The inspiring life of Olfat Mahmoud in context with Palestinian history | Reporting back on the Tongan health system | How the ABC speaks with and about Palestinians | Plans for more GMOs in our food

Tuesday Hometime

His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Helen McCue, co-founder of Union Aid Abroad remembers the inspiring life of her Palestinian friend Dr Olfat Mahmoud who died in Beirut in September, linking what happened to Palestinians in 1948, in 1982 in Lebanon and now in Gaza and the West Bank. PHD Candidate Sasha Gillies-Lekakis returns from his visit to the Kingdom of Tonga speaking with doctors who studied in Cuba with scholarships, about their treatment on returning and the problems with the Tongan health system Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees vents his anger, shared by many, at the bias of some ABC journalists when speaking with and about Palestinians. Executive Director of GeneEthics Network Network, Bob Phelps with more plans to increase genetically engineered organisms into our food Head to www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday for full access to links and previous podcasts