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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)

How the British elite see themselves is not what the data reveals. An historian of medicine, who's mother had polio, is revisiting the experiences of polio for thousands of people, via archival records. And a brief tribute to the Australian writer David Malouf.
Guests:
Professor Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality at the London School of Economics
Professor Catharine Coleborne, historian of health and medicine at the University of Newcastle, NSW

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon survives a no confidence vote, but how long can he hang on to the leadership? Plus why the Musician's Union of Australia put an end to the career of popular 1930's Jewish jazz band, The Weintraubs' Syncopators.
Guests: 
Henry Cooke, Deputy political editor, The Post, based in Wellington
Albrecht Duemling, historian and author of From Berlin to Sydney: The Weintraubs Syncopators’ Jazz Legacy (1924–1940)

Trump contemplates his next move on Iran as the ceasefire deadline looms, while at home his administration is dealing with yet more scandal, this time in the FBI. 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster,  the Exclusion Zone has become a thriving wildlife refuge. Plus the story of Australians most daring convict escape on the whaling ship Catalpa, which sailed from America to pick up six Irish convicts in Fremantle. 
Guests: 
Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma. 
Germán Orizaola, Associate Professor in Zoology, Department of Biology of Organisms and Systems, University of Oviedo.
Tony Moore, Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University, and author of ‘Death or liberty: rebels and radicals transported to Australia 1788 – 1868'.

Our regular Canberra correspondent on the latest polling, and Independent David Pocock's new focus on taxing gas. Historian Peter Stanley argues for a new way to do war commemoration, and the spectacle of a flooded Lake Eyre/Kathi-Thanda is alluring, but fuel anxiety may limit the number of visitors. 
Guests
Anna Henderson, SBS chief political correspondent
Peter Stanley, former Australian War  Memorial historian
Trevor Wright, owner of the William Creek pub and Wrightsair, which does Lake Eyre joy flights