Australia's new treaties in the Pacific, plus do we really want to colonise space?

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)