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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? Award-winning journalists Geraldine Doogue, Hamish Macdonald, Latika Bourke, Laura Tingle and Waleed Aly discuss the biggest world events and how to make of sense of them. 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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Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldIs a unified Korea a lost cause? Justice Michael Kirby has hope
How do you begin mending one of the most destructive political divides in modern history? That is the challenge that former High Court of Australia justice…
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Surveillance, fear, and exile: The price of speaking out against China
When does political resistance become a moral obligation? Chinese-Australian artist Badiucao and Chinese-American journalist Melissa Chan have both paid a…
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Are American Democrats having their own MAGA moment?
What happens when a party's own voters start to rebel against the establishment? The victories of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democratic senate nominee…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldNew Zealand's leadership challenge and the mystery of Kim Jong Un's heir
China fired a nuclear-capable missile into the South Pacific. Then its neighbours couldn't agree to condemn it. The missile came down in waters close to…
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Peter Garrett puts AUKUS on trial: is it a rip-off?
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled AUKUS a bipartisan mistake. Is he right? Peter Garrett, former Labor minister and rock superstar, is now…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldFrom deepfakes to rape threats: AI is supercharging abuse of women in public life
Is the abuse worth it? A growing body of research suggests women in public life are facing a wave of online harassment that has been amplified by artificial…
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Is the Iranian regime more afraid of peace than war?
Arash Azizi says Iran's rulers may be more afraid of peace than war. While the world watches Donald Trump, the American-Iranian historian argues the real story…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldIs Israel driving Palestinians off the occupied West Bank for good?
Antony Loewenstein says Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank has turned "almost apocalyptic". The independent Australian journalist has reported…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldCould a US tech giant switch Australia off with one click?
Labor MP Ed Husic has a blunt warning: a handful of US tech firms could switch off the AI tools Australia runs on. On 15 July the Prime Minister used a…
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Borneo's vanishing rainforest: Omar Musa on palm oil, power and colonial ghosts
Fresh from winning the 2026 Miles Franklin Award, writer and artist Omar Musa joins Global Roaming to take us into the rainforests of Borneo, a place where…
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What's behind the global rise of far-right populism?
Pauline Hanson sat down with Tommy Robinson, one of Britain's most notorious far-right figures. So why did the interview happen, and what does it say about the…
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Is FIFA selling the World Cup? The revolt against Gianni Infantino
Should the FIFA World Cup be sold to private investors? That was the proposal by FIFA president Gianni Infantino that shocked the world and FIFA council…
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Is Australia about to blow its one shot at space?
Australia has been offered a seat in space, but time is running out. The European Space Agency has invited Australia to send its first government astronaut…
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Should Israel remain a Jewish state? A look at Gaza's future.
What does the war in Gaza mean for the future of Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity? Peter Beinart has become one of the most prominent and controversial…
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Is Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey conservative, woke, or something else entirely?
Christopher Nolan's blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey has become far more than a film. It's sparked fierce arguments about race, masculinity, Western…
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Farage vs Binface: the by-election Britain can't ignore
Reform party leader Nigel Farage has survived scandals, electoral defeats, and years of attacks from Britain's political establishment. But could he be…
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AI is a bubble, not a revolution. Cory Doctorow explains why
AI is everywhere. Governments are racing to regulate it, companies are pouring hundreds of billions into it, and workers are wondering what it means for their…
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Russia in revolt: Is Putin a failing tsar?
A prominent Russian billionaire has publicly raised concerns about the direction of the war in Ukraine. Some observers see it as evidence that support for…
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Daniel Ortega is cancelling elections. Is Nicaragua's democracy dead?
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has declared there will be no more elections. The frail 80 year-old former Sandinista guerrilla seized power in 1979, was…
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Can Andy Burnham govern an ungovernable Britain?
Britain is on its seventh prime minister in a decade, and the new one has inherited a fractured union. Can Andy Burnham govern a country many now call…
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Does Trump lie? Reuters' Editor-in-Chief won't say the word.
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni won't use the word "lie" when referring to Donald Trump, telling Global Roaming he instead "says things that are not…
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Nowhere is safe: Sudan's drone war on its own people
Sudan's war has entered its fourth year. Drones are now striking schools, hospitals and fuel stations, and the world's largest humanitarian crisis keeps…
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Indonesia is changing, Australia's being left behind
Indonesian language teaching will be extinct in Australia by 2031, warns a parliamentary inquiry into Australia's Asian capability. Australia talks constantly…
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The Democrats are a 'total mess' and leaderless. Can they stop Trump?
For decades, there were some things Democrats and Republicans agreed on. America should lead the world, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) matters…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldMarine Le Pen and the French far-right are back
Just a year ago, the leader of France's far-right National Rally party appeared finished after being convicted in an embezzlement case and barred from seeking…
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Iran is done backing down. Is Trump's war now unwinnable?
Is Donald Trump trapped in a war with Iran he cannot end? The ceasefire has collapsed, and the warships are back. Chicago University's Professor Robert Pape…
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Can rugby league keep China out of the pacific?
China is pushing harder for influence across the Pacific. Australia is responding with defence agreements, new security partnerships and rugby league. As…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldHas Israel entered a constitutional crisis? Netanyahu, the courts and a battle over press freedom
Every night in Israel, one TV channel stands out. Channel 13 is among the few major outlets willing to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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Will Indonesia's $44bn new city ever become the capital?
Indonesia's next capital was supposed to showcase the country's future: a purpose-built city in the jungles of Borneo designed to ease pressure on Jakarta and…
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Getting Lucky... Again: Alan Finkel - Fixing the Rocky Road to Net Zero
In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not…
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Getting Lucky... Again: Michael Stutchbury's Economic Wake Up Call
In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not…
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Getting Lucky... Again: Lydia Khalil - Tackling New Security Threats
In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not…
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Getting Lucky... Again: Peter Varghese - Re-thinking Australian foreign policy
In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not…
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Getting Lucky... Again: Hannah Ferguson - Making Caring Cool
In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldDoes Martin Luther King III still have a dream?
When Martin Luther King the third visited Australia earlier this year, we sat down with him to find out how he has harnessed his father’s dream of an oasis of…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldProf Brian Cox on whether Elon Musk owns the moon
Since we first broadcast this episode in February, much has happened space wise; there was the NASA Artemis mission bringing a lunar colony closer to reality…
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What does Trump actually want from Iran?
Back in February despite uprisings, sanctions and the ongoing conflict with Israel negotiations were underway between the US and Iran over its nuclear…
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Was Epstein running a Russian spy operation?
A Russian spy? Secret kompromat? The latest Epstein file drop, the most comprehensive since the notorious sex offender's death, has us questioning everything.
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Is the Middle East caught in an unstoppable 'escalation trap' of all-out war?
It was just a few weeks into the Israel and the US military operations against Iran. Iran had retaliated with missile and drone strikes on Israeli territory…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldWhat's left to explore? The secrets of space unlocked Part 2.
In part two of our conversation with one of the world’s most respected living explorers, Terry Garcia, we take you to space.The ethics, exploration…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldLebanon in the balance: will the ceasfire hold?
As the United States and Iran continue to dispute the details of a peace deal to the end war one thing is certainly clear; those with the least confidence in a…
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Starmer’s gone: So can the ‘King of the North’ win back Britain’s working class?
Keir Starmer came to power with an overwhelming majority, but despite some key reforms, it took him less than two years to be rejected by the public and many…
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Data Centres: The next gold mine or black hole? Lessons from America
Across America communities are pushing back against the data centres powering artificial intelligence. Water quality, noise and the drain on water and…
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On the radar: Inside Iran with Karishma Vyas
On this episode of Global Roaming's new 'On the Radar' series we are joined by the ABC's Asia editor, Karishma Vyas who gives us an inside track into the…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldWhat's left to explore? Our planets secrets yet to be unlocked
In part one of this special episode of Global Roaming we speak to one of the world’s most respected living explorers. Terry Garcia was recently in Australia…
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The man who could end the ‘tumble dryer’ of British Prime Ministers?
It's being called the by-election of the century. If Andy Burnham returns to Westminster, he could be one step closer to replacing Keir Starmer as Labour…
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World Cup fever: is it still the ‘beautiful game’?
World cup fever is sweeping Australia. But as politics, deportations and soaring ticket prices collide with football's biggest tournament, can the beautiful…
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Architects and artisans: the winners and losers after the Iran US peace deal is signed
While the ink is beginning to dry with a peace deal between the US and Iran allowing the oil to flow again and global trade to resume another war is brewing…
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Why is Elon Musk tweeting about riots in Belfast?
From violent anti-immigration riots in Belfast to a mass political movement of 'cockroaches' in India, what should we be paying attention to in the world this…
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Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?
The former President of Myanmar seems to have disappeared inside the country's prison system. Now her son has an impassioned plea, demanding 'proof' of life…
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Is Australia being transparent about exports to Israel?
As the world's attention shifts to the Strait of Hormuz, a group of Palestinian human rights organisations have filed an application against Australia's…
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Will Netanyahu survive the next Israeli election?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to call an election before October 27. But as war with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon drags on, his popularity is…
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Malcolm Turnbull and Richard Marles on AUKUS
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…
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Can Canada lead the middle powers away from Trump?
Standing ovations are rare at Davos, the annual World Economic Forum conference. But Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney tore the roof down with a speech…
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New AUKUS Submarine Deal: Have we been sold a dud?
In the 'deal of the century', Australia was supposed to acquire a brand new, top of the range nuclear submarine. In the navy, they are known as the APEX…
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No problems with AUKUS: Scott Morrison says stick with the plan
Changes to the AUKUS deal that mean Australia only gets second hand submarines from the Americans have prompted some wobbles this side of the Pacific. But the…
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldA turning point for Türkiye? Erdogan moves against his rivals
Moves by President Erdogan to arrest and imprison two of his key political rivals have prompted warnings that Türkiye is sliding into authoritarianism. There…
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Happy Birthday Mr President: cage fighting at the White House
President Donald Trump is throwing himself an 80th birthday to remember. Cage fighting on the White House lawns, organised by his best mate, and UFC CEO, Dana…
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'Indonesia Rising': Is now the time to embrace our neighbour?
To mark the end of our popular 'Indonesia Rising' series, a special episode sharing your feedback and questions. Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue reflect…
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Global Roaming LIVE - Two veteran foreign correspondents share their stories
What actually is foreign news in 2026, when stories of the world's pain and joy are accessible in the click of a button? And who can we trust to tell it?…