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Sunday 12 October 2008
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The federal election of November 2007 gave us a Queenslander as Prime Minister and a Queenslander as Treasurer. Since then, a Queenslander has been appointed Governor General. The Queensland capture of key political offices has put an end to jokes about banana benders and pineapple politics and symbolises the state's growing economic and demographic weight within the Australian federation. In a forum recorded at this year's Melbourne Writers Festival, five prominent Queenslanders discuss five decades of change in their home state.
Sunday 05 October 2008
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Are there boundaries and limits to free speech? What, if anything, should and shouldn't we be able to say? Is there such a thing as political correctness and has it gone too far? And what is the difference between freedom of expression and deliberate and hurtful insult?
Sunday 28 September 2008
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No business model can keep it afloat. Powerful people conspire against it. Young people just aren't interested. Welcome to a troubled enterprise: investigative journalism. It has been a bad year. The demise of high profile titles and television shows has those left in the industry worried. Join us for the annual Munster Award and forum where three of the best discuss the future of their craft.
Sunday 21 September 2008
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It has been nearly ten years since the republic was seriously discussed. Most thought it dead and buried. But with the political elevation of Malcolm Turnbull, the republican heart has quickened. Leading Australian historians Henry Reynolds and Mark McKenna kick start the debate in an engrossing conversation that cuts to the core of our national identity.
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