Australia's new treaties in the Pacific, plus do we really want to colonise space?
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The episode discusses Australia's new treaties in the Pacific and critiques the push for space colonization.
Australia's new treaties with Fiji and Vanuatu are being hailed as a diplomatic triumph. But how meaningful are they, and are they in the best interests of the wider Pacific? And a philosopher's take on why the push for the New Space Age, when humans will someday be living, working, and vacationing in space, is a mistake. Guests: Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, Adelaide University. Co-author, with Jack Corbett, of ‘Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific’ (La Trobe) Ben Bramble, lecturer in philosophy at the Australian National University and a mission specialist at ANU’s Institute for Space. Author of ‘Lunacy - Ten False promises of the New Space age’ (NewSouth)
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