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Long Read | The Summer of Trump

This week, Nick Bryant returns to the US for the first time in four years, finding a country that doesn't want to talk about politics, despite being in the eye of the Trump storm.

Dr Mo: The Beast from the Middle East

An Australian doctor sells his car and writes a will — unsure if he’ll ever make it back home. He crosses the concrete walls that surround the Gaza Strip and begins work inside the last hospital still standing. n the middle of that chaos, something unexpected happens. This week, reporter Marty Smiley brings us the story of Dr Mo's impossible mission.

04 Beef | YouTube detectives uncover PlayStation guru’s shocking secret

It started with a bizarre customer-service experience and soon transformed into something darker. Outrage rippled across Youtube, spurring an army of online vigilantes into action. But as reporter Maddison Connaughton discovered, the stakes were higher than anyone anticipated.

03 Beef | Pensioner takes big bank to court to prove a point

Ian Williams woke up one morning to find $1338 has been stolen from his account. Two years later, the 73-year-old is taking on NAB at the Supreme Court, seeking more than $300m in damages, with no lawyers to help him.

02 Beef | Who would shoot a wombat?

Most Aussies see wombats as an iconic native. But reporter Tynan King discovered one regional NSW town where farmers see them through a scope.