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October 28, 2020 Why Queensland is a political enigma
If there's one predictable thing about politics in Queensland, it's that it's unpredictable.
Federally, the state is a bonanza for the Coalition: it gave Scott Morrison a majority just last year.
But at a state level, it's a different story: the LNP’s only governed for one term since the 90s.
So how can that possibly be the same state?
Today on The Signal, we look into Queensland’s looming state election this Saturday.
With COVID-19 and the fickle Queensland electorate to contend with, what's going to happen?
Featured:
Professor Anne Tiernan, Political Scientist, Griffith University, Brisbane
19 min
October 27, 2020 How the US Senate could change everything
You wouldn't know it, but there are a lot of elections taking place in the US on November 3.
Arguably the next most important contest, after the one for the White House, is the race to decide which party has control of the Senate.
That’s because the result has the capacity to make or break the next four years for whoever wins the Presidency.
So how's it shaping up, and how could it change America?
Featured:
Karlyn Bowman, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
13 min
October 26, 2020 How Melbourne did it
It's the moment Melbourne has been waiting for.
From tomorrow, they will be able to leave home for any reason; pubs, cafes, restaurants and shops will reopen; and up to 10 people can meet outdoors.
It's a huge moment, and it's all possible because the city has reached a significant milestone: it's crushed community transmission of COVID-19.
So how did they achieve what the rest of the world is struggling to?
Featured:
Professor Tony Blakely, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Melbourne
17 min
October 25, 2020 Where's that corruption watchdog?
Being a corrupt state or territory government official is a pretty dicey game these days: there's a reasonable chance you’ll get caught.
But try the same trick at a federal level, and you could well get away with it.
There's still no federal anti-corruption body in Australia, despite bipartisan support for it.
So what’s the hold up? Will we ever get one? And what will it look like if we do?
Featured:
Hannah Aulby, Executive Director, The Centre for Public Integrity
17 min
October 22, 2020 Why is Taiwan arming itself?
China has been flexing its political and military muscle all year, with trade sanctions and a brutal crackdown in Hong Kong.
Now, it's upgrading some of its missile bases.
So could Taiwan be next?
Today on the Signal we look at the small island which is trying to maintain its independence in a tricky neighbourhood.
Featured:
Natasha Kassam, Research Fellow, Lowy Institute
17 min
October 21, 2020 Are Facebook and Twitter protecting Biden?
Donald Trump's favourite news story right now is the one about Joe Biden's son, Hunter, and he will not stop bringing it up.
By contrast, most of the news media in the US won't touch it, and Twitter and Facebook both initially put the brakes on related posts.
So do they have a good reason?
Today on The Signal, we're finding out how seriously you should take the story about Hunter Biden, in the home stretch of the US presidential campaign.
Is it getting the treatment it deserves?
Featured:
Adi Robertson, Senior Reporter, Verge
17 min
October 20, 2020 Why the world's newest war isn't new
There's been a war going on for the last few weeks, but one side says most of the world is ignoring it.
A patch of mountainous terrain about twice the size of the ACT that's claimed by both Azerbaijan and Armenia has been the site of fierce fighting since late September.
One side is calling it an invasion, while the other calls it righting a historic wrong.
So is it really being ignored?
And is it about to get worse?
Today on the Signal, the world's newest war you've never heard of.
Featured:
Galib Bashirov, Research Fellow, Monash University
Haig Kayserian, Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia
16 min
October 19, 2020 Is Gladys Berejiklian home free?
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has managed to turn the PR tide in her favour, since her relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire was exposed.
Some of the questions she's been asked during interviews on the topic in recent days have been excruciating, but some of the most crucial ones haven't been asked at all.
Ms Berejiklian's erstwhile on-again, off-again partner is now the subject of a second investigation, and there's no sign his life is about to get any easier.
But is the Premier herself going to hang on to her job?
Today on The Signal, we examine the PR rehabilitation of Gladys Berejiklian.
Is there still worse to come, or could she emerge stronger?
Featured:
Sean Nicholls, Reporter, ABC TV 4 Corners and former NSW State Political Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald
20 min
October 18, 2020 Is Australia failing Faamanu Faamanatu?
About 1,000 Pacific Islanders are in Australia on something called the Pacific Labour Scheme.
On their visa, they're allowed to work in Australia, and according to an Australian Government website they're "protected by the same workplace and health and safety laws" as Australians.
But one man, 24-year-old Samoan abattoir worker Faamanu Faamanatu, seems to have fallen through the cracks of the scheme: he has leukaemia, has had to stop work, and now can't afford the potentially life-saving treatment he needs or access it on Medicare.
So has Australia failed Faamanu Faamanatu?
And what does his tragic situation reveal about the Pacific Labour Scheme itself?
Featured:
Tina Mati, Faamanu Faamanatu's partner
Dr Orly Lavee, Consultant haematologist, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Dr Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor and Project Leader, Pacific Hub, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane
15 min
October 15, 2020 How long queues could help Trump
Most Australians have probably never waited 11 hours in a queue for anything.
Not for concert tickets, not to get into a sports game, and certainly not to cast a vote.
But in the US, wait times up to that long are being reported in key states like Georgia, as voters navigate complex ID rules and new COVID-19 safety procedures before being able to submit their ballots.
So is there a justification for why it is like this?
And could it affect who wins the race for the White House?
Featured:
Kathryn Diss, ABC North America Correspondent
18 min

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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.

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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.