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August 21, 2022 Australia's crackdown on climate protesters
As the movement to fight climate change grows, protests have become increasingly disruptive.
But did you know police in some states have been given counter-terrorism-like powers to arrest those involved, even before an event begins?
Today, Background Briefing reporter, Geoff Thompson on why climate activists are finding it much harder to shut down cities.
Featured: Geoff Thompson, Background Briefing reporter
13 min
August 18, 2022 Donald Trump, the FBI and nuclear secrets
The FBI raid that saw classified documents seized from Donald Trump's home doesn’t seem to have dented his political ambitions, or his influence on the Republican Party.
As ever more alarming stories surface about the kind of secret material Donald Trump had allegedly illegally taken to Mar-a-lago, the former president's latest political victim, Republican Liz Cheney, a harsh critic, has lost her primary, and with it her chances of re-election.
Today, US national security expert Karen Greenberg on a dangerous time in American politics.
Featured:
Professor Karen Greenberg, Director, Center on National Security, Fordham University School of Law, New York
13 min
August 17, 2022 What Scott Morrison had to say for himself
Why would any Prime Minister have themselves sworn in to multiple ministries and keep it secret from basically everyone?
Scott Morrison says it was for the good of the Australian people who saw him as being responsible for everything. But does that fit the facts?
Today, Insiders host David Speers on what we're learning now about the motives of the man who was our leader for almost four years.
Featured: David Speers, Insiders host
13 min
August 16, 2022 Scott Morrison, the minister for everything
Revelations former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to multiple ministerial positions and hid it for years have rocked Australian politics.
Today Radio National's Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas on the former leader's strange power grab, why he did it, and what it says about our democracy.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, RN Breakfast host
13 min
August 15, 2022 How the 'teals' are playing politics
The last parliament was dogged by allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.
But since the election, there's a new force in Canberra, with a record number of women winning seats on the parliamentary crossbench.
Today 4 Corners reporter Louise Milligan on her fly-on-the-wall access to some of the independents.
Featured: Louise Milligan, 4 Corners
12 min
August 14, 2022 The 'Virus Hunter' who pinpointed the origin of COVID-19
People love a conspiracy theory, and since very early on in the pandemic there’s been fierce debate about where COVID-19 originated.
Did it come from a live animal market in Wuhan or leak from a research lab in the Chinese city?
New research says the lab theory can now be put to bed once and for all.
Today, world leading viral evolution expert Edward Holmes on why he was suspicious of the market six years before the disease swept the world.
Featured: Professor Edward Holmes, viral evolution expert, University of Sydney
13 min
August 11, 2022 The mysterious deaths of two Saudi sisters
When two sisters from Saudi Arabia were found dead and naked in their beds in a Sydney apartment earlier this year, it shocked Australians and puzzled police.
It has raised questions about who the young women were and why they fled their homeland.
Today, Background briefing reporter Rachael Brown on her chilling investigation into their mysterious deaths and why other Saudi women in Australia are living in fear.
Featured: Rachael Brown, Background Briefing reporter
13 min
August 10, 2022 David Speers on jobs for mates and 'grey' corruption
There's a flourishing 'jobs for mates' culture in Australia, so it's hardly surprising when former politicians are appointed to lucrative overseas posts.
But do we really have to accept it?
In New South Wales a former deputy premier was forced to relinquish a plum United States post after a public outcry and now he's at the centre of an explosive inquiry.
Today, Insiders host David Speers on integrity in politics and why voters are demanding more of it.
Featured: David Speers, host of Insiders
13 min
August 09, 2022 Why the big banks are betting on a recession
The reserve bank has spent most of the year furiously increasing interest rates but now the big banks are betting they'll start falling again soon.
It's not due to an improving economic outlook. It's because the rapid rate hikes globally could land us in recession.
Today, ABC business editor Ian Verrender on the 'miserable' state of the economy and why the credibility of the RBA is on the line.
Featured:
Ian Verrender, ABC business editor
11 min
August 08, 2022 'Haunting' memories of the disease on our doorstep
You would have heard by now Australia has stepped up its border security because of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Indonesia.
So what would happen if the disease arrived here?
Today we speak to a farmer who lived through a devastating outbreak in England in the early 2000s and the life-changing experiences of an Australian vet who went to help.
Featured:
Robert Craig, dairy farmer, Cumbria UK
Bill Sykes, cattle farmer and veterinarian
12 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.