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Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

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29:06

Violence and inequality — how the end of apartheid...

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2021/08/09

In the early 1990s, Nelson Mandela and his political party, the ANC, ended apartheid peacefully but the leaders of the new democracy did not address the economic inequality of the apartheid era. Today it is tearing the nation apart.

29:07

The Cold War Games

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2021/08/01

The Tokyo Olympics have gone ahead despite the global pandemic, but it’s the not the first-time world events have conspired against the games. 40 years ago, the Olympics ran head long into the Cold War, and sport became collateral damage in a standoff between the USSR and the United States. This is the story of how Australia and its athletes were caught up in the crisis, and a how the impact of that time is still being felt today.

28:52

Haiti — the background to an assassination

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2021/07/25

The Caribbean nation of Haiti, whose president was recently assassinated, is the world’s poorest and most unstable country. Yet this was not always the case. For over a century it was France’s richest colony and later became the first black-led republic. Why has Haiti become such a mess?

29:06

The Trump of the Tropics—Jair Bolsonaro

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2021/07/18

Bolsonaro's right-wing politics, boorish comments and mishandling of the Covid pandemic have invited comparisons with Donald Trump, but Brazil’s president came from a poor family and spent almost thirty undistinguished years in parliament before he won the top job.

28:52

Hopes dashed—Ethiopia ripped by ethnic violence

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2021/07/11

In 2018, Ethiopia had a new, reformist prime minister and was opening up politically and socially while forging a peace deal to end its long conflict with Eritrea. Today, it’s at war with itself. What went wrong?

29:06

Who are the Orangemen and why do they march?

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2021/07/04

Orangemen—with their distinctive bowler hats, white gloves, and orange collarettes—are a Protestant Irish organisation. For centuries they have celebrated the military victory of the Protestant King William over the Catholic monarch King James with an annual parade. What is this all about and how does the Orange Order fit into the politics and social life of Northern Ireland today?

28:52

Tax cuts for the rich—do we all benefit?

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2021/06/27

For fifty years, governments have cut taxes for corporations and the wealthiest people, arguing that this will stimulate the economy and lead to prosperity for us all. Known as trickle-down or supply-side economics, does it make any sense, and has it worked?

29:06

Forced landing—Ryan Air Flight 4978

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2021/06/20

A scheduled Ryan Air flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted as it flew over Belarus and told to land at Minsk because of a bomb threat. What can pilots do if there’s a bomb threat and how do we ensure international air safety?

29:06

How to carve up the riches of the sea—Australia,...

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2021/06/13

In 2018 Australia signed a Treaty with Timor-Leste establishing sea boundaries based on a line equidistance from each other’s coasts. Yet Australia’s seabed boundaries with Indonesia, established in the 1970s are much closer to Indonesian than Australia. How did that happen, and is it fair?

29:06

Psychedelics—the curious journey from medical lab to...

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2021/06/06

Around the world there is a rapidly growing body of scientific evidence suggesting that psychedelic drugs are safe and highly effective when used under medical supervision. Why did promising treatments first become illegal and how did drugs once seen as possibly leading to madness or death become once again treatments for mental illness?

29:07

Pentecostalism—the fastest growing religion on earth

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2021/05/30

Pentecostalism is a Christian religious movement with over seven hundred denominations world-wide and Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, is a believer. What do Pentecostalists believe and what might be the political implications?

29:06

The American military abroad and the Australia US...

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2021/05/23

The US operates a global network of overseas military facilities that dwarfs that of any other country. How does Australia fit into this picture and what are the risks and benefits?

29:06

Palestinian politics under occupation

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2021/05/16

This week Palestinians should have been voting in their first election for 15 years, but the election was cancelled and now they are again involved in a battle with Israel. Why? The complexities of Palestinian politics are defined by the Oslo Accords and the Israeli occupation.

29:06

Space junk—how did orbital debris become such a huge...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/05/09

It’s unlikely that any of us will be hit by space junk here on earth but collisions in space are a real threat to the satellite systems we all take for granted. How did space become so polluted and what is being done to manage orbital debris?

28:52

Edward and Harry—the men who left the royal family

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2021/05/02

Prince Harry’s decision to renounce his royal role was not the first time a member of the British monarchy decided to opt out. Almost a century ago, King Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. These two decisions, several generations apart, engulfed the monarchy in turmoil and sent the media into meltdown. What do these two stories tell us about the British monarchy?

29:06

The Suez Canal—ambition, colonial greed, revolution...

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2021/04/25

The Suez Canal is one of the world’s most vital trade routes. It’s the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe and about 12% of global trade passes through it each year. But the Canal is situated in one of the most volatile regions in the world and its history has been defined by that geography.

29:05

The Irish border—why is it there and what's it...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/04/18

The Irish border—running along five hundred kilometres of rural land—is a paradox. Both visible and invisible, it’s vital to peace in Ireland.

29:09

Myanmar’s military—why are they killing their own...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/04/11

One of the most secretive organisations on the planet, Myanmar’s military has ruled the country with an iron fist for over 50 years. Its brief experiment of sharing power with Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy ended with a brutal coup in February.What brings a military to the point of killing its own citizens? The answer lies in part in the intersection of colonialism and capitalism in Myanmar in the later part of the 20th century.

29:04

The political swamp—poisonous for women

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2021/04/04

The recent accounts of bullying, sexual harassment and worse from women who work in federal politics would come as no surprise to anyone who lived through Julia Gillard’s time as Australia’s one and only woman prime minister. Why is it like this and are there countries where women participate more fully - and safely - in politics?

29:07

How the death of local news is destroying democracy.

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2021/03/28

For a couple of hundred years rural and urban communities relied on their local paper for the news that mattered to them. Now those papers are shutting down readers are turning to sites like Facebook for information. But that has troubling consequences for democracy.

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