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February 24, 2021 What Indian farmers are protesting about
India is a nation of farmers, and right now many are worried new laws will drive them out of business.
For months now, tens of thousands have been camping out on the outskirts of Delhi protesting against new laws which the Indian Government says will increase profits and create growth.
So what are the farmers worried about?
And is there more driving the laws than first meets the eye?
Today on The Signal, we hear about what it's like to be a farmer in India, and ask why so many fear the new laws could leave them destitute.
Featured:
Kavitha Kuruganti, Founder-Convenor, Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture, Delhi
James Oaten, ABC South Asia Correspondent, Delhi
16 min
February 23, 2021 No jab, no job?
The COVID-19 vaccination program is finally here, with the first Australians receiving a jab on Sunday.
It's a staged rollout, with the most vulnerable at the front of the queue.
But despite clear evidence supporting the vaccines, some are still worried about them and say they'll refuse.
So how does the law deal with people who refuse vaccinations?
And if refusing to get a jab puts others at risk in your workplace, can you be fired?
Featured:
Cecilia Anthony Das, Lecturer and Course Coordinator, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Perth
19 min
February 22, 2021 Inside Japan's nuclear disaster zone
It's been ten years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the clean-up is still in its infancy.
Today on the Signal, we're going inside what's left of the Fukushima nuclear power plant to find out how much work there is left to do, and what the plan is for more than a million tonnes of contaminated seawater.
Featured:
Jake Sturmer, ABC North Asia Correspondent, Tokyo
19 min
February 21, 2021 How QAnon is mutating to survive
It hasn't been an easy time for QAnon supporters.
A key prediction that Joe Biden would be hauled away in handcuffs instead of inaugurated on January 20, never came to pass.
Nevertheless, the conspiracy still has followers and now they have their sights set on a new date.
Today on The Signal, we look at how QAnon is mutating to survive.
And how its followers, including one Australian woman, are finding ways to keep believing.
Featured:
Megan, friend of a long time QAnon supporter
Travis View, QAnon Anonymous podcast
24 min
February 18, 2021 Facebook v Australia
Facebook has adopted a drastic bargaining position in its fight with Australia, blocking news from its platform rather than agreeing to a plan to pay for local journalism.
Community groups, state health departments and even the Bureau of Meteorology have been caught out by the ban too, which came in overnight yesterday without warning.
So is this just a negotiating tactic from Facebook?
Or could it be forever?
Today on The Signal, we ask who will blink first in the showdown over the Government's media bargaining code.
Featured:
Professor Axel Bruns, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
17 min
February 17, 2021 Why one family is still on Christmas Island
The modern Liberal Party is very attached to its tough asylum seeker policies, because it's always been a vote winner for them.
But are there exceptions to that rule?
The case of Australia's most prominent asylum seeker family returned to court this week, and the Government lost its high profile appeal against them.
And their case has support from some unexpected parts of Australia's ideological spectrum.
The Tamil family rose to prominence after the Central Queensland town of Biloela campaigned strongly on their behalf, after their temporary settlement there was brought to an abrupt end.
Despite this week's ruling, there's no end in sight for their detention on Christmas Island.
So what’s next for the family? And what's in it for the Government to keep up this fight?
Featured:
Helen Davidson, reporter, Guardian Australia
Josh Taylor, reporter, Guardian Australia
16 min
February 16, 2021 Is Donald Trump going to jail?
Even though Donald Trump was acquitted at his Senate impeachment trial, he isn't out of the woods yet.
The former US president is still facing allegations of rape, sexual assault, tax fraud, hush money payments and inciting a rebellion against the United States, and that's not even a full list.
So is Donald Trump going to go down?
And if he does, could he still run for president again anyway?
Featured:
Barbara McQuade, Professor, University of Michigan Law School and former US Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan
And if you've been following the story of Brittany Higgins, there's a past episode of The Signal we want to share with you.
This week, the former Liberal staffer has come forward with allegations that she was raped by a colleague in a Canberra parliamentary office in 2019.
It's just the latest in a series of awful stories about the way women in Australia's political institutions are treated.
To demonstrate the lack of progress on the issue of women's safety in these workplaces, here's an episode about another horrific story in 2018, this time in NSW Parliament.
Back then, we spoke to senior press gallery journalist Karen Middleton about her own experiences of abusive politicians, and the roots of parliament's toxic culture.
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-signal/sexual-harassment-in-politics/10486494
22 min
February 15, 2021 Can hotel quarantine be fixed?
Australia's hotel quarantine system seems to be leaking, and the leaks are happening more often.
So is the barrier between us and COVID-19 still fit for purpose?
And if it’s not, then can it be fixed?
Featured:
Professor Catherine Bennett, Chair of Epidemiology, Deakin University
Professor Tony Blakely, Epidemiologist, University of Melbourne
14 min
February 14, 2021 What is Russia up to in Australia?
We're used to the idea that China wants to exert its influence in Australia, but Russia's campaign to advance its own interests attracts less attention.
So what does the Kremlin want with us? And how is it trying to achieve those goals?
Featured:
Sean Nicholls, Reporter, ABC’s Four Corners program
21 min
February 11, 2021 Scott Morrison's climate crab walk
What a difference a single word can make.
Scott Morrison appears to be crab walking his way to a net-zero emissions target, something he now describes as "preferable" for Australia by 2050.
The comment has drawn howls of protest from the National Party backbench, where some members claim a net-zero target will kill jobs in regional Australia.
So what is the Prime Minister's grand plan?
And can he pull it off?
Featured:
David Lipson, ABC Political Reporter, Canberra
20 min

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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.

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