Crisis in Afghanistan and Russia Ukraine tension
The crisis in Afghanistan Six months after the withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan, it is clear the embattled country is in the midst of ...
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Big Ideas brings you the best of talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in Australia and around the world, casting light on the major social, cultural, scientific and political issues
Museums as an agent of change
When was the last time you visited a museum? Museums are popular with adults and children alike and the multi-media exhibitions make subjects come ali...
OECD Climate change, tax and market economies
Australia’s been a member of the OECD for the last fifty years. Former federal politician Mathias Corman is now the Secretary General. The OECD’s cla...
How do we stop coercive control and elder abuse?
Should we criminalise coercive control - an insidious form of domestic violence, used to control, humiliate, and intimidate another person? Women, and...
COVID in India
India’s struggle to contain the COVID 19 virus made international headlines. ABC South Asia Correspondent James Oaten witnessed the devastating mark t...
Reviewing Australia's monetary policy
The international think tank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has called for a wholesale review of monetary policy i...
Migrant women and domestic violence
A study examining the safety and security of migrant and refugee women in Australia found one in three of those surveyed experienced some form of dome...
Recycling and sustainable fashion
We can recycle to put materials to new uses not just to replace the original product. We hear how textiles and plastics are repurposed to make buildin...
Improving psychiatry and the treatment of mental illness
Australia's mental health system is broken and needs to change. On this, psychiatrists, as well as those with a mental illness, agree. But what needs ...
Going to court for nature
International negotiations on climate change and biodiversity often put the scientific case behind economic and political interests. So, people increa...