Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled AUKUS a bipartisan mistake. Is he right? Peter Garrett, former Labor minister and rock superstar, is now leading a public inquiry into Australia's submarine pact with the U.S. and UK to answer a number of essential questions.  Are the promised submarines likely to arrive? Why is Australia paying billions into US and UK submar...

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 intelligence, deepfakes and coordinated misinformation campaigns. In this episode of Global Roaming, Geraldine Doogue and Latika Bourke examine the implications for democracy.  If women are increasingly targeted with sexu...

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 is the stasis inside Tehran.  A collective leadership built around a 13-member National Security Council, with parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf the strongest figure, now calling the shots.  Azizi says the...

Antony Loewenstein says Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank has turned "almost apocalyptic". The independent Australian journalist has reported from the territory for more than 20 years. On a trip to the area last month, Loewenstein says he witnessed near-daily attacks on a Palestinian family. It comes as the United Nations says Israeli settler violence has reach...

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 national address to label artificial intelligence (AI) a national interest, announcing a new Office of AI inside his department, mandatory rules for large data centres, and a digital duty of care for big tech. At the same time ...