Big Ideas

ABC Australia

Your front row seat to big thinkers at the best live events, forums, and festivals. Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. We love hearing from you about the show or events you are planning. Get in touch! Email: Bigideas@abc.net.au SMS line for ABC Radio National: 0418 226 576 Airs Monday to Thursday 8pm, repeated Tuesday to Friday 12pm, on ABC Radio National.

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Big Ideas

Episodes (249)

Today Disinformation, deep fakes, and other dodgy doings — the threat to Australian security, democracy, and you
Mar 31st A human rights agenda for Canada (2025 CBC Massey lecture 5)
Mar 30th How people power makes human rights real (2025 CBC Massey Lecture 4)

Big Ideas

Apr 1, 2026
55½ minutes
75 MB

Misinformation, disinformation, deep fakes, false news — do you feel confident spotting them? They’re doing real harm to our relationships, our communities, our health, even to the future health of our democracy. New research has found 73% of Australians believe disinformation will be a major threat to our national security in the next decade. Former Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers believes we can’t afford to be complacent. Australia is only one of 29 fully fledged democracies in the world and three quarters of the global population lives in autocracies, the highest since the 1980s. Join Natasha Mitchell and guests to discuss why me...

Big Ideas

Disinformation, deep fakes, and other dodgy doings — the threat to Australian security, democracy, and you

ABC Australia

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