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May 03, 2022 Will Scott Morrison pay for the interest rate rise?
If you're paying off a home loan in Australia right now, it's about to cost you more for the first time in over 10 years.
It'll hurt those new to the market the most, who've been caught up in a housing boom and in many cases have borrowed up to six times their annual income.
Today, ABC TV Insiders host, David Speers, on why there are more rises to come, and the political pain for the prime minister Scott Morrison just over two weeks from voting day.
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David Speers, host, ABC TV Insiders
12 min
May 02, 2022 The company that made millions from COVID contracts
COVID-19 has left a huge toll on us all, and taken the lives of more than 7,000 Australians.
But there are some companies that have simply thrived because of it, particularly those charged by the federal government with providing goods and services like masks and other protective equipment.
So was there enough scrutiny over whom the government was awarding multi-million-dollar contracts to?
Today, ABC Four Corners reporter, Linton Besser, on how one Australian company with financial woes but deep political links was awarded contracts worth more than one billion dollars' worth of taxpayer money.
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Linton Besser, reporter, ABC TV Four Corners
13 min
May 01, 2022 Why we're being told to 'prepare for war'
A Chinese security deal with a small Pacific island nation has become a central issue in the federal election campaign.
Last week, it even prompted the defence minister, Peter Dutton, to warn that in order to 'preserve peace', Australia needs to 'prepare for war'.
Today, the host of China Tonight on ABC TV, Stan Grant, on what Beijing's deal with Solomon Islands really means for the region, and why it will affect our security.
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Stan Grant, host, ABC TV China Tonight
13 min
April 28, 2022 What happens if Russia takes Mariupol
Russia has begun its final onslaught of the vitally important Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which has seen some of the most intense fighting since the war began.
Russian soldiers are closing in on the last remaining fighters in the city, holed up in tunnels beneath the Azovstal steel works.
If they fall, Russia will be a step closer to controlling the east of the country.
Today, Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko on what could be a decisive turning point in the war and how, incredibly, life is returning to normal in the capital, Kyiv.
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Oleksandr Merezhko, MP, Parliament of Ukraine
11 min
April 27, 2022 You're paying more but earning less. Why?
We haven't seen anything like it since the 1990s.
As the cost of living soars by 5 percent a year, wages haven't risen for seven years.
So why are our wages stuck?
Today, ABC business and economics reporter Gareth Hutchens on why you're earning less, while almost everything you buy is getting more expensive.
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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter
12 min
April 26, 2022 What does Elon Musk want with Twitter?
The world's richest person, Elon Musk, is buying Twitter.
But why does he want it, and could his free speech stance prove a problem for the social media network?
Today, Mike Isaac, a technology correspondent for The New York Times, on the global influence of the social media giant, and the billionaire's grand plans.
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Mike Isaac, technology correspondent, The New York Times
13 min
April 25, 2022 Arrested for nail polish in Putin's Russia
In the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, tens of thousands of people in Russia took to the streets to protest against the invasion.
But two months on, with the war in its next phase in Ukraine's east, they've either been silenced by the Kremlin through draconian laws, or influenced by a relentless propaganda campaign.
Today, a human rights activist on why her fellow Russians are no longer speaking out.
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Maria Kuznetsova, human rights activist, OVD-Info, Tbilisi, Georgia
12 min
April 24, 2022 Australia Votes: The enduring appeal of scare campaigns
With election day now under a month away, both the Coalition and Labor have been rolling out targeted scare campaigns to try to sway undecided voters.
Drumming up fear about the other side's policy offerings is a familiar tactic in Australian elections, so why has the scare campaign become so common?
Today, an Australia Votes special episode, as the prime minister Scott Morrison continues to crisscross the country, while Anthony Albanese's frontbench holds the fort as the Labor leader begins his fourth day of COVID isolation.
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David Speers, host, ABC TV Insiders
Annabel Crabb, ABC elections writer
Andrew Probyn, ABC political editor
47 min
April 21, 2022 The gay hate killings ignored for decades
It was dubbed 'the case that couldn't be solved', and for more than three decades it wasn't.
In 1988, American PHD student Scott Johnson's body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Sydney's northern beaches.
30 years on, his killer, Scott White, has finally been found and convicted, with his sentence set to be handed down within weeks.
The case sparked a special commission of inquiry into suspected gay-hate deaths in Sydney, stretching back 40 years.
Today, we speak to an American investigator about Scott Johnson's case, the failings of NSW police, and the path ahead as dozens of historic gay and transgender hate crimes are re-examined.
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Daniel Glick, investigative reporter and private investigator
13 min
April 20, 2022 Under fire in Kharkiv, as Putin's war escalates
This week, an ABC crew was caught up in a Russian artillery attack in Ukraine's second biggest city, Kharkiv.
A fresh round of bombing across the country marked the beginning of the next phase of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, with a World War II-style ground offensive in Ukraine's east now underway.
Today, Sean Rubinsztein Dunlop on his narrow escape, and why what comes next could be even more brutal than what we've already seen.
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Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, ABC correspondent, Kharkiv, Ukraine
12 min

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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.