Geraldine's Busy Week

Geraldine is having one of those weeks that makes you tired just hearing about it. It started with big breaking news stories on her breakfast radio shifts on Monday. Then it was down to Canberra and Melbourne for meetings and will culminate with her MC’ing a big public function to celebrate 80 years of international broadcasting at the ABC. 

It’s been a busy time over in Lebanon too. Eliza’s husband Adam is back in Australia so she’s running around with the kids while monitoring the looming economic crisis. The local Lebanese currency, the Lira, has dropped sharply against the US dollar. Employees are only receiving a fraction of their wages. It’s hard to see a solution in Lebanon that doesn’t result in more financial pain for most of its citizens. 

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The Climb – Geraldine Doogue https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-climb

Australia in the World podcast https://australiaintheworld.podbean.com

Allan Gyngell on China https://www.australianforeignaffairs.com/essay/2019/10/china-dependence

Brian Hartzer forced to quit Westpac https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-26/westpac-ceo-brian-hartzer-quits-money-laundering-scandal/11737864

Risk of economic collapse looms in Lebanon https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2019/Nov-20/495956-long-political-crisis-ahead-risk-of-collapse-looms.ashx