Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

Could Australia and Asia supply our own energy and cut out the Middle East?

The Middle East conflict has triggered a reckoning in global energy supplies.  So as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touches down in Singapore for talks to shore up fuel supplies, are there opportunities amidst the disruption? Could Australia work with South East Asia to develop more resilient energy supply chains?  In this episode, Hamish and Geraldine travel to Jakarta, Indonesia's capital and now the most populous city in the world, to find out.  Guest: Dr Kao Kim Hourn,  Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)  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. *Hamish is in Indonesia as the winner of the 2024 Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award. The award provides for a visit to Indonesia supported by the Australia-Indonesia Institute (All) within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Can Cubans survive under Trump's fist?

The war in Iran has aroused worldwide fears: what happens if a country runs out of oil? Because of severe US restrictions [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ggpq1742o], Cuba has faced that reality, having been without oil for three months. Latika and Kylie speak to correspondent Ruaridh Nicoll who has been travelling across the country to find out how the Cubans are surviving. Guest: Ruaridh Nicoll, journalist, freelancer, and author. He has worked with The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ruaridhnicoll], The Telegraph UK [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/r/ru-rz/ruaridh-nicoll/], and Al Jazeera [https://www.aljazeera.com/author/ruaridh-nicoll], among others. ------------- 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.

Trump and the Iran ceasefire: what happens next?

A ceasefire is declared after Donald Trump agrees to a two-week pause in attacks on Iran, contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. But is this a genuine de-escalation or a strategic pause? A reprieve that the world has been desperate to see or statecraft in action?  In this episode of Global Roaming Geraldine and Latika speak to one of the UK's leading war and military specialists to better understand where the Middle East conflict is headed.  Guest: Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute in London. 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.

Soft power, hard lesson: what can Australia learn from unhappy Asian students?

Australia's education system is one of our most successful export industries, worth an estimated 54 billion dollars. But as perceptions that our universities are "mediocre and overpriced" rise, is the opportunity to use education as a way to build stronger relationships with south east Asia passing Australia by?  This episode Hamish Macdonald and Kylie Morris go to Ho Chi Minh City to speak with Damien Cave from the New York Times, who argues Australian universities are failing as a frontline of Australian foreign policy. Guest: New York Times' Vietnam bureau chief, Damien Cave. Read his story for ABC's Long Read here: Is Australia's university empire losing global appeal? [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/university-education-international-students-losing-reputation/106527604] 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. *Hamish is in Indonesia as the winner of the 2024 Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award. The award provides for a visit to Indonesia supported by the Australia-Indonesia Institute (All) within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

A Matter of Facts: How mainstream media lost public trust

In our previous Matter of Facts mini-series episodes, we covered why our brains are vulnerable to misinformation, and how disinformation is affecting democracies. Today, we examine the public's trust (or lack thereof) in mainstream media. For decades, news outlets functioned to bridge the gap between the public and those in power. So, how did faith in traditional journalism erode, and what needs to change in how the media operates to start fixing the mess? Guest: Ulrik Haagerup, founder and CEO of Constructive Institute. ----------------- 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.