The BBC hit series Traitors is a show that depends on being able to accurately spot a liar, but are any deception detection methods actually backed up by science? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Timothy Luke, a senior lecturer in the department of applied psychology at the University of Gothenburg, to find out whether sweating, nervous tics and reduced eye contact really can alert us to deception – and if not, what can?
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Newsroom edition: Albanese prepares to meet Trump, SXSW Live
Live from the South by Southwest festival in Sydney, Bridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, and senior audio producer Miles Herbert about how Anthony Albanese will navigate meeting Donald Trump as Australians watch America’s authoritarian turn
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After the ceasefire what next for Gaza?
The Gaza ceasefire has only just begun but fractures are already appearing. Middle East writer William Christou speaks to Reged Ahmad from Jerusalem on the mammoth task of rebuilding and if this truce can be turned into a long-lasting peace
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Release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees: how the day unfolded
As Israeli and Palestinian families waited for loved ones to be released, Trump met world leaders to continue ceasefire talks. Will Christou, Dan Boffey and Jason Burke report on an extraordinary day in the Middle East
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What Pocock’s ban from parliament’s sport club says about lobbying
Last week, independent senator and former elite athlete David Pocock was banned from the parliament’s social sports club after raising concerns about its association with gambling lobbyists. Senior reporter Henry Belot speaks to Reged Ahmad about how he broke the story and what the saga says about how lobbyists access politicians
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