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In surely the most under-reported story of the last month, people starve as the madness of ‘zero covid’ reaches its logical conclusion in China. Human Rights Watch Senior China Researcher Yaqiu Wang joins us to discuss the nightmare.

Twitter: @Yaqiu

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Alex Trauth-Goik clears up the myths and explains the realities of China's social credit system. Alex speaks Mandarin and has unique insights on why the Chinese public is generally positive about the use of high-tech surveillance. Is it Black Mirror, Orwell, or just efficient government?

Alex on Twitter: @Alex_Goik

Alex's articles on Medium

Alex on Learning Mandarin

https://theconversation.com/chinas-surveillance-creep-how-big-data-covid-monitoring-could-be-used-to-control-people-post-pandemic-164788

China bans 23m from buying travel tickets as part of 'social credit' system

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New Zealand's protests and High Court ruling overturning some vaccine mandates. We get an update from Ani O'Brien, Digital Editor of independent media site The Platform NZ

Ani is civil liberties-focused and also a self-described lesbian radical feminist.

Ani on Twitter @aniobrien

The Platform @theplatform_nz

https://aniobrien.medium.com/

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Special podcast on the Canadian Government's invoking of emergency powers in response to  the truckers protest. Jonathan Kay, editor of Quillette and host of the Quillette podcast joins us from Toronto to explain what is going on.

https://quillette.com/2022/02/15/canadas-freedom-convoy-protesters-in-their-own-words/

Jonathan Kay on Twitter: @jonkay and @Quillette

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William Partlett says Victoria's pandemic response bill is a concern for everyone because it perpetuates the problem of unchecked executive power without scrutiny from parliament or courts. Amidst the backlash, he is hopeful there could be a last minute deal with positive changes. We run through the good, the bad and the scary of this proposed law. 

Will on Twitter: @WPartlett

https://theconversation.com/victorias-controversial-pandemic-bill-6-ways-for-the-government-to-show-it-is-serious-about-scrutiny-171600     Email us: [email protected]

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Dr Sascha Callaghan is a health and technology bioethicist and lawyer who talks health expertise and lockdown. We look at how "science" can't tell us whether to have a lockdown or what kind of risks to take. It's all about values and politics.

https://www.saschacallaghan.com/

Sascha on Twitter: @SaschaCal

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Misha Saul, essayist and host of the Eureka Podcast talks liberties under Covid, the perspective of eastern European emigres, dating and relationships.

https://mishasaul.com/

Twitter: @misha_saul

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The past president of Liberty Victoria, famous barrister and asylum seeker campaigner Julian Burnside supports curtailing the right to protest in favour of the right to be protected from covid. We ask how does that square with civil liberties and free movement of people.

Julian's Twitter: @JulianBurnside

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Constitutional law professor George Williams AO explains the unique Australian legal framework allowing for unchecked power of the Executive to impose... well, anything. Travel bans, border closures - and judges are reluctant to intervene.

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Professor James Allan has dedicated his career to arguing that legal human rights protections are a really bad idea. With civil liberties taking a battering in Australia under covid, has he changed his mind? Jonathan and Parnell ask the tough questions about travel bans and all the rest.   James Allan's bio   This paper makes the case against Australia's lockdowns:    Email us: [email protected]

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