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Geoffrey Robinson on Putin and Boyan Slat on The Ocean Cleanup

Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robinson on whether the international community is equipped to respond to war crimes being committed in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza.

Published: 21h agoWed 15 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Illustrations of a koala, lighthouse, books and a radio on a blue background.

Duration: 54 minutes 5 seconds

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Geoffrey Robertson on Putin, Netanyahu and Julian Assange

Pre-eminent human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson looks at whether international law is capable of appropriately handling the trial of a head of state like Vladimir Putin, should he ever be charged with the crime of aggression for the war against…

Published: 21h agoWed 15 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Duration: 43 minutes 52 seconds

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Boyan Slat on ambition, obsession and striving for the impossible

Eleven years after launching an ambitious plan to rid the world's ocean of plastics, Dutch inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat talks to Phillip Adams about his mission, the challenges and the wins.

Published: 21h agoWed 15 May 2024 at 12:15pmwith Phillip Adams

Duration: 14 minutes 44 seconds

Feature articles

The gold-smuggling Indonesian pilot who produced one of the country's most provocative girl bands

Indonesia is one of Australia's closest neighbouring countries, and yet how much is really known about its intricate past? Some of those gaps are being filled through the rediscovery of old music records.

Black and white photo of four different band members who are young Indonesian women holding guitars and a drum

Published: 1 May 2024Wed 1 May 2024 at 3:40amby Catherine Zengerer and Sophie Kesteven

'Used and exploited': These historians want Australians to rethink the convict era

Colonial Australia was a brutal place for convicts, but it was more political than previously thought.

An 1800s illustration of several men dressed as women destroying a fence, as others watch

Published: 30 Mar 2024Sat 30 Mar 2024 at 3:33amby Nick Baker

Why an ancient Egyptian queen who wore eyeliner was the 'original beauty influencer'

People once wore eyeliner for more than just its aesthetic, with Ancient Egyptians believing it could protect them from the 'evil eye'. Now, people are using it to connect them to their heritage.

Portrait of a middle-aged Arab woman with long brown thick hair, who is wearing a long black and white dress

Published: 25 Jan 2024Thu 25 Jan 2024 at 2:57amby Sophie Kesteven and Taryn Priadko

In 1926, hundreds of students boarded a ship for a controversial experiment. It changed their lives

In 1926, hundreds of US students set off on one of the world's first study abroad adventures, docking in nearly 50 ports around the world. But it wasn't without its critics.

Black and white photograph of a boat docked in Yokohoma.

Published: 21 Dec 2023Thu 21 Dec 2023 at 4:21amby Ann Arnold and Sophie Kesteven

Phillip Adams, presenter

Phillip Adams is a prolific and sometimes controversial broadcaster, writer and film-maker.

Published: 4 Dec 2023Mon 4 Dec 2023 at 5:52am

In Bed With Phillip

Phillip Adams has presented Late Night Live on RN since 1991. To thank our listeners, the LNL team have revisited the ten thousand interviews in our vault, and picked out the very best.

Published: 5 Jun 2014Thu 5 Jun 2014 at 5:31am

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Boyan Slat on ambition, obsession and striving for the impossible

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