how did it come to this?
By Daniel Mattes and Siobhan Dougherty
Each fortnight we will take a current news item and look at the historical context and ask one simple question: how did it come to this?Contact us at: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/hdicttpodcast/Twitter: @hdicttpodcasthttps://www.podchaser.com/howdiditcometothis
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5.02 - Israel/Palestine pt2. “We hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in the land of Israel.” - Ben Gurion
This week, creating a nation always comes with pitfalls. The end of the colonial era gave many the opportunity for self-determination, and for some the opportunity to come back. But what happens when you try to reinstate a state when people are alrea… -
5.05 - Israel/Palestine pt1. "a Land flowing with milk and honey." Deuteronomy 26:9
This week, the cradle of civilisation has been a hotly contested region since we have been able to record our conquests. Many people groups, kingdoms, empires and nations have called the land of Southern Levant home and it is no different today. Isra… -
4.04 - The Voice Pt.2 "You're the voice, try and understand it" - John Farnham
In part 2 of our look at the. voice referendum we delve into the indigenous fight for rights and freedoms and the different advisory bodies that have come and gone. Join Daniel Mattes, Siobhan Dougherty, James Tuckwell and special guest Dee Mattes as… -
4.03 - The Voice Pt. 1 “This link is the basis of the ownership of the soil, or better, of sovereignty” - Uluru Statement of the Heart
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4.02 - “and there surely will be conflict and confrontation” - Qin Gang
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4.01 - "To guard those relics ne'er to be restored." - Lord Byron
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3.03 - “Ukraine is the instrument for Russia to test the West's 'red lines'” - Lilia Shevtsova
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3.02 - Ukraine pt2. “Is there anything more frightening than people?" –Svetlana Alexievich
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3.01 - Ukraine pt1. “It is better to be naked and honest than rich and an outlaw”
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2.10 - “But harsh conditions create rebels.”
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