George Saunders is one of literary fiction's most acclaimed living writers. Along with his many collections of short stories, he also published the Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo. To celebrate Read This' first birthday, we're bringing you Michael Williams' interview with George Saunders. They talk about his life and career and the three words that made him a writer.

George Saunders is one of literary fiction's most acclaimed living writers. Along with his many collections of short stories, he also published the Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo. To celebrate Read This' first birthday, we're bringing you Michael Williams' interview with George Saunders. They talk about his life and career and the three words that made him a writer.

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Read This: The Three Words That Made George Saunders a Writer

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Rex Patrick is a former senator from South Australia. Before that, he was a submariner in the Navy.

Last year, he noticed a reference to a new arm of the Australian Federal Police called the AUKUS Command.

He wanted to know more, so he lodged Freedom of Information requests with the Australian Submarine Agency and the Australian Federal Police. 

The documents he got back were heavily redacted – but he was able to form a picture of a secretive new command set up to protect AUKUS submarines. 

But hidden in the fine print were plans to surveil protest, manage dissent, and deploy force against it. 

Today, Rex Patrick on the Australian Federal Police, their new powers to protect America’s interests in Australia, and what it means for the future of protest.

 

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Guest: Former submariner and former senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick

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Rex Patrick is a former senator from South Australia. Before that, he was a submariner in the Navy.
Last year, he noticed a reference to a new arm of the Australian Federal Police called the AUKUS Command.
He wanted to know more, so he lodged Freedom of Information requests with the Australian Submarine Agency and the Australian Federal Police.&nbsp;
The documents he got back were heavily redacted &ndash; but he was able to form a picture of a secretive new command set up to protect AUKUS submarines.&nbsp;
But hidden in the fine print were plans to surveil protest, manage dissent, and deploy force against it.&nbsp;
Today, Rex Patrick on the Australian Federal Police, their new powers to protect America&rsquo;s interests in Australia, and what it means for the future of protest.
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Guest: Former submariner and former senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick
Photo: AAP Image/Pool, Colin Murty

The AFP’s secretive new anti-protest command

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The fallout from this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week debacle has reignited fierce debate about political interference in the arts and about who gets to speak in Australia’s cultural spaces.

After the invitation to Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah was withdrawn, 180 writers pulled out in protest. 

The festival was eventually cancelled and Adelaide Festival has since apologised for excluding the author from Writers’ Week, admitting it had failed to uphold artistic freedom. The whole saga raises urgent questions about how decisions are being made – by governments, by boards, and by those in charge of our institutions. 

Today, we’re bringing you a story from last year that exposed one of the initial fault lines in cultural administration.

It’s about artist Khaled Sabsabi, who was dropped from representing Australia at the Venice Biennale after political pressure. Then, as the backlash intensified, Sabsabi was reinstated. 

It’s an episode that feels more relevant than ever.  It features chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Barlow, speaking with Ruby Jones.

This episode originally aired in February last year.

 

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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Barlow

Photo: Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino in Granville. Photo: Anna Kucera

The fallout from this year&rsquo;s Adelaide Writers&rsquo; Week debacle has reignited fierce debate about political interference in the arts and about who gets to speak in Australia&rsquo;s cultural spaces.
After the invitation to Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah was withdrawn, 180 writers pulled out in protest.&nbsp;
The festival was eventually cancelled and Adelaide Festival has since apologised for excluding the author from Writers&rsquo; Week, admitting it had failed to uphold artistic freedom. The whole saga raises urgent questions about how decisions are being made &ndash; by governments, by boards, and by those in charge of our institutions.&nbsp;
Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you a story from last year that exposed one of the initial fault lines in cultural administration.
It&rsquo;s about artist Khaled Sabsabi, who was dropped from representing Australia at the Venice Biennale after political pressure. Then, as the backlash intensified, Sabsabi was reinstated.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s an episode that feels more relevant than ever.&nbsp; It features chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Barlow, speaking with Ruby Jones.
This episode originally aired in February last year.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Barlow
Photo:&nbsp;Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino in Granville. Photo: Anna Kucera

Revisiting Creative Australia’s decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi

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On Monday, parliament will return early to debate new laws to deal with hate speech and gun ownership.

The legislation has been drafted in a hurry – under mounting pressure in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack.

But support for the bill has already fractured. The Coalition says it goes too far. The Greens say it doesn’t go far enough. Both want more time to consider the changes.

The debate over what is and isn’t hate is unfolding at a time of deep political division with consequences not just for parliament, but for Australia’s cultural institutions.

Today, CEO of Cheek Media and host of the Big Small Talk podcast, Hannah Ferguson, on the politics of hate speech and how a fight over free expression spilled into the arts.

 

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Guest: CEO of Cheek Media and host of the Big Small Talk podcast, Hannah Ferguson

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On Monday, parliament will return early to debate new laws to deal with hate speech and gun ownership.
The legislation has been drafted in a hurry &ndash; under mounting pressure in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack.
But support for the bill has already fractured. The Coalition says it goes too far. The Greens say it doesn&rsquo;t go far enough. Both want more time to consider the changes.
The debate over what is and isn&rsquo;t hate is unfolding at a time of deep political division with consequences not just for parliament, but for Australia&rsquo;s cultural institutions.
Today, CEO of&nbsp;Cheek Media and host of the Big Small Talk podcast, Hannah Ferguson, on the politics of hate speech and how a fight over free expression spilled into the arts.
&nbsp;
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at <a href="http://7ampodcast.com.au/support">7ampodcast.com.au/support</a>.
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Guest: CEO of Cheek Media and host of the Big Small Talk podcast, Hannah Ferguson
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Hannah Ferguson on the politics of hate speech

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Read This: The Three Words That Made George Saunders a Writer

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