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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 DailyWill Trump kick-start a seabed mining bonanza?
America’s next mining venture could be deep below the sea’s surface, removing nodules on the seabed full of the metals vital for the green energy transition…
ABC News DailyTrump’s 'gaudy' golden White House
Donald Trump’s been so busy upending the norms of democracy, igniting trade disputes and failing to end wars, it’s hard to see how he’s had time for…
ABC News DailyAnother IVF mix-up exposed
Every year tens of thousands of Australians turn to IVF to start or grow a family.But is it an industry that can be fully trusted given recent revelations of…
ABC News DailyWhy Putin’s obsessed with seizing Donbas
Since the fanfare surrounding Donald Trump’s face to face peace talks with the Russian President, perhaps unsurprisingly, the war continues in Ukraine. That’s…
ABC News DailyWho's helping alleged police killer Dezi Freeman?
It’s one man against the might of the Victorian police force as accused police killer Dezi Freeman remains on the run. On Monday, Victoria Police suggested…
ABC News DailyDo 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 DailyWhy Alan Kohler loves 5% home deposits
For a long time to buy a home in Australia you needed a 20 per cent deposit or you’d have to pay a big lender's mortgage insurance fee.It’s asking a lot, given…
ABC News DailyWho is Dezi Freeman, the accused police killer?
Victorian police officers had gone to execute a search warrant on a Wednesday morning in a sleepy alpine village. But the day turned to tragedy with…
ABC News DailyThe attacks Iran ordered in Australia
The spy agency ASIO has revealed Iran orchestrated at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year and now all ties with Tehran have been cut. The…
ABC News DailyWill cutting autism fix the NDIS?
The growth in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is making it financially unsustainable. But is moving some children with autism off the…
ABC News DailyWhat are Trump’s troops doing in Washington DC?
If you happen to visit Washington DC anytime soon, you could notice troops and even armoured vehicles on the streets.No, America is not at war, President…
ABC News DailyLaura Tingle on Netanyahu vs Albanese
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese is a weak leader who has betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews. But do we really…
ABC News DailyThe 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 DailyWill Trump’s 'security guarantees' end Putin’s war?
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been to the White House before in what became an infamous encounter with Donald Trump. This time he took an entourage of…
ABC News DailyIs Trump backing Putin’s plan for 'peace'?
If the Putin-Trump meeting on the weekend brought about anything, it was a closer relationship between the two leaders. One an accused war criminal, the other…
ABC News DailyHow 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 DailyHow RFK Jr is eroding global trust in vaccines
Donald Trump once declared mRNA vaccines a medical miracle, now his health Secretary is taking an axe to them.Robert F Kennedy Junior doesn’t believe in the…
ABC News DailyPeter Greste on Israel’s strike on journalists
This week, five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.Israel confirmed it had targeted one of the men it says was the head of a Hamas…
ABC News DailyWill Trump strike a 'land swap' deal with Putin?
Donald Trump wants to win a Nobel Peace Prize and so he’s desperate to end the war in Ukraine. He’ll be in Alaska later this week meeting the Russian president…
ABC News DailyWhy Netanyahu calls Australia ‘shameful’
In a move that will further anger the Israeli leader, Australia will recognise a Palestinian state in September following declarations from the UK, France and…
ABC News DailyWhy won’t Musk let Tesla EVs power homes?
Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles can not generally be used to power Australian homes.Why is that, when the batteries in Tesla EVs are much more powerful…
ABC News DailyCan Trump sack his way to better jobs data?
Donald Trump didn’t like the numbers, so he sacked the messenger. So, what are the implications of the US President’s decision to get rid of the nation’s chief…
ABC News DailyThe alleged Chinese spy found in Canberra
This week a Chinese woman was charged with foreign interference, accused of spying on Buddhists in Canberra. Separately, the boss of Australia’s spy agency has…
ABC News DailyWill recognising Palestine achieve anything?
If reports are correct, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu wants to expand the war in Gaza so his forces fully occupy the strip. As international outrage grows…
ABC News DailyWhy police couldn’t stop the Harbour Bridge protest
It was a protest the New South Wales government and police tried to stop but couldn’t.In the end, more than 100,000 protesters were permitted to walk across…
ABC News DailyDo class actions really deliver justice?
On average there’s a class action lodged in Australia every week.But do they really help bring justice to groups of Australians exposed to wrongdoing? Today…
ABC News DailyWill Trump set Ghislaine Maxwell free?
Donald Trump has spent another week fielding questions over the release of the so-called Epstein files. The saga even followed him to Scotland.Now he has sent…
ABC News DailyIs Trump about to double Australia’s tariff?
Donald Trump’s latest trade deal with the European Union is said to be really bad for Europe. So, why did the EU agree to a 15 per cent tariff on almost all…
ABC News DailyHow Trump’s crypto push boosted Bitcoin
Once a sceptic, now a convert, Donald Trump is embracing crypto currency and making a tidy profit on the side. The US president’s newfound love has seen crypto…
ABC News DailyLaura Tingle on who can stop Israel
Israel says there’s no starvation in Gaza, but the pictures tell a very different story and there’s now growing condemnation from some of Israel’s supporters…