In our first podcast for 2019, Marcus Hellyer and Malcolm Davis discuss China’s space ambitions and the progress of Australia’s naval shipbuilding program. Jack Norton catches up with Graeme Dobell to discover who won this year’s Madeline Award and Renee Jones asks the US Studies Centre’s Dr Gorana Grgic what the record US government shutdown is all about. You can view links to the articles mentioned in this week’s episode here.