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May 06, 2019 So you're in an extinction wave
Apparently, we're already in the earth's sixth mass extinction wave.
A new UN report released last night, the most comprehensive to date, provides a lot of support for that case.
It says we're on track to lose a million species of plants and animals, many within a matter of decades.
That's about an eighth of all the species currently living on earth.
The last five extinction waves have been triggered by natural causes, but scientists say there's no doubt this one is man-made.
So does the extinction wave include humans?
And is there anything we can do to stop it, if it's already underway?
Featured:
Professor Corey Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology, Flinders University
16 min
May 05, 2019 The time bomb at Australian unis
Australian universities are more dependent than ever on foreign students' fees.
As Government funding has been whittled away, they've turned to full fee paying international students to fill the financial void.
Now, a Four Corners investigation reveals that unis might be compromising their academic standards in the name of preserving their cash flow.
There's plenty at stake for the students too, who in many cases have sacrificed everything for an Australian education, only to find the course is beyond them.
There are reports of plagiarism, and pressure on teaching staff to pass substandard work.
So could Australia's third largest export, education, be about to suffer a reputational hit?
Featured:
Elise Worthington, ABC investigative reporter
17 min
May 02, 2019 Asbestos 2.0?
Imagine you're in your 20s and a doctor tells you your work is literally killing you.
Silicosis is an incurable lung disease caused by breathing in dust found in manufactured stone-style benchtops.
It's fatal, and doctors are calling it an epidemic.
The Coalition has pledged to form a taskforce to investigate silicosis if it's elected.
But what do we know about the disease so far? And is enough being done to keep workers safe?
Featured:
Dr Graeme Edwards, Brisbane-based doctor and spokesman for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
16 min
May 01, 2019 Julian Assange up close
Julian Assange has been sentenced to almost a year in prison, for skipping bail back in 2012.
The Wikileaks founder always argued he couldn't leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he was holed up for almost 7 years, for fear of being extradited to the US.
So what kind of person does that?
Today's episode is a close up view of Julian Assange.
To his supporters, he's a tireless and uncompromising campaigner for truth.
To his critics, he is a narcissistic publicity-seeker who’s endangered lives by putting masses of sensitive information into the public domain.
But what drives him to do what he does?
Featured:
Dr Suelette Dreyfus, specialist in computer security and hacking, University of Melbourne
Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, Chairman of the Reuters Institute
17 min
April 30, 2019 Bill Shorten's big gamble
The election campaign has been bumping along for weeks now and it's a much closer race than it was at the start.
At first it looked like Bill Shorten's race to lose, but this week's Newspoll has Labor only slightly ahead.
The major parties are running very different campaigns, so the big question is which one's working on voters?
And could this result change the way Australian politicians try to win elections in the future?
Featured:
Annabel Crabb, political journalist, ABC
Dr Andy Marks, political scientist, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University
18 min
April 29, 2019 Who wants a 20% pay rise?
What if the Government offered to lift your wage by 20%?
Because that's exactly what could happen for 100,000 childcare workers if Labor wins the election.
The policy would cost half a billion dollars over eight years, and the Opposition is pitching it as gender pay issue, given that 96% of the childcare sector is made up of women.
It's a long way from standard economic policy, and the Government has compared it to communism.
So could it be a novel gender pay gap solution? Or is it a disaster in the making, with a host of unintended consequences?
Featured:
Nicki Hutley, Partner, Deloitte Access Economics
13 min
April 28, 2019 Australia's most controversial mine
There were ugly scenes in a small Queensland town over the weekend when both sides of the Adani coal mine fight met face-to-face.
A convoy of anti-Adani protesters was confronted with a counter protest. Some say they had rocks thrown at their cars and others were refused service at local businesses.
The Adani coal mine is turning into a huge election issue and each side of the debate seems completely immovable.
So how did things get this bad?
Today's episode unpacks one of Australia's most bitter fights.
Featured:
Jarrah Turton, anti-Adani protester
Kelvin Appleton, owner, Grand Hotel Clermont
16 min
April 25, 2019 No nukes is good nukes
Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin have been hanging out, which means the world is back to playing one of its favourite games: trying to denuclearise North Korea.
It's the first ever summit between the two leaders.
So could Putin succeed where everyone else has failed? And what happens if he doesn’t?
Featured:
Matt Bevan, ABC journalist, Russia If You're Listening
Dr Euan Graham, Executive Director, La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University
12 min
April 24, 2019 The world's looming memory cliff
Anzac Day is all about remembering what's no longer in living memory, but who's backing up the National Archives?
What you might not know is there's a 2025 deadline coming up where we risk losing some of Australia's most important memories.
Australia has just six years to digitise the lot, or lose them forever as the technology that supports the old formats becomes obsolete and unable to be maintained.
So what could we lose? And are we doing enough to avoid that?
Featured:
David Fricker, Director-General, National Archives
12 min
April 23, 2019 Did the Government pay $80m for hypothetical water?
The former water minister, Barnaby Joyce, is copping questions about an $80 million taxpayer-funded water buyback.
The deal was made with a company based in the Cayman Islands, which was co-founded by the now-Energy Minister Angus Taylor.
He stepped down as a Director before entering parliament in 2013.
There are claims that the Government might have overpaid when it struck the deal, by as much as double.
So did the Government get ripped off, and if so, how? Did that $80 million do our river systems any good? And where is that $80 million now?
Featured:
Michael West, independent journalist
Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
16 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.

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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.

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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.