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Amid war, displacement, disinformation and rising hate, fragile democracies are being put to the test – with big ramifications for Australia.
On Q+A, how 1.2 billion voters in India, the US and UK could reshape the world. And the new pressures on our politics, social harmony and free speech.
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in national polling and in swing states that will decide the US presidential race.
Both are widely disliked, but Trump’s legal troubles don’t bother his base. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed his political death warrant calling a UK general election last week, according to all the polls, with Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer on track to end 14 years of Conservative rule.
Meanwhile in India, Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi could win his third term as prime minister – but his BJP party stands accused of intimidating Muslim voters and interfering with the election process
Donald Trump says he’d give “very serious consideration” to pardoning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Australia has urged the US to give up extradition attempts on charges of disclosing classified information, which Assange was last week granted leave to appeal.
How the Israel-Hamas war is reported by traditional media – and discussed on social media – is having a significant impact on social harmony in countries like Australia. Muslim and Jewish community leaders in Australia say hate attacks on both sides are at new levels.
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Meet the Panellists
Meet the PanellistMichael Gawenda
Michael Gawenda is a journalist and author. He’s concerned media is failing in its coverage of the Middle East crisis because information out of Gaza is unreliable and some journalists have abandoned ethics in favour of “social justice”.
Nick Bryant
Nick Bryant is an author and former BBC correspondent. His new book The Forever War documents America’s growing political polarisation, which he argues is 250 years in the making and the root of its modern-day malaise.
Jen Robinson
Donald Trump says he’d give “serious consideration” to a pardon for detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Human rights lawyer Jen Robinson has long argued for his release and is in Australia to lobby our government to do more.
Jonathan Biggins
Political satirist Jonathan Biggins has poked fun at pollies for decades but says it’s become all too familiar: “Nothing’s changed. Carbon. Climate change. Tax reform … It’s not that we can’t satirise it, but it’s repeating itself.” What’s your question?
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Parnell Palme McGuinness is a policy strategist and commentator. She’s described “cancel culture” as a state of “pluralistic ignorance”: “Because it is only safe to utter one view – most people think they are alone in their dissent.”
Q+A on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 2 June at 9.50pm AEST
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