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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 DailyA former FBI profiler on the Nancy Guthrie case
It’s a case that’s captivated America and grabbed headlines around the world. The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Australian-born US Today show…
ABC News DailyWill Coles go ‘Down Down’ in court?
When Coles told you that prices were “Down Down”, were they really? That’s a matter now before the Federal Court with the competition watchdog, the ACCC…
ABC News DailyHow a wealth tax could fix the housing crisis
Could we solve the housing crisis in Australia by increasing taxes on the extremely rich and targeting mining giants’ profits? Today, British economist, former…
ABC News DailyTrump’s latest attack on climate science
Donald Trump says it’s a scam to say that climate change is a threat to public health. So, the US president has killed off a scientific finding that says it…
ABC News DailyHow Trump could interfere with the midterm elections
We know Donald Trump doesn’t like losing elections and the US president is still claiming that the 2020 poll was rigged and stolen. Now with the midterm…
ABC News DailyWill Angus Taylor make it to the next election?
Sussan Ley has lost the Liberal leadership. The partyroom voted to dump its first female leader after she’s been in the role for just nine months. Angus Taylor…
ABC News DailyWill the Epstein files bring down the British PM?
Donald Trump was Jeffrey Epstein’s one time friend and his name appears countless times in the Epstein files. But it’s not the US president who’s currently…
ABC News DailyWhat ASIO heard about the Bondi shooters years ago
Six years ago, ASIO had the Bondi shooter Naveed Akram under investigation. So why did the spy agency determine in 2020 that the alleged terrorist didn’t pose…
ABC News DailyWhy police clashed with Sydney protesters
The protesters came in force, but what began peacefully descended into chaos. Around 6,000 people had gathered to condemn the visit to Sydney by the Israeli…
ABC News DailyLaura Tingle on the Israeli president’s divisive visit
After the horrific Bondi terrorist attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the Israeli president to come to Australia. It’s a visit welcomed by…
ABC News DailyWill the home battery boom slash power bills?
Demand for home batteries in Australia has taken off, with a generous government subsidy prompting more people to add power storage to their solar panel set…
ABC News DailyCan middle powers really take on Trump?
The Canadian prime minister wants us to give up on the international rules based order, which he bluntly says is fiction and he’s urged middle power countries…
ABC News DailyWhy the gold price has gone crazy
Ever since Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were announced in April last year, the price of gold has been rising. Its price is about 80 percent higher…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler on the rate hike and the RBA’s mistakes
The Reserve Bank cut the cash rate target three times last year, but already there’s a U-turn. The RBA board is so concerned about inflation sticking around…
ABC News DailyUnpacking the latest Epstein files
There are three million files and thousands of mentions of Donald Trump. But the US president says the latest batch of the Epstein files clears him, while the…
ABC News DailyWhat China’s military turmoil means for Taiwan
There’s turmoil at the top of the Chinese military with President Xi Jinping removing some of his most experienced generals. He sacked two key figures…
ABC News DailyWhat’s behind Trump’s milk obsession?
We know he loves McDonald’s but why is Donald Trump so passionate about full cream milk? Whole milk has become an obsession for the US president and his health…
ABC News DailyWhy Pauline Hanson is so popular with Gen X men
One Nation’s support is surging. That’s according to successive opinion polls this year which have Pauline Hanson’s party with a primary vote higher than it’s…
ABC News DailyHow the ICE killings could lead to a civil war
Donald Trump is finally trying to temper the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which has seen the shooting deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents…
ABC News DailyTrump’s bid to control the Western Hemisphere
Donald Trump says he needs Greenland. He’s suggested he could buy it and he threatened tariffs on nations that didn’t support his quest to take it. Now he’s…
ABC News DailyThe global outrage over Musk’s Grok AI image abuse
Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, has caused global outrage after it made it really easy to virtually undress people via AI image editing. Musk’s competitor to…
ABC News DailyHow the Coalition split ruptures conservative politics
For a second time since the election the Coalition has split. The Nationals walked out after a number of its senators crossed the floor to vote against hate…
ABC News DailyLife for a Bondi survivor weeks after the attack
Jessica Chapnik Kahn was there at Bondi on December 14th, shielding her daughter as shots were fired into a Jewish festival, killing 15 people. More than a…
ABC News DailyWhat caused the surge in shark attacks?
It’s a busy time of the year at Australian beaches, but a stretch of the NSW coast has been shut down after a surge in shark attacks. A cluster of shark bites…
ABC News DailyCan Europe stop Trump from taking Greenland?
Greenland is one of Donald Trump’s biggest obsessions right now. If you don’t like his dream of the US taking over the self-governed island, which is part of…
ABC News DailyWas the doomed hate speech law really that bad?
Federal parliament returns early today and the prime minister has removed a racial vilification offence from Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and will now…
ABC News DailyHow Stephen Miller is shaping Trump’s agenda
He’s known for relentlessly and ruthlessly pursuing Donald Trump’s agenda and for playing a big part in shaping it. Now, with the extraordinary start to 2026…
ABC News DailyIs Trump about to strike Iran to 'help' protesters?
Donald Trump says “help is on its way” for the Iranians who have taken to the streets in the biggest uprising against the regime since the 1979 Islamic…
ABC News DailyThe boycott that killed Adelaide Writers’ Week
This year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled following a debacle that involved a boycott by more than 180 participants, board members quitting and the…
ABC News DailyWhy Kevin Rudd quit as our man in Trump’s America
The former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will finish up his posting as Australia's ambassador to the United States a year earlier than expected. He’s received…
ABC News DailyInside Iran’s crackdown as protests escalate
Violent anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third week, with fears more than 500 people have been killed and thousands more arrested as the regime…
ABC News DailyWhy the PM finally called an antisemitism inquiry
More than three weeks since the Bondi terror attack, the federal government has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion. Since the…
ABC News DailyHow a Minneapolis ICE raid turned deadly
As the Trump administration focuses on its actions abroad, political tension is escalating at home. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot…
ABC News DailyWhy Trump wants to take over Greenland
Greenland’s sovereignty could be under threat, after the White House declared using the US military to take control of the island is ‘always an option.’ It…
ABC News DailyWhere is next for Trump after Venezuela?
The deposed Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has appeared in a New York court, facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import…
ABC News DailyIs Trump’s capture of Venezuela's president legal?
After a dramatic US military operation capping off months of escalating tensions, the former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro is now in a New York…
ABC News Daily2025 Picks: Why we need to move beyond BMI
BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese. But when it was…
ABC News Daily2025 Picks: Do we need laws to stop AI taking your job?
Could artificial intelligence be key to improving Australia’s living standards? A Productivity Commission report suggests the roll out of the technology could…
ABC News Daily2025 Picks: How China became a green energy superpower
In the month of April, China installed more solar power than Australia ever has. China is also now home to half of the world’s wind power and half of the…
ABC News Daily2025 Picks: The productivity problem with car washing
Why have so many hand car wash services replaced automatic machines? It has to do with immigration policies and there are implications for Australia’s…
ABC News Daily2025 Picks: Why energy giants want to control solar batteries
It was a decision driven by spite for Sydney man Peter Anderson. He was determined to buy a solar battery for his home so he could take money away from the big…
ABC News DailySarah Ferguson on interviewing Jacinda Ardern
Sarah Ferguson's interviews illuminate the biggest issues of our times and reveal insights from the most interesting people in public life. How did she stop US…
ABC News DailyLeigh Sales on humanity’s best stories
Some stories are best told first-hand by those at the centre of the action. It's how the ABC's Australian Story has brought us so many compelling personal…
ABC News DailyMatt Bevan on the players in Trump’s orbit
The US President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with colourful and controversial characters. From Steve Witkoff, who once bought Trump a sandwich and is…
ABC News DailyStephanie March on Gaza, autocracy and elephants
ABC foreign correspondent Stephanie March has explored the tensions between elephant tourism in Botswana and the destruction the creatures bring to local…
ABC News DailyAlan Kohler on robots and the future of work
The continuing rise of artificial intelligence was one of the big stories of 2025. But how long until humanoid robots, with an AI brain, step into the…
ABC News DailyIs Bondi the start of a new era of terror?
What actually works to prevent terrorist attacks and is Australia up to challenge in a complex threat environment? The Prime Minister says new laws to tackle…
ABC News DailyAlbanese’s 'wicked' antisemitism problem
Catastrophe has a way of shaping leaders. Winston Churchill during World War Two, George Bush during 9/11 and Scott Morrison during the Black Summer bushfires…
ABC News DailyEverything we know about the Bondi shooters
Who could do such a thing? It’s the question Australians are asking after Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach. How did they radicalise? Who did they…
ABC News DailyJewish leaders’ call to action after the Bondi massacre
Sydney’s Jewish community is in shock after Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach. It was an act of terrorism that Jewish leaders long feared. So, in the…
ABC News DailyThe Bondi terrorist attack targeting Jewish people
The terrorist attack targeting Jewish people at Bondi is the worst mass shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre. Sixteen are dead and many more…
ABC News DailyWill the Netflix-Warner Bros deal kill the movies?
Streaming giant Netflix is battling Paramount for control of the historic Warner Bros studio, which includes HBO and a treasure trove of film and TV content…
ABC News DailyWhy Anika Wells’ travel costs don’t fly with taxpayers
Imagine being able to claim thousands and thousands of dollars in expenses so your family can join you on work trips, or to fly business class to New York, or…
ABC News DailyWhich houses will survive this bushfire season?
In the first week of summer, dozens of homes have been destroyed in bushfires; at Dolphin Sands in Tasmania, on the New South Wales Central Coast, and at…
ABC News DailyThe e-bike problem on our roads (and footpaths)
They’re a cheaper and convenient alternative to driving a car, but some e-bike riders are causing massive headaches for other road users and police. A string…
ABC News DailyThe reality of the teen social media ban
Parents and teens are preparing for life cut off from social media when Australia’s world first ban for under-16s officially starts on Wednesday. The…
ABC News DailyIs Trump about to go to war with Venezuela?
The United States has deployed 15,000 troops and sent warships to the Caribbean in the biggest military build-up there since the Cuban Missile Crisis. It…
ABC News DailyCan farmers take on transmission towers and win?
Australia’s renewable energy transition is well underway with new poles, wires and transmission towers planned across the country. But some farmers say they’re…
ABC News DailyWhat new lending rules mean for property prices
Australian property is now more expensive than ever and soaring mortgage debt has the financial regulator hitting the brakes on risky lending. But could…
ABC News DailyIs Ukraine any closer to a deal with Putin?
In a flurry of peace talks over the last week, Ukrainian officials have been desperately trying to avoid an unjust deal with Russia being imposed on it…