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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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2009-07-01 The Paris Peace Conference 1919

The Paris Peace Conference of 1919, held just months after the ended WW1, gathered together the leaders of the world. Their task: to redraw the map of the world and create a peace that would last forever. While it clearly failed in its second task, 90 years on we still live in a world created at that conference. Rear Vision re-examines the Paris Conference and the Treaty of Versailles....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-24 Oil, democracy and a CIA coup

Since the Iranian presidential elections Tehran has been engulfed by civil and political unrest. Not since the Iranian Revolution has Tehran experienced this level of violence and political disobedience. But why do the Iranian leadership accuses Britain and America of fermenting the current political unrest? It's a story that begins in 1953: a story about oil, democracy and a CIA coup. First broadcast on 30th September 2007...

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[ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-17 Venezuela in the time of Chavez

Depending on your point of view, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela´s president, is either a demagogue and would-be dictator or a new kind of twenty-first century socialist building a fairer society for Venezuela´s poor. Rear Vision looks at what has happened in Venezuela over the last decade....

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[ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-10 Deeper in debt: a history of consumer credit

The balance outstanding on credit cards – that´s debt that´s accruing interest because it´s not being paid off – has more than doubled in Australia in the last six years, jumping from $16 billion in 2002 to $33 billion in 2008. Rear Vision traces the growth of consumer credit and its increasingly central role in our economy....

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[ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-03 Tax havens

If you pay tax you´re not rich enough, if you were you'd set up a bank account in Geneva, the Isle of Man or in the Bahamas or one of the other Tax havens and life would be tax free. A history of tax havens: when and why they first appeared and how it is that they have come to play such a major role in the international finance system....

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[ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-27 Palliative care

Although modern palliative care has only a short history, its practice has spread around the world. Rear Vision tracks the history of this approach to dying from its origins in Britain to Australia, where the world´s first professor of palliative care was appointed....

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[ Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-20 Thailand's Democrcay

Last month the streets of Bangkok erupted into violence, as protesters, dressed in red shirts, blockaded the prime minister´s office, demanding his resignation. Last year demonstrators, dressed in yellow shirts, shut down Bangkok´s main airport and demanded the removal of the whole government. So what´s going on in Thailand and who are these yellow and red shirted protesters?...

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[ Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-13 Childcare in Australia

The repercussions of the collapse of ABC Learning are still being felt around the country and the associated legal matters will take years to play out. Rear Vision looks at the history of childcare in Australia and how ABC Learning became such a giant before it went bust....

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[ Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-06 The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919

The history of the world's worst flu pandemic, the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic known as the Spanish flu, was caused by an unusually virulent virus. It killed around 50 million people worldwide and what made it especially deadly was the fact that it killed healthy young adults, not just those with compromised immune systems....

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[ Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-06 The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919

The history of the world's worst flu pandemic, the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic known as the Spanish flu, was caused by an unusually virulent virus. It killed around 50 million people worldwide and what made it especially deadly was the fact that it killed healthy young adults, not just those with compromised immune systems....

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[ Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-29 Iceland votes

The collapse of Iceland´s economy last October was followed by street protests that brought down the government, prompting early elections this month. Rear Vision looks at the background to this story as Iceland struggles for economic recovery....

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[ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-29 Iceland votes

The collapse of Iceland´s economy last October was followed by street protests that brought down the government, prompting early elections this month. Rear Vision looks at the background to this story as Iceland struggles for economic recovery....

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[ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-22 South African Democracy

15 years after South Africa's first democratic election we takes a look at what's been achieved politically and socially and at the strenght of South Africa´s democratic institutions....

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[ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-15 The International Monetary Fund

At the recent G20 meeting, world leaders promised to triple the resources of the International Monetary Fund, putting it centre stage once again in a battle to restore global economic health. Rear Vision looks at the history of the IMF; the reasons for its creation in 1944 and the evolution of its role....

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[ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-08 Back to the future with electric cars

With the recent spike in the oil price, the threat of global warming and the economic downturn, electric cars have become the sexy technology of today, which is ironic as 100 years ago there were more electric cars on the road than petrol cars. This week, the history of the electric vehicle....

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[ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-25 Public hospitals

This week a look at the history of public hospitals in Australia -- where did our public hospital system come from and why is it in crisis?...

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[ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-18 Café Connoisseur; a cultural history of coffee

This week, while we'll touch on the economic - and the health - strands in the story of coffee, Rear Vision looks closely at the social and cultural history of the drink -tracking the changes in the way we use it and how we think about it. explore more at our special feature page...

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[ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-11 Management culture and gurus: their part in our downfall

For the last two decades executive salaries and payouts have risen beyond those of ordinary workers. Have these increases led to better performances by CEOs and to stronger corporations? On Rear Vision this week the history of the modern CEO: managers and culture through the 20th century....

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[ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-04 Fiji; coup country

Fiji has suffered four coups since independence in 1970, the most recent in 2006 when the government of Laisenia Qarase was overthrown by Commodore Frank Bainimarama. Rear Vision investigates the tension between the military and democratic rule in Fiji....

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[ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-25 Carbon emissions trading: a way forward or the Emperor's new clothes?

Australian federal politics at the moment is dominated by debate over the Rudd government´s carbon pollution reduction scheme. This week, Rear Vision looks at the history of such carbon trading schemes and at how effective they are at reducing greenhouse gases. First Broadcast 28 September 2008...

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[ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-18 Banking crises: the Swedish model

The US is still struggling to find a way to sort out the mess in its banking system. The resolution of the Swedish banking crisis of 1992 provides an interesting counterpoint. By quickly isolating bad assets the Swedish government turned the economy around....

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[ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-11 The Iranian Revolution

In Iran this week they're celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution—an event that shocked the West, inspired millions of Muslims and redefined Middle Eastern politics. We examine the events that led to the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran....

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[ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-04 The Treaty of Waitangi

Australia´s national day commemorates the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia. New Zealand´s national day, held on 6 February, also marks the arrival of British colonial power, but with a major difference—the signing of a treaty that guaranteed Maori land rights....

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[ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-28 The New Deal

Last week Barack Obama became president of the United States, and not since the Great depression has a US president faced such uncertain economic times. President Obama has promised an economic stimulus package worth billions of dollars, but this is not the first time a new US president has introduced a bold new economic deal. In 1933 President Franklin Roosevelt introduced his New Deal, a series of legislative programs designed to stimulate the US economy and get Americans back to work. It was...

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[ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-25 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 the European Court of Human Rights has just ruled unanimously that Britain´s policy of gathering and storing the fingerprints and DNA of all criminal suspects was a violation of the human right to privacy. This program was first broadcast on 9th March 2008....

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[ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-18 The story of highways

Even as petrol prices skyrocket, nations around the globe continue to invest in highways. They transport us from place to place, they move our food and our goods and, for those of us who live in or near big cities, they bring us to work. This week on Rear Vision we look at the history of the highway. This program was first broadcast on 20th July 2008...

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[ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-11 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. This program was first broadcast on 17th February 2008....

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[ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-04 Black Liberation Theology

In his battle to gain the Democratic nomination Senator Barack Obama faced increasing pressure over his relationship with his former pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright and with the ministry of the Black Liberation Churches. This week we explore the history of Black Liberation Theology and pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright's place in that history.This program was first broadcast on 6th July 2008...

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[ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-28 Alcohol in Australia: a history of drinking

Australians have enjoyed a drink since the first days of white settlement. On Rear Vision this week, a history of drinking in Australia and of government attempts to control it. This program was first broadcast on 15 June 2008....

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


2008-12-21 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. This program was first broadcast on 11th May 2008 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 b...

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

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