University of Sydney academics Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane will be facing the Federal Court on Monday 13th October after university colleagues made a complaint of anti-Semitism against them under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The case hinges on whether criticism of Israel and Zionism equates to anti-Semitism.

Guest: Dr Nick Riemer, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Sydney

While the physical condition of the 20 living hostages is unknown, it is anticipated that the 2 years spent in captivity has had an extreme impact on all aspects of their health and will require ongoing treatment.

Historian Dr. Emily Gallagher believes that the playtime of a generation is as much a reflection of a cultural history of a time and a place as it is an individual memory. 

Murray Hunter is a retired academic and author who writes a substack column on Southeast Asian politics, with an emphasis on Malaysia where he lived and worked for thirty years. Now living in Thailand he was arrested at Bangkok airport and charged in relation to defamation charged brought against him by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. After a night in a Thai jail he was granted bail.  He believes that this is an another example of cooperation across ASEAN in transnational repression.

Guest: Murray Hunter, retired academic, author and journalist

Murray Hunter's Substack

Syria will mark a major milestone today when it holds its first election since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime late last year.

Geraldine Cox started her long career with DFAT with a posting to Cambodia in the 1970s. In 1993 she was working for a bank when she went back to Cambodia for a visit.  The trip changed her life forever when she decided to give up her city life to run an orphanage in Cambodia - which she is still doing 30 years later. 

Guest: Geraldine Cox, founder of Sunrise Cambodia and author of Home is Where the Heart is.

Snakes and serpents appear in the stories of cultures all over the world. What can these tales tell us about the world today?

This week's croak is the Easter Sign Bearing Froglet.

Cultural institutions that find their collections contain artefacts have been stolen or obtained illegally are reckoning with how to return important pieces of cultural history.

The latest ABS data shows the amount of sugar in the food and drinks we consume has reduced significantly since 1995.