trump’s address to the nation] is just Trump litigating the same fight about elections being stolen and very deliberately laying the groundwork to completely undermine what trust is left in the system … this is Trump really playing the long game in the lead-up to the midterms, but without any new evidence – just re-hashing old claims.”

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