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6 days ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
The Australian Signals Directorate is one of Australia's most secretive agencies, responsible for decoding enemy messages, protecting us from cyber threats and collaborating with allied intelligence services. Rachel Noble knows how the machine works, as the former head of ASD she helped shape Australia's role in the Five Eyes alliance. With the return of Donald Trump and Signal-gate leaks, can Australia still trust its closest ally?
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
The Australian election campaign was rocked by allegations that Moscow had requested access to an Indonesian air base for use by long-range Russian military planes. Russia and Indonesia have a long and deep history of cooperation and trade going back to Indonesian independence, which appears to be strengthening under President Prabowo Subianto. Does Australia have reason to be concerned?
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
A great re-balancing is underway from the Western world to a much more diverse future. As developing nations rise up with greater wealth, military power, demographic heft and cultural influence, will Western nations give up their privileged positions willingly? Guest: Dr Samir Puri, author of Westlessness: The great global rebalancing; Director, Global Governance and Security Centre at Chatham House; former UK diplomat Get in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
Election day is looming at a time when events beyond our borders are shaping the debate as much as the politicians are. The major parties have avoided discussion of foreign policy, despite the need for new policies and partnerships for this uncertain time.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
What is Beijing thinking as it watches Western governments grapple with the chaos created by the US? Does China view the fracturing of long-standing US alliances and trading relationships as an opportunity, or do they share the concerns about what is coming? Guest: Zhou Bo, Senior Colonel (Retired) in the People’s Liberation Army, author of Should the World Fear China?
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
Donald Trump's view on tariffs is inspired by the 'Gilded Age' of US history, when the federal government drew much of its income from taxes on foreign imports. Now some of America's closest allies have been slapped with tariffs and there are growing concerns about the risk of a trade war. Guest: Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the Gerald R.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Geraldine Doogue |Hamish Macdonald |Isabelle Summerson
The Irish rockstar is fired up as he claims his life's work is being ripped apart by the new US administration. In this passionate and surprising conversation Sir Bob discusses cuts to aid budgets in the US and UK, what Australia should be doing to stand up to Donald Trump and why he no longer listens to music.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Linda lopresti |Isabelle Summerson |Jessie Kay |Julian Morrow
This week's Summer Season episode revisits the night before the launch of NASA's Challenger, and the story of the engineers who tried to stop the launch for the very reason it exploded. On The Year That Made Me, the CEO of Animals Australia and a champion for animal welfare for the last four decade - Glenys Oogjes.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Linda lopresti |Isabelle Summerson |Jessie Kay |Julian Morrow
This week's Summer Season episode features the new national newspaper for Australia's 44,000 prisoners - About Time. We'll look at the long history of Australian prison publications. On The Year That Made Me, Philip Thompson - Afghanistan war veteran turned Shadow Minister for Defence and Defence Personnel.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Isabelle Summerson
Should a parliament be made up of society’s best and brightest? Or is it better to have a parliament that is truly representative? That question is an age-old debate among political scientists, and they can now examine that it more closely with a massive new database of democratically elected parliaments covering almost 20,000 politicians worldwide. The Global Leadership Database is a snapshot of the educational backgrounds and previous occupations of lawmakers worldwide.
