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Whitlam in China
A discussion about Gough Whitlam's high-stakes 1971 visit to China. As Leader of the Opposition, with an Australian population that feared China and communism, Whitlam took the gamble of trying to establish formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic. Listen in full
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Cyberthieves, cybercops and you
Governments are involved in a multi-billion-dollar war against a fast growing super smart breed of new criminal - the hacker, who doesn't even need to live on the same continent to be able to steal from you. So how safe are we from this new brand of mafia? Listen in full
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Cartoonists in the digital age
Is this the last generation of newspaper cartoonists? And more importantly, what will we lose when they are gone? Phillip Adams from Life Matters discusses. A special global discussion about cartoons and whether they can survive the digital age. Listen in full
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Evolution of technology
Are we prepared should the evolution of smarter-than-human technology pose a danger to humanity? Stephen Hawking has said that 'unless mankind redesigns itself by changing our DNA by altering our genetic make-up, computer-generated robots will take over the world.' Listen in full
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Australian cinematography
The book The Shadowcatchers is an entirely volunteer project from the members of the Australian Cinematographers Society. It shows the history of Australian cinematography from the silent films of pre-WWI to the present day. The book is full of profiles of some of the best of Australia's cameramen and women, including examples of them working...