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June 11, 2020 Does Type A blood increase your COVID risk?
More than 416,000 people have died since COVID-19 was detected in Wuhan, but much about the virus remains mysterious.
Now, researchers say, genetics may determine how bad an infection will be.
Today on The Signal, we look at the latest DNA research on COVID-19.
Is there a link between the virus and blood type?And, if so, what does it mean for the search for a vaccine?
Featured:
Mauro d’Amato, Professor of Genetics and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne
18 min
June 10, 2020 How Indigenous deaths in custody happen
There's an ugly pattern that's fuelling Australia's latest Black Lives Matter marches: the high rate of Indigenous deaths in custody.
Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is the most incarcerated group of people in any country, anywhere in the world, according to some researchers.
So how did it get to be like this? And why, by some measures, are things getting worse?
Today on The Signal, we take a closer look at Australia’s record on incarcerating Indigenous people.
And we hear one proposal that might make Australia fairer.
Featured:
Dr Hannah McGlade, Senior Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Perth
19 min
June 09, 2020 Dismantling the police
Abolishing the police force is a confronting notion for most people.
But some US cities are contemplating it as a solution, frustrated with the intransigence of their own police departments.
The idea was considered a radical and doomed left-wing project just two weeks ago, but this week Minneapolis City Council has taken steps towards making it a reality.
So what would that mean for community safety? And could it catch on elsewhere?
Featured:
Melissa Segura, Investigative reporter, BuzzFeed News
18 min
June 08, 2020 How New Zealand eliminated COVID-19
It's a huge moment in New Zealand.
For the first time in 75 days, everyone can go to work, linger in a cafe, hug friends and family, or just spend the morning sitting on a park bench.
So how did they get there?
Today on The Signal, we're telling the story of New Zealand’s very successful response to COVID-19.
We hear how, after an initially shaky start, the country introduced one of the world's toughest lockdowns, and is now about to reap the rewards.
So is New Zealand definitely in the clear? And did Australia do something wrong?
Featured:
Nick Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington
17 min
June 07, 2020 America's untouchable police unions
People have tried to fix America's policing problem before, but they've always hit the same wall: police unions.
They're the reason police officers are rarely fired for misconduct, and they've been growing in power for a decade.
So how have they become so untouchable? And will this time be different?
Featured:
Melissa Segura, Investigative reporter, BuzzFeed News
19 min
June 04, 2020 Detained, resettled, and now fighting COVID
On top of riots and a bitter divide between police and the black community, the US is also home to the world's biggest COVID-19 caseload, and an unemployment rate of about 15 percent.
On any objective measure, now's not a good time to arrive there to start a new life.
But for a handful of refugees who were held on Manus Island or Nauru, it's where they have ended up.
Today on The Signal, we bring you the story of one of them, a man we’re calling Mehdi.
We hear his story in his own words: his journey from Iran, the seven years he spent on Manus Island, his arrival in the US, and his on-going battle after contracting the novel coronavirus while working at a Walmart.
Featured:
'Mehdi', Refugee
Ben Winsor, Co-founder, Ads-Up USA
19 min
June 03, 2020 Does Australia have a policing problem too?
It's a 43 second clip that's kicked off a big discussion about policing in Australia.
In the phone video, recorded on Monday, a white NSW police officer kicks the feet of an Indigenous teenager, slamming him to the ground, an incident that's now the subject of an internal investigation.
The family of the 16-year-old say an inquiry isn't enough, and are calling for the police officer involved to be charged.
So what does the video tell us about policing in Australia?
Today on The Signal, we’re delving into the history of the police force here.
We ask how it came to be the way it is, and why so many Indigenous people feel unfairly targeted.
Featured:
Dr Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Law School
17 min
June 02, 2020 Trump's war on Antifa
Donald Trump is pointing the finger at what he says are violent elements of the far left.
At the same time, white supremacists are ramping up their online activity and hoping the riots escalate.
So where does that leave the protesters between those two extremes?
Featured:
Dr Kaz Ross, far right researcher
18 min
June 01, 2020 Vladimir Putin and the doctor
There's a young Russian doctor who's been distributing urgently needed protective gear to frontline health workers in Moscow.
So why is she public enemy number one?
The case of Anastasia Vasilyeva is a bizarre subplot in the tale of Russia's COVID-19 response, which has led to the third biggest caseload in the world.
It's the story of a contest between public health and the political goals of Vladimir Putin.
Featured:
Eric Campbell, ABC Reporter, Foreign Correspondent
18 min
May 31, 2020 Is America permanently broken?
America is in the grip of a wave of violence not seen in a generation, after yet another death of a black person in police custody.
In dozens of cities, anger and exasperation are building, and in some places curfews have been introduced and the National Guard called in.
The deadly unrest was sparked after footage of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on 46-year-old George Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes spread around the world.
While four officers have now been fired and one charged with third degree murder, the protestors say it isn't enough.
So is there any way America's racial chasm can be bridged?
Today on The Signal, we piece together the final minutes of George Floyd's life, and speak with an author who says future generations will look back on this period and conclude America has failed.
Featured:
Donald Earl Collins, author and professorial lecturer in history and American Studies, American University, Washington, DC
21 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.

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.