Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

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Philippines' 'Game of Thrones': Senate moves to impeach the Vice President
19/05/2026 | 29 mins.
High stakes political chaos is unfolding in the Philippines with a missing Senator, an ex-President in the Hague, and bitter, duelling family dynasties.
The drama is happening as a trial gets underway in the Philippines to impeach Philippine Vice President, Sara Duterte, the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte who is currently in the Hague being tried for crimes against humanity.
With one camp pro-China and the other US and whispers of secession in the South growing louder there is a much at stake in Philippines Game of Thrones.
Indonesia has high speed rail. How come Australia can't get there?
18/05/2026 | 28 mins.
Indonesia's 'WHOOSH' train does exactly that. The high speed link from Jakarta to Bandung used to take three to four hours, now it's a 35 minute journey, peaking at speeds of 350 km/hour.
It's a remarkable piece of high tech infrastructure, but it's also been the subject of corruption investigations and questions over debt to China.
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15/05/2026 | 29 mins.
Challenging, thoughtful and fun — a user's guide to what the world is talking about.
Australia's Delta advances, but who's missing from this Eurovision?
15/05/2026 | 29 mins.
Challenging, thoughtful and fun — a user's guide to what the world is talking about.
Enter the "dealmaker": Donald Trump in Beijing
14/05/2026 | 29 mins.
Going into the summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the narrative from China is that President Trump is weak and distracted.
Beijing sees the Iran war, and mid term elections on the horizon as weaknesses for President Trump, who last month postponed his planned meeting with President Xi on account of the war.
President Trump arrives with his own agenda, with trade, tech and Taiwan high on the list.

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About 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 and Hamish Macdonald are joined by two new hosts, former foreign correspondent Kylie Morris and journalist Latika Bourke in London. Every day, they'll be discussing 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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