A Palestinian psychiatrist on the trauma in Gaza, and a yarn about wool and war
Drawing on her expertise in mental health and trauma studies, Palestinian psychiatrist, Doctor Samah Jabr, explores how the trauma of displacement and conflict continues to shape Palestinian lives. And why wool became one of the most important commodities for militaries across the globe.
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John Menadue critiques Australia's media and our relationship with the United States
John Menadue has been at the heart of Australian public life for over fifty years, working for the Whitlam, Fraser and Hawke governments. He oversaw the effective end to Australia's White Australia Policy, was CEO of Qantas and set up the Centre for Policy Development. In the media he ran The Australian for Rupert Murdoch, launched the online weekly New Matilda and founded the influential public policy platform, Pearls and Irritations. Now aged ninety, John reflects on Australia's media, in particular its coverage of the war in Gaza, our attitudes to race relations, AUKUS, our relationship with the United States and how Australia is navigating its place in the world during a global power shift. Guest: John Menadue, Founder and Editor in Chief of Pearls and Irritations Producer: Catherine Zengerer
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Ian Dunt's UK, Imran Kahn's defiance in prison, and rebuilding the past
Columnist Ian Dunt on the UK & European scramble to support Zelenskyy and Ukraine at the White House, after Trump's meeting with Putin in Alaska. After two years behind bars, the former PM of Pakistan Imran Khan remains defiant, but at what cost? Plus, should lost buildings be rebuilt, replicated, or left in ruins?
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Laura Tingle on Trump & Putin in Alaska, Tuvalu's climate refugees, and why do we have surnames?
Laura Tingle assesses the meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin and where President Zelenskyy fits in the negotiations. A world-first bilateral climate mobility program, will see Tuvalu citizens have the right to apply for Australian visas. Plus the curious and often hilarious origins of British surnames.
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How evangelicals transformed Brazil, plus the last letters of French resistance fighters
A new documentary looks at how the evangelical movement began in the US, spread to South America, paved the way for the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and now poses the threat of a national theocracy. And the last letters of French Resistance fighters before they were executed by the Nazis in World War Two
Australia