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October 14, 2021 Why we're betting billions on hydrogen
It's been hard to open a news app this week without running headlong into a story about hydrogen.
But for an energy source that seems to be all the rage, it's still pretty hard to come by, which might explain the generalised confusion about what it is, and how it works.
Today on The Signal, we explain why everyone seems to be throwing money at hydrogen and ask: is Australia entering a new boom?
Featured:
Dr Patrick Hartley, Leader, CSIRO Hydrogen Industry Mission
16 min
October 13, 2021 Would Australia go to war over Taiwan?
For a private citizen visiting out of a personal interest, Taiwan sure made a lot of fuss over the former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
That's because his recent visit seems to be part of a larger, very complicated diplomatic dance Australia is engaged in, designed to keep China happy and Taiwan safe.
So is it working?
Today on the Signal, how close is China to invading? And if Beijing did decide to do that, would Australia join a war over it?
Featured:
Natasha Kassam, Director of the Lowy Institute's Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program
17 min
October 12, 2021 Are we reopening too fast?
The end of Australia's lockdown era is approaching fast.
In Sydney, pubs are open, schools are going back, and lines for haircuts trail around street corners.
In Canberra too, a lockdown is ending on Friday, while in Melbourne 10,000 double-vaccinated spectators will be allowed to watch horse racing at Flemington in November, with more easing to follow.
But is Australia reopening too fast?
Today on The Signal, what the new era means for COVID case numbers, and how much to worry about the risk it could all end in misery.
Featured:
Professor Nancy Baxter, Head of School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
18 min
October 11, 2021 Why renting is a health risk
Some health risks are obvious, like smoking, or eating too much sugar. But what about renting?
As many as a million Australians live in housing that harms their health, with renters the worst off.
So what's the health cost of having so much substandard housing?
And how do you even begin to fix a problem like that?
Featured:
Alice, Sydney tenant
Professor Rebecca Bentley, Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Dr Kim Loo, General Practitioner
19 min
October 10, 2021 Are we doing enough for Afghan refugees?
Since the Taliban retook the country, millions of Afghans have been trying to get out.
Many go first to Iran or Pakistan, and from there try for resettlement elsewhere.
But it's a difficult, bureaucratic process, and for most it ends in disappointment.
So is Australia doing enough to help?
Today on The Signal, we're hearing about a group of Afghan orphans who've made it Sydney.
How is Australia helping them, and their compatriots back in Afghanistan?
Featured:
Latifa, Afghan refugee
Emily Clark, Reporter, ABC news international desk
Kate Ogg, Associate Professor, Australian National University College of Law, Canberra
22 min
October 07, 2021 Watering down our anti-corruption efforts
It's been a busy time for Australia's state-based anti-corruption bodies.
In New South Wales, an ICAC investigation has prompted yet another premier to resign, while in Victoria the IBAC is reportedly investigating Daniel Andrews and in South Australia observers say a lightning-fast legislative change late last month has rendered the ICAC there all but impotent.
So what makes a state integrity body both effective and fair?
And what does all this state-based controversy mean for the eventual shape of the national body?
Today on The Signal, there's been a push to weaken anti-corruption bodies in Australia, right as the Federal ICAC is being designed.
So is a weak ICAC better than nothing at all, or could it make matters worse?
Featured:
Han Aulby, Executive Director, Centre for Public Integrity
19 min
October 06, 2021 Why Facebook's in trouble again
Facebook is hauled over the coals by US congress on a semi regular basis, but this week has been especially damaging.
Former employee Frances Haugen has blown the whistle on the company, leaking internal documents that reveal that it knew it was harming its users.
Today on The Signal, what exactly has Facebook been keeping from the world?
And what does the company have to say for itself?
Featured:
Siva Vaidyanathan, Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia, US
25 min
October 05, 2021 Are Liberals in trouble in wealthy seats?
Australia's major political parties are gearing up for the next federal election.
And it's not just political parties in preparation mode: there's also a growing clutch of climate-conscious independents planning on campaigning too.
Their platforms are heavily focussed on more ambitious targets for climate policy, and the battlegrounds they're preparing for are a string of wealthy, Liberal-held seats in Sydney and Melbourne.
So can these aspirational independents really flip some of the Government's most-prized electorates, from Wentworth and Mackellar in Sydney to Goldstein and Flinders in Melbourne?
Could they flip enough of them to change the Government?
Featured:
David Speers, Host, Insiders, ABC TV
22 min
October 04, 2021 Home COVID tests are on the way
Before long, Australians will be able to test themselves for COVID-19 at home.
Rapid antigen tests deliver results within 20 minutes, and they're going to feature more prominently as we move into a post-lockdown world.
Today on The Signal, how does the new, faster generation of tests work, how will they change our lives, and can we rely on them?
Featured:
Deborah Williamson, Professor of Microbiology, Doherty Institute
14 min
October 03, 2021 How NSW got a new Premier
If you blinked on Friday you might have missed Gladys Berejiklian's resignation.
The NSW Premier made the sudden announcement within an hour of news breaking that she'd be the subject of a corruption investigation.
So what are the tricky questions Gladys Berejiklian still has to answer?
And what do we know so far about her anointed successor, Dominic Perrottet?
Featured:
Kathleen Calderwood, Reporter, ABC News Sydney
Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Investigative Reporter, ABC News
23 min

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