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January 27, 2021 Why Russians are protesting in -52 degrees
Russians have been rallying in subzero temperatures, and it's all down to one man - Alexei Navalny.
After surviving an assassination attempt in August, he returned to Moscow in January, only to be arrested at the airport.
So how big a threat is he to Vladimir Putin?
Featured:
Leonid Ragozin, freelance Russian journalist
21 min
January 26, 2021 Adjusting to a 3 degree world
We've always talked about avoiding climate change, but now the Australian Government is talking about adapting to it.
With fires, floods and heatwaves getting worse all the time, the modelling suggests Australia's weather will become increasingly volatile in coming decades.
So what's Australia's new plan for weather-proofing the nation, as global warming sets in?
And could the Government's shift lead to other kinds of action on climate change too?
Featured:
Amy Remeikis, Political Correspondent, Guardian Australia
Dr Liz Hanna, Honorary Senior Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University and Chair of the Environmental Health Working Group, World Federation of Public Health Associations
19 min
January 25, 2021 What you need to know about the vaccine rollout
Australia's first COVID-19 vaccine has been approved, but it's not here yet.
It's definitely good news, but regulatory approval wasn't the last barrier standing between us and the seamless delivery of a vaccine to every last Australian.
So where are the remaining roadblocks? And if you're not at the front of the queue, then when can you expect a jab?
Featured:
Professor Kristine Macartney, Director, National Centre for Immunisation, Research and Surveillance
19 min
January 24, 2021 What Biden's America means for Australia
America has changed its tune on a number of fronts since Joe Biden took over last week.
From climate change to COVID-19 and dealing with the rest of the world, Joe Biden and the Democrats are in the process of aggressively de-Trumping the US Government.
So what is America’s brand new Government already doing differently?
And how will it all affect Australia?
Featured:
Dr Jennifer Hunt, National Security College, Australian National University
Dr Jeffrey Wilson, Research Director, Perth US Asia Centre
18 min
December 17, 2020 Goodbye 2020 (and stay out)
It's nearly over, and the end can't come soon enough.
As 2020 draws to a close, The Signal team looks back at the winners and losers from the strangest year of their lives.
Featured:
Ange Lavoipierre
Stephen Smiley
23 min
December 16, 2020 Will COVID vaccines reopen the world?
The dream of free movement is starting to seem more real, with COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out around the world.
Margaret Keenan was the first person to receive an officially approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, when she got the jab in a hospital in the middle of England two weeks ago.
Since then, thousands more have followed in the UK and US, while millions more have had other COVID-19 vaccines in China and Russia.
But not all COVID-19 jabs are the same, so how will a vaccinated world work?
And what happens to you if you haven't had the jab, or can’t get access to it?
Featured:
Dr Alexandra Phelan, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security, and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
21 min
December 15, 2020 What the far right's been up to
2020 has provided fertile ground for both conspiracy theories and Australia's far right groups.
Today on the Signal, how has that kind of extremism grown this year?
And what's being done to stop it?
Featured:
Dr Kaz Ross, University of Tasmania
21 min
December 14, 2020 Why we're in the Pacific's bad books
Across the Pacific, the climate change outlook is bleak.
The models suggest that higher average temperatures in the region will exacerbate the cyclone season, cause increasingly devastating king tides, and lead to sea level rises that will make some nations uninhabitable.
So what's being done about it?
Today on The Signal, we explore the fury some in the Pacific feel towards Australia over climate change.
What's in store for the region if the worst forecasts come to pass, and what does Australia owe its neighbours?
Featured:
Jonathan Pryke, Director, Pacific Islands Program, Lowy Institute
20 min
December 13, 2020 Australia's long journey to a treaty
While most of Australia was distracted by a pandemic, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been edging towards the long held ambition of a voice to Australian Parliament.
But there's a bigger picture.
Today on The Signal, the quiet progress for First Nations peoples towards the ultimate goal of a treaty.
Featured:
Megan Davis, Professor of Law, UNSW, Pro Vice-Chancellor UNSW Indigenous
21 min
December 10, 2020 How broken is Australia's Family Court?
When the Whitlam Government set up the Family Court of Australia, plenty of experts said it was the global gold standard.
But 35 years on, the Federal Government says the Court is beset by red tape and delay.
A bill to merge it with the Federal Circuit Court to try to fix those problems is slowly working its way through Parliament.
So will a merger really address the Family Court’s problems, or are there deeper issues at play?
Featured:
Miranda Kaye, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
20 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.

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.