Keri Phillips

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Keri Phillips

This month Victoria and Western Australia have reported concerning measles outbreaks. Measles cases are also spreading in Asia and the US. In Texas, the preventable disease has already claimed a life  - the  first death from the measles there in 10 years. Hundreds of other cases are being reported across multiple states. While many children miss out on vaccines due to poor health services, some parents choose not to have their children vaccinated.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Keri Phillips

President Donald  Trump wants Panama to hand back, one of the most important waterways on the planet, the Panama Canal, to the United States and he hasn’t ruled out force if Panama won’t agree. It’s a far cry from 48 years ago when another very different US President - formally gave the Panama canal to the nation of Panama.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Keri Phillips

On 26 January 1788, the ships of the First Fleet started unloading the first of more than a thousand people – convicted criminals, officers, marines, women and children – who would set up camp in what became the city of Sydney. What happened during the first days, weeks and months of contact between the British who arrived and the Aboriginal people who lived there? First Played 28 January 2018GuestsDr Shino Konishi, historian at the University of Western Australia.

Nov 23, 2024 | abc.net.au | Keri Phillips

This week in New Zealand saw one of the biggest protests its seen for decades. A nine-day march ending in the capital Wellington – with a demonstration of around 55,00 people outside parliament house. The protesters are opposing the introduction of a bill which seeks to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document between the British Crown and Māori chiefs and there are fears it will dilute the rights of the Māori. This is the story of the treaty that defines New Zealand.

Jun 10, 2023 | abc.net.au | Keri Phillips