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March 07, 2019 So your caliphate has collapsed. What now?
Islamic State is about to disappear off the map and thousands of men, woman and children who stayed until the bitter end are finally emerging.
Life is about to change a lot for any ISIS supporters who survive the collapse of the caliphate.
So what happens to them now?
Many of them, including, women and children will spend years in refugee camps, as their countries of origin struggle to decide whether to take them back.
Many of the fighters are likely to be executed in Syria or Iraq, under a patchy legal framework.
So do they have regrets? And what have they got to say to the world?
17 min
March 06, 2019 Could Brexit kill people?
Brexit is creeping up at an alarming rate, and there's still no deal in place.
On March 29, The United Kingdom is legally bound to leave the European Union, almost three years after 52% of British people voted for it.
How chaotic could that process be if there's no deal? Will the nation grind to a halt? Could people even die?
There's a chance the whole thing could be postponed, or maybe even put to another referendum.
Today's episode of The Signal is your cheatsheet on the whole Brexit disaster, as it stands.
Featured:
Ian Dunt, Editor, Politics.co.uk
15 min
March 05, 2019 Killing people to save animals
There's a bloody, decades-old war raging all over the world right now, and you've probably never heard of it.
The ferocity of that fight has landed the conservation group ,WWF, best known for their cute panda logo and earnest ad campaigns, in a lot of trouble.
In a story published yesterday, Buzzfeed alleges that individuals and groups working with and for WWF in several countries have maimed, tortured and murdered, in an attempt to protect wildlife.
And there's plenty of evidence that rangers themselves routinely suffer the same kind of violence.
Today on the Signal, we visit the war that's waged in the name of conservation, through the eyes of someone who’s been on the front lines.
Featured:
Sean Willmore, President, International Ranger Federation, Founder & Director, Thin Green Line Foundation
13 min
March 04, 2019 161 years in prison for ratting out the Tax Office?
Whistle blower Richard Boyle helped expose questionable practices at the Australian Tax Office, and now he's facing the possibility of 161 years in prison.
The case comes just months after Parliament broadened whistle blower protections, although the changes don't apply to public servants.
So how is that fair?
And will Richard Boyle's case scare off other whistle blowers?
Featured:
Adele Ferguson, investigative reporter, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald
13 min
March 03, 2019 Is this Islamic State's death rattle?
Islamic State is on the brink of territorial collapse, five years after it established a Caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
The US President Donald Trump says the group is beaten, but analysts are warning its power has morphed, rather than disappeared.
There are estimates thousands of the group's fighters and followers remain in the region, and that more have returned to their home countries, creating a jihadist diaspora.
Already there are signs that ISIS leadership is regrouping in Northern Iraq, to oversee an entrenched insurgency and prove their enduring power to the world.
So what's left of Islamic State? What's their end game? And what are their chances of achieving it, with US troops out of the way?
Featured:
Dr Rodger Shanahan, Research Fellow, The Lowy Institute
Joby Warrick, National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post
16 min
February 28, 2019 Trump and Cohen: the nastiest breakup in Washington?
There's no doubt left that Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has turned on him.
The man who was one of the President's closest allies for more than a decade called him a racist, a conman and a cheat, during his testimony in Washington yesterday.
So just how much damage did Michael Cohen do?
How many investigations involving Donald Trump are there? and what's the worst-case outcome for the President?
Featured:
Matt Bevan, ABC journalist & host of Russia If You're Listening
14 min
February 27, 2019 Are Catholics in denial about George Pell?
George Pell's spent his first night in jail, as his lawyer prepares to launch his appeal against his conviction on five child sexual abuse charges.
In spite of the unanimous verdict, a lot of Australians, some Catholic and some powerful, aren't convinced of his guilt.
So what's their logic?
At the same time, George Pell's lawyers haven't given up, even as his bail is revoked and he's moved to prison to await sentencing.
His legal team is making arguments that seem at times to contradict Pell's claims of innocence.
We unpack their strategy and find out what the next steps are for Australia's best known Catholic.
Featured:
Noel Debien, ABC Religion and Ethics broadcaster
Dr Matthew Collins QC, President of the Victorian Bar
15 min
February 26, 2019 George Pell: the story we couldn't tell - until now
The world finally knows that George Pell has been convicted of child sex abuse.
Back in December, the man in charge of Vatican finances, a former Archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney, and Australia's most senior Catholic, was found guilty on five counts of sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in 1996.
Up until now, a planned second trial on separate charges meant there was a strict suppression order in place, prohibiting the media from reporting on the verdict, in case it was prejudicial.
But with the second trial dropped, the suppression order has been too.
Today, The Signal speaks to one of only a few reporters who watched the trial unfold first hand to hear exactly how it played out.
Featured:
Melissa Davey, Melbourne Bureau Chief, The Guardian Australia
13 min
February 25, 2019 Plan B to save the world
As the deadline for the world to quit fossil fuels looms, scientists are working on a climate change Plan B.
From building fans to suck in carbon to spraying sun-reflecting gases into the stratosphere, they've come up with some pretty wacky solutions.
So will they work?
And what's the catch?
Featured:
Eric Campbell, ABC Foreign Correspondent
Chrisoph Gebald, Founder, Climeworks
Frank Keutsch, Professor of Engineering and Atmospheric Science, Harvard University
Bjørn Lomborg, Adjunct Professor, Copenhagen Business School
16 min
February 24, 2019 Are we OK with selling weapons to the Saudis?
Australia wants to become a top global defence exporter, and has already struck deals with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Both nations are involved in a bloody war in Yemen that has been widely condemned by world leaders and aid groups.
So is it possible Australian-made weapons could end up being used in the conflict?
And where should the Australian Government draw the line?
Featured:
Dylan Welch, ABC Investigative Reporter
Marcus Hellyer, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
14 min

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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.