15 Minutes in Canberra

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in foreign policy? Canberra is buzzing with seasoned foreign affairs and strategic policy experts, but for newcomers and mid-tier professionals, the ‘Canberra bubble’ can be tricky to navigate.

Join host Hayley Channer on the ground as she speaks with colleagues from government, academia, and the private sector, to bring you their unique policy insights and career advice in a neat 15 minutes.  

Based in Canberra, Australia, Hayley Channer is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre.

What it’s like to be a war correspondant?

For a brief time only, 15 Minutes in Canberra is going international as host Hayley Channer relocates to the United States to undertake a Fulbright Scholarship at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. Kicking off her stint in the US capital, Hayley interviews Australian Financial Review Special Correspondent Misha Zelinsky. In February, Zelinksy was surprised to find himself reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. In this episode, he explains what it’s like reporting from a war zone.