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Counterpoint episodes

November 18, 2019 East and up
Is there a connection between the Belt and Road Initiative and debt diplomacy in the Pacific? What is India's Act East Policy and is there a bamboo ceiling in Australia? Could CRISPR help reduce biodiversity loss worldwide?
53 min
November 11, 2019 Power and spats
75 years after The Bretton Woods agreement was signed how are the institutions it created holding up? How to argue better, or at least, ethically and go and get yourselves a big cold glass of milk...or maybe not.
55 min
November 11, 2019 Power and spats
75 years after The Bretton Woods agreement was signed how are the institutions it created holding up? How to argue better, or at least, ethically and go and get yourselves a big cold glass of milk...or maybe not.
55 min
November 04, 2019 Local and lazy
Is the 'Shop Local' movement doing more harm than good? Science and data are inextricably linked, but can you have one without the other? Why being lazy or idle is actually good for you and what Indigenous Tasmania's can teach us about looking after the land.
55 min
November 04, 2019 Local and lazy
Is the 'Shop Local' movement doing more harm than good? Science and data are inextricably linked, but can you have one without the other? Why being lazy or idle is actually good for you and what Indigenous Tasmania's can teach us about looking after the land.
55 min
October 28, 2019 Fake and fighting
Might we be to blame for the rise and rise of misinformation or fake news? How can effectively stop or slow down climate change? It won't be at the supermarket but it may be at the ballot box. What happened when Indonesia proposed a no sex for unmarried couples rule? Is putting up your dukes better than picking up a gun?
54 min
October 28, 2019 Fake and fighting
Might we be to blame for the rise and rise of misinformation or fake news? How can effectively stop or slow down climate change? It won't be at the supermarket but it may be at the ballot box. What happened when Indonesia proposed a no sex for unmarried couples rule? Is putting up your dukes better than picking up a gun?
54 min
October 21, 2019 Democracy and dog's eyes
Is there are a problem with democracy or are some people just sore losers? There was supposed to be a war over water by now but it hasn't happened yet. The reality is that States are much more likely to cooperate over shared water than go to war. What is a luxury belief and why are they so unfair? I could eat a hollow log full of green ants right now. A dog's eye should take the edge off.
55 min
October 21, 2019 Democracy and dog's eyes
Is there are a problem with democracy or are some people just sore losers? There was supposed to be a war over water by now but it hasn't happened yet. The reality is that States are much more likely to cooperate over shared water than go to war. What is a luxury belief and why are they so unfair? I could eat a hollow log full of green ants right now. A dog's eye should take the edge off.
55 min
October 14, 2019 Cities and their discontents
Might urbanisation be the most profound change to human society over the last century? What is globotics and what is it doing to the service sector? Why are people still cleaning the sewers in India and are we about to go to the moon?
54 min

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This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions and giving voice to new and seldom-heard…