Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today
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Dennis
Dec 14, 2020
A truly excellent podcast that explores the background to current big issues both in Australia and around the world to better understand and explain them.
Sep 9, 2019
Alex
Aug 12, 2019
One of my weekly media loves, with Insiders, Saturday Extra and the Economist.
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Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news.
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Saudi Arabia and the U.S - a marriage of convenience under strain
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Beyond NATO – is it finally time for a pan-European Army?
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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How the US and Russia worked together in the 1990s
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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America – land of the free, home of the gerrymander!
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May 29, 2026 |
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Russia's Oil story - pipelines to Putin
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May 22, 2026 |
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Who has the power and right to declare war in a democracy?
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May 15, 2026 |
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Capital gains tax in Australia — the essential backstory
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May 08, 2026 |
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Is Scottish independence once again in play?
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May 01, 2026 |
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Cuba and the US President - from FDR to Trump
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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The history and future of women in combat
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ending conflict — the art of negotiation
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Australia’s energy security and resilience
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Flags, “flag-shaggers” and the co-opting of historic symbols
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Pete Hegseth - war monger or true believer?
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Beijing’s justification for wanting to invade Taiwan
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Innovation — from the spinning jenny to AI
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Singapore and the long shadow of Lee Kuan Yew
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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China and the U.S - on a collision course in Latin America?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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High speed rail in Australia - is it a dream that can ever become a reality
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Central bank independence − a tradition under threat
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Bangladesh 2026 - at a turning point
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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From bicycles to “build your dreams” — how China conquered the global car market
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Controlling global oil — the backstory
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Weaponised trade and a return to gunboat diplomacy
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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The story of Iran, a CIA Coup, a Revolution and the turbulent history that followed
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Donald Trump and the wrecking ball: The end of the world as we know it
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Not so tolerant Allies: The story of Canada and the United States
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Greenland Donald Trump and the politics of empire
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Finland: A mad prepper nation or a role model for all small to medium democracies
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Australia's superannuation system
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Pauline Hanson – Australia’s Greatest Political Lazarus
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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The World Trade Organization
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Australian universities in crisis
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Sudan Part two— a war we’ve all ignored for too long
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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The story of Sudan Part 1
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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America's radical left - part 2
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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America's radical left - part 1
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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The Gulf states - on a Middle East tightrope
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Venezuela, the United States and drugs
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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India and China - true partners or rivals?
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Northern Ireland 1998 - what can we learn?
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Israel Palestine and the move for peace - Is this a tipping point?
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Brazil - Bolsonaro's legacy
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Australian security - Is United States our best option?
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Drones and how they are changing modern warfare
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Controlling The Pacific
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Australia’s Green Iron plan
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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The history of the Israeli Settler movement
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Rear Vision - The rise of Vladimir Putin
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Could the Baltic States be the new Ukraine?
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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War in Ukraine - the military story
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Australia's superannuation system
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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2014 and Ukraine's relationship with Russia
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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The history of immigration and detention in the so-called land of immigrants: United States of America
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Israel's nuclear history
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Iran's nuclear program
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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The assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Rare Earth minerals
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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A new Gilded Age
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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The silencing of Voice of America
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May 25, 2025 |
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The history of the electric car
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May 18, 2025 |
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Romania at a political crossroads
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May 11, 2025 |
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Kashmir
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May 04, 2025 |
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Finland: A mad prepper nation or a role model for all small to medium democracies
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Chocolate - the back story
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Donald Trump and the wrecking ball: The end of the world as we know it
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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The anti-vaccination movement
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Not so tolerant Allies: The story of Canada and the United States
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Trump, trade and tariffs
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Undersea communication cables: Critical infrastructure and vulnerable
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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In the shadow of slavery: The post-civil rights period
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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In the shadow of slavery: The events that led to the Civil Rights movement
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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In the shadow of slavery: From the civil war through reconstruction to 1900
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Once the most political stable nation in Europe and an economic powerhouse__ Germany is now in trouble
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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The Panama Canal: How it was built and Panama’s relationship with the United States
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Greenland Donald Trump and the politics of empire
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Sydney: first encounters
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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A tsunami of Trumpness
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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How to end conflict—The art of peace making
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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When the US Secret Service fails
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Joe Biden the man who wanted to be President
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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How political violence has shaped American politics
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Nancy Pelosi once the most powerful woman in US politics
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Capital gains are income so why are they taxed less than wages?
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Hillary Clinton
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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The two-state solution—A way forward or more of the same
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Bernie Sanders: an idea whose time has come?
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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How Australia's supermarket sector became one of the most concentrated in the world
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Can you compare America in 2024 with Germany in 1930 or Donald Trump to a Fascist?
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Trump, trade and tariffs
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Treaty of Waitangi
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Abortion law reform—And the fight for access
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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A housing crisis and the battle between millennials and boomers
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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The 2020 US Presidential election—Lies, Fraud and a Democracy in Trouble
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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How Oct 7th shattered the vision for Arab-Israeli normalisation
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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What’s the connection between the rise of the far-right party the Alternative for Germany and the Roman Empire?
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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The Iranian Revolution__Modern Iran and the United States Role in its creation
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Iran__Oil, democracy and a CIA Coup
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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The power play for control of the Murdoch Family Trust
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Hezbollah — Israel the Middle East and threat of war Part 2
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Hezbollah — Israel the Middle East and threat of war
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Too crowded? What's behind the backlash against tourism?
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Water Privatisation in England and why it’s failed
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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The Space Shuttle to Space X – why NASA turned to the private sector
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Bangladesh—Politics and the Business of Remembering
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Justice or retribution: the story of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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A mini casino in your pocket – how sport became a gambling product
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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The Kamala Harris Story
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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When the US Secret Service fails
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Tensions in the South China Sea
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Reforming the Supreme Court of the United States
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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The eerie parallels between the resignation of Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and Joe Biden 2024
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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How political violence has shaped American politics
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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The underrated ally — why South Korea matters to Australia
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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A tsunami of Trumpness
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Profits over public health — the story of forever chemicals
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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The growth of the far-right in European politics
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Capital gains are income so why are they taxed less than wages?
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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The International Criminal Court—A toothless tiger or a lion about to roar?
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Paris politics in the pacific – why riots broke out in New Caledonia
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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The student protests on US campuses—repeat of the 1960’s or something completely different?
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May 26, 2024 |
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How the US military industrial complex got so big
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May 18, 2024 |
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The two-state solution—A way forward or more of the same
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May 12, 2024 |
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The Middle East conflict and the two-state solution
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May 08, 2024 |
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The People’s Army – the role of the IDF in Israeli society
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May 04, 2024 |
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Could two lawsuits bring down the US gun industry?
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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The power to choose — how Australia curated post war migration
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Roe v Wade and how it changed the United States
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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How TikTok went from addictive pastime to a potential threat to national security
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Haiti — the background to political and social chaos
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Border crossings — a history of migration at the US-Mexico border
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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How to end conflict—The art of peace making
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Qatar has become the world's go-to mediator, but what's in it for them?
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Power without Responsibility—The role of the Pakistani military in politics
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Tough on Crime: a history of putting kids in prison
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Axis of Resistance—Terrorists or Resistance Fighters?
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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How Australia's supermarket sector became one of the most concentrated in the world
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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US Presidential Elections—Are they democratic?
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships in the Red Sea?
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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From UFO to UAP: How the hunt for flying saucers made it to US Congress
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Treaty making—a recognition of existence
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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How Donald Trump built his brand and made a fortune
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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RICO Acts have brought down mafia bosses, corporate criminals, and stockbrokers now ones being used against former US President Donald Trump
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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What is slot hoarding and does it really lead to cancelled flights?
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Vienna’s housing strategy—How this city became one of the most equitable and affordable in Europe
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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How Fentanyl became the most dangerous illegal drug in America
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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How Danish TV took over the world
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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From War to Peace: The Egypt and Israel peace deal and how it continues to influence the Middle East
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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President John F Kennedy—The assassination that changed the world.
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Ultra-Processed Foods: why did we create them and why can't we stop eating them?
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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From UFO to UAP: How the hunt for flying saucers made it to US Congress
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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What can past intelligence failures tell us about why Israel was taken by suprise on October 7
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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The Gaza Strip—How a tiny sliver of land became the epicentre of conflict in the Middle East
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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How Donald Trump built his brand and made a fortune
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Why one of the richest nations in North Africa is a failed state—The tragedy of Libya
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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What is slot hoarding and does it really lead to cancelled flights?
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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RICO Acts have brought down mafia bosses, corporate criminals, and stockbrokers now ones being used against former US President Donald Trump
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Indigenous Voices to Parliament: The Scandinavian Model
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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How Australia became the first country in the world to introduce seatbelts and RBT
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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The politics of Rising Rents—Rent control verses the free market
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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The destruction of China's never-ending property boom
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Niger and the legacy of colonialism
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Too Powerful to Regulate — the battle to rein in Big Tech
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Checks and Balances—the crisis surrounding Israel's judicial reform
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Hollywood on pause: actors and writers are on strike and their very existence is at stake
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Soldiers of Fortune—The history of mercenaries and their impact on warfare
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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White oil: the story and politics of lithium and how Australia became the world's greatest supplier
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Vienna’s housing strategy—How this city became one of the most equitable and affordable in Europe
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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When Hollywood met China – the battle for the big screen
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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The jet stream: rivers of air in the sky
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Retirement and the story of funding old age
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Ozempic and the history of weight loss in a pill
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Moldova and Transnistria—the uncomfortable bedfellows on Ukraine’s border
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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On a mission—women in space
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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The life and death of political parties
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May 28, 2023 |
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Belarus and its role in the war in Ukraine
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May 21, 2023 |
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The economics of Inflation—Science, Craft, or Snake Oil
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May 14, 2023 |
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Edward and Harry—the men who left the royal family
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May 07, 2023 |
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What’s wrong with Australia’s tax system and can we fix it?
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Household waste—do we dump or recycle?
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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The AUKUS subs and the nuclear waste we’ve never stored
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Medicare—is it still fit for purpose?
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Giving a voice to Indigenous Australians — why has it always failed?
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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The 1967 referendum — a vote to count Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the Australian population
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Harmony Day—does it truly reflect the history of immigration and multiculturalism in Australia?
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Treaty making—a recognition of existence
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Covid—what do scientists now know about the virus and the disease it causes?
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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War in Ukraine—the political story
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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War in Ukraine—the military story
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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The battle for the soul of the Catholic Church
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Ransomware, cybercrimes and how to stay safe
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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How legal conservatives have captured the US Supreme Court
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Barbados farewells the Queen — any lessons for Australia
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Nordic criminal justice — people not prisoners
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Passports, borders and identity — the story of the essential travel item
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Predicting the weather — a history of the forecast
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Chocolate — the world’s most seductive treat and its dark shadow
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Germany’s Ruhr—from coal mines to culture
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrency—has the bubble burst?
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Centrelink, the Coalition and Robodebt
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Gambling on the nose—Australia’s gambling industry under attack on all fronts
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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National Disability Insurance Scheme
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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National Housing Accord—one million new homes promised
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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The Republican Party and its embrace of far-right extremism
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Brazil at the crossroads—voters choose a new president
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Iran protests—women, life, freedom
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Chairman Xi—his life and times
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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The Commonwealth—relic of empire of or society of equals?
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Tall and supertall — New York skyscrapers
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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The Australian Public Service — frank and fearless or timid and ineffective?
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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World Heritage—too much of a good thing?
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Nordic criminal justice — people not prisoners
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Golf war—LIV and the battle for pro golf
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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If microchips are the new oil, Taiwan is the new Saudi Arabia
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Hostage diplomacy
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Under Review—The Reserve Bank of Australia
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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E-books—winners and losers
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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How history can help shape the debate about an Indigenous voice to Parliament.
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Britain after Brexit
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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The ozone hole—how the world averted an environmental disaster.
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Binge drinking and Dry July - Two sides of Australia’s drinking culture
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Papua New Guinea’s Election—Democracy with a difference
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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How did it come to this — the energy crisis we had to have?
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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United States Supreme Court
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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The economics of Inflation—Science, Craft, or Snake Oil
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Not Quite Australian - What’s Australia’s problem with New Zealanders?
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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The NRA—Its history and its influence on the gun debate in America
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Predicting the weather—a history of the forecast
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Zero-COVID in China—the social economic and political cost
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May 29, 2022 |
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Sri Lanka—failed state
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May 22, 2022 |
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Trouble in the ‘family’—Australia’s relationship with its Pacific neighbours
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May 15, 2022 |
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The Marcos revival—from pariahs to the presidency in the Philippines
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May 08, 2022 |
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Roe v Wade
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May 04, 2022 |
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Germany’s Ruhr—from coal mines to culture
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May 01, 2022 |
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The Greens—politics and the environment
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Chocolate—the world’s most seductive treat and its dark shadow
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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President Emmanuel Macron — his brilliant career
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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The history of international criminal law
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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The far-right in France—where does it come from and why is it so popular?
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Brisbane—city of floods
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Cyclone Tracy—one of Australia’s worst natural disasters and what the government did
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Gabriel Borich and Chile’s rebirth
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Russia and China—a special relationship or a new world order?
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Mar 06, 2022 |