About this episode

Anna Henderson discusses One Nation's win in Western Australia, separatist movements in Canada, and the impact of GPS technology.

Anna Henderson looks at One Nation's historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state. In oil-rich Alberta, a growing separatist movement is asking a once unthinkable question: should the province leave Canada and become an independent country? Plus, how GPS (Global Positioning System) now underwrites everything from rideshares to traffic light systems, international banking and supply chains. Guests: Anna Henderson, Chief Political Correspondent, SBS Andrea Lawlor, Associate Professor in political science, at McMasters University, Ontario, Canada Katherine Dunn, author, Little Blue Dot: How the Global Positioning System Shaped the Modern World

People in this episode

Host: Anna Henderson

Guests: Andrea Lawlor, Katherine Dunn

Topics covered

• politics
• separatism
• GPS technology
• Canadian independence
• Western Australia elections

Keywords

• One Nation
• Western Australia
• Alberta
• Canada
• GPS
• separatism
• politics
• Katherine Dunn
• Andrea Lawlor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation

Books & works: Little Blue Dot: How the Global Positioning System Shaped the Modern World

Places: Western Australia, Alberta, Canada

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