EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 29 MIN
Social cohesion, student uprising + music in Arnhem Land
from Hack · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
From foreign interference by Iran to a plan for anti-immigrant rallies, a lot of people are seeing signs this week that Australia's social cohesion is fraying. So what's fuelling it? And the manhunt for the gunman who allegedly killed 2 police officers in Victoria is in its second day. We have the latest.Also, 1 year on we check in on the students in Bangladesh who toppled their government. Plus: why one of the most isolated parts of the country keeps producing iconic Aussie music. Listen now: 01:15 - What we know about Dezi Freeman05:25 - How social cohesion became a flashpoint16:00 - The Bangladesh student uprising 1 year on 24:45 - Why Arnhem Land wants to share its musicGuests:Dr Ben Rich, senior lecturer in international relations, Curtin UniversityEllie Grounds, reporter, ABC TV Foreign CorrespondentGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
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From foreign interference by Iran to a plan for anti-immigrant rallies, a lot of people are seeing signs this week that Australia's social cohesion is fraying. So what's fuelling it? And the manhunt for the gunman who allegedly killed 2 police officers in Victoria is in its second day. We have the latest. Also, 1 year on we check in on the students in Bangladesh who toppled their government. Plus: why one of the most isolated parts of the country keeps producing iconic Aussie music. Listen now: 01:15 - What we know about Dezi Freeman 05:25 - How social cohesion became a flashpoint 16:00 - The Bangladesh student uprising 1 year on 24:45 - Why Arnhem Land wants to share its music Guests: Dr Ben Rich, senior lecturer in international relations, Curtin University Ellie Grounds, reporter, ABC TV Foreign Correspondent Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
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