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Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

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Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world.

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29:06

The struggle for work—why are the unemployed expected...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/03/21

At the end of the month the COVID supplement to the dole ends, leaving thousands of Australians facing bleak choices: underemployment—or no job at all.

29:09

Could the farmers blockade defeat India's powerful...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/03/14

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, set out to deregulate the county's traditional agricultural markets. But he faced an unexpected backlash from many of his most devoted supporters - farmers and agricultural workers. For months these farmers have besieged New Delhi resulting in a political standoff. Could these protests signal the end of one of India's most powerful Prime Ministers, Modi?

29:07

The world's first vaccine and the disease it eradicated

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2021/03/07

It was the only human infectious disease we've ever managed to wipe out. Smallpox, a disease of fluid-filled blisters, was frequently fatal. It was defeated by the world's first vaccine. Are there any lessons for COVID?

28:52

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first 100 days

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2021/02/28

The first 100 days of any US presidency are critical, so what can President Biden learn from Franklin Delano Roosevelt? FDR led the United States through the depression and in his first 100 days he steered 16 major pieces of legislation through Congress and convinced the American public that they could both trust and rely on the government.How did FDR achieve this legislative feat and could the Biden administration replicate it?

29:05

China—the economic miracle

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2021/02/21

When Mao died in 1976, China was unable to feed its people, cut off from the rest of the world. How did it become today's economic giant?

28:52

The week that changed the world—President Nixon's...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/02/14

Since the rise to power of Xi Jinping in 2013, governments across the globe are having to learn how deal with an assertive and powerful China determined to put its stamp on international affairs. Over the next two weeks we’ll trace the diplomatic and economic transformation of China, beginning in 1972 with the meeting between US President Nixon and Chairman Mao.

29:05

Nancy Pelosi: The most powerful woman in US politics

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/02/06

Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House of Representative and third in line to the President of the United States. For over ten years she has been the most powerful woman in US politics. And over the past four years the key political opposition to President Trump.So, who is Nancy Pelosi and how has this almost 80-year-old woman been able to give Donald Trump a run for his money?

29:05

Joe Biden's history of presidential nomination

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2021/01/30

Joe Biden has just become the 46 President of the United States. Twice before he ran for the Democrat presidential nomination twice and both times been defeated soundly. Born in 1942 he has spent most of his working life in the US Senate, except for the eight years as Vice President in the Obama administration. What does his record in the Senator, and his previous attempts at the presidency tell us about what kind of a President he might make?

37:30

Yoga in the West

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/01/23

Yoga goes back thousands of years in India but as its popularity spread around the world, its practice diversified to incorporate everything from yoga with goats to naked yoga.

29:06

The humble bicycle

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2021/01/17

As the coronavirus sweeps across the globe, people everywhere are turning to cycling. In cities like London, Milan, Paris, and Toronto, authorities are turning roads into cycleways. Could the humble bicycle become the major form of transport in the post-Covid-19 world?

29:06

The evolution of cruising, from luxury trips to...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/01/10

Cruise holidays were once only for the wealthy. In recent decades they've found a mass market, but how and at what cost?

29:06

The story of fire in the Australian landscape

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2021/01/03

This time last year fires raged from Queensland, down the NSW coast to Victoria, and across parts of Western Australia and South Australia. But fires are not new - we live in a country that has been shaped by fire and in a landscape populated by vegetation dependent on fire. What if anything can we learn from this history that might help us face the increasing fire risks today?

29:04

What happened to the NBN, Australia's 'information...

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2020/12/27

The NBN was supposed to provide all Australian homes with reliable, super-fast internet connections. As many of us adjust to living and working from home, connected with our jobs, friends and family online, has it lived up to its promise?

29:07

How epidemics and pandemics have changed history

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2020/12/20

Human history is usually understood through wars, economic changes, technological development or great leaders. What’s frequently overlooked is the role of infectious disease epidemics and pandemics. But as the COVID-19 virus has reminded us, disease can change us in ways we could never imagine.

29:09

Cults and new religious movements

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2020/12/13

What light can those who study cults - most of which can be more properly described as new religious movements - shed on their operation and appeal?

29:10

Centrelink and the Robodebt recovery system

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2020/12/06

Centrelink’s 'automated debt recovery system' - or Robodebt - sparked two Senate inquiries, an Ombudsman inquiry, numerous court cases and caused enormous stress to thousands of Australians. The Robodebt system has now been found to be unlawful by the Federal Court, but several questions remain unanswered. How and why was this system introduced? And why was it allowed to run for so long?

29:19

Renewable energy in Australia — a phenomenal success...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/11/29

Although Australia is not doing particularly well when it comes to addressing climate change, there is one bright spot — the incredible rise of renewable energy as part of our electricity supply.

29:05

How renewable energy has become so cheap in the past...

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2020/11/22

Today electricity produced by wind and solar is as cheap if not cheaper than any other form of energy. But 20 years ago, it was a very different story. How and why has the cost of renewables dropped so dramatically?

29:06

EU and Brexit—the view from the Continent

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/11/15

In a few weeks, six hundred million people will bid a political adieu to their troublesome neighbour. How has the EU handled Brexit and what lies ahead?

29:06

The Nauru Agreement—tuna and the power of the collective

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2020/11/08

Since 1982, a group eight small island nations in the Western and Central Pacific have collectively taken control of their major natural resource, tuna, and created the OPEC of the tuna industry, the PNA, or Parties to the Nauru Agreement. They have forced the foreign fish fleets from nations like Japan, Korea, and the USA to pay for access to their waters and to abide by the rules and regulations they have set to maintain the health of their tuna stock. It's David and Goliath

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