Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
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A war breaks out, a leader emerges, a revolution unfolds. How did it happen, and what are the implications for you?
Two award-winning journalists with decades of experience reporting on major world events, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald join forces for a fresh conversation about global news and how to make sense of it.
Along with expert guests, they take a single topic and examine it with Australian eyes. Challenging, thoughtful and fun, Global Roaming is your user's guide to what the world is talking about.
Two award-winning journalists with decades of experience reporting on major world events, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald join forces for a fresh conversation about global news and how to make sense of it.
Along with expert guests, they take a single topic and examine it with Australian eyes. Challenging, thoughtful and fun, Global Roaming is your user's guide to what the world is talking about.
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AUKUS INVESTIGATED 04: The 51st US state?
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has said of AUKUS that "we don't need to be a pair of shoes hanging out of America's backside". Is that a fair characterisation of Australia's position vis a vis AUKUS? Are we getting the short end of the stick with… -
BONUS: Inside the new Syria
There was jubilation in Syria last year when Bashar Al-Assad fled the country after 14 years of civil war. But peace won't come easy and the country's new rulers face a host of hurdles as they try to bring order to a country riven by years of confli… -
Are we better off without America?
The United States is tearing down the foundations that have underpinned the west since the end of the second world war. Traditional alliances have been turned on their head, and Australia is not immune. Should we go it alone without our biggest all… -
AUKUS INVESTIGATED 03: The China question
In this episode Hamish and Geraldine examine the strategic thinking behind AUKUS. If China has undertaken the most rapid military expansion of any country since WWII, how does the AUKUS pact factor into Beijing's thinking? And does a plan that ties u… -
Is Trump's America still our friend?
As talk of American isolationism under Donald Trump grows louder, big questions are being asked about the future of the US-Australia alliance. How should Australia see its place in the Indo-Pacific if China ultimately takes control of east Asia? Gu… -
🚨🚨🚨 WTF just happened in the White House? Trump vs Zelenskyy
Hamish and Geraldine react to the showdown in Washington DC as Donald Trump seemingly all but abandons support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Guest: Nick Bryant - Host of Saturday Extra and former Washington correspondent for the BBC. Get … -
Australia's spy chief Mike Burgess
Australia's top spy sits down for a candid conversation with Hamish and Geraldine about the modern art of spycraft and the current threats - foreign and domestic - facing Australia. Guest: Mike Burgess - Director-General of Security in charge of the… -
AUKUS INVESTIGATED 02: Bang for buck?
The plan for us to acquire nuclear submarines has been dubbed the 'Optimal Pathway', but achieving it will be no mean feat. In this episode we explore what the scheme involves, what the key challenges are to making it work, and we get some cold hard … -
Germany’s triple threat: the Far Right, Russia and Trump
If you think political shifts in Germany don't effect the rest of the world, think again. The country has been rocked by the interference of American Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk, who are openly backing the far-right, and the security of Eur… -
AUKUS INVESTIGATED 01: That Fella Down Under
In a special mini-series, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald get the answers to all your burning questions about AUKUS. In this first episode, we investigate how AUKUS came about - who spoke to who, what the true motivation was for going nuclear…
