Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
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Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
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...
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Are we on the cusp of the next big financial crash?
If you thought we'd never see a repeat of the GFC or even the dotcom bubble, think again...
So far financial markets have proved remarkably res...
The VERY important meeting in China that you probably missed
While we were all preoccupied with Prime Minister Albanese's meeting with Donald Trump, another hugely important meeting was taking place behind close...
Can Netanyahu Actually Deliver on Peace?
One week on from the ceasefire deal and the commencement of the first phase of Trump’s peace plan, things look fragile. At this point, peace seems to...
From heavy metal drummer to first female PM: Meet Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi
Japan has entered a new political era after the election of Sanae Takaichi who is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister. A proteg...
🚨🚨🚨 What you need to know about the Gaza ceasefire deal
Geraldine and Hamish were live on air on ABC Sydney when Donald Trump broke the news this morning that a deal had been reached on the 'first phase' of...
🚨🚨🚨Did Trump just orchestrate a major breakthrough in the Middle East?
Hamas has responded to Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza saying it is prepared to release all Israeli hostages - dead or alive. However it d...
Is Trump's obsession with the 'enemy within' tearing America apart?
Fears that the United States might be headed towards civil war feel slightly less overblown than they did just weeks ago...
With the US governme...
The Dark Roots of America's War on Science
The anti-science crusade in the United States extends beyond President Trump's flourishing statements about climate change being a 'con job' and a 'ho...
Former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths: The United Nations is broken. Can it be fixed?
The 80th UN General Assembly is heating up in New York, just as a major UN report finds that Israel is committing genocide. Countries like Australia h...
SPECIAL: Why is Papua New Guinea such a big deal for Australia?
As celebrations get underway marking the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence from Australia, the two nations are about to enter a deal...
How Australia’s Army Chief is preparing us for the next war
Geraldine is back and feeling uncharacteristically pessimistic about the state of the world. So as the Australian government works hard to cement stro...
It's Xi's World Now, and We're All Just Living In It
All eyes have been on China this week, as dozens of world leaders arrived to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and China's 'Vi...
This is what famine in Gaza REALLY looks like
Following the confirmation of famine in part of Gaza by the UN-backed IPC, Hamish Macdonald and guest host Kylie Morris speak to Anera's Gaza Branch D...
🚨🚨🚨 Why is Iran targeting Australia?
The Australian government has accused Iran of directing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and, for the first time since World War Two, has expelled...
Meet Nayib Bukele: The 'World's Coolest Dictator'
He's young, he's slick, he's social media savvy and he rules with an iron first. Meet Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador who has quickly becom...
Albo vs Netanyahu and Trump vs Zelensky: Big dog politics is here. And it's brutal.
It’s not every day a foreign leader calls the Australian Prime Minister “weak” and accuses him of betraying the country’s Jewish community. But that’s...
The shocking reality of life inside Putin's Russia
It's all eyes on Alaska as the summit between President Trump, President Putin and possibly President Zelensky looms. The stakes of these peace talks...
🚨🚨🚨 Australia will recognise a Palestinian state. What does this actually mean?
In a historic move, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this afternoon announced that Australia will move to recognise a state of Palestine at...
Australia's part in Israel's weapons supply chain
Where do the arms involved in conflicts worldwide come from and who bears responsibility for how they are used in war?
The US is by far the worl...
Can statehood emerge from chaos? History’s lesson
This week, the prospect of Palestinian statehood suddenly became tangible, with the UK, France and Canada promising to recognise Palestine at the UN g...
Trump, Epstein and the story that won't go away
A weekly examination of world affairs with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald.
What next for the Palestinians?
Despite living through continued death, displacement and destruction, Palestinians still dream of a better future.
What does that look like for...
Why can Albo get meetings with Xi, but not with Trump?
Anthony Albanese has finally got a meeting with a president, but it's not the one some are so desperate to see.
The Prime Minister sets off on a...
Can populism deliver?
It's sometimes described as a 'dance with the devil', but can populism also deliver for citizens?
As some democracies stall, how are populist le...
Trump's big, beautiful week
After promising his MAGA base that he wouldn't get the US into any further foreign entanglements, Donald Trump had a big week on the international sta...
Germany overcomes history and prepares for war
After decades of enjoying peacetime dividends and American protection, Germany is now re-arming in a hurry.
Troop numbers in the Bundeswehr had...
Does diplomacy stand a chance?
From the volatile fault lines of the Middle East, a dangerous new chapter has unfolded as the confrontation between Israel and Iran up-ends the region...
BONUS: Is regime change in Iran possible, or desirable?
Israel's assassination of high-ranking military and political figures in Iran is raising questions about the regime's ability to survive this war, esp...
Who is in charge of the world?
Leaders of the world's great industrial nations will gather in Canada at the G7 over the weekend.
As the tectonic plates of international relat...
Is Australia ready for a new world order?
If the West really is in decline, are we watching the creation of a new world order?
This question is being asked with fresh urgency in capital...
Oren Cass: the face of America's New Right
Who is a conservative and who is a radical in American politics right now? It’s not entirely clear when the Republican party has dramatically shifted...
Will today's atrocities be forgotten tomorrow?
Some news stories shake the world, others barely make the front page.
In the era of Donald Trump, many important stories are being forgotten.
Trump, the $600m flying palace and world peace?
Donald Trump's tour of the Middle East was three days of glitz, gold and billion-dollar deals.
The big surprise was a meeting with Syria's inte...
Can Albo trust Trump with our secrets?
The Australian Signals Directorate is one of Australia's most secretive agencies, responsible for decoding enemy messages, protecting us from cyber th...
Bonus: Vatican foreign minister Paul Gallagher
As the world awaits the sitting of the conclave and the appointment of a new Pope, Geraldine sits down with the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with...
What does Putin want in Indonesia?
The Australian election campaign was rocked by allegations that Moscow had requested access to an Indonesian air base for use by long-range Russian mi...
AUKUS INVESTIGATED 06: Premier Peter Malinauskas
There are two states that have the most to gain, and the most to lose, when it comes to AUKUS: South Australia and Western Australia. In the final epi...
What does a West-less future look like?
A great re-balancing is underway from the Western world to a much more diverse future.
As developing nations rise up with greater wealth, milita...
AUKUS INVESTIGATED 05: Radioactive ripples
AUKUS doesn't only affect us. From the time that it was announced there were mixed reactions from our neighbours - some who wanted in, and some who th...
🚨 The politics of the Pope
The death of Pope Francis closes the door on a papacy that was focused on the plight of migrants and other vulnerable groups.
In this emergency...