Rear Vision puts contemporary events in their historical context, answering the question, ‘How did it come to this?’

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Sunday 10 Dec 2017

Sunday 3 Dec 2017

    Citizenship is a western notion, and is in many respects like a membership in a fancy club - where decisions are made about who is to be included and who is not. But what does citizenship mean in the context of a globalised world where the number of refugees is increasing every year? And why do some of us have two or more citizenships, while others have none?

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Sunday 26 Nov 2017

    How should Timor-Leste and Australia divide the gas and oil wealth under the Timor Sea?

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Sunday 19 Nov 2017

    The independence referendum last month highlighted the deep division within Catalonia and the political gulf between Catalonians and the Spanish government.

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Sunday 12 Nov 2017

Sunday 5 Nov 2017

Sunday 29 Oct 2017

Sunday 22 Oct 2017

    The recent clash between white nationalists and protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia reminds us that race is and always has been an explosive political issue in the United States.

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Sunday 15 Oct 2017

    Rear Vision considers the changing relationship between religion, government, politics and the law in Australia.

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Sunday 8 Oct 2017

    The recent clash between white nationalists and protesters in Charlottesville Virginia reminds us that race is and always has been an explosive political issue in the United States.

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Sunday 1 Oct 2017

    As tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program reach boiling point, Rear Vision brings you the story of the bomb.

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Sunday 24 Sep 2017

Sunday 17 Sep 2017

Sunday 10 Sep 2017

    China under Xi Jinping, is seeking to bring together the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road through a vast network of railways, roads, pipelines, ports, and telecommunications infrastructure.

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