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Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Labor MP Peter Khalil who is chair of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security. They discuss the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, the Aukus deal, Julian Assange and politically motivated violent extremism Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast 
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