This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural i
As we slowly begin to emerge from the COVID_19 pandemic, what kind of shape is Australia in? How ef
Is democracy under threat and if it is what can we do to reverse the trend and secure it into the f
Can maps be racist? Specifically, is the Mercator Projection, conceived in 1569 to help sailors nav
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused world-wide disruption but does this mean that Australia needs to c
What has been happening in Tigray, Ethiopia's most northern region, over recent months? Why don't w
Is Alexei Navalny a serious threat to Vladimir Putin? How innovative is language and just how and w
What is grey-zone aggression and why is it being used? Angela Merkel has a few months left as Chanc
Can the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) withstand China's increased activities in the region, and wha
Why did the military takeover in Myanmar on the first day in February? Was it a coup, or was it jus
The Economist Intelligence Unity has just released its 2020 Democracy Index. Where does Australia r
A sceptic is someone who has not decided, or is not in a position to decide, what is true, right or
Over the last couple of decades infrastructure spending, with the exception of China, has been decr
Can we move beyond the labels progressive and conservative? Why is Coon cheese getting a new name a
How did Venice cope with the plague of 1575? By using a new practise called quarantine. An interest
Why are international borders causing so much anxiety over recent years? Did you hear the one abou
In recent times there has been much talk about the imminent collapse of the liberal rules based ord
In 2018 Dr Frances Arnold was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Then she gave it back. Why At t
Why do regime changes rarely work? Would you buy something from a company if they didn't agree with
Is China the all powerful, all conquering nation that some believe it to be or is it 'in “decay” an
Australia has embraced the concept of a rules-based order but what does that actually mean? Instea
