February 23, 2021

Federal politics; Historian Henry Reynolds talks 'Truth-Telling' and why Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded; Nic Maclellan with Pacific Islands politics

2 hours 5 minutes

Acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds brings us some serious truth-telling with his book of the same name, Truth-Telling: History, Sovereignty And The Uluru Statement. Henry takes us through the historical reality of the British colonisation of Australia, and why it is legally, historically and morally clear that Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded. The Monthly's contributing editor Rachel Withers talks about sexual assault and rape allegations in politics and the news media bargaining code. Plus journalist Nic Maclellan returns to update us on politics in the Pacific, including trouble at the Pacific Islands Forum, and the first pro-independent government in New Caledonia since 1999.

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