• Weekend One on One

  • By: SBS
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Weekend One on One

By: SBS
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  • Summary

  • Go behind the headlines and hear what the newsmakers themselves have to say. In this weekend series, we’ll be getting experience, analysis, and understanding in extended interviews with the people who really know what’s going on.
    Copyright 2024, Special Broadcasting Services
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Politics & Government
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Episodes
  • INTERVIEW: Professor Dennis Altman on what Donald Trump's comeback means for the world, and Australia

    INTERVIEW: Professor Dennis Altman on what Donald Trump's comeback means for the world, and Australia
    Nov 8 2024
    In a trade speech at the Japanese embassy in Canberra, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the world was increasingly vulnerable and volatile due to the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, as well as challenges in Chinese trade. What then are the implications of a new President in the White House for the existing and future global order? And what could Donald Trump's policies mean for Australia, a close US ally? Deborah Groarke speaks with Professor Dennis Altman from La Trobe University to find out.
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    14 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Former Democrat election campaign organiser Cory Alpert

    INTERVIEW: Former Democrat election campaign organiser Cory Alpert
    Nov 2 2024
    Cory Alpert is a PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne looking at the impact of AI on democracy - but he has a wealth of experience in the world of American politics. He served for three years in the White House during the Biden-Harris Administration working in the Executive Office of the President. He's worked on three Presidential campaigns, including for Hillary Clinton in 2016. and as regional chief of staff for Pete Buttigieg’s historic 2020 campaign. He has also had senior staff and advisory roles on Senate, House, Gubernatorial, mayoral, and state legislative races across the United States. So with just a couple of days before the US Presidential Election, SBS's Deborah Groarke asked him about how the campaigning strategies are put together:
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    25 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Former Fijian Prime Minister Mahenda Chaudhry

    INTERVIEW: Former Fijian Prime Minister Mahenda Chaudhry
    Nov 2 2024
    Mahendra Chaudhry was Fiji's first Prime Minister of Indian ancestry, but in 2000 he and most his cabinet were held hostage for almost two months, after a civilian coup backed by a faction of the military and led by George Speight stormed parliament. Since the 1980s there have been four coups in Fiji - each with links to ethnic tension between Indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians. Mr Chaudhry is the current leader of the Fiji Labour Party. In an interview with SBS's Jennifer Scherer, he talks about Fiji's movement toward social cohesion and how Diwali can promote reconciliation despite a history of coup culture
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    10 mins

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