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Peter Garrent discusses the testimonies being presented at the crowdfunded AUKUS public inquiry which has so far recieved over 500 submissions, and heard from former PMs and ministers. Plus decades after Britain abolished slavery in its colonies, Australia was using Pacific island workers to harvest sugar, with many essentially held captive.Guests:Peter Garrett, Lead Commissioner, AUKUS public inquiry, former Labor MinisterRyan Butta, author of 'Blackbirding: a reckoning with the Australian Slave Trade'

