Between the Lines

We are running out of energy so why not consider the nuclear option?

Whether it is an act of war, the result of a natural disaster, a side-effect of testing or a total accident, nuclear energy and waste have resulted in too many catastrophes. Now it is being considered in parliament as an alternative solution to dwindling energy. Is it possible to forget the past in order to embrace the future?

Adam Bandt, deputy leader of the Australian Greens Party and David Limbrick, Liberal Democratic Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

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This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the East Timor vote for independence. These were heady days for Australian diplomacy led by the Howard government as troops were sent to East Timor. Our longest-serving foreign minister was there.

Alexander Downer, former Australian foreign minister from early 1996 to late 2007, and executive chairman of the International School of Government at the Kings College in London and chairman of Policy Exchange, a prominent British think tank.

80 years after the genocide of 6 million Jews, anti-Semitism is alive and well in Australia and around the globe. For many, the legacy of the Holocaust is not enough to curb discriminating, victimising and in some cases, attacking Jewish people. Holocaust deniers say it didn't happen in the first place. Deborah Lipstadt says that the problems they face come from both sides of the political fence.

Deborah Lipstadt, Jewish History and Holocaust Studies academic and author of Anti-Semitism, Here and Now

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There is an aura of doom that hangs over Europe. So much so that James Kirchick says we are witnessing the end of the continent.

He explains why in his book The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age

James Kirchick, vising fellow at the Centre on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution in Washington

80 years after the genocide of 6 million Jews, anti-Semitism is alive and well in Australia and around the globe. For many, the legacy of the Holocaust is not enough to curb discriminating, victimising and in some cases, attacking Jewish people. Holocaust deniers say it didn't happen in the first place. Deborah Lipstadt says that the problems they face come from both sides of the political fence.

Deborah Lipstadt, Jewish History and Holocaust Studies academic and author of Anti-Semitism, Here and Now

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There is an aura of doom that hangs over Europe. So much so that James Kirchick says we are witnessing the end of the continent.

He explains why in his book The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age

James Kirchick, vising fellow at the Centre on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution in Washington

Does symbolism like constitutional recognition and changing Australia Day, distract us from addressing the disadvantage of being an indigenous Australian? Jacinta Price says it does. Her upcoming nationwide tour is called Minding the gap: bridging the indigenous divide

Jacinta Price, Warlpiri-Celtic woman, director of indigenous research at the Centre for Independent Studies.

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Three years on from the referendum, how is it that Brexit still hasn't happened?

Peggy Grande, head of a global pro-Brexit lobby group called World4Brexit, explains why the rest of the world should help Britain to leave the EU.

Does symbolism like constitutional recognition and changing Australia Day, distract us from addressing the disadvantage of being an indigenous Australian? Jacinta Price says it does. Her upcoming nationwide tour is called Minding the gap: bridging the indigenous divide

Jacinta Price, Warlpiri-Celtic woman, director of indigenous research at the Centre for Independent Studies.

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Three years on from the referendum, how is it that Brexit still hasn't happened?

Peggy Grande, head of a global pro-Brexit lobby group called World4Brexit, explains why the rest of the world should help Britain to leave the EU.

Australia enjoys the best of both worlds- free trade with China and a strong alliance with the US.

How much longer can it last?

US Secretary of State says Australia can either 'sell your soul for a pile of soybeans, or you can protect your people.'

Could this kind of rhetoric widen the gap between two of the most powerful nations in the world, forcing Australia to 'choose a side'?

Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society in New York.

John Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Australia enjoys the best of both worlds- free trade with China and a strong alliance with the US.

How much longer can it last?

US Secretary of State says Australia can either 'sell your soul for a pile of soybeans, or you can protect your people.'

Could this kind of rhetoric widen the gap between two of the most powerful nations in the world, forcing Australia to 'choose a side'?

Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society in New York.

John Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un continue to make strange bedfellows despite ongoing disagreement about nuclear weaponry.

Can the relationship between the mogul US President and the enigmatic leader of North Korea promise anything other than a good photo opportunity?

Anna Fifield, Asia correspondent for the Washington Post and author of The Great Successor: the secret rise and rule of Kim Jong Un

Anna will appear at Antidote 2019 at the Sydney Opera House on 31 August and 1 September.

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It is widely believed that almost every nation in the world will become a liberal democracy.

But a dwindling number of countries with free political systems says the opposite.  

Is democracy promotion the answer?

Lavina Lee, senior lecturer in international relations at Macquarie University in Sydney and author of Democracy Promotion: ANZUS and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un continue to make strange bedfellows despite ongoing disagreement about nuclear weaponry.

Can the relationship between the mogul US President and the enigmatic leader of North Korea promise anything other than a good photo opportunity?

Anna Fifield, Asia correspondent for the Washington Post and author of The Great Successor: the secret rise and rule of Kim Jong Un

Anna will appear at Antidote 2019 at the Sydney Opera House on 31 August and 1 September.

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It is widely believed that almost every nation in the world will become a liberal democracy.

But a dwindling number of countries with free political systems says the opposite.  

Is democracy promotion the answer?

Lavina Lee, senior lecturer in international relations at Macquarie University in Sydney and author of Democracy Promotion: ANZUS and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy

Who is Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson? Is he competent and serious enough to be PM? Or is he just a gaffe-prone joker, who flies by the seat of pants? And is he likely to deliver Brexit?