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April 22, 2019 Is Sri Lanka a new ISIS battlefield?
The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka are among the worst terrorist attacks the world has seen in decades.
Beyond the sheer numbers of people killed, the bombings also had some unusual hallmarks.
The group that most people suspect is a relatively obscure local one.
So how did they pull off something this sophisticated? And is the ISIS diaspora playing a part?
Featured:
Professor Clive Williams, Centre for Military and Security Law, The Australian National University
13 min
April 17, 2019 How far will house prices fall?
House prices are on the slide, and there's no end in sight.
So what's driving the downturn, and could it become a full blown crash?
Today we try to read the tea leaves on how far prices could fall, and when they might turn around.
We also find out exactly what the major parties are offering in the way of a housing policy, and whether it's possible for politicians to prevent a crash.
Featured:
John Daley, CEO, The Grattan Institute
David Taylor, ABC business reporter
14 min
April 16, 2019 Notre Dame is dead, long live Notre Dame
How would you feel if the Opera House burnt down?
Imagining that might give you some insight into how a lot of the French are feeling right now.
Notre Dame is being mourned bitterly by its country and much of the world.
Even as it was still on fire, there were vows being made to rebuild it.
So is that really possible? And how can one building mean so much?
Featured:
Julie Willis, Professor of Architectural History, University of Melbourne
Robert Aldrich, Professor of European History, University of Sydney
14 min
April 15, 2019 A new kind of drug dealer
The darknet drug trade has been around for years, but police can't seem to make any real headway in stopping it.
Every time a website is shut down, multiple new sites take its place.
So do police know how to catch a darknet drug dealer, or are they out of the law's reach?
And is the darknet gentrifying the drug trade?
Featured
Dr James Martin, Associate Professor of Criminology, Swinburne University of Technology
16 min
April 14, 2019 Australia's ISIS orphans
The three orphaned children of Australian Islamic State fighter Khaled Sharrouf are stuck in a Syrian refugee camp.
Collectively they’ve survived the rise and the fall of ISIS, illness, war wounds, the death of both parents, a treacherous trip to a notorious refugee camp, and terrible conditions inside it.
They’ve told the ABC’s Four Corners they want to come home, and the Federal Government has so far refused to help them out of the camp.
Today’s episode follows their grandmother Karen Nettleton’s increasingly desperate attempts to get them out of Syria and back on Australian soil.
Featured:
ABC investigative reporter, Dylan Welch
18 min
April 11, 2019 Requiem for a Parliament
The federal election has been called, and the 45th parliament is officially over.
But how will it be remembered?
Today's episode of The Signal is a look back at the last three years of government - the highs, the lows, the achievements and the crises.
We'll remind of you of some things you've almost definitely forgotten, including some that the Government would probably prefer you did.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, host, RN Drive & co-host, The Party Room
20 min
April 10, 2019 Not without my ute: the bizarre battle over electric cars
The Federal Government has a message for you - Bill Shorten is coming for your ute.
It's the latest in the deeply weird and increasingly feral debate over electric cars at the moment.
So where's the truth in all this?
How far behind other countries is Australia in its electric car uptake, and what's holding it back?
What exactly have both the parties promised to do about it?
And are utes really a threatened species?
Featured:
Henry Belot, ABC Political Reporter
Gail Broadbent, PHD candidate, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
16 min
April 09, 2019 Catching a catfish
It's one of the weirdest and most tragic catfishing cases we've ever come across.
A fake celebrity profile was the bait, before the relationships escalated into ugly and abusive behaviour with devastating consequences.
We look at the cases of two women who were catfished by the same person over years, threatened, stalked and even comforted at times by a fake cast of friends and enemies online.
So who would do this to someone and why?
Today's episode of The Signal is a close look at the psychology of catfishing.
Featured:
James Oaten, ABC reporter
Professor James Ogloff, forensic psychologist, Swinburne University
19 min
April 08, 2019 Meet the biggest big brother in the world
As far as government databases go, they don't get any bigger than this: the Indian Government's 'Aadhaar' system contains the biometric details of more than one billion people.
It's hugely controversial, and the problems are mounting, with thousands of data breaches and reports Aadhaar is to blame for deaths from starvation.
So what's going on with the world's largest national ID system?
And are there lessons for us in Australia?
Featured:
Reetika Khera, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and author, "Dissent on Aadhaar: Big Data Meets Big Brother"
Troy Hunt, security researcher
14 min
April 07, 2019 Tripping as treatment
For decades, governments all over the world have given psychedelics like LSD a bad wrap, making it difficult for scientists to study how they work.
But in the last few years that’s been slowly changing, and this month the first psychedelic medical trial in Australia gets underway in Melbourne.
So what do we know about how psychedelics affect the brain?
And could they one day be prescribed by your doctor to treat depression or anxiety?
Featured:
Martin Williams, postdoctoral researcher, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
15 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.

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.