In Australia, DNA testing has been routinely used for decades in deciding who can and can’t enter the country.




The tests can be used to unify families, but they can also tear them apart.




The story of one couple trying to make a new home in Australia has raised new questions about how exactly the tests work, and if they discriminate against people from certain racial backgrounds.




Today, writer Oscar Schwartz on the faulty science that is keeping families separated.




Guest: Writer for The Monthly Oscar Schwartz.




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In Australia, DNA testing has been routinely used for decades in deciding who can and can’t enter the country. The tests can be used to unify families, but they can also tear them apart. The story of one couple trying to make a new home in Australia has raised new questions about how exactly the tests work, and if they discriminate against people from certain racial backgrounds. Today, writer Oscar Schwartz on the faulty science that is keeping families separated. Guest: Writer for The Monthly Oscar Schwartz. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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An independent daily news show. We feature the country&rsquo;s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

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A daily news show from the publisher of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper. Hear from the country’s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

In Australia, DNA testing has been routinely used for decades in deciding who can and can’t enter the country.The tests can be used to unify families, but they can also tear them apart.The story of one couple trying to make a new home in Australi...

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