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November 15, 2009

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Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

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Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

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Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

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Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

ABC Fora: November 26, 2009

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Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

ABC Fora: November 22, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

ABC Fora: November 19, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

ABC Fora: November 12, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

ABC Fora: November 8, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

Aboriginal academic, lawyer and activist Larissa Behrendt talks with Germaine Greer about addressing the crisis in indigenous communities. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on negotiating complete creative freedom. Comedian Anh Do with a warm and funny account of how he and his family arrived as Vietnamese boat people and found success in Australia. Former Somali child soldier Emmanuel Jal with an inspirational tale of surviving a truly horrific childhood.

Tony Jones as Richard Ackland and Waleed Aly engage in a healthy bout of inter-city rivalry. Michael Moore discusses his new film. Terence Tao analyses prime numbers.

ABC Fora: November 11, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

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ABC Fora: November 1, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

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Robyn Archer, Larissa Behrendt, Ien Ang and Bridget Kendall discuss Australian stereotypes. Saree Makdisi looks at the controversial construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. Scientist David Mills talks solar power, while Paul Auster reads from his new book.

ABC Fora: January 29, 2009

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking

Robyn Archer, Larissa Behrendt, Ien Ang and Bridget Kendall discuss Australian stereotypes. Saree Makdisi looks at the controversial construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. Scientist David Mills talks solar power, while Paul Auster reads from his new book.

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