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Big Ideas brings you the best of talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in Australia and around the world, casting light on the major social, cultural, scientific and political issues... more
FAQs about Big Ideas:How many episodes does Big Ideas have?The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.
September 04, 2019Australia’s defamation laws – unfit for the digital ageAustralia's defamation laws weren't written with social media in mind. Increasing numbers of you turn to the courts to protest defamatory comments made to you online or to defend yourselves against defamation accusations. Does Australia’s defamation law need a rigours overhaul?...more41minPlay
September 03, 2019Saving Australia's endangered mammalsOur unique mammals are on the endangered list. Their habitats are consumed by expanding cities and destroyed by tree clearing and climate change. There's also an increased risk of disease. Join the scientists on a mission to save them....more55minPlay
September 02, 2019Diversity in arts, culture and the creative sectorAustralia is tremendously multicultural, but the cultural and arts sector is overwhelmingly white, and significantly under-represents cultural and linguistically diverse Australians....more55minPlay
August 29, 2019What's on the menu in 2050?Australian farmers are changing the way they farm in response to climate change, consumer demands for green and clean products and export opportunities in Asia. What will we be eating in coming decades?...more14minPlay
August 29, 2019Boosting equality for rural women in poor countriesIn developing countries women are an important part of the rural economy but don't have social or economic equality. A development economist evaluates aid programs and loan schemes designed to improve boost their position....more40minPlay
August 29, 2019Empowering rural women and future foodBoosting the social and economic position of poor rural women in developing countries and how Australian farmers are responding to climate challenges and new markets....more55minPlay
August 28, 2019Australia and a US-China conflictAs China and America go head to head in Asia, on trade and security issues, can Australia remain neutral? John Mearsheimer says that in the future if the competition heats up we'll have to choose....more55minPlay
August 27, 2019The Panama Papers - the biggest data leak in the history of journalismBastian Obermayer was the first contact of the anonymous source behind the leak of the Panama Papers. He talks about the challenges of this journalism investigation - and how it nearly didn’t happen over the costs of a new laptop....more55minPlay
August 26, 2019Regionalism, politics and the Queensland factorIs Queensland different to the rest of Australia? How does its history, and decisions going all the way back to federation, continue to affect the state and its politics?...more55minPlay
August 22, 2019Where now for the asylum seekers who come by boat?Since 2013 all asylum seekers who arrive by boat have been diverted to offshore detention and processing. Successive Australian governments say they'll never be re-settled in Australia. About nine hundred asylum seekers remain on Manus Island and Nauru. What is their future and the future of our refugee policy?...more55minPlay
FAQs about Big Ideas:How many episodes does Big Ideas have?The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.