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                 &lt;p&gt;Taiwan is much more than the debate about whether it's a province of China. Its past is a colourful one, full of visitors and invaders from multiple cultures. And that creates a complex identity today. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest: Jonathan Clements, author of 'Rebel Island: the incredible history of Taiwan' (Scribe) &lt;/p&gt; 
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Taiwan is much more than the debate about whether it's a province of China. Its past is a colourful one, full of visitors and invaders from multiple cultures. And that creates a complex identity today. 

Guest: Jonathan Clements, author of 'Rebel Island: the incredible history of Taiwan' (Scribe) 

Taiwan's kaleidoscopic story

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                 &lt;p&gt;The Moulin Rouge was the heart of La Belle Époque in Paris, a place where eccentrics, artists and performers rubbed shoulders with aristocrats, socialites and working girls. In its 135 years it has survived multiple scandals, being burned to the ground and being occupied by Nazis and is now more popular than ever. But these days the spectacle is more Las Vegas than Paris, a polished performance for a conveyer belt of tourists from across the globe. So has the Paris icon lost its soul? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest: Will Visconti, Italian lecturer at the School of International Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. &lt;/p&gt; 
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The Moulin Rouge was the heart of La Belle Époque in Paris, a place where eccentrics, artists and performers rubbed shoulders with aristocrats, socialites and working girls. In its 135 years it has survived multiple scandals, being burned to the ground and being occupied by Nazis and is now more popular than ever. But these days the spectacle is more Las Vegas than Paris, a polished performance for a conveyer belt of tourists from across the globe. So has the Paris icon lost its soul? 

Guest: Will Visconti, Italian lecturer at the School of International Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. 

The Moulin Rouge has survived scandal, fires and Nazis, but did it make a Faustian pact? 

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                 &lt;p&gt;Australia has always thought of itself as a country that prides itself on its egalitarian nature – stories from how prisoners of war treated each other as equals and shared resources regardless of rank. But does this perception of egalitarianism hide a society that is spiralling into inequality? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest: Andrew Leigh, Labor Member for Fenner in the ACT, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment and author of &lt;a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/battlers-and-billionaires-0"&gt;Battlers and Billionaires&lt;/a&gt;, published by Back Inc. &lt;/p&gt; 
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Australia has always thought of itself as a country that prides itself on its egalitarian nature – stories from how prisoners of war treated each other as equals and shared resources regardless of rank. But does this perception of egalitarianism hide a society that is spiralling into inequality? 

Guest: Andrew Leigh, Labor Member for Fenner in the ACT, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment and author of Battlers and Billionaires, published by Back Inc. 

 Does the perception of Australia as egalitarian hide a society that is spiralling into inequality? 

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                 &lt;p&gt;King Charles is set to visit Australia for his first tour as Sovereign. The visit throws into light the role of the monarchy in Australia and its representative, the Governor-General. King Charles may say he's not involved in politics, but why is Buckingham Palace still refusing to release the so-called “Palace letters” about the dismissal of Gough Whitlam in 1975? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest: Jenny Hocking, biographer, Emeritus Professor of History at Monash Uni and author of The Dismissal Dossier: Everything you were Never Meant to Know about November 1975 – the Palace Connection (2017).&lt;/p&gt; 
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King Charles is set to visit Australia for his first tour as Sovereign. The visit throws into light the role of the monarchy in Australia and its representative, the Governor-General. King Charles may say he's not involved in politics, but why is Buckingham Palace still refusing to release the so-called “Palace letters” about the dismissal of Gough Whitlam in 1975? 

Guest: Jenny Hocking, biographer, Emeritus Professor of History at Monash Uni and author of The Dismissal Dossier: Everything you were Never Meant to Know about November 1975 – the Palace Connection (2017).

King Charles is on his way back to Australia - but will he release the Palace letters about the dismissal? 

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                 &lt;p&gt;The Australian government is hosting the world’s inaugural nature positive summit where it is hoped the world will take a big step towards agreeing on how we can not just halt the alarmingly rapid loss of nature, but actively restore it and improve it. The goal is to have nature in a visibly and measurably better state by 2030 with the introduction of "nature positive laws". But there are concerns the Nature Positive bill currently being debated in the Australian senate won't meet the promises we made as part of the international Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guests: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marco Lambertini, Convener, &lt;a href="https://www.naturepositive.org/about/the-initiative/"&gt;Nature Positive Initiative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rachel Walmsley, Head of Policy and Law Reform, Environmental Defenders Office&lt;/p&gt; 
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The Australian government is hosting the world’s inaugural nature positive summit where it is hoped the world will take a big step towards agreeing on how we can not just halt the alarmingly rapid loss of nature, but actively restore it and improve it. The goal is to have nature in a visibly and measurably better state by 2030 with the introduction of "nature positive laws". But there are concerns the Nature Positive bill currently being debated in the Australian senate won't meet the promises we made as part of the international Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 

Guests: 

Marco Lambertini, Convener, Nature Positive Initiative

Rachel Walmsley, Head of Policy and Law Reform, Environmental Defenders Office

Why we need nature positive laws - urgently

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