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November 01, 2022 How the great Australian dream became a nightmare
Owning a home was once seen as the path to a better life: the Great Australian Dream.
But now it's an ambition out of reach for more and more Australians, with the reserve bank continuing to hike interest rates and a shortage in properties to buy.
Today, business and economics reporter, Gareth Hutchens on the Government's pledge to build a million more homes and whether it will help, or even happen at all.
Featured:
Gareth Hutchens, ABC economics and business reporter
14 min
October 31, 2022 China's 'armageddon' warning to Australia
In the Northern Territory thousands of US Marines and Australian soldiers are training for battle.
It's a war game, but there's a lot at stake amid heightened concern from the Pentagon that China could invade Taiwan before 2027. The United States is even sending nuclear capable bombers here.
Today, Four Corners reporter Angus Grigg on his investigation into how the top end is becoming a major military base for the US and why that could leave Australia vulnerable to attack.
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Angus Grigg, reporter, ABC TV's Four Corners
14 min
October 30, 2022 Why we keep getting hacked
First Optus, then Medibank. Millions of us have had our private data stolen, exposing us to identity theft and fraud. Now criminals even have our medical records.
Today, cryptographer, Vanessa Teague on why Australian laws are leaving consumers so vulnerable and why it won't be long before the next big data breach.
Featured:
Dr Vanessa Teague, Adj. Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
14 min
October 27, 2022 Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann and the complexity of rape trials
There's going to be a new trial, starting next year, in the case against Bruce Lehrmann, who's accused of raping former political staffer Brittany Higgins.
Mr Lehrmann has always maintained his innocence, and says no sexual activity occurred between the pair.
The initial jury was discharged after misconduct by one juror, who was found to have had research material not permitted by the court.
Today, criminal justice expert Dr Julia Quilter on the complexity of rape trials.
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Professor Dr Julia Quilter, School of Law, University of Wollongong
13 min
October 26, 2022 The murdered women Australia doesn't count
In Canada, they call it genocide.
There, the widespread killings and disappearances of Indigenous women have been blamed on the state itself.
But here, we don't even bother to keep data on the hundreds of Aboriginal women murdered or who go missing.
Today, ABC Indigenous affairs editor and Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta woman, Bridget Brennan, on her Four Corners investigation into those who've been lost.
Featured:
Bridget Brennan, ABC Indigenous affairs editor
14 min
October 25, 2022 'Highway to hell': Labor's first budget
Surging inflation, rising unemployment and a debt mountain that's becoming more expensive with each passing month: the first Labor budget in a decade is a bracing read.
Seven months ago, the Treasurer Jim Chalmers' predecessor was promising everyone would be a winner.
So what changed?
Today, the ABC's business editor, Ian Verrender, on the treacherous landscape ahead for Australian households.
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Ian Verrender, ABC business editor
14 min
October 24, 2022 How renters are being left out in the cold
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he's prepared his government's first budget with an abundance of caution, meaning there will be very little to assist Australians with the surge in the cost of living.
Today, we look at one area of concern, the rapid increase in rental costs, and ask ABC business reporter Emily Stewart whether the Government can do anything to help.
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Emily Stewart, ABC business reporter
14 min
October 23, 2022 War crimes in Ukraine: collecting evidence from the frontline
It's hard to comprehend just how terrifying living in Ukraine must be.
Russian forces are using missiles and Iranian attack drones to target cities, terrorising civilians and damaging vital power stations ahead of winter.
As the war continues, international investigators are on the ground to document those bombings and other potential war crimes, including rape and torture.
Today we speak to one of those investigators.
Featured:
Nigel Povoas KC, Mobile Justice Team lead prosecutor, Global Rights Compliance
14 min
October 21, 2022 ABC Sport Daily: Netball, Rinehart, and a sponsorship deal gone wrong
Imagine securing a $15m sponsorship deal, only to realise it's not something the players can unanimously support.
That's the situation facing Netball Australia after a sponsorship with the Gina Rinehart led Hancock Prospecting saw divisions within the sport laid bare.
Why were some unwilling to wear the company's logo? How might players and administrators find a compromise? What does it say about the changing dynamic between sponsors and athletes?
Today, ABC Sport Daily's Patrick Stack picks through a sprawling story.
Featured: Georgina Robinson, senior journalist, Sydney Morning Herald
14 min
October 20, 2022 The rorts and waste costing Medicare billions
This week doctors were left furious after claims suspected fraud, misuse and billing errors are costing Medicare billions of dollars a year.
The Australian Medical Association says it's an unjustified slur with the vast majority of doctors sticking to the rules.
Today the journalist behind the report, Adele Ferguson on her investigation and why the profession needs to be held accountable.
Featured:
Adele Ferguson, reporter, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald
14 min

About ABC News Daily

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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 analysis of the Donald Trump administration in the White House. His actions, including threats of massive tariffs have big implications for global politics and the economy and US journalists and experts will explain what's at stake.

As Australians battle a cost-of-living crisis, ABC News Daily looks at the causes of inflation, rising rental costs, house prices, insurance costs and the price of groceries. Key experts in business and finance join Samantha Hawley, explaining the state of the economy, the unemployment rate and the jobs market.

Whether you rent, own an investment house or apartment, or are repaying a mortgage, ABC News Daily offers unique insights and analysis. When there are big moves from the Reserve Bank (RBA) on interest rates, or reactions in the ASX or the Australian dollar, guest experts, including economists, explain why.

Look into ABC News Daily's archive to find episodes on electric vehicles (EVs), artificial intelligence (AI), politics, the big banks, supermarkets, Tesla, Elon Musk, education, schools, teachers and crime.

Watch for episodes about federal politics and the leadership of Labor's Anthony Albanese. We look at policy areas that matter for voters, including education, health, housing and immigration and assess the proposals from the federal opposition.

ABC News Daily follows developments in the Middle East and the war between Israel and Hamas, with insights into the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu.

The podcast looks at the latest from Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelensky fights to repel the Russian invaders led by Russia's President Vladimir Putin. As China's Xi Jinping contemplates the future of Taiwan, ABC News Daily will sort fact from fiction.

As climate change fuelled by greenhouse gas emissions increases the risk of natural disasters, including fires and floods, ABC News Daily brings you fact-based analysis.

The podcast covers the future of renewable / green power generation, including the use of wind turbines, solar and hydro electric power.

ABC experts including Ian Verrender, Alan Kohler, Laura Tingle, David Speers, and Annabel Crabb join Samantha Hawley to step through big issues and current affairs.