Australia has 17 new billionaires + How Trump can rig the midterms

Tuesday Headlines:

• Iran reportedly halts peace talks with US over Israeli strikes on Lebanon
• Peter Garrett to head independent probe into Aukus
• Australia hits record number of billionaires
• UNSW ranked best Australian uni
• Jill Biden reveals her reaction to Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate against Donald Trump

Deep Dive: They may be five months away, but chatter is already ramping up ahead of the US midterm elections.

The vote – which helps decide who controls Congress – will be the first major verdict on Donald Trump’s second presidency, but factors other than his performance in the White House will be at play.

In this deep dive, Planet America’s Chas Licciardello joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to break it all down and explain how this election could signal be end of democracy.

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