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ABC News Daily
ABC News Daily is the podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily. From interest rates, real estate and the housing crisis, to scams and US politics, ABC News Daily brings you facts and analysis you need to understand the biggest news stories. The podcast covers news from America, with…
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ABC News DailyTrump and Obama's fight for Michigan
Michigan is shaping up as one of the biggest battlegrounds in the US midterm elections. So much so that both Donald Trump and Barack Obama have hit the…
ABC News DailyWill Netanyahu cling to power?
Israelis came out in record numbers to vote but as the polls closed it was too close to call. Although that didn't stop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
ABC News DailyWill Trump 'finish off' Iran after the midterms?
Is Donald Trump about restart the fighting with Iran? Ahead of the midterm elections next week, the US President has been raising the prospect of renewed…
ABC News DailyWhat 'Woke 2.0' means for the midterms
Did you know we are in the midst of a new 'woke' era? It's being dubbed 'Woke 2.0' and unlike 'Woke 1', it's thought to be winning over voters for the…
ABC News DailyHow Labor's losing the cost-of-living battle
Unemployment is on the rise, interest rates are up, the price of fuel is soaring and everything just costs more. Recent polling shows voters are blaming the…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump's siding with 'humanitarian' Putin
It’s been a fortnight of extraordinary setbacks for US relations with Ukraine. Donald Trump has struck a deal to buy Russian diesel, delivering a financial…
ABC News DailyWill the Helen Haines attack stop hateful politics?
Brendan Nugent, the 43-year-old Victorian man accused of ramming his LandCruiser into Independent MP Helen Haines, has appeared in court today on five charges…
ABC News DailyHelen Haines loses leg in horror attack
On Monday afternoon, Victorian man Brendan Nugent, 43, allegedly used a white Toyota LandCruiser to strike independent MP Helen Haines twice. The 65-year-old…
ABC News DailyWhy an 'October surprise' won't save Trump
From a press secretary who lasted just five days to a dramatic pivot to Putin, Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh wave of chaos inside the White House. So…
ABC News DailyWhy pregnancy is still costing women their jobs
They've been fired, demoted, and even offered sham redundancies. Decades after the Sex Discrimination Act was introduced, women across the country say they're…
ABC News DailyThe mathematician taking on AI
Melbourne-born academic Tristan Buckmaster says he was maybe just one month away from solving the Navier-Stokes equation, a maths problem so difficult there…
ABC News DailyThe Firmus 'flop' warning for the AI bubble
It was meant to be the biggest ASX listing since the privatisation of Telstra, but last week the initial public offering for Firmus was dramatically pulled…
ABC News DailyWill Trump stream an execution to the world?
The US president says he’s still deciding whether to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 unarmed US soldiers in a 2009…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump's selling out to Putin again
The US President has eased sanctions on the Kremlin, clearing the way for a lucrative deal to import Russian diesel. Trump says the move will help bring down…
ABC News DailyIs Iran's economy really about to collapse?
With the military campaign failing to force Iran to backdown, Donald Trump has been turning up the economic pressure, hoping to cripple the country’s economy…
ABC News DailyWaleed Aly on the Greens' Mamdani moment
In the United States, they’re calling it the 'Mamdani effect' - a surge in support for democratic socialist candidates. And here, the Greens are hoping for…
ABC News DailyHow will we charge the EV boom?
An electric car is now being sold every 100 seconds, with sales roughly doubling in the second quarter of this year and outstripping petrol and diesel cars for…
ABC News DailyHow Cornell failed Jane Doe
In the US, the case has ignited a national debate over consent, with some asking whether this could be a new #MeToo moment. At Cornell University, protests…
ABC News DailyWill a midterm 'blue wave' sink Trump?
Donald Trump has told voters to ‘pretend’ he is on the ballot at the midterm elections which are now less than a month away. But that’s not useful for some…
ABC News DailyHow many data centres will we end up with?
A plan for a data centre metres from homes and a school in Lane Cove has been shelved after residents of the Sydney suburb fought back and won. But it’s just…
ABC News DailyWhat happens if China's AI goes rogue?
Donald Trump says the US is in an AI race against China and he doesn’t want regulation that would risk American dominance. But Beijing is taking a very…
ABC News DailyTerror on a flydubai flight
A flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv has turned into a terrifying high-altitude struggle when one of the pilots was attacked in the cockpit by…
ABC News DailyWhat did Netanyahu know before October 7?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing renewed political scrutiny after media investigations reported that he and his government were warned about…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler on how AI's moving interest rates
There’s been another interest rate rise, pushing it to the highest it’s been in 15 years. It’s partly thanks to Trump’s war in Iran fuelling global inflation…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump has a peace problem
Donald Trump has promised he can use his negotiating skills to end wars. But his approach is facing a major test on two fronts. He’s rejected Iran’s latest…
ABC News DailyCould AI really cure cancer?
We're being warned that AI could wipe out humanity. But some of the very same experts sounding the alarm are also predicting AI will help cure cancer within…
ABC News DailyHow OpenAI exposed our cyber security gaps
The Australian government is grappling with how to safeguard sensitive data, after revelations an AI agent controlled by OpenAI accessed private Medicare…
ABC News DailyWill America watch Trump TV?
Donald Trump’s decade-long war with the press has a new front, with three US media outlets suing after being banned by the White House, prompting a broader…
ABC News DailyWhy can’t we stop the DV crisis?
Another string of suspected domestic violence attacks across a single weekend has once again seen the number of women and children killed this year climb. And…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler on the odds of a recession
Oil prices are rising again, thanks to the conflict in the Persian Gulf spreading to the Red Sea. It's fuelling inflation around the world including in…
ABC News DailyCould we have robotaxis by next year?
Robotaxis have arrived on the streets of London, San Francisco and Beijing as rideshare companies expand into driverless transport. But the roll out hasn't…
ABC News DailyTrump vs China and the AI 'hoax'
Donald Trump says warnings from whistleblowers that the rapid development of AI could end humanity are a ‘hoax’. He’s determined to push ahead in the AI race…
ABC News DailyIs 'nastiness' backfiring on Pauline Hanson?
Pauline Hanson has spent the week offending everyone from Andrew Hastie to the Prime Minister and Indigenous Australians, drawing widespread condemnation. But…
ABC News DailyThe new oil threat plaguing Trump
For months, the Strait of Hormuz has been in chaos amid the ongoing conflict between Donald Trump and Iran. But now, the global oil supply faces a new threat…
ABC News DailyHow exactly could AI kill us all?
Last week, an Anthropic researcher warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future. Then tech bosses joined the…
ABC News DailyHow One Nation’s driving a migration rethink
The migration policy debate in Australia has shifted over the years from boat arrivals and refugees to a new battleground: the size of the net overseas…
ABC News DailyTrump-a-palooza's Iran problem
Donald Trump has hit the campaign trail in Texas as the clock ticks down to the midterms. But is the president becoming more of a hindrance than a help to…
ABC News DailyAustralia vs the algorithm
Algorithms are deciding almost everything we see online, and concern is growing about the kinds of content social media is feeding us and our kids. Now the…
ABC News DailyHow One Nation made super a political battleground
One Nation wants to give renters and borrowers early access to some of their retirement savings in a new policy proposal it says will help ease the…
ABC News DailyWill we pay for Trump’s bond market turmoil?
Bond markets around the world are under pressure, as investors sell bonds and demand higher returns to lend governments money. It's pushing up borrowing costs…
ABC News DailyHow China Shock 2.0 will reshape the world
In the 2000s, a wave of cheap Chinese goods that flooded global markets and wiped out manufacturing jobs became known as the China Shock. Now it's sequel…
ABC News DailyHow long will Trump stand by Hegseth?
According to Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth is doing a 'fantastic job' running the US military. But this week one of his most senior officials, the Army Secretary…
ABC News DailyPaul Barry on the steel tycoon who fooled Australia
In 2017, billionaire Sanjeev Gupta arrived in Whyalla promising to save the town’s struggling steelworks and hundreds of local jobs. But nearly a decade later…
ABC News DailyAn avalanche survivor on the melting Himalayas
Dr. John All is a mountaineer and scientist who nearly lost his life after falling more than 20 meters down an icy crevasse while researching how quickly the…
ABC News DailyThe win that made One Nation a major party
Pauline Hanson is on a roll. The latest test came over the weekend in a by-election for the small coastal electorate of Secret Harbour, south of Perth, where…
ABC News DailyErin Brockovich and the US data centre backlash
As the US hurtles towards the November midterms, data centres have become a major election issue, with politicians across the political divide joining voters…
ABC News DailyTucker Carlson for president in 2028?
Since Donald Trump launched his war in Iran, the MAGA movement has been dramatically split over the military action. Once a key Trump supporter, high profile…
ABC News DailyWhy can't Albo stick it to Trump like Canada?
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has come out swinging, outlining a major retaliation against US President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs. The two…
ABC News DailyIs this Mark Zuckerberg's 'big tobacco' moment?
In a landmark US court case, attorneys general representing 29 states are suing Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, accusing it of knowingly…
ABC News DailyIs the Swans' Brownlow ban really enough?
It took a week, but the head of the AFL has now fronted the press over the Swans scandal. CEO Andrew Dillon has distanced the sport from the Sydney club…
ABC News DailyNetanyahu's impunity in the West Bank
In October, Israelis will head to the polls, with Benjamin Netanyahu fighting to remain in power. Looming over the election are the war with Iran, the…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump's courting dictators (again)
This week, US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman, scaled back military drills with South Korea and continued his tariff fight with Canada…
ABC News DailyHow Pauline Hanson's winning the migration debate
Two months since Pauline Hanson's Press Club address calling for monoculturalism in Australia, new polling shows more Australians prefer her stance on…
ABC News DailyThe Sydney Swans and AFL culture
It's the sort of allegation that over the decades has rocked sporting codes and the AFL. Allegations of sexual assault have embroiled four Sydney Swans…
ABC News DailyWhy the mushroom killer is back in court
It was one of the most watched criminal court cases in history, and now it's back. Mushroom killer Erin Patterson's appeal against her conviction for murdering…
ABC News DailyThe Russian drones stalking civilians
Footage of a Russian drone stalking and attacking a Ukrainian vegetable seller has offered a glimpse into the dystopian way Russia is fighting its war in…
ABC News DailyAnnabel Crabb on 'melon-gate' week
Anthony Albanese’s comments on a comedy podcast last month about the Japanese prime minister’s gift of melons have been making headlines all week. It’s the…
ABC News DailyTrump’s Air Force One ‘decoy’ deception
When Donald Trump flew out of the NATO summit in Türkiye last month, he switched from the newly renovated, Qatari-donated jet to an older Air Force One…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler on why house prices will keep falling
After its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold. But should we get used to rates being higher than we've become used to in recent…
ABC News DailyAn influencer's win on gambling laws
For years, Anthony Albanese has stood firm on how far he’s willing to go on gambling reform. But after former NRL player-turned-influencer Luke Bateman…