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Anna Henderson on the Japanese PM's visit and the tragedy of Kumanjayi Little Baby's death in Alice Springs. Plus 2020 wasn’t a good year for North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un - there were reports he was seriously ill, and speculation ran wild about his future. But nearly six years later, Kim has defied the doubters, exploiting global instability, drawing closer to both Putin and Xi, and testing the limits with South Korea. Also, were ancient marble statues actually painted?
Guests: 
Anna Henderson, SBS World News Chief Political Correspondent | National Press Club Director
Dr Jung H. Pak, historian and analyst, former officer with the CIA and the US State Department, author of Becoming Kim Jong Un
Mark Bradley, Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham

David Malouf, who died last week at 92, was a hugely influential figure in Australian culture. A novelist, poet, teacher, arts advisor and board member, 'Boyer lecturer, and enormously generous mentor to many other writers. His friends and peers pay tribute.
Guests: 
Peter Goldsworthy, Adelaide-based poet
Nicholas Jose, Adelaide-based novelist
Kate Grenville, Melbourne-based novelist
Omar Sakr, western Sydney-based poet
The one David Malouf book our guests would recommend reading
Kate Grenville: Johnno
Omar Sakr: An Open Book
Nicholas Jose: 12 Edmonstone Street
Peter Goldsworthy: Ransom

Ian Dunt looks at King Charles' address to US Congress and the subtle anti-Trump messages within it. Plus, a new biography details the life of Richard 'Dick' Meagher - a talented young Australian solicitor with political ambitions in Federation-era Australia, who was embroiled in scandal for his handling of a high-profile murder trial. For the rest of his life, Meagher worked to scrub this stain from his reputation. 
Guests: 
Ian Dunt, columnist with i-news; co-host of the Origin Story podcast
Patrick Mullins, author of The Stained Man: a crime, a scandal, and the making of a nation, published by Scribe

Why is Pakistan the new deal broker in the US-Iran war? And what do cryptocurrency and critical minerals deals have to do with their new-found role? And the ethics of media coverage of mass shootings, or attempted shootings, as with President Trump over the weekend.
Guests: 
Dr Farzana Shaikh, Associate Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House, author of MAKING SENSE OF PAKISTAN (2018)
Dr Glynn Greensmith, senior lecturer in journalism at Curtin University (WA); former ABC broadcaster, author of Mass Shootings, Media and Motive – How Changing Coverage Can Change Lives (2026)

Indigenous soldiers who fought in WW felt betrayed when they returned, then formed the first radical Aboriginal political organisation. And, before the Pacific War, Australia had a strong business relationship with Japan. But were there spies in the mix? 
Guests:
John Maynard, historian, author, Emeritus Professor at Newcastle University. Contributor to the book ‘Challenging Anzac: stories that don’t fit the legend’ (NewSouth) 
Nick Hordern, author, former diplomat, former policy advisor, former journalist. New book ‘Loyalty: Australians, Japanese and Espionage, on the eve of the Pacific War’ (Australian Scholarly Publishing)