Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

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.  Kim Aris [https://www.facebook.com/kimarishteinlin/], the son of detained Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, has not heard from his mother since 2023. Kim contests the international media's narrative that his mother betrayed the Rohingya so she could keep the military junta on side. Recently in Australia, he has launched a global fitness and solidarity campaign called the 81 for 81 [https://www.facebook.com/kimarishteinlin/] challenge. It's part of the growing international demand for Myanmar to provide 'proof of life' that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is still alive. Guest Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [global.roaming@abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

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 Minister for Defence, Richard Marles. They say the government isn't being transparent about Australia's arms exports to Israel, and are asking for the release of documents related to potential sales. Defence denies the supply of Australian weapons or ammunition to Israel.  Palestinian human rights lawyer, Ahmed Abofoul, was born and raised in Gaza. He spoke to Kylie Morris and Latika Bourke while he was in Australia with human rights organisation, Al-Haq, about leaving Gaza for The Hague; and what the legal application could achieve.  Guest: Ahmed Abofoul, human rights lawyer and researcher with Al-Haq [https://www.alhaq.org/] Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [global.roaming@abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

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 tanking. Even US President Donald Trump has reportedly called him "effing crazy" over his aggressive military stance. Israeli journalist and commentator Nadav Eyal joins Geraldine Doogue and Latika Bourke to talk about the domestic storm leading up to the "Fifty Shades of Right Wing" election; whether Netanyahu's two challengers, Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, can dethrone him; and what it means for the future of the US relationship.  Guests: Nadav Eyal, journalist and senior scholar at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [global.roaming@abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

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 characterisation of Australia's position vis a vis AUKUS? Are we getting the short end of the stick with this deal, and sacrificing our sovereignty to boot?  This episode originally broadcast on December 20, 2024 as part of our 6-part AUKUS Investigated series  GUESTS: Sam Roggeveen - Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia’s Search for Power and Peace Malcolm Turnbull - 29th Prime Minister of Australia 2015-2018. Richard Marles - the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio. GET IN TOUCH:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au]

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 calling on the world's middle powers to forge a united path away from the hegemony of American power. And Trump isn't happy about it.  Geraldine Doogue and Latika Bourke speak to former Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff about how much Australia and Canada have in common, and why Europe and Great Britain are the middle powers to watch.  Guest: Michael Ignatieff, Professor at the Central European University in Vienna and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.  This episode originally aired on January 28, 2026