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Back to SearchEp. 169: Tim Watts MP on the Indian Ocean Region & inputs to successful foreign policy
Episode 169
Darren welcomes back Tim Watts MP to the podcast. Tim is now the government’s Special Envoy for Indian Ocean Affairs having also served as assistant …
10 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 168: Reporting from China on the bilateral relationship
Episode 168
Former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews made headlines when he was snapped in a picture with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, amongst others, at China’s …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 167: Development and strategy in the South Pacific
Episode 167
PM Albanese recently travelled to Solomon Islands for the Pacific Islands Forum as well as Vanuatu and PNG. The headlines focused on what didn’t happ…
11 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 166: The global economy: Tariffs, industrial policy, and a fraying order
Episode 166
In Darren’s own research, topics like tariffs, industrial policy and the decaying rules-based economic order are a daily focus. On these issues and m…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 165: China in 2025 and what's changed
Episode 165
Darren welcomes Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute and author of influential books "The Party" and "Xi Jinping: The …
1 year ago
Ep. 164: Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs
Episode 164
It’s time for another tariff episode, and Darren is joined by returning guest Corbin Duncan, a journalist with The Economist (and valued Australia in…
1 year ago
Ep. 163: PM Albanese visits China
Episode 163
The PM made a big trip to China, and the ABC’s Stephen Dziedzic accompanied him as part of the press contingent. Darren and Stephen discuss both Beij…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 162: Israel attacks Iran; no Albo-Trump meeting
Episode 162
Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s attack on Iran that began over the weekend, could be the beginning of something very big, and very bad. Or it could l…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 161: Shangri-La 2025; 3.5% of GDP on defence?
Episode 161
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore from 30 May to 1 June. Zack Cooper of the American Enterprise Institute attended and returns t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 160: PM to Jakarta, Vatican; FM to Pacific; think tank influence?
Episode 160
With Prime Minister Albanese’s government returned to office with a large majority, Darren is wondering what the data from the PM and Foreign Ministe…
1 year, 2 months ago