Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

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?

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.

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

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

Steven Freeland is the Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity which means that he tries to get 110 countries to agree on the rules regarding space. Given the current state of hostiles on earth, that would seem to be a daunting task, but Steven Freeland remains optimistic, while acknowledging the challenges in getting agreement on what the rules in space should be.

Guest : Steven Freeland, Chair of the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Legal Aspect of Space Resources Activity and Emeritus Professor at Bond University and the University of Western Sydney

The Australian Native Food Festival has been in the works for many years, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But finally, more than 20 First Nations vendors will gather as part of the festival's market. Several talks and demonstrations will also be taking place.

The founders of Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance have a unique and unenviable qualification in common. 

Sean Turnell, Kylie Moore-Gilbert and our guest today Cheng Lei all experienced wrongful and arbitrary detention in a foreign country.

Cheng Lei has written about her life and the experience of being deprived of her freedom in the book she calls a “Memoir of Freedom”.  

Can you guess this week's tweeter?