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Rear Vision

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We tease out the complex history behind those baffling events in the news.


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2008-11-09 A Radical Change

When New Zealanders vote this Saturday they will be using an electoral system called MMP, or mixed-member-proportional. Introduced in the late 1990s in an attempt to make the NZ electoral system more representative, it has changed the face of New Zealand politics and the faces of many politicians. This week we take a look at why New Zealand made this change, and what impact it's had on their political system and their parliamentary democracy....

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[ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-11-02 The Patriot Act

After the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001, the US Congress passed the Patriot Act -- giving the security services sweeping powers to undertake surveillance and track down terrorists. At the same time President Bush declared a war on terrorism -- thereby extending his powers to detain and prosecute 'enemy combatants'. Rear Vision looks at whether these measures were necessary to combat terrorism. How successful have they been at preventing terrorist attacks, an...

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[ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-10-26 Australia's counter-terrorism laws

Australia´s first counter-terrorism legislation, created in the overheated environment following the 9/11 bombings was controversial, even at the time. How do these laws differ from the criminal law and how have they been applied?...

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[ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-10-19 Politics of the pelvis: the religious right in the US

Although the current global financial turmoil will continue to dominate the last few weeks of this year´s US presidential election, evangelical Christian voters will be crucial, especially for the Republican Party....

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[ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-10-12 NATO: a history

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was born in the 1940s in the shadow of the Cold War as a mutual defence alliance. But it is playing an increasing role today, in both Eastern Europe and in conflict zones like Afghanistan, so why is NATO still relevant in the 21st century?...

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[ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-10-05 A future for Belgium?

Since national elections fifteen months ago, Belgium has been in the grip of a profound political crisis, prompting speculation that the country might split. What has caused this political stalemate and what lies ahead for this deeply divided country?...

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[ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-09-28 Carbon Emission Trading: A way forward or the Emperor's new clothes?

With the Rudd Labor government promising to establish a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Rear Vision takes a look at the history of carbon trading. What is it, when did the idea first emerge, why was it adopted by the Kyoto Protocol and just how successful have trading schemes been at reducing greenhouse gases?...

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[ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-09-21 1929 Revisited

After a week of almost unprecedented drama on global financial markets, Rear Vision revisits the 1920s and the events that led to the stock market crash of 1929. This program was first broadcast 27 April 2008...

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[ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-09-14 Rebuilding Ground Zero

Seven years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the World Trade Center site in New York is still largely a big hole in the ground. Why has rebuilding taken so long?...

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[ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-06-08 The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt

Last month President George W Bush told the Arab world to democratise and allow opposition parties to take part in the political process. It was a pointed remark to make in Egypt, where the main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has been banned for 50 years. This week, the history of the Muslim Brotherhood: where it came from, why it´s been banned and just what it stands for today....

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[ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-06-01 Australian troops in Iraq; mission accomplished

After the 2007 election, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd confirmed his campaign promise to pull Australia's combat troops out of Iraq by mid-2008. As the deadline nears, Rear Vision looks at Australia's contribution to the war and what the withdrawal of its troops might mean....

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[ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-05-25 The dream of a united Africa

At the end of WW2, as liberation movements swept across Africa, a number of the more radical African leaders dreamed of creating a United States of Africa. This week on Rear Vision we look at that dream and at the two organisations that emerged from it -- the now defunct Organisation of African Unity and the African Union....

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[ Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-05-18 Georgia

Since the Republic of Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, its people have endured corrupt government and periods of civil war. Georgia has also become the arena for a tug of war between the US and a revived Russia....

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[ Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-05-11 On Holidays

Many of us have a sense that our time is being encroached upon; by work, family, and financial pressures. It's an anxiety reflected in the unpopularity of the previous government's WorkChoices legislation, and our contemporary obsession with the notion of work/life balance. And yet over the last few years, increasing numbers of Australians have been stockpiling their annual leave, and ditching the long family holiday for shorter, more expensive breaks....

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[ Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-05-04 Paris May 1968

When French workers joined the student protests of May 1968, the strike by 10 million—roughly two-thirds of the workforce—convulsed the entire country. The action on the streets and in the factories set off social and political shock waves that still resonate in France forty years later....

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[ Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-04-27 The 1929 stock market crash

During the last decade (and more) there seemed to be no end to just how high and how fast the stock market could climb. Rear Vision revisits the 1920s, when the markets were also bullish and optimism dominated — and the events that led to the stock market crash of 1929....

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[ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-04-20 The FARC: Colombia's armed conflict

Can an international campaign win the release of Ingrid Betancourt, once a Colombian presidential candidate, who has been held hostage for six years by leftist guerrillas known as the FARC? Who are the FARC and how have they managed to survive since the 1960s despite the billions of dollars spent on their destruction?...

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[ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-04-13 Summits

The first summits were held at the end of the 19th century and led to federation. They were revived in 1983 by Bob Hawke and since then have become a significant part of the political landscape at state and federal levels. We look at the different types of summits, grand vision summits and specific summits -- what, if anything, they achieve, why they have become so popular, and what their popularity tells us about failures in the parliamentary political process....

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[ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-04-06 A roof over your head

It has never been easier to get a loan to buy a house in Australia and this is partly - and paradoxically - why putting a roof over your head has become so hard. Rear Vision looks at the history of home ownership in Australia....

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[ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-03-30 Tibet

Over the past few weeks protests against Chinese rule in Tibet have erupted across Tibet and internationally. At issue is the question of Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. In Rear Vision today we take a look at the historical claims over Tibet....

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[ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-03-23 The Good Friday Agreement

Ten years ago, the Good Friday Agreement brought an uneasy end to the Troubles, the violent conflict between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists that had plagued Northern Ireland for thirty years. Rear Vision revisits the accord and looks at the peace that followed....

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[ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-03-16 Taiwan a contested History

For over two centuries there have been disputes over who owns Taiwan. China claims that Taiwan was and remains an integral part of the Chinese empire. While most Taiwanese argue that Taiwan has not been part of China, for almost 100 years and is therefore an independence sovereign nation. It´s a debate that that has been played out both internationally, and within in Taiwan, for the over a century, this week on Rear Vision the history of the island and the people of Taiwan....

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[ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-03-09 The history of forensic DNA

The use of DNA evidence in police investigations is commonplace, but questions are now being raised about the use of the latest DNA technology in criminal trials. And a hearing is underway in Europe testing the legal basis of Britain's enormous DNA database....

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[ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-03-02 Anwar Ibrahim - The man who won't be there

This week we examine the political history of the former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim. Today Anwar is seen as a beacon of democracy by the international community yet for almost two decades he drove the Islamisation of Malaysia with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir. Who is Anwar Ibrahim and just how significant is he in Malaysian politics today?...

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[ Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-02-24 Indonesia's President Suharto, his rise and fall

Suharto, the former strong man of Indonesia, died last month taking many secrets with him -- among them what really happened in the coup attempt that catapulted him to power, and how he was able to stay at the top of this volatile country for 32 years. Rear Vision looks at the long rise, the sudden fall, and the legacy of President Suharto....

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[ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-02-17 Car crazy

For more than a century, Americans have enjoyed a long and passionate relationship with the gas-guzzling automobile. Rear Vision investigates why a desire for fuel efficiency was never part of the romance....

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[ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-02-10 Trouble in Paradise

For the last decade or more Kenya has been seen as the political and economic success story of Africa. Yet since the disputed Presidential elections last year the country has descended into to ethnic violence. Rear Vision this week looks at the historical reasons behind the violence and unrest in Kenya....

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[ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-02-03 Polar politics: territorial claims in Antarctica

Seventy five years ago this month, Australia staked its claim in Antarctica with the declaration of the Australian Antarctic Territory. On Rear Vision, a history of territorial claims in Antarctica....

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[ Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-01-27 Politics and justice: the Lockerbie trial

The decision of a Scottish judicial commission to allow a new appeal by the only man convicted over the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie nearly 20 years ago has put the spotlight on the fairness and justice of the original trial. This program was first broadcast on 9 September 2007...

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[ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-01-20 The Malvinas-Falklands War

It is 25 years since Argentina invaded a barely inhabited archipelago in the South Atlantic - the British colony known as the Falkland Islands. The war that followed had dramatic consequences for both sides, as well as those who lived on the islands. This program was first broadcast on 1st April, 2007...

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[ Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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