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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hamish Camilleri |Nadyat El Gawley
A State Memorial Service will be held in Sydney this week for David Polson, one of the first people in Australia to contract HIV AIDS. David lived for 40 years after his initial diagnosis, developing a close friendship with one of his early carers, CLARE NOLAN from the Sisters of Charity. The Catholic nuns ran Ward 17 at St Vincent's Hospital, where they nursed hundreds of HIV AIDS patients. Sister Nolan remembered David Polson and the prejudice he and other patients encountered.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hamish Camilleri |Nadyat El Gawley
Pope Francis is reportedly out of immediate danger but will remain in hospital as doctors manage his recovery from double pneumonia. As he has fought the disease, we’ve been looking at his legacy. In the global south, his message about poverty and climate change resounds loudly. Bishop BRODERICK PABILLO is from Palawan in the Philippines. He was a strong critic of former president Rodrigo Duterte, who has been arrested by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hamish Camilleri |Nadyat El Gawley
What are the implications of recent clashes with loyalists to the Assad regime? The Sisters of Charity ran Ward 17 at St Vincent's Hospital, where they nursed hundreds of HIV AIDS patients. Sister Nolan remembers David Polson and the prejudice he and other patients encountered. And why does the pope's message about poverty and climate change resound loudly in the global south?
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hamish Camilleri |Nadyat El Gawley
Since the takeover of Syria by the Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, also known as HTS, an uneasy calm had settled over the country. Religious minorities were more hopeful they could survive the new regime. But recent mass violence in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus has destroyed such hopes. More than 1000 people, mostly civilians from the Alawite minority, have been killed, as security forces clashed with militias loyal to the ousted Assad regime.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Brooke Prentis |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Hamish Camilleri
Japanese tourism is exploding. Over 600,000 Australians visited Japan in 2023, and most of them visited a temple or shrine — even though they wouldn’t normally do that back home. But what's the etiquette when visiting a sacred place, and what do Japanese people think? Guests:Dr Natsuko Akagawa is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland and a member of International Council on Monuments and Sites.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Hamish Camilleri |David Le May
From deep sea mining to illegal fishing on the high seas, who is the boss of the ocean? And why are scientists-turned-entrepreneurs singing the praises of seaweed? Join Natasha Mitchell and guests at the 2024 Ocean Lovers Festival in Bondi for two panels of big thinkers exploring new frontiers for ocean exploitation — and inspiration — the risks, the rewards, and the regulation of this vast wilderness which covers 70% of the planet's surface.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Hamish Camilleri
New York writer Jonathan Rosen’s memoir The Best Minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions is a story of tenderness, heartache, and horror as he explores the vexed tensions between civil rights, medical power, and the complexities of recognising and treating severe psychotic illness.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Hamish Camilleri
They use of shark nets to protect us from sharks is highly controversial. Do they work, what do they do to marine life, are there alternatives, and why are sharks so political? This is an issue that ignites passions. Join Big Ideas' host Natasha Mitchell and guests at the 2024 Ocean Lovers Festival for a robust interrogation of the harms and benefits. Dr Chris Pepin-Neff Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Sydney Author, Flaws: Shark Bites and Emotional Public Policymaking (2019)
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Hamish Camilleri
Rituals mark moments moments throughout our lives, big and small. They are also used to draw attention to political injustice and social inequality, to express lament and to reorient the participants in the ritual toward wholeness. What role might rituals play in our lives and our politics, and who might we find participating beside us? Cole Arthur Riley is a writer, poet and NYT bestselling author.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Richard Aedy |Whitney Fitzsimmons |Hamish Camilleri
Wage theft costs Australia’s workforce at least a billion dollars a year. Some industries, like retail, hospitality and horticulture are renowned for it. But the practice is widespread across many sectors. There’s been wage theft cases against franchises like 7 Eleven and Bakers Delight, institutions like universities and the ABC, and corporate giants like Coles and the Commonwealth Bank. So which workers are most vulnerable and what can be done to protect them?
