Interview with Don Watson & Chris Wallace On The Voice Referendum Outcome, Israel-Palestine & AUKUS

Uncommon Sense – Triple R FM

Don Watson and Chris Wallace analyse the outcome of the Voice to Parliament referendum in-depth. They also examine Australia's response to the Israel-Palestine conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Labor's unwavering support of AUKUS, as outlined in Don's recent essay in The Monthly (link below). Don Watson is an award-winning author and former speechwriter to Paul Keating. His books include, Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM, The Bush, and Watsonia. Professor Chris Wallace is a political historian, commentator, and former member of the Canberra Press Gallery and her books include, Political Lives: Australian prime ministers and their biographers and How To Win An Election. Broadcast on 17 October 2023. Don's essay - A modest proposal for submarine money: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/august/don-watson/modest-proposal-submarine-money