Global Questions

For today’s IN-DEPTH episode Gen is joined with Damien Manuel, the Chairman for the Executive Advisory Board for Cyber at Deakin University as well as the Chairman of the Australian Information Security Association. Exploring cyber securities key concepts that we  hear in the media yet don't know much about. As people around the world settle in to the new normal of working from home and Zoom...

Join Genevieve and Emma as they highlight fort-nightly news around the world. How has COVID-19  helped the Italian Mafia grow? How is Australia balancing its relationship with China? What are the allegations of the US forcing immigrant sterilisation? Who has been charged for Breonna Taylor's death? Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter for more content or visit our website . This epis...

For todays IN-DEPTH episode Emma is joined with William Clapton, senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of New South Wales. He is the author of  Risk and Hierarchy in International Society: Liberal Interventionism in the Post-Cold Era  (Palgrave, 2014) and is currently preparing a forthcoming volume on risk and the immigration practices of the Trump administration,&...

Join Genevieve and Emma as they highlight fort-nightly news around the world. Who is Alexei Navalny and what's the tea with Putin? How is America's postal service being dragged into a political battle? How have the Himalayan mountains caused a Nuclear Power stand-off? How does forced labour in Xinjiang differ from usual supply chain concerns? Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter for more...

Genevieve is joined with Bernard Collaery, Australian barrister, lawyer and former Attorney-General being prosecuted for conspiring against the government. They discuss Australia’s national security through the lens of the Witness K trial.  The trial has been held in private through special powers meant for counter-terrorism. Out of almost 40 court appearances, little has been publicly report...

Join Genevieve and Emma, highlighting the latest news around the world. What does the Beirut explosion mean for the future of Lebanon? Why are we saying goodbye to TikTok and what is Instagram Reel?  The Belarus election just occurred but why did it gain so much media attention?  What's going on with Israel's legitimacy to growing acceptance in the Middle East? This episode is produced b...

Did someone say weekly episodes? Yes! We did. Global Questions is back! In Season 2, we’re coming back bigger and better to break down global issues for young people who want to know more. Emma Fabreguette and Genevieve Marcocci will be your hosts for this now weekly podcast. Heres how its going to look: THE WRAP-UP will be posted every first and third week each month, Genevieve and Emma will be h...

Sharon Hudson-Dean is a career American diplomat currently serving as U.S. Consul General in Sydney, Australia.  Ms. Hudson-Dean was the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Nordic/Baltic Affairs in the European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau at the Department of State from 2017-18.  Prior to that, she served as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. and Deputy Chief of Mission at th...

For this episode we delve into the increasing protests against police brutality in the United States, analysing how systematic racism has transpired through American history, and link it back to Australia’s own systematic racism towards Indigenous Australians. What is the BLM movement? What is systematic racism? What is America's history that concerns African Americans? How can we see this is Aust...

Bill Birtles, ABC's China Correspondent explains the deteriorating Aus-China relationship, the WHO probe into COVID-19 and China's harsh calls to boycott and impose tariffs on Australian imported goods.   The future of Australia's relationship with China is hard to pinpoint. However, it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Listen to this episode to hear Bill Birtles discuss...

Julian Burnside AO QC is an Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, and author. He is known for his staunch opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers and has provided legal counsel in a wide variety of high-profile offshore-detention legal cases.  In this podcast, we delved into Julian’s experience represent...

The exit of the UK from the European Union means a lot of things for the global economy, trade and borders. Yet, what does it mean for refugees and asylum seekers or migrants looking for work. How will the two core policies that the EU upholds and uses to protect refugees and asylum seekers ( Eurodac Regulation ; the Dublin III Regulation ) be negotiated through the phases of Brexit. What will the...

For this episode we cover Covid-19 and its effects on businesses, government relations and cyber security in Australia. What does the future of Australia look like as Covid-19 restrictions ease? Will Australia bounce back quickly? What does this mean for our relationship with China? How will the airline industry be effect? What have businesses learnt about cyber security? How will work life change...

Saad AL-Haddad was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He and his family decided to flee Iraq in 2016 as it became too dangerous to live. As the war started to worsen they received targeted threats and found it increasingly difficult to continue their usual lives in Baghdad. Saad and his family resettled in Jordan for two years whilst waiting on their Australian refugee status approval. We explore his life as...

Saad AL-Haddad was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He and his family decided to flee Iraq in 2016 as it became too dangerous to live. As the war started to worsen they received targeted threats and found it increasingly difficult to continue their usual lives in Baghdad. Saad and his family resettled in Jordan for two years whilst waiting on their Australian refugee status approval. We explore his life as...

Zahn Gane explores his interest in International Relations and his future career. Zahn speaks about how he never really saw an interest in university until discovering his passion for politics. 

Ms Erika Feller dives deep into her work in aiding governments to resettle refugees and asylum seekers and resolve issues of statelessness. Ms Feller worked with the UNHCR for 26 years, and with DFAT for 14 years. What is the importance of the UNHCR? what are the processes the UNHCR undertake? What is statelessness? How does someone become stateless?

Ms Erika Feller dives deep into her work in aiding governments to resettle refugees and asylum seekers and resolve issues of statelessness. Ms Feller worked with the UNHCR for 26 years, and with DFAT for 14 years. What is the importance of the UNHCR? what are the processes the UNHCR undertake? What is statelessness? How does someone become stateless? Have a suggestion? tell us via this link! https...

Caitlin Workman is a masters student who headed her own NGO project in Malawi. Listen in as she explores the cultural and political challenges that came with her experience.

PART 2: Gen sits down with Gillian Triggs to explore the hard truths of current immigration policies and practices. No stone is is left unturned as the discussion delves into detention centres, off shore processing and the role of bureaucracy in change making.  Gillian is an accomplished public international law academic with numerous publications, formerly the President of Australia’s Human...

PART 1: Gen sits down with Gillian Triggs to explore the hard truths of current immigration policies and practices. No stone is is left unturned as the discussion delves into detention centres, offshore processing and the role of bureaucracy in change making.  Gillian is an accomplished public international law academic with numerous publications, formerly the President of Australia’s Human R...