The fight for Dan Duggan - Part 2: The extradition battle
Apr 27, 2026 •
Dan Duggan’s case is now an extradition battle.
Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus approved the Australian citizen’s extradition to the United States and the Federal Court has rejected the latest attempt to stop it.
Duggan’s supporters say this is no longer just a legal case – they believe it’s also shaped by geopolitics and the growing rivalry between the United States and China, and by Australia’s willingness to go along with Washington.
Today, journalist Michael Sainsbury, and Saffrine Duggan, on why the Australian government signed off on Duggan’s extradition, what he could face in the United States, and why his supporters say he has become caught in something much bigger than one man.
This is part two of a two-part episode.
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The fight for Dan Duggan - Part 2: The extradition battle
1894 • Apr 27, 2026
The fight for Dan Duggan - Part 2: The extradition battle
Dan Duggan’s case is now an extradition battle.
Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus approved the Australian citizen’s extradition to the United States and the Federal Court has rejected the latest attempt to stop it.
Duggan’s supporters say this is no longer just a legal case – they believe it’s also shaped by geopolitics and the growing rivalry between the United States and China, and by Australia’s willingness to go along with Washington.
Today, journalist Michael Sainsbury, and Saffrine Duggan, on why the Australian government signed off on Duggan’s extradition, what he could face in the United States, and why his supporters say he has become caught in something much bigger than one man.
This is part two of a two-part episode.
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.
Guest: Saffrine Duggan and journalist and member of the Free Dan Duggan campaign Michael Sainsbury.
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