Synopsis
Making sense of Australias place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdoms.
Episodes
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![Scott Morrison’s foreign policy. China in the Pacific. How the pandemic changed us.]()
Scott Morrison’s foreign policy. China in the Pacific. How the pandemic changed us.
05/02/2022 Duration: 54minPaul Kelly's new book Morrison's Mission, China's growing influence in the South Pacific and the pandemic's social and cultural legacy.
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![The Russia-Ukraine crisis, an unflattering portrait of Boris Johnson and the 2022 federal election]()
The Russia-Ukraine crisis, an unflattering portrait of Boris Johnson and the 2022 federal election
29/01/2022 Duration: 54minTensions increase between the US and Russia over Ukraine, will 'Party-gate' bring down Boris Johnson? And reading the federal election tea leaves
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![What next for US-China relations?]()
What next for US-China relations?
16/12/2021 Duration: 28minAs the US-China rivalry intensifies, what does it mean for Australia?
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![Anne-Marie Slaughter on The Biden doctrine, restoring faith in democracy and remembering Pearl Harbour]()
Anne-Marie Slaughter on The Biden doctrine, restoring faith in democracy and remembering Pearl Harbour
09/12/2021 Duration: 28minBiden's approach to foreign policy, the crisis of Australian democracy, and 80 years since Pearl Harbour
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![Thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and why the far-right is moving away from climate change denialism]()
Thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and why the far-right is moving away from climate change denialism
02/12/2021 Duration: 29minAmerica won the Cold War but why did they lose the post-Soviet peace? And the far-right's unlikely shift to end climate change skepticism
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![Will US-led inflation affect Australian interest rates? And Chinas handling of the disappearance of Peng Shuai]()
Will US-led inflation affect Australian interest rates? And China's handling of the disappearance of Peng Shuai
25/11/2021 Duration: 29minDoes America’s inflation rate mean faster rising interest rates in Australia? And what does the disappearance of Peng Shuai say about China?
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![The Trump- Russia collusion hoax and the US- China deal to combat climate change]()
The Trump- Russia collusion 'hoax' and the US- China deal to combat climate change
18/11/2021 Duration: 29minDid Putin really play a role in Trump's 2016 election victory? And the US-China pact for action on climate change
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![India and Australia strengthen ties in the face of a rising China]()
India and Australia strengthen ties in the face of a rising China
11/11/2021 Duration: 29minIs the India - Australia relationship even more important than the Quad?
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![COP26: how will the world agree to slash emissions?]()
COP26: how will the world agree to slash emissions?
04/11/2021 Duration: 28minWill Glasgow address the right issues to tackle climate change?
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![Alan Tudge on the challenges of teaching Australian history, and mounting evidence of the Wuhan coronavirus lab leak]()
Alan Tudge on the challenges of teaching Australian history, and mounting evidence of the Wuhan coronavirus lab leak
28/10/2021 Duration: 29minThe balancing act of teaching both Indigenous and European- Australian history. And the Chinese government denial of the Wuhan lab 'theory'
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![COP 21- can we really stop relying on fossil fuels? And the legacy of Colin Powell]()
COP 21- can we really stop relying on fossil fuels? And the legacy of Colin Powell
21/10/2021 Duration: 29minCan anything meaningful be achieved at COP21? And the passing of Colin Powell
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![What now for post-Merkel Germany? And a bipartisan approach to China relations]()
What now for post-Merkel Germany? And a bipartisan approach to China relations
14/10/2021 Duration: 28minAfter the 'boring' result of the recent election, what is Germany's post-Angela Merkel future? And two opposing senators take on China.
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![Should vaccine passports be mandated? And the Philippines strained relationship with China]()
Should vaccine passports be mandated? And the Philippines' strained relationship with China
07/10/2021 Duration: 28minAre vaccine passports the answer to achieving a COVID-normal life? And how the Philippines are targeted by China
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![How do Westminster and Washington justify AUKUS? And Anthony Albaneses working-class rugby league roots]()
How do Westminster and Washington justify AUKUS? And Anthony Albanese's working-class rugby league roots
30/09/2021 Duration: 28minWill our new security alliance with the US and the UK just provoke China? And Anthony Albanese on his working-class constituents.... and rugby league
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![In defence of the AUKUS alliance, and meet the generation who will inherit the fallout from COVID]()
In defence of the AUKUS alliance, and meet the generation who will inherit the fallout from COVID
23/09/2021 Duration: 29minDoes the AUKUS alliance constitute a loss of sovereignty? And how the next generation will cope with the COVID recovery
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![Our first Indigenous MP and North Koreas zero cases of COVID]()
Our first Indigenous MP and North Korea's 'zero cases' of COVID
16/09/2021 Duration: 29minPaying tribute to Neville Bonner, our first Aboriginal MP and how has North Korea's tyrannical regime coped with COVID-19?
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![Who does America blame for the mess in Afghanistan? And how COVID has exposed a splintering of our Federation]()
Who does America blame for the mess in Afghanistan? And how COVID has exposed a splintering of our Federation
09/09/2021 Duration: 29minBush, Obama, Trump or Biden: who should we blame for the crisis in Afghanistan? And COVID has exposed our increasingly fractured federation. But was it flawed at its 1901 inception?
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![ISIS-K challenges the Taliban and Philip Ruddock on the 20 year anniversary of the Tampa crisis]()
ISIS-K challenges the Taliban; and Philip Ruddock on the 20 year anniversary of the Tampa crisis
02/09/2021 Duration: 29minHow has ISIS affected the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan? And Philip Ruddock on the 20th anniversary of the Tampa crisis
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![Defending the US withdrawal from Afghanistan]()
Defending the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
26/08/2021 Duration: 29minHow does the Taliban victory in Afghanistan affect America's reputation?
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![Paul Wolfowitz on the 20-year war as the Taliban reclaims Afghanistan]()
Paul Wolfowitz on the 20-year war as the Taliban reclaims Afghanistan
19/08/2021 Duration: 28minAs the Taliban storms into Kabul, Paul Wolfowitz reflects on the 'never-ending war' and Biden's withdrawal of troops
