<p>How has Australia thought about and acted in the world beyond its shores?  What are the the policies it has shaped, pursued and enacted to make sense of the world and the region of which it is a part, and what is the relationship of those policies to culture, ideas and identity?</p>

How has Australia thought about and acted in the world beyond its shores? What are the the policies it has shaped, pursued and enacted to make sense of the world and the region of which it is a part, and what is the relationship of those policies to culture, ideas and identity?

<p>How has Australia thought about and acted in the world beyond its shores?&nbsp; What are the the policies it has shaped, pursued and enacted to make sense of the world and the region of which it is a part, and what is the relationship of those policies to culture, ideas and identity?</p>

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This podcast series is about Australia’s relations with and response to the world from the late 19th Century to the present. It focuses on the historical, cultural, ideological, economic and strategic factors shaping the government’s foreign and defence policies. It looks first at historical themes that still have a bearing on Australia in the contemporary world, then moves on to discuss how Australian politicians and policymakers have reacted to and acted in periods of war and stress, crisis and creativity, hope and delusion. It looks at the role of prime ministers, individual ministers and political parties, the globalising economy, trade, immigration and debates over alliances, Asia, and national loyalty. Written and presented by Professor James Curran from the University of Sydney (Discipline of History) , who is also the International Editor at The Australian Financial Review.

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