The end of the Cold War also brought on the end of Reagan's conservatism and the rise of the radical patriots' takeover of the Republican Party. spoke to historian about her book, 'Partisans' #RNSundayExtra
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Can the Great Barrier Reef be saved from destruction without destroying the local communities that depend on heavy industry? Three people at the coalface of decarbonisation in Queensland with at The Roundtable abc.net.au/radionational/ #RNSundayExtra
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He tracked down the personal chefs of Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Enver Hoxha and Pol Pot. Witold Szabłowski told about his highly original book, 'How to Feed a Dictator' #RNSundayExtra
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It was unbelieveably exciting to chat with on 's The Book Show. Claire had the best questions about Every Version of You. She even asked the ultimate question...would I upload???✌.ʕʘ‿ʘʔ.✌
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ICYMI: Have a listen to talking to Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick about Gorbachev's legacy:
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Will the Jobs summit be more than a talkfest? How much real consensus for IR reform is in that room? And what's the Greens game plan when it comes to The Voice? Do they support it or not? Thanks for joining us on #ThePartyRoom this week
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Jobs summit, the Voice, and the Shaq attack abc.net.au/radionational/
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Here we go- the Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham is calling on the Federal Government to consider imposing targeted Magnitsky sanctions on those responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang in the wake of the UN Human Rights Office report
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Divorce applications since the COVID pandemic have reached their highest number in more than a decade. So what does marriage mean in 2022?
@JamesACarleto explores with 's Belinda Hewitt & on #RNGodForbid.
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Home Affairs Minister, will lead two panels on migration at the Jobs and Skills summit today.
She says it's balancing act, and that increasing the skilled migration rate has to be coupled with a discussion around housing.
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Can you solve this Friday's brainteaser? 🤓
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Senator says she wants to see multi-employer bargaining and tweaks to the BOOT test go through a Senate inquiry.
She also says the PM's announcement of free TAFE positions isn't sufficient as some facilities are not fit for purpose.
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'A very low glass ceiling', that's one of the findings from a major investigation that's found sexism and harassment are rampant in the Australian music industry.
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Breaking - Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says this year's permanent migration intake will increase to 195k from 160k. She also calls out Nats' leader David Littleproud, saying it means 34k for the regions, a lift of 9k.
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Introducing one of our ABC top five humanities researchers for 2022👏🏼
Dr Claudia Benham is a human geographer studying how environmental change affects communities in the Great Barrier Reef.
often brings her dog, Jess, on the job. They both love the beach
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Introducing you to one of our ABC top five humanities researchers for 2022 👏🏼
Michelle Newcomb is a social work researcher investigating burnout and staff attrition in social care institutions. Fun fact – likes forest bathing.
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Introducing Niro Kandasamy an ABC top five humanities researcher for 2022. She loves to paint! is a history lecturer and her goal is to understand how marginalised communities rebuild their lives through political circumstance, historical processes and social practices
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Meet Associate Professor Mingming Cheng👋🏼 likes to tiptoe downhill, he’s also an ABC top five humanities researcher for 2022! His research covers tourism and hospitality and aims to reduce the negative social and environmental impacts of tourism.
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Who is the Bank of Mum and Dad? Dr Julia Cook is researching the role of families in helping to finance first home ownership for young adults. She’s an ABC top five humanities researchers for 2022 👏🏼
Fun fact wanted to be a winemaker when she was young
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A friendly reminder of why some Australian Magpies are swooping at the moment...
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I just listened to the first episode of this, and truly, I cannot recommend it highly enough. Digs into theories of change, corporate fossil culture, and what's needed in the coming years - it's absolutely spot on and I learnt a lot from the guests -->>>
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I’m so excited to share this… @triplejHack and @RadioNational’s science crew have teamed up on a podcast! It’s called Who’s Gonna Save Us and it’s about climate change, but not in the way you think. It’s about solutions and the people fighting for them.
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abclisten.page.link/DZp9VVnpkY7jSr. A really illuminating and surprising interview.
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Victorian Liberal Party members slam 'infiltration' by hardline Pentecostal groups
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The US says it's disappointed that Solomon Islands has issued a moratorium on all foreign military ships entering its ports.
Honiara says the ban will be in place while it works on new processes for military vessels entering port.
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"For the second successive month, COVID-19 surveillance deaths in the latest month (August 2022) are the highest yet recorded.
We estimate that COVID-19 deaths alone will result in excess mortality of around 9% (+4,200) for June to August 2022,"
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Our latest estimates of excess deaths are out, covering all cause mortality to the end of May 2022, plus COVID-19 only mortality for Jun-Aug.
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TLDR: +8,500 excess deaths in 5 months to May (12%)
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SUCH a fine interview ! So impressive how you held your research & reading (& fandom) lightly & teased out those stellar anecdotes from Winton.
That story about the whales 💙 Worth the price of admission x
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80-year-old Lorraine Thomas is the final resident in the asbetos-contaminated town of Wittenoom.
She missed a final deadline to vacate and could be forcibly evicted - her family have pleaded for a little more time due to unforeseen circumstances.
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I speak to George Miller about Three Thousand Years of Longing + revisit my interview with showrunner John Hoffman, Only Murders in the Building
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Women all over the world take on the bulk of unpaid labour - which combined with paid work - means women in most OECD countries work more than men.
New research from the shows it's having a worrying mental health cost for women.
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The best and brightest minds in Australian science have been honoured at the annual Eureka Awards.
The 2022 winners list was led by Prof. Raina MacIntyre for her Leadership in Science and Innovation.
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Divorce applications since the COVID pandemic have reached their highest number in more than a decade. So what does marriage mean in 2022?
@JamesACarleto explores with 's Belinda Hewitt & on #RNGodForbid.
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This week, The Book Show on takes us to a 7th century deserted island ('s Haven), post-Islamic Revolution Iran (Forty Nights by Pirooz Jafari ) & Melbourne in 2080 (Grace Chan's Every Version of You )
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Panah Panahi's debut feature is bittersweet and deceptively breezy. On Hit the Road, for
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Deputy Liberal leader told last week that no one in the world is making an electric ute.
Fact Check finds that claim to be wrong: ab.co/3RieglN #FactCheck #AusPol
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Inquiry into far-right extremism in Victoria makes 12 recommendations to counter spread abc.net.au/news/2022-08-3 via
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Iraq has ordered a nationwide curfew after supporters of one of the country's most powerful political figures stormed the presidential palace, following his announcement that he will retire
More than a dozen protesters have died.
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