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May 28, 2020 Why your dreams are getting weirder
If you've been having more intense dreams since the pandemic began, you're not alone.
Today we find out why that's happening, whether or not it's helpful, and what to do if you're finding it's not.
Featured:
Dr Thomas Andrillon, Psychologist, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University
20 min
May 27, 2020 Unpacking a very strange truce
A friendly chat between a Coalition government and the union movement over industrial relations might seem as likely as hell freezing over.
But COVID-19 has changed lots of things, and this week Scott Morrison said a discussion with unions is exactly what he'd like to see happen.
Union leaders are already wary, but say they'll participate.
So is there any chance the two sides could find common ground?
Today on The Signal, we review what unions and business leaders might spar over in their shared bid to boost Australia's ailing economy, and ask whether there are lessons from Bob Hawke's 1983 Accord.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, Host, RN Drive and ABC News Afternoon Briefing
17 min
May 26, 2020 How the gas leak went wrong
Theoretically, there are no bad ideas in brainstorming, but the pitch for a "gas-led" economic recovery hasn’t won many fans.
The Government-picked team that's steering Australia's route out of the COVID-19 downturn is making a case for a massive publicly funded expansion of the domestic gas industry.
The idea was contained in a draft report from the manufacturing taskforce of the National COVID-19 Coordination Committee, which was leaked last week.
The proposal is not only drawing a lot of criticism, it's also shone a spotlight on some of its authors' close links to the gas industry.
So how did the launch of one of the first big ideas for fixing Australia's economy go so far off script?
And is our economic recovery going to be all about gas?
Featured:
Stephen Long, ABC investigative reporter covering business and finance
17 min
May 25, 2020 Meet the economists denying debt
Australia is drowning in public debt, but what if we never have to pay it off?
The kind of government spending it's taking to keep Australia afloat is pushing us into an unprecedented deficit.
But there's an emerging school of economic thought whose proponents advise us to relax and forget about it.
Modern Monetary theorists argue public debt may not actually exist, and governments can instead spend as much as they like.
So how does the theory work?
And why wouldn't lifting spending restrictions on governments create chaos and hyperinflation?
Today on The Signal we're speaking to one of the founders of Modern Monetary Theory, and learning how it might apply to our coronavirus crisis.
Featured:
Emeritus Professor Bill Mitchell, Chair in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity, University of Newcastle
18 min
May 24, 2020 Calling time on Hong Kong's rebellion
Beijing has finally lost patience with Hong Kong's rebellious streak after a year of relentless pro-democracy protests.
It's decided to ram through national security laws under the cover of COVID-19, a move designed to totally subdue dissent.
So how will the protest movement react? And is the city's struggle over?
Featured:
Tom Grundy, Editor, Hong Kong Free Press
16 min
May 21, 2020 Donald Trump's miracle drug
Donald Trump has been pushing hydroxychloroquine for months as a treatment for COVID-19, but scientists and health officials say there's not enough evidence yet supporting its use.
So how did the antimalarial drug that's also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and lupus come to the President's attention?
And why is he now digging in?
Today on The Signal, we piece together the strange back story of Donald Trump's latest obsession, and ask how it was drafted into America's coronavirus culture war.
Featured:
Bruce Shapiro, author, journalist and professor, Columbia Journalism School
17 min
May 20, 2020 Inside an Australian COVID-19 ward
Australia has begun to relax in a lot of ways, but Australian hospitals can't.
Even though the feared tide of COVID-19 patients never materialised at ICUs, the hypervigilance remains. And it has a price.
Today, we speak with a frontline doctor from a COVID-19 ward in Adelaide about what it's taken to contain the outbreak within hospitals.
Featured:
Dr Tom Johns, Junior Doctor, Royal Adelaide and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals
15 min
May 19, 2020 Australia's bargaining chips with China
China and Australia have a lopsided relationship, and when China loses its temper, things can get out of hand very quickly.
So with our biggest trading partner now slapping an 80% tariff on imports of barley, what options does Australia have?
Today on The Signal we're going inside the latest big flare-up in China-Australia relations.
We're asking what it means for our fragile economy, and whether we have more leverage against China than you might think.
Featured:
Ian Verrender, ABC Business Editor
15 min
May 18, 2020 2020's fresh blow to the reef
While we've all been focused on COVID-19, the Great Barrier Reef has had a devastating few months: it's experienced its most extensive coral bleaching event ever recorded.
So can it still be saved?
And could a species of hardy coral in the Red Sea that seems to be thriving help?
Featured:
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Professor of Marine Science, University of Queensland
14 min
May 17, 2020 How to spot a COVID-19 hotspot
As Australia re-opens, we've been told to expect outbreaks along the way, but the question is: where?
Today we break down how the virus spreads in order to understand the places you need to be most careful, and the best way to manage the risk.
Featured:
Erin Bromage, Associate Professor of Immunology and Biology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
19 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.