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
Australia in the Antarctic and the story of Heard Island, a tiny, volcanic dot on the map.
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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
Karl Marx - who was he and why was he so influential?
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Sunday 5 Nov 2017
The Bolshevik or Russian Revolution of October 1917 (by the Russian calendar), was one of most significant moments in modern history.
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Sunday 29 Oct 2017
Rear Vision traces the story of car making from the Ford production line to today’s global industry.
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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
In the shadow of slavery: The roots of racism in the US.
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Sunday 17 Sep 2017
In an age of uncertainty, unrest and political upsets, Rear Vision sets the scene for national elections in Germany.
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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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