Return to Trumpland with Zoe Daniel
Zoe Daniel MP joins us to discuss the MAGA loyalists Trump is tapping for senior roles and how Australia can deal with the President-elect.
On this episode of After America, Zoe Daniel MP, Independent Member for Goldstein and former foreign correspondent, joins Dr Emma Shortis to talk about the incoming Trump administration, Australia’s relationships with the United States and China, and the role of independent politicians in Australian defence and foreign policy-making.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 28 November and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: The Hon Zoe Daniel MP, Independent Member for Goldstein // @zoedaniel
Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
Greetings from Trumpland: How an unprecedented presidency changed everything by Zoe Daniel and Roscoe Whalan (March 2021)
Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr (CC-BY-SA 2.0)
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