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Date Title & Description Contributors
2024-09-12

  Are we taking Orwell's name in vain?

What is the true meaning of Orwellian and what can George Orwell's writings teach us about navigating the 21st century? Since his book 1984 was published 75 years ago, there have always been comparisons drawn between the dystopian themes of the novel a...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-11

  How valid is the Australian Constitution today?

It's the living force of the nation, but how much do we understand our Constitution?  Twenty five pages sets out our laws, roles of government and political structure. Enacted by a people's vote of white men over 120 years ago it does not include right...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-10

  Gas, tax and the free market — with Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz

The idea of "freedom" is one that's often used in relation to the economy: we have "the free market" and "free trade agreements", freedom from regulation, from government intervention, and so on. But whose freedom are we talking about, and at whose exp...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-09

  A maze with no exits — Ma Thida on Myanmar’s struggle for democracy

Just over a decade ago democracy was within reach in Myanmar, but now the country is in danger of becoming a failed state. So what happened, and what keeps hope for the country alive?This event was recorded on 18 July 2024 at The Wheeler Centre, in par...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-05

  So you want to know what’s good for your kids?— with Norman Swan

It's a tough time to be a parent. From screens, to mental health, neurodiversity, gender, diet and schooling, this generation is in unchartered territory in many ways. So what does the evidence tell us that will give parents the best chance to raise ha...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-04

  Milk — a misunderstood, maligned, miracle food?

From soy to oat to almond, plant mylks are all the rage. But is it possible that we've misunderstood and unfairly maligned old fashioned cow's milk?SpeakersMatthew Evans Farmer, Fat Pig FarmsAuthor, Milk: the truth, the lies and the unbelievable story ...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-03

  From landmines to killer robots — inside the campaigns to ban weapons of war

It was the stuff of scifi blockbuster movie The Terminator in the early 1980s, but now lethal autonomous weapons systems are actually being used in conflict zones around the world. And the arms race is on to develop more effective, more deadly killing ...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-09-02

  Richard Flanagan, Michael Robotham on the hidden costs of cheap books

We all love a bargain, but what is the real cost of those books we buy online or in a supermarket for 12 dollars or less? Should Australia adopt a fixed book price common in Europe? How can we support and grow an industry that nourishes our minds and s...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-08-29

  Caribbean identity in Australia — with Maxine Beneba Clarke and Sienna Brown

The connections between the Caribbean and Australia go back to white settlement, with deep links to the slave trade and British colonialism. What does it mean to be a writer of Caribbean descent in modern Australia? And how can the act of writing and s...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-08-28

  Tim Flannery and the mystery of Big Meg — why did the world's largest predator disappear?

10 humans in length, weighing 50 small cars, and with a bite that could take out two of you in one bite. This beast was BIG. But if Megalodon was so mighty, why did it disappear? Tim Flannery and his daughter Emma have written a book about the mystery ...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author