Australia's fuel reserves, Port Arthur 30 years on + marathon records

Thirty years after Australia's deadliest mass shooting at Port Arthur, the legacy of that tragedy is being re-examined not just for its gun reform impact, but for how media narratives shape future violence. Dr Glyn Greensmith, a mass shootings expert, reveals a startling connection: the 1996 massacre was directly influenced by the Dunblane school shooting in Scotland just one month prior—both events triggered global shifts in media coverage that inadvertently created a 'script' for future perpetrators. After Port Arthur, Australia disrupted that script by refusing to name or glorify the killer, a decision that helped prevent copycat attacks for decades. Now, Greensmith warns we're losing that restraint, with recent events like the Bondi Beach attack showing a return to notoriety-seeking violence. Meanwhile, in a stunning athletic milestone, two runners broke the two-hour marathon barrier in the same race—Sebastian Saway and Kajalchoa—marking a quantum leap in human performance. Andy Buchanan, Australia’s current marathon record holder, attributes the breakthrough to advances in shoe technology, training science, and a psychological shift: once seen as impossible, sub-two-hour marathons are now within reach. The episode raises urgent questions: can we protect society from violence by changing how we tell stories? And how much faster can humans go—before machines outpace us entirely?