Today’s main stories: Given the amount of coverage afforded to the two main candidates for the US President, you'd be forgiven for thinking they were the only ones running. We look at the "third party" nominees who could prove more influential this year, than ever before. We talk to the journalist and activist Salam Marcos.
Two leading human rights groups have alleged that the Australian government is purposely failing to tackle violence and abuse against refugees to dissuade others from attempting to enter Australia. We speak to Michael Bochenek from Human Rights Watch
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