Sea Shepherd loses its pirate captain

10/18/22 • 17 min

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What happens when an organisation founded on radical activism decides to work with, instead of against, authorities?

For Captain Paul Watson that conundrum has led to an acrimonious split from the organisation that he started, Sea Shepherd.

Watson has been hailed by some as a hero for his exploits against whaling ships on the high seas — but others say he’s an ‘eco-terrorist’ who has given environmentalism a bad name.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on whether this is the end for Paul Watson’s brand of high-stakes environmentalism.

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.

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What happens when an organisation founded on radical activism decides to work with, instead of against, authorities?

For Captain Paul Watson that conundrum has led to an acrimonious split from the organisation that he started, Sea Shepherd.

Watson has been hailed by some as a hero for his exploits against whaling ships on the high seas — but others say he’s an ‘eco-terrorist’ who has given environmentalism a bad name.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on whether this is the end for Paul Watson’s brand of high-stakes environmentalism.

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the Iranian protests

The notorious Evin prison in Iran, which holds the Islamic Republic’s political prisoners, was on fire over the weekend.

Around the country, protests that began over the death of a woman in police custody have now morphed into a broad anti-government movement – the most significant in years.

This time, protesters are being more daring than ever before. Some are calling for the death of Iran’s supreme leader and flaunting Iran’s strict morality laws in the streets.

Today, scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and one-time detainee at Evin Prison Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert on how far the Iranian protesters are willing to go.

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Guest: Scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. She spent 804 days in prison in Iran, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

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When your identity is no longer your own

It's been two weeks since millions of Australians learned their data might have been compromised in the Optus hack.

Since then other data breaches have been revealed, and the precarious nature of the way our personal information is often stored is becoming clear.

So what actually happens when someone tries to steal your identity?

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper, Emma Phillips, on how it feels to lose control of your identity, and her fight to get it back.

In a statement in response to issues raised in this episode, the Victorian Department of Transport said:

“We’re protecting Victorian licence holders from identity theft with strong security measures in place to protect the data we hold.”

“This includes ensuring that only genuine victims of identity theft can change their licence number and taking steps to ensure a person who calls up, or goes into one of our customer service centres is who they say they are.”

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Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper, Emma Phillips.

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