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It's the Shake Up and we're talking… Why Australia’s getting a fleet of nuclear submarines, the lack of diversity in politics and ethical issues around using DNA to bring extinct animals back to life. Join Hack's Avani Dias with racial justice advocate Neha Madhok and founder of ‘The Meeting Tree’ Raph Dixon.

Australia has announced the most significant change in its defence and strategic direction in decades - a plan to team up with the US and UK to build nuclear-powered submarines. It’s all in a bid to protect us from threats in the Indo-Pacific, but we may have pissed off France in the process. Plus, if you’re feeling a bit frustrated by a vaccine hesitant friend or family member, don’t fret. Armed with the right information and tone, you can actually have really productive conversations around getting vaxxed. Live guests: Sam Roggeveen, Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program Margie Danchin, Associate Professor from the University of Melbourne

Australian health authorities have called out rapper Nicki’s Minaj’s inaccurate tweet about the COVID jab causing big ol’ balls. Plus, why young men are still lagging behind in the vaccine race. A US company wants to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth using DNA samples, but there are ethical concerns about how they’ll do it. And, residents of a WA town built on the timber industry are protesting after a government decision to ban logging of native forests. Live guests: Dr Zac Seidler, men's health advocate Piers Verstegen, Conservation Council WA