

Clinton Fernandes: Turbulence: Australian Foreign Policy in the Trump Era
ABOUT THE SHOW
One of our most penetrating political analysts, Clinton Fernandes, is here to help us make sense of our current bewildering moment in history. Laying out the seismic geopolitical shifts occurring globally and distilling the logic behind the spectacle of Trumpian politics, Fernandes provides indispensable insight into the new world order and Australia’s place in it.
Supported by 612 ABC Radio Brisbane
PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia’s external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group at UNSW analyses the operational environment, and the threats, risks and opportunities that military forces will face in the future.
Ellen Fanning is an award-winning public affairs broadcaster and journalist. She spent the first ten years of her career at the ABC where she presented both the AM and PM current affairs radio programs. She also served as the ABC’s Washington correspondent. She was later a reporter on the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes and the last presenter of Nine’s prestigious Sunday program. She has produced award-winning documentaries and was most recently the presenter of SBS TV’s long-form interview series, The Observer Effect. She later presented ABC TV’s The Drum. After years reporting big national and international stories, Ellen joined ABC Radio Brisbane, back in her home city.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia’s external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group at UNSW analyses the operational environment, and the threats, risks and opportunities that military forces will face in the future.
Ellen Fanning is an award-winning public affairs broadcaster and journalist. She spent the first ten years of her career at the ABC where she presented both the AM and PM current affairs radio programs. She also served as the ABC’s Washington correspondent. She was later a reporter on the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes and the last presenter of Nine’s prestigious Sunday program. She has produced award-winning documentaries and was most recently the presenter of SBS TV’s long-form interview series, The Observer Effect. She later presented ABC TV’s The Drum. After years reporting big national and international stories, Ellen joined ABC Radio Brisbane, back in her home city.