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  1. 20 uur geleden

    Ian Dunt on Nigel Farage's future, anti-gay laws in Africa, and the right to safe footpaths in India

    UK commentator Ian Dunt joins Late Night Live moments before Reform leader Nigel Farage's fiery resignation as MP. Human rights researcher Larissa Kojoue says many African leaders are outlawing homosexuality because they don't want to seem 'Western'. And an Indian Supreme Court ruling establishes that is a human right to walk safely on a footpath Guests: Ian Dunt, columnist with i-news, co-host of Origin Story podcastLarissa Kojoue, African human rights researcher with Human Rights WatchRishi Aggarwal, activist and founder of the Mumbai Walking Project

    54 min.

  2. 1 dag geleden

    Mark Kenny's Canberra, the age of manipulation, plus collecting ancient coins

    Prof Mark Kenny surveys the Coalition's ongoing struggles to handle the surging popularity of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Israeli philosopher Assaf Sharon studies how states coerce and manipulate their citizens. Plus, a look inside one of Australia's premier ancient coin collections.  Guests: Professor Mark Kenny, Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, host of the Democracy Sausage podcastAssaf Sharon, Israeli philosopher. Co-author of 'Captive minds: a study of manipulation' (Harvard Uni Press)Peter Edwell, Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies at Macquarie University

    55 min.

  3. 5 dgn geleden

    Did America's Revolution spur Australia's colonisation?

    As the US celebrates 250 years since its Declaration of Independence, what links can we draw between America's Revolution and Australia's colonisation? Plus, the 'Indian' world of George Washington: founding father and aggressive land speculator.  Guests: Professor Kate Fullagar, historian at ACUProfessor Colin G. Calloway, historian at Dartmouth College, author of The Indian World of George Washington

    54 min.

  4. 6 dgn geleden

    When Australia had the world's first euthanasia laws, plus the huge potential of tiny gardens

    30 years ago today, the Northern Territory briefly became the first place in the world where eligible patients could access voluntary euthanasia, until the laws were scuttled at the federal level. Former Chief Minister Marshall Perron reflects on the political fight. Plus, with a third of the world's fertilisers held up in the Strait of Hormuz, a new book reminds us of a time when cities where far more self-sufficient, growing their own food in tiny gardens.  Guests:  Marshall Perron, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1988-1995)Kate Brown, author of Tiny gardens everywhere, a history of urban resilience

    55 min.

  5. 30 jun

    Bruce Shapiro's USA, Japan's military woes, and vigilante cactus smugglers

    Bruce Shapiro on the USA turning 250 and why a new Supreme Court decision means US President Donald Trump will have even more firing powers. Japan is struggling to recruit people to its militar as its population ages. Plus the booming global trade in rare succulents and cacti across the Mexican border. Guests:  Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma. Tom Le, Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College, CaliforniaCharlie McCann, Features Writer, the Economist 's long-reads section, 1843

    54 min.

  6. 29 jun

    Anna Henderson's Canberra, France ditches Palantir, plus Italy's expanding forests

    Anna Henderson (chief political correspondent, SBS) surveys the latest polling figures, as the Coalition records a historically low primary vote of 17 per cent. Why is the French government ditching the services of American tech firms Palantir and Microsoft? Plus, Italy now has more woodland than farmland. As Italians abandon rural village life, trees are sprawling into forgotten fields.  Guests: Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBSOcéane Herrero, reporter, POLITICO, in ParisAntonio Brunori, Secretary General of PEFC Italy (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) and editor of “Ecodelleforeste.it” magazine

    55 min.

  7. 25 jun

    How Murdoch's media wields power, plus the epidemics we've averted

    A new book interrogates how Rupert Murdoch's global media empire shapes politics and public opinion in Australia and beyond. Plus, as the current outbreak of Ebola in DRC grows, an annual report reminds us of the epidemics we've successfully averted. Guests: Andrew Robb and Matthew Ricketson, co-authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch's Media Wields Power and PunishmentAmanda McClelland, global health director, Resolve to Save Lives

    55 min.

  8. 24 jun

    UN to leave Lebanon, and should we ever bring lost species back to life?

    UN peacekeepers will be leaving southern Lebanon after 40 years of service in the region, which dismays former peacekeeper, Professor Ray Murphy. Plus, "de-extinction" - the controversial science of reviving vanished species - raises myriad ethical and environmental questions.  Guests:Ray Murphy, former UN peacekeeper with UNIFIL in Lebanon and Professor with the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of GalwaySadiah Qureshi, Chair of Modern British History, University of Manchester. Writer and historian of science, race, and empire

    55 min.
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