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September 30, 2021 Are the climate wars winding down?
Australia's never been closer to adopting a net zero by 2050 target.
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison's slow shift in rhetoric is now culminating in a very public showdown with his Coalition partners, the Nationals.
Some Nationals cabinet members have spoken out against such a change, and the party's leader, Barnaby Joyce has also chimed in, pointing to the current energy shortage in the UK and Europe to illustrate his concerns about a shift away from fossil fuels.
Today on the Signal, is the UK's energy mess really a window into Australia's net zero future?
And will the Nationals ultimately get on board?
Featured:
Andrew Probyn, ABC Political Editor
Akshat Rathi, Climate and Energy Reporter, Bloomberg News
24 min
September 29, 2021 Can we still trust COVID modelling?
The big Delta outbreaks in Victoria and NSW are on different trajectories, but this week there was a strange crossover moment.
On Tuesday, NSW recorded 863 new COVID cases, while in Victoria the daily tally that day was higher, at 867.
In NSW the signs are that the Delta outbreak is finally improving, while in Victoria the case curve remains exponential.
So is this what the modelling predicted?
And will things get worse or better from here?
Today on The Signal, we're looking at what the various models being used by governments predicted would happen, and asking whether we can trust them to forecast the months ahead.
Featured:
Professor Greg Dore, Kirby Institute, University of NSW and Infectious diseases physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Professor Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
17 min
September 28, 2021 Is China killing coal?
China is the world's largest public funder of coal-fired power overseas, and it's a particularly important source of funding for projects in South-East Asia.
Last week at the United Nations, China's President Xi Jinping promised to end the cash-flow.
So what does that mean for the fight against climate change?
Today on The Signal, we're looking at the future of coal power worldwide.
Who's still building coal, and if China's decision spells the end of it, what power sources will those countries turn to instead?
Featured:
Helen Mountford, Vice-President for Climate and Economics, World Resources Institute, Washington DC, US
19 min
September 27, 2021 China's "too big to fail" moment
The seemingly inevitable collapse of the major Chinese property firm Evergrande has economists around the world worried.
The most pessimistic predictions are that its collapse could pull China's economy — and parts of the global financial system — down with it.
Today on The Signal, is Evergrande too big to fail?
And if the Chinese Government doesn't step in, how far could the fallout spread?
Featured:
Emily Feng, Beijing Correspondent, US National Public Radio (NPR)
David Taylor, Business Reporter, ABC
19 min
September 26, 2021 Are the Taliban different this time?
The Taliban is settling back into power in Afghanistan, a month after their victory.
Since then, the militant group has named an interim cabinet and ministry that's entirely male and mostly Pashtun, and in the latest gruesome display of their approach to justice, they hung a dead body from a crane at a busy roundabout in the city of Herat over the weekend.
But despite the brutality and the lack of female representation, talk that the Taliban is different from the 90s persists.
So what is the evidence for that so far?
Today on The Signal we speak with the Chief of the Associated Press bureau in Afghanistan, Kathy Gannon.
We ask her what daily life has been like under the Taliban already, 20 years after they last ruled one of the world's poorest countries, and what may lie ahead.
Featured:
Kathy Gannon, Afghanistan and Pakistan Bureau Chief, Associated Press, Kabul
19 min
September 23, 2021 Prince Andrew's legal battles
It's been seven years since Virginia Giuffre first made allegations against the Queen's son, Prince Andrew.
The Prince has always emphatically denied the allegations, which include that he knew Giuffre was being trafficked by the now-deceased American financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager, and that he allegedly had sex with her anyway on three separate occasions.
After an earlier criminal investigation into the allegations was wound up, Giuffre's lawyers have initiated a civil case against him in a court in New York.
But it could be a drawn out affair, with even just getting the legal papers in front of the Prince proving to be tricky.
Today on The Signal, what is Virginia Giuffre alleging?
And if the case does get to trial in America, what will it mean for Giuffre, for Prince Andrew, and for the royal family itself?
Featured:
Mark Stephen, Media lawyer and Partner, Howard Kennedy, London
20 min
September 22, 2021 Who's really protesting in Melbourne?
Nazi cry babies, fascist morons, drunks, opportunists, or just really frustrated construction workers?
There are a lot of opinions getting around about exactly who's been protesting on the streets of Melbourne this week.
So after several days of clashes with police, what do we know about the real composition of the crowd that stormed the CFMEU headquarters on Monday?
And what's driven people to show up every day since?
Today on The Signal, Australia's ugliest moment so far in the fight against COVID-19 vaccines.
Featured:
Ben Schneiders, investigative reporter, The Age
Michael Byrne, Partner & workplace relations lawyer, Swaab
24 min
September 21, 2021 Part 3, The Gap: Is self-determination working?
In many parts of Australia, Aboriginal community leaders want more control over local decision-making.
They say it's a race against time to start reversing decades-old crises of substance abuse, incarceration, crime and joblessness.
Often, community leaders point to existing examples of self-determination.
So what are those models delivering?
Today on The Signal, we travel to the communities on Groote Eylandt, off the east coast of Arnhem Land.
How does self-determination work there?
And could the same strategies be adapted elsewhere too?
Featured:
Jane Bardon, ABC reporter
Tony Wurramarrba, Chairman, Anindilyakwa Land Council
Glen Smith, General Manager, Gebie Civil and Construction
Nesman Bara, Board-member, Aminjarrinja Enterprises
Daniel Ngurruwuthun, Artist
Constantine Mamarika, Traditional owner
Ida Mamarika, Umbakumba Elder
Fabian Lalara, Senior Mentor Supervisor, Gebie Gang
Donovan Wurramara, Gebie Gang participant
Jasmine Hastings, Leadership officer, Milyakburra Strong Women's Group
27 min
September 20, 2021 Will we spend 2022 in lockdown?
If you're locked down right now, you're probably spending quite a lot of your time imagining how much better 2022 will be.
NSW and Victoria both have roadmaps out of lockdown that project a significant re-opening once 80% of the population older than 16 is fully vaccinated later this year.
The national COVID plan sets out something similar for other parts of the country too.
The reality though is that next year is far from certain.
The rise and fall of case numbers, the death rate, and time spent in lockdown really depend on what we do next.
Today on The Signal, we're looking at three different models for how 2022 could look in Australia, and what it'll take to pull off the best case scenario.
Featured:
Professor Tony Blakely, Epidemiologist, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
17 min
September 19, 2021 Why Christian Porter quit Cabinet
Things were looking shaky for Christian Porter for days before he resigned from the frontbench.
In less than a year, the man formerly described as one of the most promising members of the Coalition's cabinet, has had a dramatic tumble from Attorney General to the backbenches.
He maintains he's done nothing wrong, in spite of sharp criticism over an anonymous donation to help cover the cost of suing the ABC.
Despite that, he's leaving Cabinet in the name of avoiding further distraction from the Government's efforts to govern.
So is that the end of the matter?
Today on The Signal, the reasons behind Christian Porter's resignation from the frontbench, and what happens next to the Member for Pearce.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, Host, RN Drive and ABC News Afternoon Briefing
18 min

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