# Why hostage negotiations just aren't like they used to be

An episode of [The Radio National Hour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1791494552), 28 Aug 2026, 55 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nv/Z/v0.mp3

The Chair of Universities Australia, Professor Carolyn Evans has spoken out this week about her concerns over creeping government regulation and how populist backlash over issues like migration is already harming higher education. For this week's edition of 'The Diplomats' Tracey spoke to one of the world's foremost most experienced and respected hostage negotiators, Suzanne Williams. For six decades Ghanaian cameraman Chris Hesse toiled in obscurity amassing a visual record of Africa’s painful journey to independence. The precious reels have been used in a new documentary Eyes Of Ghana, debuting at the Africa Film Festival Australia. Tracey spoke to the films producer, Anita Ofanu.

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