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| From Sheba to Petra: Travels in Arabia Felix |
From the time of Bilqis, legendary queen of Sheba, exotic items from India and Africa were traded to Southern Arabia. Dr John Tidmarsh considers how trade along the incense routes gave rise to the mysterious and still-largely unexplored desert cities Marib and Shabwa in Arabia Felix (modern Yemen) as well as the spectacular caravan city of Petra.
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| | | | Forensic Evidence: CCTV Images on Trial |
With the increasing use of CCTV images in courts, is it really a case of seeing is believing? Senior Lecturer and Head of the Forensic Science program at the University of Western Sydney, Glenn Porter discusses how CCTV images are currently used in criminal courts and the issues of reliability.
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| | | | The Abrahamic Faiths: Contribution and Relevance | At an Interfaith Forum, Prof Neil Ormerod, Dr Salih Yucel and Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence explore the three Abrahamic faiths, their contribution to society and their relevance today.
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| | | | Bruce Petty on Global Haywire |
One of Australia's best-known political satirists, Bruce Petty speaks about and presents Global Haywire, his latest film which won him the AFI Award for Best Documentary Director.
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