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Counterpoint

This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural i

Episodes

Total: 239

Democracy is rapidly becoming an endangered concept in South East Asia. How one tagged tuna set sci

How the dream of geo-engineering weather, redirecting cyclones and creating rain could turn very na

Europe has had a record breaking fire ravaged summer but is calling it global boiling unnecessarily

Megacities are a glamorous idea but would anyone want to actually live in one? Psychedelics back in

How the US secretly used women in combat in Afghanistan. 'Zombie' drug fentanyl lays waste to San F

Were we actually traumatised by Covid? Dr Michael Scheeringa, author of The Trouble with Trauma say

Cancel culture is an echo of heresy, it is encouraging  fundamentalist attitudes that threaten free

Findings, facts and food

2023/7/10

How is the Global South responding to the war in Ukraine and  rising tensions between China and The

What do we think of ourselves, our nation and the future? The 2023 Lowy Institute Poll knows all. W

Being duped

2023/6/26

Who is Xi Jinping? What was his childhood like and how much has it effected the man he has become?

What is the cost of dissent? Why are Indian trade practises holding the country back? Are we all re

Out of the nest

2023/6/12

Are we moving towards a new world order? What happened when China and Kenya built a railway and sho

It's all about class

2023/6/5

When it comes to social mobility what's more important class or race? Is A. I. really a scary beast

The Great Awokening

2023/5/29

Tackling key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challengin

Son of anger?

2023/5/22

Just how effective can a new treaty on high seas conservation be? Is colonialism all bad and is irr

Borders and dams

2023/5/15

Russia is moving troops from the Chinese border to fight in Ukraine. What will Xi do?  Focusing on

Hope and hips

2023/5/8

Do trigger warnings do more harm than good? Why does South Korea want nuclear weapons? The remarkab

Limits and lessons

2023/5/1

Are there limits to Libertarianism? Are economic sanctions always bad and why are English Departmen

Battles and brimstones

2023/4/24

Why can we visit Gallipoli site and why does Turkey take such good care it? Why has language become

Is it time to end multilateral agreements and enter into minilateral ones? China is transforming fr