Meet the young people praying in a dead language
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It’s been a dead language for centuries, but in one suburb in Melbourne hundreds of people in their 20s are meeting to pray in Latin. So what’s the deal with the revival of Latin mass, and why are these young people trying to fight the Vatican? Plus, it’s been another huge news day, with Julian Assange finally home in Australia after pleading guilty to a single criminal count of "conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information" in a US court.  It's left us with a few questions like: what does his guilty plea mean for press freedom? And will it impact Australia's relationship with the US? And commercial surrogacy is banned in Australia, but volunteering a uterus is fine. We meet someone whose workmate helped her and her partner have a baby. Guests: Emma Shortis, US political expert, The Australia Institute  Peter Greste, journalist and executive director, Alliance for Journalists' Freedom  Dr Rosemary Hancock, sociologist, University of Notre Dame
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