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July 29, 2019 Amphetamines to gene therapy, the story of doping
As Australian swimming is caught in a doping scandal and medals from the 2012 London Olympics are forfeited after re-testing, we ask where performance enhancement in sport is heading.
It's been more than 50 years since the Olympics started drug testing athletes, but it's clearly not stopping everyone.
From amphetamines to gene therapy, we take a look at the evolution of doping.
14 min
July 28, 2019 Canada killings: How the manhunt unfolded
Two Canadian teenagers hit the road looking for work.
A few weeks later they're suspected of murdering three people, including a young Australian man and his American girlfriend.
The search for these suspected killers stretched across Canada and over the weekend focused in on the tiny town of Gillam.
So how has this manhunt unfolded?
16 min
July 25, 2019 Earth's sacrifice zones: the parts we can't save
For a long time, the question has been how to stop catastrophic climate change.
But lately, we've started asking something different.
Policy makers are starting to consider which parts of the earth will still be habitable in the future, and which bits we should write off altogether.
The places thought to be unsalvageable are sometimes called "sacrifice zones".
So where in the world are they? And what happens to the people who live there?
16 min
July 24, 2019 Behind the Boris Johnson brand
Forget what you think you know about Boris Johnson.
There's more to Britain's new Prime Minister than the bumbling eccentric you see in front of the camera.
His political convictions are mysterious, and it turns out Boris isn't even his real name.
So what's behind the image Boris Johnson works so hard to project? And what does that mean for the UK?
18 min
July 23, 2019 Are we heading for an accidental war?
Iran says it's captured 17 CIA spies and last week it seized an oil tanker and everyone on it.
If you didn't know better you'd say the US and Iran are heading for a war.
So does anyone actually want that?
Today; why the world is watching the Strait of Hormuz.
15 min
July 22, 2019 Is Mack Horton out of line?
Australian swimmer Mack Horton might have lost the 400m freestyle final at the World Championships, but he's certainly made his point.
The 23-year-old came in second to his rival Sun Yang, but refused to share the podium afterwards, because he sees the Chinese swimmer as a drug cheat.
Other top international athletes have supported his stance in the media and on twitter, with the hashtag #cleansport.
So what's the case against Sun Yang? Why is he so deeply mistrusted by his peers and the media? And is it fair?
17 min
July 21, 2019 Has YouTube been hijacked?
The internet can be a pretty dark place, where the nastiest strains of racism and sexism thrive, not to mention some dangerous conspiracy theories.
Most of the time you have to go looking for those things, but on YouTube they find you.
The platform's critics say its algorithm is being used to push misleading and extremist content, but YouTube denies that.
Today we meet an engineer who helped design the system and a guy who blames it for his drift into the alt-right world.
18 min
July 18, 2019 When could we live on the moon?
50 years after the moon landing, there's a new race to get back there.
This time, there are a bunch of countries in the contest, plus the private sector.
So why is everyone suddenly so keen, after decades of disinterest? And how soon could we actually live on the moon's surface?
16 min
July 17, 2019 Is there a case for human extinction?
If you've had kids, Les Knight feels sorry for you.
He’s from the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement and he wants us to stop having children to save the planet.
So could it be good news that the birth rate is tanking?
15 min
July 16, 2019 Our $36 billion population problem
Australia is getting old. Our ageing population is pushing the private healthcare system into a 'death spiral' and it doesn't end there.
In the next decade the bill for healthcare, aged care, the pension and lost taxes will total $36 billion dollars a year.
So who has to pay and can we fix this mess?
14 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.