Gaza, Ukraine and the Public Space | Q+A

Political uprisings and bloody conflict are reshaping the world and Australia’s place in it. On Q+A, a panel of big thinkers with deep connections to help you make sense of it.

The Middle East and Ukraine are locked in protracted wars. Indigenous New Caledonians are violently protesting France’s imposition of voting reforms. The US is a powder keg in an election year pitting an unpopular president against a populist plagued by legal challengers - and both vowing to crack down on migration. Record numbers of forcibly displaced people - not just from war but by environmental disasters and rapid climate change - have created a global refugee crisis. The wounds of colonialism - the loss of life, culture, history and sovereignty - remain painful for many. The cohesion of communities - in Australia, too - is fraying.

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Panellists: The Guardian's World Affairs Editor, Julian Borger; composer & human rights advocate Deborah Cheetham Fraillon; Author & Academic Abdulrazak Gurnah; Soprano, Ukrainian journalist Alisa Sopova and Features Editor, The Age Maher Mughrabi.
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