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December 09, 2020 Is this the biggest workplace change since WorkChoices?
At the height of the pandemic, many lost jobs and plenty of businesses were forced to shut their doors.
Today on The Signal, the Federal Government says it wants to reform industrial relations laws to help employers and employees to get through the COVID crisis.
So how will the government's IR changes affect your job?
And will it make a difference to your pay and conditions?
Featured:
Stephanie Borys, ABC Political Reporter, Parliament House, Canberra
19 min
December 08, 2020 Will renters ever be able to retire?
In the 1950s owning your own place was the 'Australian dream', but for millions of young people in 2020 it's more like the Australian mirage.
Today on The Signal, we're looking at retirement for the younger generation.
A recent Government review has found the systems that allow us to retire, like pensions and super, are broadly sustainable, but housing affordability is the big threat.
So how important is owning your home going to be for retirement, if you're coming of age in the 21st century?
And is it worth digging into your super to achieve that goal?
Featured:
Brendan Coates, Household Finances Director, Grattan Institute, Melbourne
18 min
December 07, 2020 Pardon me, Mr President
Donald Trump, like all US presidents, has an unfettered ability to pardon people for federal crimes.
So far in his presidency, it's a power the President has used only sparingly.
But is that about that change?
Today on The Signal, what do the individuals who've received pardons from Donald Trump have in common?
And could they be joined by more members of the Trump campaign team, some of Donald Trump's own children, and even by the President himself?
Featured:
Professor Brian Kalt, Professor of Law and Harold Norris Faculty Scholar, Michigan State University
19 min
December 06, 2020 Criminalising controlling behaviour
An overwhelming majority of women murdered by their partners in Australia are subject beforehand to a pattern of behaviour called coercive control.
New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria are all currently looking at ways to criminalise it.
But while advocates say it could prevent physical abuse, others argue it will be hard to get convictions, and could even misfire.
So how do coercive control laws work?
And do they make a difference for victims and survivors of domestic violence?
Featured:
Nicole Lee, abuse victim-survivor and anti-family violence activist
Jess Hill, journalist and author, 'See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse'
18 min
December 03, 2020 What did Trump do in the Middle East?
Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is on one last official trip to the Middle East.
On paper, it's a peace mission, but nothing in the Middle East is ever that simple.
Today on The Signal, what exactly has the Trump Administration been trying to achieve there?
And with less than two months left on the clock, did they pull it off?
Featured:
Negar Mortazavi, Iranian-American Journalist, political analyst, host of 'The Iran Podcast'
16 min
December 02, 2020 Correcting the war record
Australia is coming to terms with a revised history of the war in Afghanistan, since an inquiry by NSW Court of Appeal judge Major General Paul Brereton found special forces unlawfully killed 39 people there.
It's brand new information that's still generating shockwaves.
But what else might be missing from the official record?
Today on The Signal, the tricky business of correcting Australia's war history.
Is there room to acknowledge both heroes and war criminals?
Featured:
Brendon Kelson, former director, Australian War Memorial 1990-1994
16 min
December 01, 2020 Did Australia just get its first treaty?
Australia has never had a treaty with any of its Indigenous nations, but the Noongar people from WA may have just changed that.
They now have the largest native title settlement on record, covering 200,000 km and worth $1.3 billion.
Legal scholars believe it could constitute Australia's first treaty, because of the power it puts in the Noongar people's hands.
So if it is a treaty, could more follow?
And where does that leave the national campaign for a treaty for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Featured:
Vanessa Kickett, Chair of the South West Aboriginal Land and Seas Council
Dr Harry Hobbs, Native Title expert, University of Technology Sydney
18 min
November 30, 2020 Why Australia lost it with China
Scott Morrison doesn't often lay into China the way he did this week.
Lately, we've been trying to mend the fence with our biggest trading partner to end a growing trade war, driven by Beijing.
But yesterday, the Prime Minister's rare display of outrage was brought on by a tweet taunting Australian soldiers over war crimes allegations.
So was it an emotional slip up, or a strategic long play?
Featured:
Bill Birtles, ABC China Correspondent
16 min
November 29, 2020 Ethiopia's peace prize winner's war
Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed was 2019's Nobel Peace Prize winner, but some fear he's on the way to becoming a dictator.
Over the weekend, the Ethiopian government claims it quelled an uprising in the country's northern Tigray region, scattering fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front to the hills.
But independently verifying what has been happening in Tigray is difficult, because the Ethiopian Government has switched off the internet and disabled phone lines there, and journalists say they've been intimidated and have had to leave the country.
So what is happening on the ground in the world's 12 most populous country?
And is Abiy Ahmed's government becoming just as brutal as its predecessors?
Featured:
Zecharias Zelalem, freelance journalist covering Ethiopia
19 min
November 26, 2020 How do prisoner swaps work?
After 804 days in jail in Iran, Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert is finally free.
The Iranian government says it's the result of a prisoner swap, but the Australian government isn't confirming anything.
So what do we know about the secretive world of prisoner exchanges?
And if Iran got what it wanted, will it lead to more hostage diplomacy?
Featured:
Dr Rodger Shanahan, Research Fellow, Lowy Institute
16 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.