Past Programs
Elections - 2006
The Longest Decade Read Transcript
30/12/2006
Howard and Keating, different in so many ways, share a legacy that has forever changed the way Australia works, plays and thinks of itself in relation to the rest of the world.
That legacy is at the heart of The Longest Decade, the book that George Megalogenis has written, chronicling an era that has come to be defined by John Howard and Paul Keating.
Howard and Keating may well take very different sides of the so-called culture wars, but they are also the twin architects of what can now be identified as an economic and social revolution.
This interview was first broadcast on the 29/4/06.
US mid-term elections
04/11/2006
One of the big festivals of democracy gets underway next week, the mid-term elections in the United States.
We've heard lots on this in recent weeks, predictions aplenty and, if you believe the pundits, a likely rout for the Republicans in Congress.
But the closer we get to November 7, might those predictions prove to be not quite on the money?
US politics (transcript available) Read Transcript
19/08/2006
Veteran US Democrat senator Joe Lieberman lost his bid to continue to a virtual unknown, Ned Lamont, a successful businessman from a blue-blood Greenwich family.
Lamont campaigned largely on an anti-war platform, whereas Lieberman had supported the war and had sometimes been accused of being far too close to George Bush.
The Wall Street Journal described it as a 'political thunderclap, arguably the most important victory for the American Left since the Watergate route of 1974'.
The New York Times saw it all together differently.
In the lead-up to the November mid-term elections, how significant is this event and is it a portent of what's to come?
East Timor update
19/08/2006
In New York overnight, the UN Security Council have agreed to maintain their current operations in East Timor, although only for a brief time.
This latest move allows five more days to consider a series of recommendations for a new mission in East Timor.
The UN mandate was set to expire tomorrow, but this has now been extended until the end of the week.
Australia is an active player in this debate, especially when it comes to questions concerning the make-up and provision of security for East Timor.
So just who will lead future security arrangements in East Timor and what role should Australia play?
The Longest Decade Read Transcript
29/04/2006
Howard and Keating, different in so many ways, share a legacy that has forever changed the way Australia works, plays and thinks of itself in relation to the rest of the world.
That legacy is at the heart of The Longest Decade, the book that George Megalogenis has written, chronicling an era that has come to be defined by John Howard and Paul Keating.
Howard and Keating may well take very different sides of the so-called culture wars, but they are also the twin architects of what can now be identified as an economic and social revolution.
