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April 16, 2020 Is this app the price of normality?
It's the classic tech trade off; surrender your privacy in exchange for a better life.
This time though, it’s a pretty tempting offer.
The Government says if enough Australians decide to download a new contact tracing app, some of the current restrictions on movement and gatherings could be lifted.
Today, we're taking a closer look at Singapore's version of that app which inspired ours.
Can we avoid their mistakes?
18 min
April 15, 2020 How the Ruby Princess unravelled
Just what do we know about what happened on board the now notorious Ruby Princess, and who might be responsible?
Today on The Signal, we're piecing together a timeline.
We're also looking into the cruise ship's parent company which, it turns out, operates about half the cruise liners worldwide, and is chaired by a friend of US President Donald Trump.
20 min
April 14, 2020 Could Australia eliminate COVID-19?
Eliminating COVID-19 sounds like a pretty attractive option right now.
New Zealand seems to be on its way to doing just that, and it's being talked about as a real option here in Australia.
So why on earth wouldn't you?
Today, we're covering the pros and cons of elimination, and finding out what it would take to get to zero cases.
14 min
April 13, 2020 What went wrong in Tasmania
A month ago, Tasmania looked like the gold standard for tackling COVID-19.
They'd closed the border early, and the state had no cases of community transmission.
Since then, something's gone wrong, and there's a coronavirus cluster in the north west.
Today, we take a closer look at the most extreme lockdown anywhere in Australia.
13 min
April 08, 2020 Life after lockdown
It's hard to imagine life after COVID-19, but Wuhan is the first place in the world to get a glimpse.
Most people in the city are finally allowed to move around, but there are strict controls on how that happens.
So what does the beginning of the end of lockdown look like?
14 min
April 07, 2020 George Pell's acquittal and its legacy
After a year behind bars, George Pell is a free man, but his life won't be the same.
Yesterday, he was acquitted of child sex offences by the High Court, ending one of the highest profile cases in memory.
So what happens next? And what's the legacy of the Pell case?
19 min
April 06, 2020 COVID-19's silent carriers
We got something wrong in the early stages of COVID-19.
For a while, we were convinced the virus almost always showed symptoms.
Now, we're learning that a shockingly high number of people are totally asymptomatic.
So how common is that? And what does it mean for the spread of the disease?
15 min
April 05, 2020 Ripping up the economic rulebook
If you'd predicted a $130 billion wage subsidy a month ago no-one would have believed you, but here we are.
The JobKeeper scheme is a desperate measure designed to keep Centrelink queues short, and the economy grinding along until life returns to normal.
So how's it going to play out on the ground? And what comes next?
21 min
April 02, 2020 New love in a lockdown
There's no bad time to fall in love, but this would have to come close.
We follow three couples who are trying to navigate new love in a world where no-one's supposed to touch.
What used to be incredibly private is now a matter of public health, and everyone's got a different set of rules.
20 min
April 01, 2020 How deadly is COVID-19?
At first it was 15 per cent. Then it was 3, but it's still dropping.
So why can't we work out the death rate for COVID-19?
Today, the best guess for now about how deadly this virus is, and who we're not counting.
9 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.