Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

What do whistleblowing protection authorities look like overseas, and what can Australia learn from them?

There are concerns that emissions from badly managed landfills could exacerbate climate change.

They have anonymous leaders, manifestos, and even a flag with a snake on it. 

The camera lens of William Yang captured one of the most pivotal cultural moments in Australian history while also breaking photography norms - the gay liberation movement in Sydney during the 1970s and 80s.

Surviving Australia's biggest ever rail accident set this fashion designer on a creative journey she never expected to take.

This week's mystery callers occupy three distinct regions – the Western, Northern and Eastern Shrike-tits.

Lindy Lee is one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists. A painter and sculptor, her distinctive polished-steel and bronze spherical sculptures are prominent in public places around Australia.

Coming from a Chinese family and growing up in Brisbane during the White Australia Policy, she has grappled with the idea of belonging throughout her art career. 

Guest: Lindy Lee, artist 

Producer: Margie Smithurst     

Bendigo in Victoria has been home to a wealth of Chinese heritage and culture since the gold rush in the 1850s. This year, the city brings out it's internationally historic 'Sun Loong' Chinese dragon to celebrate the year of the wood dragon.

Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musician Bobi Wine lost a rigged election in 2021 against the 35 year regime of Yoweri Museveni. The documentary about that election campaign is nominated for an Oscar in 2024.

The host of the RadioLab podcast, Latif Nasser came across a ‘moon’ of the plant Venus named 2002VE on his child’s bedroom wall chart. 

He tells the story of how after a huge effort by himself, his podcast team and a group of others, it was officially named Zoozve by the International Astronomical Union.

Guest: Latif Nasser, RadioLab podcast host