Can Britain pay for the sins of the empire?

25/10/2024 25 min

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Episode Synopsis

Calls for reparations for the harms of slavery and the British Empire are set to narrow in on King Charles and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa.

This is Part 2 of our look at the British Royal Families trip to Australia and the Pacific,  In this episode, we will travel the breadth of the empire, from Australia, Samoa to the Caribbean and India, as we try to understand what role the Royals play in 2024 in repairing the harms of the empire that fought for its glory.

In this episode our experts are:

Dr Francesca Dominello, Senior Lecturer at the Macquarie University Law School, researching the laws interaction with indigenous peoples and social justice

And

Professor Jioji Ravulo, Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies at The University of Sydney, and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Law and Social Sciences, at The University of the South Pacific.


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