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April 05, 2022 Russia is losing, but it has a new plan
Russia wanted a quick victory in Ukraine, but it hasn't succeeded.
Instead, it's withdrawing its troops from key cities, leaving in their wake shocking evidence of torture and war crimes.
It's not the end of the war: It's widely thought the Kremlin will now focus on taking control of other parts of the country.
Today, former US Army Major John Spencer, who was part of the advance group that captured Baghdad from Saddam Hussein in 2003, on why Russia has failed so far, and what comes next for Ukraine's terrified civilians.
Featured:
John Spencer, retired US Army major and former Chair, Urban Warfare Studies, Modern War Institute, US Military Academy, West Point, New York
10 min
April 04, 2022 Is anywhere safe from Australia's worsening natural disasters?
Devastating fires one year, disastrous floods the next: it feels like Australia is being continually battered by natural disasters.
So what comes next, and is there anything we can do to stop it?
Today, Robert Glasser, a former UN adviser on disaster risk reduction, on how climate change is driving the crisis, and why nowhere in Australia will truly be safe.
Featured:
Dr Robert Glasser, Head, Climate and Security Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Virginia Guyler, Lismore resident
12 min
April 03, 2022 The uncensored photo defining Russia's war
A photo of members of a family killed in a Russian mortar attack near Kyiv, subsequently published unblurred on the front page of the New York Times, became the first defining symbol of the horrors of the war in Ukraine.
Now, amid reports of more atrocities and a Russian retreat from the Ukrainian capital, it could be used to help build a case that the Kremlin has committed war crimes.
Today, we speak to the New York Times photojournalist, Lynsey Addario, about the day she took the image, and we ask whether it's likely Vladimir Putin and his military chiefs will ever be brought to justice for the horrors of their invasion.
Featured:
Lynsey Addario, photojournalist, The New York Times
Professor Todd Buchwald, former head of the US State Department’s Office of Global Criminal Justice and professor of international law, George Washington University Law School, Washington DC
Further reading:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-02/graphic-nyt-photograph-that-could-lead-to-war-crime-charges/100960860
13 min
March 31, 2022 Why no one is safe from long COVID
At the moment around the country, 60,000 people are catching COVID every day, and official figures show at least 4.5 million of us have now had the disease.
It means more and more Australians now have the debilitating condition known as 'long COVID'.
But how much do we really know about it?
Today, we speak to a Melbourne nurse who hasn't recovered from a bout of COVID she had in 2020, and we hear from a doctor at the forefront of global research into what remains a mystery illness.
Featured:
Irene Tey, long COVID sufferer
Dr David Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation, Mt Sinai hospital system, New York
12 min
March 30, 2022 'Not fit to be PM': Why a Liberal Senator lashed out
Within days, the Prime Minister will call an election and ask voters to trust him to continue leading the nation.
So can we?
Not according to one of the Coalition's longest serving senators, NSW Liberal Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, who delivered a scathing character assessment of Scott Morrison in the Senate chamber and who claims many others in the party feel the same.
Today, the host of RN Breakfast, Patricia Karvelas, takes us through the extraordinary intervention, and what it means as we prepare to head to the polls.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, Host, ABC RN Breakfast
12 min
March 29, 2022 'Everyone's a winner': The 'Hot Chocolate' budget
It's a pre-election, 'no losers' budget from the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, who says the worst of the pandemic is behind us and the economic outlook is rosy.
Today, in a special budget lockup episode of ABC News Daily, our business editor Ian Verrender explains whether we can trust those forecasts and assumptions, and lays out what it all means for you.
Featured:
Ian Verrender, ABC business editor
13 min
March 28, 2022 Why unaffordable housing is here to stay
Millions of Australians can't afford to buy a house, with prices skyrocketing since the pandemic began.
In its pre-election budget, the federal government is extending a scheme allowing first home buyers to purchase a property with just a 5 percent deposit.
But will it ease the crisis?
Today, ABC business reporter Michael Janda explains why much more needs to be done to help the Australians priced out of the market.
Featured:
Michael Janda, ABC business reporter
12 min
March 27, 2022 'Like a family': Housing Ukraine's desperate millions
As the number of Ukrainians fleeing their homeland continues to grow, a unique billeting scheme in the UK has been so well received officials can barely keep up with demand.
At least 150,000 Brits have offered to open their homes to desperate Ukrainians, and the British government has said it won't set a cap on the number of refugees it will take.
Today, we hear the moment two of these families meet for the first time, and we speak to Ukrainian-born Lesia Miroshnichenko, who lives in the English city of Derby, about how she's helping to unite them.
Featured:
Lesia Miroshnichenko, volunteer, England
Anastasiia Nitskevych, Ukrainian refugee
Daryna Nitskevych, Ukrainian refugee
Olha Rozdaibida, Ukrainian refugee
Valentyna Rozdaibida, Ukrainian refugee
Sally Eady, sponsor, Scotland
Marie Hendy, sponsor, Scotland
12 min
March 24, 2022 The flood dilemma: How do you move an entire town?
With residents in flood-devastated towns across New South Wales and Queensland trying to clean up and get on with their lives, the question is: what comes next?
Should flood-prone towns be rebuilt? Or could they be moved to higher ground?
Today, the ABC's national regional affairs reporter, Lucy Barbour, takes us on a journey to the small town of Grantham, in south-east Queensland, to find a lasting solution.
Featured:
Lucy Barbour, ABC national regional affairs reporter
Gordon Linley, Gundagai resident
Shane Herrington, Wirajuda Warragul man
Rebecca Sparkes, Grantham resident
Tanya Hooper, Grantham resident
15 min
March 23, 2022 China's role in Russia's war
As the fighting drags on and the human toll grows in Ukraine, one of Russia's closest allies, China, is being accused of complicity in the invasion, as western leaders warn Beijing that harsh sanctions will be imposed if it supports Moscow militarily or economically.
Today, former White House Policy advisor Professor Evan Medeiros on China's dilemma, and why the decisions it makes now could lead to a change in world order.
Featured:
Dr Evan Medeiros, former Asia-Pacific Advisor to US President Barack Obama and Professor of Practice, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
13 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.

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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.