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May 14, 2020 Can our universities survive COVID-19?
Australia's universities are in trouble: thousands of students are stuck overseas, and thousands more are reconsidering their study plans in Australia.
So will all our universities survive the COVID-19 travel bans and the coming recession?
Or will degrees be cancelled, staff fired, and some institutions go bust?
Featured:
Peter Hurley, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
15 min
May 13, 2020 COVID-19's other death toll
We know economic downturns drive up the suicide rate.
So what kind of toll could COVID-19 exact in the years to come, and what can we do now to prevent it?
Professor Ian Hickie says there's one big step we could take straight away that will save lives.
Featured:
Professor Ian Hickie, Co-Director, Brain & Mind Institute, The University of Sydney
Professor Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
17 min
May 12, 2020 COVID-19: a tale of two towns
There's a growing and perplexing appetite to lift the shutdowns in the US, despite the fact their infection rate is still climbing.
Since January, 1.3 million Americans have contracted COVID-19, nearly 81,000 people have died and one projection suggests that by August, the death toll could reach 137,000.
Some Americans support the containment measures that have crippled their economy, but others have turned out in the streets to rally against them.
We visit two towns, an hour's drive apart, that demonstrate the depth of that divide.
Featured:
Robert Klemko, Staff reporter, The Washington Post
20 min
May 11, 2020 Could COVID-19 make Australia fairer?
There's an old saying: never waste a crisis.
So could that adage apply to COVID-19 and tax?
Today on The Signal we look into why our current tax system means that young people will inherit the long term economic pain that's being dealt out now.
We ask why that's the case, and whether the remedy could lie in a dramatic rewrite.
16 min
May 10, 2020 Avoiding the second wave
Australia isn't the first country in the world to decide to ease social restrictions designed to stop the spread of COVID-19.
In South Korea, what initially looked like a containment success story has hit a bump, as health officials scramble to control a new cluster.
So what can we learn from a country that’s currently staring down the possibility of a second wave?
18 min
May 07, 2020 Tracing the origins of COVID-19
Donald Trump has a theory about where COVID-19 came from.
He seems more convinced with each passing day that it came from a Chinese lab.
But is there any proof?
Today, we're taking a closer look at the theory, which is becoming an important driver behind a growing global campaign for an independent investigation into the origins of the virus.
Will we ever get to the truth of the matter?
19 min
May 06, 2020 Is China really running the WHO?
The World Health Organisation is supposed to be impartial, but is it really?
The US President Donald Trump has accused the WHO of being far too close to China.
Today, we're finding out whether there's any proof and asking: can we trust the WHO?
21 min
May 05, 2020 Is Joe Biden in trouble?
Former Democratic Senate staffer Tara Reade has accused her old boss and presumptive presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assault, a charge he denies.
So what exactly does Tara Reade say?
Today on The Signal, we talk to one of the reporters who broke the Tara Reade story.
We piece together the timeline, and find out what the allegation means for Biden's attempt to defeat Donald Trump.
18 min
May 04, 2020 Who'll pay the COVID-19 bill?
Australians were warned 150,000 of us could die of COVID-19 if we weren't careful.
As it happens, we were.
But economists are starting to wonder how accurate that worst-case scenario modelling was.
There's one school of thought that argues we've gone too far in avoiding something that was very unlikely to happen
Today, we're counting the human and economic cost of COVID-19 and asking, who’s going to pay for it?
15 min
May 03, 2020 Is COVIDSafe safe?
People like the idea of the COVIDSafe app, but most Australians still don't want it on their own phone.
The Government wants millions more of us to download it as one of the conditions for relaxing coronavirus restrictions.
So what's holding us back?
Are we right to have privacy concerns, and if we are then what needs to change?
18 min

About ABC News Daily

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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.