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March 01, 2020 Growing up non-binary
Meet Olivia, an 11-year-old on puberty blockers, who rejects he, she, they & them as pronouns.
Olivia is non-binary, and there are plenty of people who argue that medical intervention in cases like this one constitutes abuse.
By contrast, Olivia's family says a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and the extra time bought by puberty blockers has improved their child's life immensely.
Today, we look at the reality of growing up non-binary in Australia in 2020.
20 min
February 27, 2020 Is your wage being stolen?
More and more major Australian companies are admitting to staggering wage theft.
Coles, Target and Woolworths are just some of the latest offenders.
In some cases, the underpayment bill is hundreds of millions of dollars.
So how bad is the problem? And how do you fix it when it's baked into the economy?
18 min
February 26, 2020 Inside an animal testing lab
When three baboons escaped from a van at a Sydney Hospital earlier this week it was a sharp reminder that we still experiment with animals in quite a big way.
The primates, bred for medical research, had been taken to the hospital so one could have a vasectomy.
So what does animal testing in Australia look like in 2020? And why is it shrouded in so much secrecy?
14 min
February 25, 2020 COVID-19: When containment fails
No-one wants to use the word pandemic when it comes to coronavirus, but many experts now see that as the inevitable outcome.
So are containment strategies like lockdowns, quarantines and travel bans working?
And what should governments be doing instead, once containment fails altogether?
16 min
February 24, 2020 Stripping a national honour
The Order of Australia is supposed to recognise the very best in the community.
There's a growing list of people who are arguing that men's rights campaigner and social commentator Bettina Arndt doesn't meet that standard.
Many of them feel so strongly that they want her award taken away.
So how political is the Order of Australia? And what happens if we start revoking awards?
15 min
February 23, 2020 Julian Assange's last stand
The US is finally making its pitch in a UK court to have Julian Assange extradited, but with Assange, nothing is simple.
Today, Andrew Wilkie's face-to-face encounter with the Wikileaks founder in a London prison, and the last minute twists complicating the case.
21 min
February 20, 2020 What the media still gets wrong
Nour Haydar wanted to be a journalist, but when her father murdered her mother, she had second thoughts.
The media coverage was relentless, often inaccurate and in some cases painted a picture of Nour's family she hardly recognised.
In the end Nour decided to join the ABC.
Today, after the killing of Hannah Clarke and her 3 children in Brisbane, we speak to Nour about what the media is still getting wrong when covering the violent deaths of women and the impact that has on families.
20 min
February 19, 2020 How a whole generation got mad
Something very strange just happened in Ireland.
Sinn Fein, a political party verging on socialist and with historic links to the IRA, just won the popular vote and might even form government.
And it's all because of young people.
Today, how living at home until 35 politicised a generation.
Could it ever happen here?
14 min
February 18, 2020 How AI is stalking coronavirus
The whole world is trying to figure out where the new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, will spread to next.
So could artificial intelligence have the answer to that question?
We find out about the AI that knows more about how this outbreak moves than any government in the world.
14 min
February 17, 2020 Australia's secrecy addiction
The Federal Court has ruled the AFP's raid on the ABC last year was completely legal.
That ruling has raised a question about whether the law itself needs to be changed.
So just how far out on a limb is Australia, when it comes to secrecy?
And is there any chance of climbing back in?
15 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.