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February 09, 2022 Patricia Karvelas on the explosive Tame and Higgins speech
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame and former staffer Brittany Higgins have delivered an explosive address to the National Press Club that's left the Prime Minister on the backfoot just as he was trying to reset the agenda.
No sooner had Scott Morrison directly apologised to Brittiany Higgins, who was allegedly raped at Parliament House, than he was facing fresh questions about the political culture and treatment of women.
Today, Radio National’s Patricia Karvelas on a reckoning over violence against women, and an explosive start to the parliamentary year.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, Host, ABC Radio National Breakfast
13 min
February 08, 2022 'Frankly, he's lost my trust': life in McGowan's Fortress WA
It's always been cut off from the wider nation, but never quite like this.
As the rest of Australia opens up further, including by welcoming back international travellers in 12 days' time, Western Australia's Premier Mark McGowan still won't set a date for when his state's hard border will fall.
Today, two Perth businessmen on life inside Fortress WA, and the deepening toll it's taking.
Featured:
Paul House, CEO, IMDEX
Brad Lowson, Director and Partner, Global Spill Control
10 min
February 07, 2022 Communities cut off as Omicron rips through the NT outback
While infection levels are beginning to drop in most of the country, Omicron is now ripping through remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory at an alarming rate, with hospitalisations now the highest per capita in the country.
Severe overcrowding is driving the spread, with dozens of people often forced to isolate together in derelict housing, while vaccination rates remain among the lowest in the country.
Today, the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Editor, Bridget Brennan, on a crisis politicians foresaw but failed to prevent.
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Bridget Brennan, ABC Indigenous Affairs Editor
11 min
February 06, 2022 Justin Langer saved Australian cricket after 'sandpapergate'. Now he's out.
He rebuilt the Australian cricket team after the international embarrassment of the so-called "sandpapergate" cheating scandal, and last month he took the side to one of its most emphatic Ashes wins.
But now Justin Langer is out, after months of pressure from players unhappy with his style.
Today, sports commentator Glenn Mitchell on Langer's treatment and why he's been cast aside.
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Glenn Mitchell, sports commentator
11 min
February 03, 2022 Laura Tingle on Scott Morrison's reset failure
With the federal parliament returning next week, there's a lot at stake for Scott Morrison as he prepares to face voters at the next election.
There are only ten sitting days scheduled before he'll have to head to the polls, and while the Prime Minister hoped his first major address of the year would clear the decks, it only worsened his already tenuous position.
Today, ABC 7.30 Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle on the sitting days Scott Morrison doesn't need, his reluctance to say sorry, and a tough road ahead.
Featured:
Laura Tingle, 7.30 Chief Political Correspondent
13 min
February 02, 2022 Ukrainian life in the shadow of war
Ukrainians are again living with the threat of invasion, with tens of thousands of Russian troops amassed along their country's eastern border.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his demands that NATO not be expanded are being ignored, and the west is luring him into conflict.
But in Ukraine, many say they've been here before, with memories of when Russia invaded in 2014 and annexed Crimea.
Today, we speak to two Ukrainians, one working with the Red Cross on the Russian border and one a reporter in the capital Kyiv, about life in the shadow of war.
Featured:
Alex Vlasenko, International Committee of the Red Cross, Donbas, Ukraine
Sashko Shevchenko, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kyiv, Ukraine
12 min
February 01, 2022 Loneliness, illness and death, as COVID hits aged care again
COVID is ripping through Australian aged care homes at a rate we haven't seen before, with more than 400 residents dying in January alone.
In many cases they died still waiting for promised booster shots and without seeing their loved ones, because facilities were locked down to try to stop the spread.
Today, ABC investigative reporter Anne Connolly on the failure to protect some of Australia's most vulnerable and why the crisis is far from over.
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Anne Connolly, ABC investigative reporter
12 min
January 31, 2022 The Omicron surge, in the words of two American doctors
After record breaking COVID numbers during the Omicron wave, Australian doctors are hoping hospital admissions have plateaued.
It's a similar story in the US, but on a much larger scale, with 2,500 people still dying every day, and 150,000 COVID patients in hospital at any given time.
Today, we hear from two American emergency room doctors on a system close to collapse, and the lessons for Australia.
Featured:
Dr Morgan Eutermoser, emergency physician, Denver Health, Colorado
Dr Jeremy Faust, emergency physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
13 min
January 30, 2022 School's back, but only for some
With some kids back at school already and others heading back to class today, how vulnerable are we all to another Omicron surge, and who's really making the decisions about whether it's safe to go back?
Today we talk to the ABC's national education and parenting reporter, Conor Duffy, about the power of education unions across the country and the influence they've had in keeping schools closed in some states.
Featured:
Conor Duffy, ABC national education and parenting reporter
12 min
January 27, 2022 Introducing ABC News Daily
ABC News Daily is a new podcast that will help you understand the issues affecting your world.
Every episode, host Sam Hawley will walk you through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert.
When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily.
Find it in your podcast feed from Monday, January 31 2022.
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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.