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  1. Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks during the second leaders' debate of the 2025 federal election campaign at the ABC Studios in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia, April 16

  2. A large arc of the Great Barrier Reef is seen from above in multiple shades of blue as clouds float by.

  3. Split screen of middle aged man on the left and young woman on the right

  4. Blue and white chequered tape reading "POLICE" runs from the top left to the bottom right.

  5. An aerial view of the Sydney city skyline with views of the harbour, rows of inner city houses and green spaces. Rows of orange roofs dot the foreground, with the blue water of the harbour running in between white and black skyscrapers and Sydney Tower in the background on sunny day.

  6. Four men stand in front of bookshelves and flags, with boxes in plastic bags sitting on a table in front of them

  7. Cells under a microscope

  8. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese smile at one another in a close up, both wearing suits.

  9. A damaged Sea World Helicopter at the scene of a helicopter collision near the resort

  10. Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton

  11. Jacob Zintel-Warner on his bike wearing his cycling gear by an exotic looking lake with mountains

  12. A picture of workers fixing electricity wires next to a tree uprooted by strong winds from Cyclone Alfred in the suburb of Elanora on the Gold Coast on March 8, 2025.

  13. Five king penguins swim amid deep blue waves in a close up.

  14. Australia opposition leader Peter Dutton speaking

  15. Penguins on the shore of Heard Island

  16. Anthony Albanese

  17. Anthony Albanese speaking at a press conference

  18. Rob O'Leary smiles stood next to Jessica Mathers on a beach at sunset. Waves can be seen lapping along the shore behind them.

  19. Large waves at Bondi Beach

  20. Virginia Giuffre standing outside federal court in New York, on 27 August 2019

  21. Peter Dutton

  22. A person writing Chinese calligraphy with a brush on red, square pieces of paper on a wooden desk

  23. Virginia Giuffre standing outside federal court in New York, on 27 August 2019

    • BBC Radio 5 Live