Listen Now - 2010-03-17 | Download Audio - 17032010
This week in Bangkok, tens of thousands of Thais demanded the resignation of their government. Over the last two years, two groups of protesters -- dressed in red shirts or yellow shirts -- have taken to the streets. Who are these demonstrators and why are they protesting?
First broadcast 20 May 2009
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Listen Now - 2010-03-10 | Download Audio - 10032010
Public hospitals are the centrepiece of Australia's health system, yet there seems to be something deeply wrong with them. What can we learn from attempts at reform overseas? Read Transcript
Listen Now - 2010-03-03 | Download Audio - 03032010
Haiti is a nation best known for its political instability and natural disasters. It would not be unreasonable to believe that Haiti was cursed. This week on Rear Vision, a look at the history of Haiti. Read Transcript
Listen Now - 2010-02-24 | Download Audio - 24022010
How did the Lancet, Britain's oldest and most respected medical journal, come to publish a fraudulent study linking the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination with autism? There was no scientific basis for the claim and the paper's lead author was being paid by a personal-injury lawyer who represented several children in the study. Read Transcript
Over the past ten years Australian cities and towns have faced water shortages and water restrictions, yet Singapore, which once imported 80 per cent of its water, has become self sufficient. Are there any lessons Australian cities can learn from Singapore? Read Transcript
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej wields enormous unofficial political influence, thanks to his popularity with his people. As political turmoil engulfs Thailand once more, find out about the life of King Bhumibol and the role of the monarch in Thai democracy?
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