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Anna Henderson's Canberra, a tribute to Rhoda Roberts, and making floristry more sustainable

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Rhoda Roberts was SBS and NITV Elder in Resonance, and Anna Henderson calls her “a shining light.”

1. Late Night Live follows Anna Henderson’s Canberra politics segment, a tribute to Rhoda Roberts, and Rita Feldman’s account of sustainable floristry. 2. David Marr hosts the program, Anna Henderson is SBS chief political correspondent, Rhoda Roberts was a Bundjalung artist and broadcaster, and Rita Feldman founded the Sustainable Floristry Network. 3. The episode asks how One Nation won ground in South Australia, why Rhoda Roberts mattered to cultural life, and what the flower trade hides behind bouquets. 4. Henderson says the South Australian Liberal Party was already weakened by scandals, leadership churn, and poor polling before the election. 5. She points to Corey Bernardi’s switch from the Liberals to One Nation as a catalyst that gave protest voters a familiar face. 6. She cites a 23% swing against the Liberals in MacKillop and warns against treating South Australia as a simple national template. 7. Henderson says One Nation campaigned on grievance politics, national patriotism, and migration rather than detailed local policy. 8. She contrasts that with Labor’s costed housing ideas and Peter Malinowskis’ effort to speak in patriotic language without embracing monocultural politics. 9. Henderson describes asking Cory Bernardi why anti-migration politics were being sold in a state with skill shortages, ambulance ramping, and housing pressure. 10. She says One Nation’s messaging included a push to deprioritise Muslim immigration while denying that the party was anti-migration. 11. Marr and Henderson discuss Pauline Hanson’s reluctance to face routine questioning, despite her public image as blunt and candid. 12. Henderson says One Nation has become more professional, organised, and better funded than it was 10 years ago. 13. Marr introduces Rhoda Roberts as a leading First Nations cultural figure, and Henderson’s earlier tribute calls her an SBS and NITV mentor and friend. 14. The Rhoda Roberts archive segment explains how Welcome to Country grew from older songline and border-control practices into modern ceremonies. 15. Roberts says she coined the phrase “Welcome to Country” because the practice needed a modern name for creative-sector events and festivals. 16. She says the ceremony is about language, protocol, respect for country, and teaching younger people the names of the lands they live on. 17. Feldman explains that flowers now move globally year-round, with peonies and roses coming from places such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Colombia, Malaysia, and the Netherlands. 18. She says imported flowers can carry pesticide residues, that florists handle them without clear protections, and that floral foam sheds microplastics. 19. The tone shifts between political analysis, commemorative interview archive, and practical trade reporting, all in Marr’s live conversational format. 20. Listeners interested in Australian politics, First Nations cultural practice, or ethical consumer goods will get the most from it.

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