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Yossi Beilin and Hiba Husseini on a possible two state solution plus the Anzac story on the Greek island of Lemnos

About a year ago, longtime friends lawyer Hiba Husseini and former politician Yossi Beilin released a plan to lay the groundwork for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Published: 22h agoWed 24 Apr 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

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

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

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Is there any hope for a two-state solution?

Palestinian lawyer Hiba Husseini and Israeli politician Yossi Beilin have spent decades working towards a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Published: 22h agoWed 24 Apr 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Israeli politician Yossi Beilin conversing with Palestinian president Yasser Arafat in 2001

Duration: 40 minutes 40 seconds

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A little Greek island had a very big role in the Anzac story

A new documentary reveals the little-known role of the Greek Island of Lemnos in the Anzac story, and the multicultural mateship that developed between the Indian, Sikh and Gurkha forces who fought alongside Australia and New Zealand's diggers.

Published: 22h agoWed 24 Apr 2024 at 12:30pmwith Phillip Adams

03_As they arrived from the Peninsula

Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

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Ian Dunt on the Rwanda deal and Natalie Haynes updates the Greek goddesses

Ian Dunt laments the passing of the Rwanda Bill in Westminster which will allow the deportation of immigrants who arrive by boat to Rwanda. Classicist Natalie Haynes reveals why the Greek goddesses have been much maligned and misunderstood.

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

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Apr 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Ian Dunt's UK

PM Rishi Sunak's looks like he has finally got his Rwanda bill through, but will it remain in place if there is a change of government?

small boat crossing

Duration: 15 minutes 18 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Apr 2024 at 12:00pm

Reclaiming the Greek godesses with Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes has been called a ‘very modern classicist’ for her work bringing the Greek myths to a wide audience through fiction, non-fiction and even comedy.

lAuthor Natalie Haynes at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds

Published: TueTue 23 Apr 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Laura Tingle's Canberra and the transformation of Germany

The transformation of Germany over the last 80 years has been something of a marvel. It’s gone from a shattered guilt-ridden pariah of a country to a bastion of democracy and Europe’s fiscal hero.

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

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: MonMon 22 Apr 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Feature articles

'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

How the Black Mambas are winning a battle against poachers 'without bullets'

A group of trained anti-poachers, who call themselves Black Mambas, are fierce protectors of wild animals in Greater Kruger National Park. But they refuse to use bullets.

Portrait of a young African woman in a camouflage uniform in the bush. She's wearing purple lipstick and big earrings.

Published: 18 Dec 2023Mon 18 Dec 2023 at 4:57amby Sophie Kesteven and Taryn Priadko

Phillip Adams, presenter

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

Phillip Adams

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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