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June 02, 2021 What we got wrong about Tiananmen Square
Australia has a long history of calling out China for human rights abuses.
This week, during a visit to Queenstown, the prime minister Scott Morrison and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern issued a joint statement expressing concerns about abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, prompting a swift and angry response from Beijing.
But there've been other times when Australia hasn't got the facts about China right.
In 1989, after tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square in Beijing and brutally ended weeks of protests, the then prime minister Bob Hawke gave a horrifying description of what Australia thought happened.
But where did the account come from?
And why was it wrong?
Today on The Signal, we sit down with Matt Bevan from the ABC's new podcast China If You're Listening to discuss new information about the massacre, 32 years on.
Featured:
Matt Bevan, Host, China If You're Listening
Blanche d'Alpuget, Biographer and wife of late former prime minister Bob Hawke
Richard Rigby, Emeritus Professor of the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra
22 min
June 01, 2021 Is Australia on track for a pay rise?
Australian wages have been stuck for a long time. In fact they've hardly twitched for about a decade now.
The conventional wisdom as to why, is that we had an oversupply of workers, and not enough work for them to do.
So with borders closed to foreign workers, and a number of industries desperate for local ones, what's keeping wages low? And could it be about to change?
Featured:
Sarah Hunter, Chief Economist, BIS Oxford Economics
16 min
May 31, 2021 Did COVID-19 leak from a lab?
At the start of the pandemic, conspiracy theorists pounced on the idea that COVID-19 came from a lab.
At the time the theory was widely panned by scientists, but now it has a new lease on life.
So what is the new information that’s revived the Wuhan lab leak theory?
Today on The Signal, we speak to two of the reporters in the US who have been at the forefront of the global coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What are the gaps in our knowledge of the origins of the virus?
And will we ever get conclusive answers?
Featured:
Donald G McNeil Jr, former science and public health reporter at The New York Times
Warren Strobel, National Security Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
23 min
May 30, 2021 Is Victoria's lockdown working?
Victorians know life in lockdown better than anybody else in Australia.
On the three previous occasions the state has gone into a lockdown, the measure eventually achieved its aims.
But this time it's a little different, with a new, more infectious variant spreading in the community, and at least one case that’s still a mystery.
So is the lockdown working so far?
And could it drag on past Friday?
Today on The Signal we hear about the successes and pitfalls of the latest iteration of Victoria's COVID strategy, and ask what lessons the state has learned on the way.
Featured:
Professor Tony Blakely, Professorial Fellow in Epidemiology, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
22 min
May 27, 2021 Gaza and Israel's uneasy ceasefire
The ceasefire in Gaza and Israel is a week old today, and tensions in the region are running hot.
In Gaza, Palestinians mourning those killed by Israeli rockets say daily life is unbearable, and restrictions put in place by Israel make rebuilding impossible.
Across the border, Israelis say they live in fear of more rocket attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as anger and hatred between Arabs and Jews in the country leads to death and violence.
So can the ceasefire hold?
Today on The Signal, we head to Gaza and Tel Aviv.
We ask whether the causes of the recent fighting that claimed more than 200 lives in Gaza and 13 in Israel have been addressed, and whether peace and justice are now further off in the region than ever.
Featured:
Mosab Abu Toha, Poet and writer, Gaza
Dina Kraft, Journalist and podcast host, Tel Aviv
24 min
May 26, 2021 Victoria's vaccine wake-up call
We still don't have a handle on how big Victoria's COVID outbreak is going to be.
But already the blame-game has started.
From low vaccine take-up rates to contact tracing errors, delays in COVID testing and failures in hotel quarantine, the list of possible culprits is long.
So is one factor more responsible than the others?
And will the outbreak at least jolt people wary of getting vaccinated to roll up their sleeves?
Featured:
David Speers, Host, ABC TV Insiders
18 min
May 25, 2021 Are we getting better at treating COVID-19?
It's been 11 months since a big COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne threw the city into lockdown.
Now, the virus is again spreading in the city's suburbs, with new cases in the west and north.
So have we got better at treating patients with COVID?
Today on The Signal, we take stock of how COVID-19 treatments have evolved over time.
We ask what hurdles remain, and what new options might be on the way.
Featured:
Tegan Taylor, ABC Health and Science Reporter and Co-host, ABC Coronacast
19 min
May 24, 2021 Must the Games really go on?
The Tokyo Olympic Games have already been delayed once.
Now, eight weeks from the opening ceremony, opinion polls show most people in Japan want them scrapped altogether.
But the International Olympic Committee is barrelling forward, insisting the Games must go on.
So how can officials, athletes and their supporters have confidence they won't be a disaster?
Today on The Signal, we speak to Tokyo-bound ABC sports reporter Tracey Holmes about how Japan is preparing for the least popular Games in history.
Featured:
Tracey Holmes, Host, ABC The Ticket
21 min
May 23, 2021 What went wrong with the vaccine rollout
So far Australia's COVID-19 vaccine program has not been a success.
Our early vaccine bets didn't pay off, the rollout strategy has been overhauled once already, we've missed all the deadlines we set for ourselves at the start, and with less than 7 percent of the community having received two shots, herd immunity remains a mirage.
So how did this happen?
Today on The Signal, we sit down with the ABC's 4 Corners team to investigate all the ways Australia's vaccination program has fallen short
What are the main factors that led us here?
And how do the architects of the scheme account for its failures?
Featured:
Adam Harvey, Reporter, ABC TV 4 Corners
Professor Brendan Murphy, Department of Health Secretary and former Chief Medical Officer 2016-2020
Greg Hunt, Health Minister
Dr Norman Swan, Host, ABC RN The Health Report and Co-host, ABC Coronacast
Jane Halton, Former Department of Health Secretary 2002-2014
Dr Nathan Pinskier, Melbourne GP
Senator Rex Patrick, Independent Senator for South Australia
Dr John Gerard, Head of Infectious Diseases, Gold Coast University Hospital
23 min
May 20, 2021 Is raiding your super ever a good idea?
When getting your first housing deposit together feels impossible, raiding $50,000 from your super fund is tempting.
But is it a good idea?
Since 2017, it's been possible to dip into your super to get you over the line, and in the budget last week, the rules changed again.
Now you can draw up to $50,000 from your retirement fund to help you buy your very own patch of land.
Today on The Signal, what's the best way to use your super?
And what could this scheme do to Australia's already hypercharged housing market?
Featured:
Jane Norman, Political Reporter, ABC
James Kirby, Wealth Editor, The Australian
19 min

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