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October 28, 2021 What to expect at 'the last chance saloon'
The next two and a bit weeks of the climate summit in Glasgow could decide whether the world is still liveable at the end of the century.
The whole point of COP26 is to get world leaders to agree to cut their emissions to a point that will limit warming to less than 2 degrees.
So are we currently on track for that? And days out from the start of the conference, what should we realistically expect it to achieve?
Today on The Signal, how the next two weeks in Glasgow are likely to play out.
Featured:
Professor Mark Howden, Director, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, ANU & Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
19 min
October 27, 2021 Does anyone like Australia's climate plan?
Parts of Australia's new net-zero climate policy are finally public.
But many who've read its 129 pages say the much-anticipated 'plan' is light on for detail, leaning heavily on existing policies, untested technologies, hypothetical future breakthroughs, and promises politicians will do as they say.
So will it actually get us to net zero?
And does it really protect the regions, as the Government claims?
Today on The Signal we look at how Australia's two governing parties landed this deal, and ask whether the plan differs at all from the status quo.
Featured:
Professor Geoff Cockfield, Honorary professor of politics and economics, Institute for Resilient Regions and Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland
22 min
October 26, 2021 How Crown Casino got away with it
Most companies described by a royal commission as callous, dishonest and disgraceful would be done for.
But yesterday, after those words and more were used by Royal Commissioner Ray Finkelstein in his final report to describe Crown Casino in Melbourne, the Victorian Government gave the company a lifeline.
So how did that happen?
And now Crown's been given an extra two years to clean up its Melbourne operations, what happens next?
Featured:
Dan Ziffer, Business Reporter, ABC Melbourne
22 min
October 25, 2021 Is the worst of COVID behind us?
Australia is clipping through its COVID vaccination milestones at breakneck speed.
In Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, lockdowns are over and restrictions are easing.
Meanwhile, from Tasmania to Queensland, governments are finalising reopening plans, with a vision of a "normal" summer with interstate visitors coming into view.
So are we through the worst of the pandemic?
Today on The Signal, we're taking stock of Australia's progress on the path back to normality.
Are there risks ahead?
And if there are, then what's our plan?
Featured:
Professor Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University, Melbourne
20 min
October 24, 2021 What's in Australia's net zero deal?
It's been a long time coming, but the Nationals have finally agreed in-principle on terms for a net zero by 2050 target.
Announcing the deal on Sunday evening, Barnaby Joyce wouldn't say what the final conditions were, and who in the party was still against it, but there are plenty of early indications.
Today on The Signal, what do we know so far about Australia's all but finalised net zero deal?
And how does Australia's brand new policy on emissions stack up on the world stage?
Featured:
David Speers, Host, ABC Insiders
Dr Bill Hare, climate scientist & Director, Climate Analytics
22 min
October 21, 2021 Billionaires in space
More and more billionaires are jumping on rockets to try to reach space.
Richard Branson was the first with Virgin Galactica, Jeff Bezos was next with Blue Origin, and they're both competing against Elon Musk's company SpaceX.
The question is, what's in it for the rest of humanity?
Today on the Signal, the dawn of the new space age and the billionaires funding it.
What's it going to achieve, and is it worth the cost?
Featured:
Dr Bradley Tucker, Astrophysicist and Cosmologist, Australian National University
Dr Eloise Marais, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University College London
25 min
October 20, 2021 Is China winning the nuclear arms race?
China might just have taken a big step forward in its nuclear capability.
It's reportedly been testing space missiles which could get around US defences, meaning that, theoretically, it's able to launch a nuclear strike on US soil.
So how is the US likely to respond?
Today on The Signal, China's expanding nuclear ambitions. How does a race like this end?
Featured:
Dr Jeffrey Lewis, Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California & Director, East Asia Nonproliferation Project
13 min
October 19, 2021 What Trump's Supreme Court judges are up to
Donald Trump's presidency is over for now, but he left a huge mark on the US Supreme Court.
The former president appointed three of the court's six conservatives, and in the next few weeks they'll make one of the most consequential decisions in decades.
So will the Supreme Court really let states ban abortion?
And if it does, what will that mean for women, and for the court's reputation?
Featured:
Dahlia Lithwick, US Supreme Court reporter, Slate.com
21 min
October 18, 2021 When can you book an overseas holiday?
After 19 months of being effectively cut off, Australia is less than two weeks away from reopening the border to outbound travellers.
NSW is going even further, by allowing returning travellers back in without quarantine, with other states including Victoria potentially following suit weeks later.
So how will the end of the travel ban work in practice?
Today on The Signal, we're trying to answer all your questions about the gradual return of overseas travel.
Featured:
Dr Leonardo Nogueira de Moraes, Tourism resilience and planning expert, University of Melbourne
18 min
October 17, 2021 Why we have a 70s economy
The global economy is in weirder shape than it's been in a long time.
Major economies are emerging from lockdown, a complicated set of dynamics in Europe and Asia is causing energy prices to soar, and there's a new focus on driving down emissions.
So do all these things taken together add up to an economic meltdown?
Today on The Signal, we're speaking with the ABC's Business Editor Ian Verrender about whether we could see a repeat of the stagflation crisis of the 1970s, and how long it could last.
Featured:
Ian Verrender, ABC Business Editor
21 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.

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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.