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April 04, 2019 When touchy feely gets creepy
Former US Vice President Joe Biden has been out sort-of apologising this week, after four women came forward to complain about his creepy kisses and hugs.
Several of the incidents were caught on camera, and seem to fit with a reputation Joe Biden has had for years for being weirdly tactile with women.
So will any of this affect his widely discussed plans to run for President?
And does Joe Biden's age work as a partial defence for his actions?
Featured:
Chas Licciardello, co-host, Planet America, ABC News
Sophie Halliday Zadeh, body language specialist
15 min
April 03, 2019 Is Antarctica up for grabs?
A lot of powerful countries, including China, are eyeing off Antarctica, and it could be about to get a lot more crowded.
The Chinese Government has bases inside Australia's claim, and the only system for policing what happens there is expensive and underutilised.
So with the Australian Government nominally in charge of nearly half of the continent's landmass, have we been asleep at the wheel?
And as the world's climate warms and superpowers flex their muscles, is Antarctica's status as a peaceful frontier about to change?
Featured:
Jackson Gothe-Snape, ABC reporter
Professor Tim Stephens, Australia Research Council Future Fellow, University of Sydney
13 min
April 02, 2019 Budget 2019: the important bits
If you take the Treasurer at his word, the long-promised, long-delayed budget surplus is just around the corner, and Australia can afford major tax cuts too.
So how did Josh Frydenberg make his sums add up?
What's in the budget for you?
And how realistic is that surplus forecast anyway?
Featured:
Ian Verrender, ABC Business Editor
16 min
April 01, 2019 Why Newstart is stuck
The dole has been going backwards in real terms for years, and there are estimates half the people living on it now are below the poverty line.
So with the Government bringing forward major tax cuts in its budget tonight, why can't it find the cash to help out the unemployed?
And if there is a good argument for raising Newstart, why isn't anyone doing it?
Featured:
Tom Studans, Newstart recipient
Nicki Hutley, Partner, Deloitte Access Economics
17 min
March 31, 2019 Are anti-vaxxers having a moment?
We're on track for the second worst measles year in Australia since 1997, with nearly 80 infections recorded already.
The situation is even worse overseas, with bad outbreaks in the Philippines, Madagascar, Japan and the United States.
So is the growing online influence of anti-vaxxers to blame?
And if it is, can they be convinced of the science?
Featured:
Tegan Taylor, health and science journalist, ABC Science unit
Dr Matthew Motta, postdoctoral fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
16 min
March 28, 2019 Can Port Arthur "truthers" be talked down?
In a secretly recorded video, One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has suggested the Port Arthur massacre may have been a government plot.
She's since insisted she was taken out of context and didn't mean it, but she's been condemned by everyone from the Prime Minister down.
So how do conspiracy theories start?
And is it even possible to talk "truthers" out of their false beliefs?
Featured:
Professor Nick Enfield, Professor of Linguistics, Sydney Institute for Truth, University of Sydney
16 min
March 27, 2019 In defence of lobbyists
There's been an exodus from the conservative side of politics lately, as the federal election edges closer.
It's a time-honoured tradition when the polls indicate one side of the political divide is about to cop a big loss.
But where do politicians go once they quit the most powerful jobs in Australia?
As many as a quarter of former ministers become lobbyists, according to research by the Grattan Institute, which has also found one in four lobbyists has worked as a political staffer.
The rules that regulate how lobbying works are lax to say the least, so why does no-one seem to care?
Today on The Signal, we examine the porous wall between politics and lobbying, and ask an actual lobbyist what goes on behind closed doors.
Featured:
Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, The Grattan Institute
Grahame Morris, Chairman and Federal Director, Barton Deakin Government Relations
16 min
March 26, 2019 Are gun rights a vote winner?
Pauline Hanson's One Nation is in damage control over a scandal involving two party officials, a Qatari TV channel, and a series of meetings with America's National Rifle Association.
The party denies any wrongdoing, but secretly recorded videos show the officials asking for money and promising to weaken our gun laws.
So what were they thinking?
And does this harm One Nation, or help it?
Featured:
Melissa Clarke, ABC political reporter
George Rennie, lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
15 min
March 25, 2019 Was Donald Trump just cleared of collusion?
Robert Mueller's report into whether US President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia is finally out.
(Well, at least a version of it is.)
So has Donald Trump really been "completely and totally" exonerated, as the President is claiming?
And what happens next?
Today on The Signal, we thought we would let our colleague Matt Bevan at Russia If You're Listening, an entire ABC podcast dedicated to this topic, tell you what you need to know.
Featured:
Matt Bevan, Host, Russia If You're Listening
21 min
March 24, 2019 Is the Coalition clawing back?
The Coalition has hung onto power in NSW, with Gladys Berejiklian's government on track to be comfortably returned.
But dig down and the result is more complicated than it appears, with the Nationals in trouble in the regions and Labor at risk in some Sydney seats.
There are several lessons for federal politicians preparing for the next election in May.
So can Scott Morrison breath a sigh of relief?
Or are things for his government about to turn sour?
Featured:
Phil Coorey, Political Editor, The Australian Financial Review
13 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.

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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.