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Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

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28:52

Fill 'er up—the history of the Australian servo

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2020/11/01

What’s to become of petrol stations when electric vehicles take over? How did today's servo evolve from the garages of the nineteen fifties and sixties - and what lies ahead?.

29:07

Mass tourism—how everyone became a traveller

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2020/10/25

Once travel was only for the elite but as trains, cars and planes eventually opened the door for almost everyone to take a trip, mass tourism really took off.

29:06

United States Supreme Court

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/10/18

The selection of a new justice to the United States Supreme Court is frequently controversial and almost always political. It’s a 'captain's pick' for the US president and one that can shape American society long after the president’s gone.

29:08

The Universal Postal Union

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2020/10/11

The Universal Postal Union created the global postal territory that has allowed letters and parcels to travel around the world for almost 150 years. Now challenged by email and private couriers as well as forthcoming changes to customs law, does the UPU have a future?

29:09

Arab states normalise political relations with Israel

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2020/10/04

The deal brings to four the number of Arab nations who have normalised diplomatic relations with Israel. It was a triumph for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and for US President Donald Trump, both of whom have pushed for Middle East agreements that don’t include the Palestinians, but is it likely to lead to bring peace to the region?

29:38

The story of Tesla—a computer on wheels

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2020/09/27

Tesla is now the world’s most successful car company, although it might be more accurate to call it a tech company that makes cars, given how different it is from the rest of the auto industry.

29:24

Voting technology and democracy in America

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2020/09/20

In the upcoming US presidential election voters will cast their ballots in myriad ways, from mail-in-voting to computerised voting machines. And if it’s a close election, there will be court challenges.

29:37

Logging Australia's native forests

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/09/13

Regional Forest Agreements were supposed to settle what could be logged and where, but recent court challenges and protests show the forestry wars are far from over.

29:24

Australian universities in crisis

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2020/09/06

Australian universities are confronting a firestorm, the loss of foreign students, the layoff of academics, the underpayment of staff and radical changes to domestic university fees. Why is our university sector in so much trouble?

29:07

The failure of aged care in Australia

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2020/08/30

The COVID pandemic has put the spotlight on aged care homes, already under scrutiny after evidence of neglect and abuse was laid bare in the Royal Commission. Who is responsible and how did it happen?

29:06

Cruise ships in the sky—the story of public housing...

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2020/08/23

The hard lockdown of nine public housing towers in Melbourne last month raised many questions. When were they built? Why were they only built in Sydney and Melbourne? And why did we think tower blocks would make suitable public housing?

29:06

Threat of extinction—how Australia’s environment law...

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2020/08/16

Australia is home to plants and animals found nowhere else on the planet. How did a law designed to protect our rich environmental heritage fail so badly?

29:06

How WWII changed Australia

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2020/08/09

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 75 years ago, led to the end of WWII in the Pacific. How did that war and the post-war reconstruction that followed change Australia? And are those changes still significant today?

29:06

Fish fight—why a Brexit deal hinges on who’s casting...

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/08/02

Fishing became the lightning rod for Brexit but without a deal, the UK could catch plenty of fish but have nowhere to sell them. Step into the bewildering paradoxes of the British fishing industry.

29:09

Voter suppression in the United States of America

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/07/26

For over 200 years the right to vote in the US has been a contested issue, especially for African Americans and other people of colour. Why is the vote so controversial in the world’s oldest democracy?

29:05

The religious right—politics and God in the USA

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/07/19

President Donald Trump appears a perhaps unconvincing Christian but the support of religious conservatives is crucial to his re-election in November.

29:05

The humble bicycle

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/07/12

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?

29:07

Vaccines - what can the past tell us about the future?

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/07/05

Vaccines are one of the greatest medical advances in modern history but it usually takes decades to develop one that is both safe and effective. Can we beat the clock with Covid-19?

29:06

Over policed and under protected: Policing in America

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2020/06/28

The recent killing of two African American men at the hands of white police has raised questions about policing across the United States. Were these the actions of a few rogue officers or something more sinister? This is the story of slavery, race and policing in the United States America.

37:44

Yoga in the West

Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today ·

2020/06/21

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.

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