MON 21 SEPT: Israeli court rules on Malka Leifer - a podcast by ABC Radio

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An Israeli court has this evening approved the extradition of former Melbourne teacher Malka Leifer, wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse.

Despite the continued drop in case numbers in Victoria, the West Australian leader Mark McGowan is holding out on re-opening borders until community transmission is stamped out, but how realistic is that goal?

Also on the program, the COVID-free Northern Territory tries to lure interstate travellers with travel discounts worth hundreds of dollars.

A money-laundering expert says the issue of illicit funds flowing through banks often gets traded off when police are seeking confessions to other crimes.

The Washington Post's Supreme Court correspondent discusses the debate in US politics following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

In another US court, a judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order banning the Chinese owned social media app, WeChat. To discuss that and the President's attempts to quash Chinese control of another app, Tik Tok, we're joined by ASPI's Fergus Ryan.

And, a night like no other at the Emmys, forced online because of the pandemic.

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