<description>&lt;p&gt;Kylie Moore-Gilbert was imprisoned in Iran for more than years, accused of being a spy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Five years after her release, the research fellow in security studies at Macquarie University is calling on the Australian government to change its strategy towards hostages.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today, Moore-Gilbert speaks about how the era of "quiet diplomacy" is &amp;ndash; in some hostage cases &amp;ndash;over.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://subscribe.smh.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Subscribe to The Age &amp; SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert on why Australia's hostage strategy must change

MAY 4, 202624 MIN
The Morning Edition

Kylie Moore-Gilbert on why Australia's hostage strategy must change

MAY 4, 202624 MIN

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert was imprisoned in Iran for more than years, accused of being a spy. Five years after her release, the research fellow in security studies at Macquarie University is calling on the Australian government to change its strategy towards hostages. Today, Moore-Gilbert speaks about how the era of "quiet diplomacy" is – in some hostage cases –over.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.