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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 DailyThe tax raid on family trusts
If you’ve got a family trust, you’re probably doing pretty well. They’ve been used for generations to distribute wealth and reduce tax bills. Now the…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump keeps asking 'Vance or Rubio?'
Marco Rubio is hitting his stride, he’s Trump’s National Security Advisor and his Secretary of State, he’s taken over the White House press briefing, sat down…
ABC News DailyWhat we know about the cruise ship hantavirus
It’s been an ordeal for those who embarked on a cruise across in early April and it’s not over yet. The ship's passengers are being repatriated across the…
ABC News DailyIs this the bravest budget in decades?
The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his 2026 budget, unveiling a new tax cut and some of the most significant tax changes in decades. Delivered as war…
ABC News DailyIs Putin right to be paranoid?
For decades, Russia’s Victory Day parade has brought tanks and intercontinental ballistic missiles to Red Square to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi…
ABC News DailyHow to beat inflation without rate hikes
Why is it up to the Reserve Bank to control inflation with interest rates? Imagine if there were other tools that spread the pain to more people, not just…
ABC News DailyIs Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?
It’s a new sort of warfare and it’s not taking place on the battlefield. Backers of Iran are creating so-called ‘slopaganda’ using AI generated videos to mock…
ABC News DailyIs the budget about to smash property investors?
Anthony Albanese is about to break a major election promise. Next week’s budget will reveal just how dramatic the government’s changes to generous tax breaks…
ABC News DailyThe new battle in the Strait of Hormuz
The US President Donald Trump has launched what he’s calling ‘Project Freedom’, promising to rescue commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. Already…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler on why Trump’s war hasn’t spooked Wall Street
The war in Iran is creating economic uncertainty around the world, with higher inflation putting pressure on central banks, including the RBA, to hike interest…
ABC News DailyThe investigation into police Taser safety
The nation was shocked when 95-year-old Clare Nowland died after being tasered by a NSW police officer at an aged care facility in 2023. While police forces…
ABC News DailyWhat is Trump’s ballroom obsession really about?
In the past week Donald Trump’s obsession with building his grand ballroom has reared its head again. He was even talking about it after the suspected third…
ABC News DailyHow will the NDIS decide who to cut off?
The growth of the NDIS is about to be slashed, but what tool will the government use to determine who gets to stay and whose disability supports are cut?…
ABC News DailyWhat China learns from Trump’s war in Iran
China buys lots of Iran’s oil, but it’s trying to avoid getting drawn into the war, instead calling for de-escalation and peace in the Middle East. So, what…
ABC News DailyInside the White House press dinner shooting
Donald Trump’s dislike of the press has seen him repeatedly refuse to attend the annual White House correspondent’s dinner in Washington DC. But this year he’d…
ABC News DailyWhy a gas tax is going viral
A video posted by Senator David Pocock has gone viral, leaving some viewers asking why the gas giants aren’t paying more for the resources they extract in…
ABC News DailyWhat happens next with airfares and flights
More than seven weeks since the start of the war in Iran, flight schedules through the Middle East are still disrupted, but slowly recovering. Travellers are…
ABC News DailyIs 'drill baby drill' the answer to our fuel crisis?
US President Donald Trump is all in on it, but could Australia 'drill baby drill' its way to fuel security and avoid oil shocks in the future? Australia used…
ABC News DailyWill Trump 'blink first' and end the war?
Donald Trump went into the war with Iran thinking it would be over quickly. More than seven weeks later there’s still no obvious off ramp, with uncertainty…
ABC News DailyWhen will the Iran war hit your grocery bill?
Shoppers have been dismayed by grocery price rises for years, now there are warnings that food will cost even more as the effects of the Iran war reach…
ABC News DailyWhat’s driving soaring rates of adult ADHD?
Over the past eight years ADHD diagnoses among Australian adults have surged, especially among women. You might be surprised to hear where the ADHD capitals…
ABC News DailyWhat Putin gains from the Iran war
What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin make of the Iran war? He’s one of the few beneficiaries, making vast sums of money as the oil price spiked and Donald Trump…
ABC News DailyThe President vs the Pope
What’s behind US President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo? After the leader of the Catholic Church criticised Trump’s threats to destroy Iranian…
ABC News DailyThe 'doomsday' scenario for fuel supply
The US blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz could make the fuel crunch in Australia even worse. The government’s urging Australians to do what…
ABC News DailyHow Iran is becoming Trump’s forever war
The peace talks failed, so now US President Donald Trump wants to further disrupt the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz. A US blockade will stop…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler’s case to nationalise childcare
The ABC’s Alan Kohler thinks the treasurer should nationalise the childcare system and take centres out of the hands of for-profit businesses. With lingering…
ABC News DailyWhat the shaky Iran ceasefire means for fuel prices
A fragile two week ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel has raised hopes ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz will soon be on the move…
ABC News DailyCan Iran and Trump really agree on a peace plan?
Donald Trump was threatening to wipe out ‘a whole civilisation’, then about an hour before his deadline the US president announced a ceasefire deal had been…
ABC News DailyBen Roberts-Smith and the war crime of murder
As a Victoria Cross recipient, Ben Roberts-Smith is one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers. Now, he’s been charged with five counts of the war crime of…
ABC News DailyWill Pete Hegseth take the fall for the Iran war?
We know that US President Donald Trump is the ultimate decision maker when it comes to the war in Iran, but who’s in his ear? From Pete Hegseth to Marco Rubio…
ABC News DailyAre insiders profiting from the Iran war?
Oil and financial markets have been swinging wildly with every social media post from Donald Trump. But a pattern of large, well-timed trades placed on…
ABC News DailyWill Trump escalate or end the war?
He's sending more troops to the Middle East, while insisting the war in Iran is nearly over. So is Donald Trump preparing to pull out or digging in? If the US…
ABC News DailyWill there be enough fuel for Easter travel?
With the Easter break approaching, many motorists are wondering if they’ll be able to fill up their tanks and whether it’s worth travelling far from home. The…
ABC News DailyWhy Alan Kohler is worried about a recession
Could the Iran war lead our economy into a recession? Past oil shocks have sparked economic downturns and as petrol and diesel prices climb now, it could…
ABC News DailyWill the fuel crisis spark a switch to electric trucks?
With the Iran war sending the price of fuel skyrocketing, the trucking industry is amongst the hardest hit and the costs will be passed on to consumers. So…
ABC News DailyAfter Iran and Venezuela, is Cuba next for Trump?
Donald Trump is in the midst of a messy war with Iran, but at the same time his sights are set on Cuba. The US leader says he’ll be having the “honour of…
ABC News DailyWhy Iran thinks it’s winning the war
Donald Trump says Iran is negotiating with the US to end the war, but Iran says that’s ‘fake news’. So, are there efforts underway to bring the conflict to a…
ABC News DailyIs this the start of Pauline Hanson’s 'orange wave'?
When South Australians went to the polls on the weekend one in five voters put One Nation first. That’s the party’s best showing in that state ever and federal…
ABC News DailyIs it time to rethink flying with Gulf airlines?
For years, Australians heading to Europe have relied on flights that have stopovers in the Gulf. But as war in the Middle East disrupts travel plans for…
ABC News DailyAre the petrol stations ripping us off?
Are the petrol stations price gouging and cashing in on the Iran war? If they are, is there anything that can stop them? Today, David Byrne, professor of…
ABC News DailyIs Israel trying to make Iran a failed state?
Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism official has quit over the war in Iran. He says pressure from Israel, not an imminent threat from Iran, led the US…
ABC News DailyWill the Iran war drive interest rates even higher?
The RBA has lifted interest rates for a second consecutive month. Are we now in a long rate hiking cycle, accelerated by the war in Iran, or could this be the…
ABC News DailyIs it time to ration petrol and diesel?
As the Iran war enters its third week, the ripple effect is growing around the world as the global oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. In…
ABC News DailyThe truth behind the toxic algal bloom
It was one of the worst environmental disasters to strike Australia’s oceans. When a massive algal bloom arrived in South Australia, devastating the coastline…
ABC News DailyHow Donald Trump caught 'victory disease'
Almost two weeks into the war in Iran, Donald Trump's endgame remains elusive. He insists the US has won already, even as the bombs fall and Iran's drones…
ABC News DailyWhy Iran is just the beginning of AI warfare
Artificial intelligence is playing a key role in the war in Iran, with AI tools suspected of being used to gather intelligence, pick targets and plan bombings…
ABC News DailyThe brave escape of the Iranian soccer players
They stood on a field in the Gold Coast and bravely refused to sing their national anthem and they were condemned as traitors on Iranian state TV. A week…
ABC News DailyIs Iran’s new supreme leader looking for revenge?
Donald Trump wanted regime change in Iran and to personally choose who the next leader would be. Instead, Iran’s top clerics chose Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed…
ABC News DailyWhy it’s finally time for high speed rail
Can you believe the construction of a high speed rail network could start in just two years? Scepticism is not unwarranted because we’ve been talking about…
ABC News DailyHow the Iran war increases the global nuclear threat
One of Donald Trump’s stated reasons for going to war with Iran is to destroy the nuclear threat he says it poses. But by starting the conflict has he made the…
ABC News DailyHow the Iran war fuels inflation
It’s been less than a week since the war in Iran began but it’s already having an economic impact here. Oil and gas prices are rising and that has the Reserve…
ABC News DailyHow long can Iran keep fighting?
The Iran war is expanding and already having ripple effects across the globe. How long will it last? US President Donald Trump says a month or longer…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump’s Iran gamble could end very badly
Donald Trump says the war with Iran will continue until all his goals are achieved and he’s warned more US troops are likely to die. But if one of the aims is…
ABC News DailyWhat comes next in Trump’s war with Iran?
For weeks Donald Trump threatened Iran with military strikes and on Saturday morning in Iran the bombing by US and Israeli forces began. He says Iran’s Supreme…
ABC News DailyWhy Bill and Hillary Clinton are testifying about Epstein
They tried to stop it happening, but Bill and Hillary Clinton had no choice in the end but to testify or face jail time. The political power couple is being…
ABC News DailyTrump’s theatrics at the State of the Union
US President Donald Trump spent almost two hours outlining what he believes to be a myriad of achievements on the economy and immigration. It’s the longest…
ABC News DailyThe secrecy surrounding the 'ISIS brides'
The possible return home of a group of so-called ‘ISIS brides’ from Syria has caused a political storm. But why? Given similar groups of women and children…
ABC News DailyWill anyone get a refund for Trump’s illegal tariffs?
The US Supreme Court has ruled that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal. So, will President Trump give back to Australian companies the millions of…
ABC News DailyWhat are AI agents and can they be trusted?
They used to be known as personal assistants, now you can just get an AI agent to plan your day, answer your emails and organise your life. But what are the…
ABC News DailyAnnabel Crabb on Andrew’s arrest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has spent about 10 hours of his 66th birthday in police custody as they investigate whether the former prince shared government…