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Michael is joined by David Hill, former ABC chairman & chairman of Australians for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures Committee, about the fight Greek-Australians have mounted to return the exquisite Parthenon marbles to Athens.

 

The Parthenon Marbles (also known as the ‘Elgin’ Marbles) were removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin, then British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, over 200 years ago, and today reside in the British Museum.

 

Elgin claimed that he had the permission of the Ottoman authorities to strip the sculptures from the Parthenon, however doubts were raised about this as early as 1816, when the British Parliament debated the issue before finally deciding to purchase the sculptures.

 

The Australians for the Return of the Parthenon Sculptures is a committee of Australian-based Hellenes and Philhellenes that was formed in 2002 to lobby and campaign for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures currently on display in the British Museum.

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Michael McLaren's weekly political chat with Terry Barnes

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Michael McLaren chats with Troy Lennon from the Daily Telegraph for the weekly history segment.

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Michael is joined by Lauren Ellis, curator of the Bendigo Art Gallery, to find out more about their exclusive exhibition that explores the extraordinary life and style of Elvis Presley.  

 

Created in partnership with Graceland, the exhibition features a wide range of costumes and ultra-cool outfits, vintage memorabilia, and treasured items from his beloved Graceland home.  

 

Fashion highlights include Elvis and Priscilla’s wedding outfits, the repurposed ’68 Special costume he wore to meet President Nixon, the diamond-encrusted Maltese cross necklace designed by Linda Thompson, and a dazzling array of Vegas jumpsuits.  

 

Personal treasures include his gold telephone, the hymnal book he took to church with his family, his first job application, his first-grade crayon box from Tupelo, and the bongos Priscilla gifted him on their first Christmas together in Graceland. 

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Professor David Flint chats to Michael Mclaren on the weeks political news.

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Michael McLaren is joined by Sarah Boorer, Nine Radio Journalist & Country Women’s Association award-winning cook, to look at the world of baked goods, delicious treats and & easy recipes.

 

This week Sarah looks at Halloween biscuits

 

Mummy biscuits - try something different and make it with a vanilla malt biscuit.  I have a short recipe for this 

Ingredients

125 g unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup (110 g) caster sugar

1/3 cup (115 g) Saunders' Malt Extract

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 & 1/2 cups (375 g) self raising flour, sifted

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line 2-3 oven trays with baking powder.

Beat the butter, sugar and Saunders' Malt Extract with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in the egg until combined. Stir in the flour to form a soft dough. Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on prepared trays about 4 cm apart. Press out lightly with a floured fork. 

Bake, in batches if necessary, for 13-16 minutes or until lightly coloured. Cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

 

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Michael is joined by Alan Howe, the Australian Newspaper History & Obituaries editor, about his recent article that looks back at the hundreds of thousands that died in the fighting sparked by an uprising in Tunisia that began in late 2010 – the Arab Spring – but where so little has changed.

 

Mr Howe writes, ‘The Arab world has long been a combustible fusion of fear and faith. Both have been manipulated by sometimes unhinged tyrants who long ago understood the juggling act needed to maintain power. Corruption, cruelty and murder go a long way to keeping the peace. As does eliminating noisy dissidents in foreign capitals.’

 

‘It all peaked 10 years ago today when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was secretly buried after a hometown convoy in which he felt safe was bombed and then overwhelmed by rebels who stabbed him and shot him and put the bodies of the tyrant and his son on display.’

 

‘The protests in Tunisia spread quickly to other nations, unsettled a dozen more, sparked off ongoing civil wars in Syria, Yemen and Libya, saw the rise of ISIS, a coup in Egypt and street riots in other countries, even in oppressive Saudi Arabia.’

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