Pasha - from The Conversation Africa
299 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Pasha, The Conversation Africa’s brand new podcast. In the spirit of The Conversation, Pasha – which means to inform in Swahili – will be bringing you some of the best and brightest research from academics across the continent. After nearly four years of publishing expert research, we’re thrilled to be bringing our own brand of smart journalism to a new audio format. Each episode will collect stories and commentary on a given theme.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy
September 05, 2019 06:57 - 18 minutes - 43 MBDespite a slowing economy, Josh Frydenberg says 'you wouldn't want to be in any other economy, other than Australia'. James Ross/AAP This week’s June quarter national accounts showed weakness in business investment and consumer spending, reflecting an all-round lack of confidence. Still, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains optimistic about the economy. In this episode of Politics with Michelle Grattan, Frydenberg talks about the government’s discussions with the Reserve Bank on a new agree...
Pasha 34: How digital technologies can help farmers in Africa
September 04, 2019 12:49 - 6 minutes - 6.07 MBshutterstock Digitisation could change the game for Africa’s smallholder farmers. Technologies like drones, satellites and apps all have the ability to make farming much easier and simpler. Of course, technology is not a panacea to all the challenges smallholder farmers face – but as it gets cheaper and easier to access, it can make their work much easier. In today’s episode of Pasha PhD students Abdul-Rahim Abdulai and Emily Duncan from the University of Guelph take us through what some...
Pasha 33: Staying healthy is difficult for young women in Soweto
August 28, 2019 13:19 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBshutterstock It’s not easy for young women living in Soweto, South Africa, to prioritise healthy living. Soweto is a large, densely populated urban township that’s home to one third of Johannesburg’s population. In a research project, women aged between 18 and 24 explained that unhealthy food was cheap and easily accessible. To make matters worse, they didn’t feel safe to work out and had very real concerns about being harassed or attacked in some way while jogging, walking or doing any o...
Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Queensland still mystifies too many politicians but its needs are surprisingly simple
August 27, 2019 07:58 - 52 minutes - 119 MBAre southern-born politicians talking about a state they essentially don't understand? Shutterstock The dust has well and truly settled on Scott Morrison’s surprise victory in this year’s federal election but opinion is still divided on exactly what happened in Queensland. Why did Labor perform so poorly in the Sunshine State? Is Queensland an inherently conservative part of Australia? During the campaign, were southern-born politicians talking about a state they essentially didn’t under...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: PM’s advisor Christine Morgan on tackling Australia’s rising suicide rates
August 26, 2019 07:58 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBChristine Morgan points to the value of the brand of Headspace for young people; they know "this is a place I can go". Shutterstock The number of suicides in Australia has been rising in the last decade, with more than 3,000 Australians taking their life in 2017, according to the latest available ABS figures. Some of the most vulnerable groups include Indigenous Australians, young Australians, unemployed people, and veterans. Scott Morrison has declared this a key priority area for the g...
Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Why the Hong Kong protesters feel they have nothing to lose
August 22, 2019 07:04 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBProtesters holding umbrellas amid heavy rain march in an anti-government rally in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. AAP/EPA/VIVEK PRAKASH Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of people again took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest against the government – the 11th straight weekend of demonstrations that began in June over a proposed extradition bill. But after more than two months of increasingly violent clashes between demonstrators and the police, this protest was peaceful. No tear gas was fired....
Pasha 32: Ebola in the DRC - Part 2
August 21, 2019 12:50 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBce dd z Ebola does more than just physical damage: it has serious effects on food security, a country’s economy and other health services. More than a year into a deadly outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with all these issues and more. In part two of this series on Ebola Janusz Paweska, head of the Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases, discusses these broader effects of the disease. You can fi...
Pasha 31: Ebola in the DRC -- Part 1
August 14, 2019 13:40 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBshutterstock Last August an Ebola outbreak was declared in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is the tenth time the deadly virus has hit the country – and, a year on, the fight to end the outbreak continues. In part one of this series on Ebola Janusz Paweska, head of the Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, takes us through some of the latest developments and how the World Health Organisation’s declaration t...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: on the 'creeping crisis' in the public service
August 13, 2019 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBBeth Noveck and Rod Glover argue that to reverse the 'creeping crisis' faced by the public service, the government must train public servants to use creative problem-solving methods. Shutterstock Scott Morrison has voiced his intention to shake up the federal public service - seeking to make it more efficient in implementing the government’s agenda. A review of the public service led by David Thodey is now finished. Meanwhile, Professor Beth Noveck and Professor Rod Glover have released a...
Pasha 30: What is quantum machine learning?
August 07, 2019 13:56 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBshutterstock There’s a branch of physics called quantum mechanics, which deals with probabilities and makes a principle out of uncertainty. It tries to understand interesting phenomena that normal physics can’t and can be applied in a number of ways, including to quantum machine learning. Sound like science fiction? It’s not. In today’s episode of Pasha Professor Francesco Petruccione and researcher Amira Abbas from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa take us through what qua...
Special edition: what are the symptoms and effects of Ebola?
August 02, 2019 10:12 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBHealth Workers treat a patient who is suspected of being infected by Ebola, Flickr/World Bank/Vincent Tremeau Janusz Paweska, head of the Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa, discusses the terrible physical effects of Ebola.
Pasha 29: Young South Africans want to farm, but there are obstacles
July 31, 2019 13:22 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBshutterstock Unemployment is a major problem in South Africa. The youth – defined as those aged between 15 and 35 – make up a big proportion of the country’s high unemployment rate. The agricultural sector could be a key source of job creation for these young people. But while some in this group are interested in agriculture, there are obstacles in their path. And that means many young South Africans are turning their backs on the sector. In today’s episode of Pasha Luke Metelerkamp, a p...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on Labor's hard times
July 30, 2019 13:13 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBAnthony Albanese points to Labor's limited capacity to alter legislation in the Senate, as he defends the decision to vote for passing the government's full tax package. Lukas Coch/AAP Anthony Albanese has a blunt message for critics who are accusing Labor of attacking government measures but then voting for them. They should “examine the world as it is rather than as they would like it to be,” he says. In the post-election reality the Senate will mostly support the government. This seve...
Pasha 28: What it will take to build the toilets of the future
July 24, 2019 14:13 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBshutterstock Around 4.5 billion people don’t have adequate access to sanitation. And to deal with the problem, there are a number of new technologies that try to deal with human waste in a safe and useful way. Some toilets can save water and some can produce limited amounts of electricity. But for these toilets to be useful to people who don’t have access to proper sanitation, they need to be created in a way that is inclusive of those without access. In today’s episode of Pasha Rebecca ...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Paul Oosting responds to GetUp's critics
July 24, 2019 01:47 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBAfter a bruising election result for GetUp, national director Paul Oosting is in Canberra this week to work on press freedom. Joel Carrett After a bruising election outcome, GetUp is regrouping around a batch of issues - with press freedom the big ticket item. The activist group’s national director Paul Oosting, who has been in Canberra for the parliamentary week, says this is “deeply, deeply important to our members right now. It’s absolutely the number one issue that they care about”. ...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Centre Alliance's Stirling Griff on Newstart
July 23, 2019 05:16 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBCentre Alliance will be pivotal for the government in passing some legislation this parliamentary term. Sam Mooy/AAP The two Centre Alliance senators, Stirling Griff and Rex Patrick will often be pivotal to the fate of government legislation. The smaller non-Green Senate crossbench this term means that if the government can muster Centre Alliance support, it only needs one other crossbencher to pass bills, as was the case with the government’s tax package. In this podcast Michelle Gratt...
What's the next 'giant leap' for humankind in space? We asked 3 space experts
July 19, 2019 03:10 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBToday, we're asking two astrophysicists and a planetary scientist: what's the likelihood we'll be living on Mars or the Moon in future? Pixabay/WikiImages, CC BY You’ve probably heard that this week marks 50 years since humans first set foot on the Moon – a feat that still boggles the mind given the limitations of technology at the time and the global effort required to pull it off. If you’re as fascinated as we are about the history and future of space exploration, check out The Convers...
Pasha 27: Employed, but still poor, in South Africa
July 17, 2019 13:43 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBshutterstock The assumption that’s usually made is that if someone has a job they’re not poor, or living in poverty. But this isn’t always the case. Employment no longer guarantees an escape from poverty. This has increasingly become the case across the world. South Africa is no exception. Many people who have jobs remain poor because wages are too low to lift them and their families out of poverty. In the latest episode of Pasha, we look at the issue of being employed, but still poor....
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution
July 16, 2019 03:25 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBProfessor Megan Davis is an independent expert member of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. AAP/RICHARD WAINWRIGHT Last week on this podcast we talked to Ken Wyatt about the government’s plan for a referendum – hopefully this parliamentary term – to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. This week, we continue the conversation on Indigenous recognition with Megan Davis, a law professor and expert member of a key United Nations Indigen...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ken Wyatt on constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians
July 11, 2019 03:07 - 19 minutes - 27 MBKen Wyatt proposed plans for constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians during this parliamentary term. Rohan Thomson/AAP The first Indigenous minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, says on the government’s proposal to constitutionally recognise Indigenous Australians: “I’m optimistic about achieving the outcome because if the words are simple, but meaningful, then Australians will generally accept an opportunity to include Aboriginal people in the Constitution.” But h...
Pasha 26: Why South Africa needs to sort out its parliamentary budget office
July 03, 2019 14:07 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBshutterstock Parliamentary budget offices (PBOs) can play a valuable role in democracies. They provide impartial and expert advice on public finances. They do this in a transparent manner. This can strengthen oversight of public finance decisions by parliamentarians and civil society. But South Africa’s PBO is in disarray. In today’s episode of Pasha, we talk to Seán Mfundza Muller, a senior lecturer in economics and a research associate at the Public and Environmental Economics Research...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Father Frank Brennan on Israel Folau and religious freedom
July 03, 2019 07:51 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBFather Frank Brennan sat on the expert panel of the Religious Freedom Review. Alan Porritt/AAP Frank Brennan, Jesuit priest and member of the expert panel on Religious Freedom set up by Malcolm Turnbull, says the Israel Folau matter is a “simple freedom of contract case regardless of Mr. Folau’s religious views”. “I think the question is, did he voluntarily, and for a very large sum of money, agree with his employer to follow a work code which included an undertaking not to make statemen...
'This is going to affect how we determine time since death': how studying body donors in the bush is changing forensic science
July 01, 2019 19:43 - 33 minutes - 77.2 MBResearch underway at the University of Technology, Sydney's AFTER facility is yielding some surprising new findings about how bodies decompose in the Australian bush. Supplied by UTS, Author provided (No reuse) On the outskirts of Sydney, in a secret bushland location, lies what’s officially known as the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER). In books and movies, it’d be called a body farm. Maiken Ueland at the AFTER facility run by UTS. ...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: ACTU president Michele O'Neil on John Setka and the government's anti-union legislation
July 01, 2019 07:40 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBAustralian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) President Michele O'Neil (left) stands next to ACTU Secretary Sally McManus. Peter Rae/AAP The ACTU leadership has pushed controversial construction boss John Setka to quit his union job but its president Michele O'Neil says the final decision on his leadership rests on the union membership. She told The Conversation “members of unions elect their leadership and that’s an important principle”. In this podcast episode O'Neil denounces the gover...
Pasha 25: A Brazilian city offers South Africa lessons on ending hunger
June 26, 2019 13:53 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBshutterstock Many countries in the world face a double burden of hunger and malnutrition, on the one hand, and obesity with associated non-communicable diseases (NCDs), on the other. South Africa is one of them. Poverty, inequality, urbanisation and industrialisation of the food system means that people have limited access to healthy, affordable food. The result has been a spike in NCDs. In today’s episode Brittany Kesselman, a postdoctoral research fellow, discusses how the Brazilian c...
Pasha 24: Rwanda's female peacekeepers need better training
June 19, 2019 13:39 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBd a b e o Peacekeepers are exposed to a great deal of trauma in their daily work – and female peacekeepers from Rwanda say they simply aren’t getting the training they need to deal with this reality. They find it especially difficult to support and communicate with women who have experienced sexual violence and trauma. In today’s episode of Pasha Georgina Holmes, a Leverhulme early career research fellow from the University of Reading, highlights the challenges these Rwandan peacekeeper...
'People felt totally trapped': what it's like to be a pensioner renting privately as Australia's housing costs soar
June 14, 2019 04:24 - 17 minutes - 39 MBOlder private renters are far more likely to experience loneliness than their counterparts in social housing and that loneliness can be acute. Shutterstock A growing number of older Australians don’t own their homes. And whether they are private renters or live in social housing can make a big difference to their risk of loneliness and anxiety. That’s the key finding of research led by Alan Morris, a professor at the UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance, who interviewed older Au...
Pasha 23: Tropical cyclones are on the rise in southern Africa
June 12, 2019 13:44 - 6 minutes - 5.61 MBshutterstock Southern Africa has seen a rise in tropical cyclones recently. The most recent examples were Cyclones Kenneth and Idai that hit Mozambique and surrounds. In the latest episode of Pasha Dr Jennifer Fitchett, a senior lecturer in physical geography at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, explained why this is happening. This episode also looked at naming cyclones and how they are measured. Read more: Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew n...
Pasha 22: Mobile technology and backpackers in Ghana
June 05, 2019 12:39 - 6 minutes - 6 MBa b c o Backpacking contributes significantly to many countries’ tourism revenue, Ghana among them. But some backpackers in the West African nation fear that their mobile technology isn’t safe there – they worry that it may be targeted by hackers and other cyber criminals, or snatched by thieves. In today’s episode of Pasha we spoke to Frederick Dayour, a lecturer at the University for Development Studies in Ghana, who shared insights into how the country can address these worries and ta...
Pasha 21: Why multiple food systems are important
May 29, 2019 13:40 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBb d fde e o Food insecurity is a major problem in many African countries. Sadly, development organisations that set up programmes in those countries hoping to alleviate the crisis can end up doing the opposite. That’s because more advanced forms of agriculture are promoted at the expense of more established local food systems like foraging and subsistence agriculture. It’s these systems that poorer households rely on. In today’s episode of Pasha William G. Moseley, a professor of geograp...
Pasha 20: In South Africa, unhealthy food choices are everywhere
May 22, 2019 13:52 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBshutterstock Diseases linked to obesity are rising rapidly in South Africa. A major part of the problem is the growing available of unhealthy food options. In many neighbourhoods there are more unhealthy food outlets, like fast food places, than there are healthy food options. In this episode of Pasha, Safura Abdool Karim, a senior project manager at PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa) sheds light on these issues. Professor Karen Hofman ...
Pasha 19: How seeing women in power can inspire Ethiopia's girls
May 15, 2019 14:07 - 6 minutes - 5.93 MBshutterstock Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been making sweeping changes. One area in which he’s made considerable progress is in women’s representation in government. He appointed Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first woman President and also named a cabinet with 50% female representation. These decisions could have a major impact on young Ethiopian girls – having women in powerful political positions could provide important role models. In today’s episode of Pasha Sosina B...
Pasha 18: The struggles of black women in science
May 07, 2019 13:22 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBMany academic disciplines in science, technology, engineering and maths tend to be dominated by men. There are a number of historical and social reasons for this, which persist today and keep women out of these disciplines. This is especially true for black women, who must also battle outdated cultural ideals that suggest they don’t “belong” in science. In today’s episode of Pasha, Ndoni Mcunu, a PhD Candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand, takes us through her story of being a bl...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Eccleston on the electoral mood in Tasmania
May 06, 2019 09:20 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBEccleston says fisherman Craig Garland could have a shot at winning a Senate seat. Facebook University of Tasmania political science professor, Richard Eccleston, says a lack of a coherent energy policy could count against the Coalition in the island state. “The party which seems to offer the more compelling commitment to climate change and renewable production will probably be well placed to capitalize on that [Tasmania’s environmental interests].” Eccleston told The Conversation the vo...
India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls
May 06, 2019 05:59 - 28 minutes - 64.4 MBIndian general elections begin April 11. vepar5/shutterstock Here’s an astonishingly large number. Around 900 million Indians are heading to the polls to decide if they want to reelect the current government of Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). India Tomorrow is a seven-part podcast series by The Anthill (produced by The Conversation UK), exploring some of the major issues facing India – identity politics, the rise of Hindu nationalism, Kashmir, the ro...
Nimbin before and after: local voices on how the 1973 Aquarius Festival changed a town forever
May 03, 2019 06:40 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBA scene at the Aquarius Festival, Nimbin, 1973. Flickr/Harry Watson Smith, CC BY-SA, CC BY-SA Today, Trust Me, I’m An Expert brings you a special episode carried across from another Conversation podcast, Essays On Air. In the north-east corner of Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales is a small former dairying and banana farming community. Today, however, that village is unrecognisable. Nimbin is now widely acknowledged as Australia’s counter-cultural capital, a sister city...
Pasha 17: Taking a look at light pollution
May 01, 2019 09:41 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MBLight pollution emanates from excessive and obtrusive light produced by humans at night. It mainly comes from electricity from houses, offices, streetlamps, billboards and car headlights. Evidence is growing that light pollution has negative effects on human health. In the latest episode of Pasha Bernard Coetzee, a conservation scientist from the University of the Witwatersrand, takes us through what light pollution is, how big a problem it is and how it can be dealt with. Read mor...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Colebatch on the battle in Victoria - and the Senate
May 01, 2019 07:57 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBoriginal Inside Story’s Tim Colebatch says three Victorian seats are seen as “pretty certain” wins for Labor - Dunkley, Corangamite and Chisholm. A number of others “are really open” - Casey, La Trobe, Deakin, Flinders and possibly even Higgins. “It does strike me that [the Liberals] they’ve done a lot to show the flag in Victoria. Morrison has been down there frequently”. Colebatch tells The Conversation climate change is a big factor in many of the blue ribbon Victorian electorates. ...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: William Bowe on the state of election play in WA
April 30, 2019 08:41 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBMorrison has been campaigning in Western Australia this week. Mick Tsikas/AAP Western Australia-based William Bowe, who runs The Poll Bludger website, says “there is a feeling that there is a Labor resurgence in the state”. Bowe told The Conversation a “floundering” state economy after the mining boom downturn, with falling house prices and rising unemployment, has created a sense that “prosperity has been lost. And that sense of downward mobility is very dangerous for the government”. “...
'Labor will win this election. I think that's virtually unquestionable': political scientist Andy Marks on #AusVotes2019 and the key issues in NSW
April 30, 2019 07:16 - 14 minutes - 34 MBPolitical scientist Andy Marks says: ‘I’d suggest the momentum is with Labor and it hasn’t substantially shifted’. AAP Image/NIC ELLIS We are but a few weeks from a federal election, and the way the wind is blowing may depend on what state you’re in. Trust Me, I’m An Expert – along with Politics with Michelle Grattan – is bringing you state-focused podcast episodes as polling day approaches. To catch up on all the political drama unfolding in NSW, I spoke to political scientist (and se...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Hughes on political advertising - and Clive Palmer
April 29, 2019 08:26 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBOn Monday, the first day of pre-polling, there was a surge in social media ads. Bianca De Marchi/AAP ANU marketing lecturer Andrew Hughes says this is the first election where the advertising spend and activity has been more focussed on digital. He told The Conversation that on Monday, the first day of pre-polling, there was a surge in social media ads - the Coalition had over 230 different ads on Facebook while Labor had over 200. “The sheer volume of ads is probably the highest we’ve ...
Pasha 16: Small-scale farming and agroecology
April 24, 2019 13:49 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MBThe intensive production of livestock, poultry, fish and crops, is environmentally damaging. This is because industrial farming can affect the soil, water and climate. The answer lies in promoting less intensive farming methods, known as agroecology. In this week’s episode, Rachel Wynberg the bio-economy research chair at the University of Cape Town and Laura Pereira, a researcher at the centre for complex systems in transition at Stellenbosch University, look at what is agroecology and h...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Caroline Fisher on the spin machines of #AusVotes19
April 24, 2019 06:25 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBNot a spin machine but in fact a ballot draw for the declaration of nominations. Kelly Barnes/AAP While the major party leaders seem to have curated their images, University of Canberra assistant professor in communications and media Caroline Fisher says they can’t always control how these could be manipulated. Fisher says there has been “a real attempt to soften” Scott Morrison as the “daggy dad” through candid personal selfies. In contrast, Bill Shorten has opted for more professional s...
The myth of 'the Queensland voter', Australia's trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition
April 18, 2019 01:06 - 53 minutes - 122 MBToday we're asking: what Queensland seats are the ones to watch on election night? How to give Indigenous Australians a true voice in politics? And how can we improve trust in the political system? Shutterstock Today we’re bringing you a special discussion about the federal election that took place at the launch of a book of Conversation essays, Advancing Australia: Ideas for a Better Country. Recorded at Avid Reader bookshop in Brisbane on April 17, the discussion featured Indigenous ac...
Pasha 15: The unhealthy aftermath of Cyclone Idai
April 17, 2019 14:01 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBCyclone Idai has devastated millions of people in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The flood waters have receded – but these countries’ problems are not over yet. Many health issues lurk in the aftermath of a natural disaster. In today’s episode Kerrigan McCarthy, head of the Outbreak Response Unit at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases, discusses these health issues and the responses that are being mounted to tackle them. Read more: Cyclone Idai is ove...
Mukurtu: an online dilly bag for keeping Indigenous digital archives safe
April 16, 2019 01:56 - 31 minutes - 71.5 MBMukurtu is a Warumungu word meaning “dilly bag” or a safe keeping place for sacred materials. Nina Maile Gordon/The Conversation CC-NY-BD Reader advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article may contain images of people who have died. A few years ago, the State Library of NSW was working with Moree’s Dhiiyaan Centre to pull together archival photographs of the 1965 Freedom Rides, an Aboriginal-led protest against racist segregationist policies in NSW...
Pasha 14: Fake news and fallacies part 3
April 10, 2019 14:01 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBb o “Fake news” means different things to different people. As far as Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, is concerned: “If it’s fake, it can’t be news”. Calling it this, he’s argued, gives the term legitimacy. But at the same time, he and others say, it’s important that the problem be acknowledged. It is present in the world of academia as well. On today’s episode, academics share their experiences with misinformation, disinformation and ...
Pasha 13: Fake news and fallacies part 2
April 03, 2019 12:29 - 5 minutes - 5.52 MBshutterstock Fake news is attractive to people because of its simplicity: it contains elements of truth, and that lures people into believing it. In this era where fake news and fallacies are all around us, science has a crucial role to play. Social media and digital technologies help in spreading fake news. But this doesn’t mean social media should be controlled or censored by governments, Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, argues in thi...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on Labor's budget reaction
April 03, 2019 09:54 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBDean Lewins/AAP Shadow Finance minister Jim Chalmers said Labor was looking for ways to make things fairer for low-income earners who were “largely left behind” in the government’s budget. He told The Conversation the measures “would be through the tax system and would most likely be around the low and middle income tax offset which the government introduced”. New to podcasts? Podcasts are often best enjoyed using a podcast app. All iPhones come with the Apple Podcasts ap...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on budget strategy and numbers
April 02, 2019 10:15 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBMick Tsikas(AAP)/The Conversation/Shutterstock From inside the budget lockup, The Conversation’s Business and Economics editor Peter Martin and political and economic journalist Tim Colebatch from Inside Story shared their reactions to the pre-election budget. Martin said the budget featured a substantial tax cut “that goes back in time” and that while the government was forecasting “good times around the corner,” there has been barely any sign of them. He also said he thou...