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November 29, 2018 Adani's invincible mine: is coal making a comeback?
The world had more or less given up on Adani ever building its massive coal mine in Queensland.
The project has been parked for years, because no-one wanted to finance it.
But yesterday, Adani surprised everyone, announcing it would stump up the cash itself for a downsized version of the project, and begin work before Christmas.
The proposal has cleared all its Government approvals, despite many accusations of tax evasion, environmental breaches, and worker abuse in its overseas operations.
So how and why is it happening now?
And could Adani's new mine kick off other attempts to mine the vast coal reserves in the Galilee Basin?
The ABC's Business Editor Ian Verrender explains the entire saga to The Signal.
17 min
November 28, 2018 Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian bluff
There's been a skirmish off Crimea, with the Russians detaining Ukrainian sailors amid claims they've violated its sovereignty.
It's just the latest in a long standoff between Russia and Ukraine over the disputed peninsula which Russia claims as its own but which Ukraine believes was annexed illegally.
So what is Vladimir Putin playing at?
And is the west's muted response exactly what he had hoped would happen?
Today on The Signal, we speak with the ABC's chief foreign correspondent Phil Williams, who has been covering Russia's disputes with Ukraine for years.
And we speak with Russia expert at the Australian National University Dr Elizabeth Buchanan to get her take on what exactly Vladimir Putin is up to.
15 min
November 27, 2018 Where do you go when the last, last chance hotel shuts its doors?
For more than 40 years, the Gatwick Hotel in St Kilda in Melbourne provided temporary accommodation to people at risk of sleeping rough, but this year all that changed.
Purchased by Channel Nine and converted into upmarket apartments as part of reality TV show The Block, the Gatwick these days is home to a very different type of St Kilda local.
So what does the building's transformation tell us about housing and homelessness in Australia?
And are the Gatwick's old residents better off somewhere else anyway?
Today on The Signal, we speak with Jason Byrne, a filmmaker who documented the Gatwick's final four years as a rooming house.
Later in the episode, we also hear from Urban Housing and Homelessness Associate Professor Guy Johnson from RMIT University in Melbourne, who tells us about the demise of inner city rooming houses across Australia, and what's replacing them.
And spoiler alert: things might be getting worse, not better.
17 min
November 26, 2018 Are Victorians more progressive than other Australians?
Most of the polls were predicting a Labor win in the Victorian election, but the size of the swing took just about everyone by surprise.
The Liberal post-mortem is a long way from over, with the looming threat of a repeat performance at the federal election next year.
In the meantime, Victoria's Labor Premier Daniel Andrews has his own theories, declaring that Victoria is the most progressive state in the country.
So is that true?
And if it is, what does that mean for Scott Morrison's government?
Today on The Signal we speak with RN Drive presenter and co-host of The Party Room podcast Patricia Karvelas, and Monash University political scientist Dr Zareh Ghazarian.
16 min
November 25, 2018 Is war getting worse, and can gaming teach fighters empathy?
More armed groups have emerged in the last 6 years than in the last 6 decades, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
That trend has come with an increase in brutality, such as attacks on civilian healthcare workers, as well as the massacre of women and children.
The ICRC is one the main NGOs trying to spends a lot of energy in approaching these groups and trying to talk them into being less brutal.
They have an entire unit set up in Bangkok, which develops VR and video games, some of which are meant to help do that job.
So is it reasonable to expect a video game to teach a fighter in South Sudan to exercise restraint on the battlefield?
18 min
November 22, 2018 Did the mafia get away with murder?
Yesterday David Harold Eastman's conviction for the 1989 murder of senior Canberra police officer Colin Winchester was overturned after a retrial.
Eastman had always maintained his innocence, and at his original trial he suggested members of the mafia were to blame instead.
Initially, police themselves believed there had been mafia involvement, but over the course of their investigation they dropped that line of inquiry.
So did the cops make a mistake?
And did the mafia kill Colin Winchester?
Today on The Signal we speak with former editor of The Canberra Times Jack Waterford, who covered the Eastman trial in the 90s and was never convinced the conviction was fair.
We also chat to ABC reporter Connie Agius, who has been reporting on the mafia in Italy and Australia for years.
17 min
November 21, 2018 Why is Donald Trump still friends with a murderous millennial prince?
US President Donald Trump seems determined to ignore mounting evidence that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In the face of a leaked report from the CIA naming bin Salman, or 'MBS', as the man who gave the order, the President has doubled down, stressing the prince told him at least five times that he wasn't involved.
So why is the President so keen to protect this one ally? And what do we know about Saudi Arabia's 33-year-old leader in waiting?
Today on The Signal we speak with New Yorker magazine correspondent and senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center Robin Wright, who worked with Khashoggi.
We also hear from Curtin University lecturer Dr Ben Rich, and Griffith University Associate Professor Halim Rane.
17 min
November 20, 2018 Facebook says it's cleaned up its act. Has it really?
Facing accusations of dishonesty, sneakiness and aggressive tactics to discredit its critics, Facebook has gone on the defensive with a global PR blitz to rebuild its reputation.
The social platform says it's getting on top of its "fake news" and spam bot problems, and is working to make elections fairer worldwide.
But can we believe the spin?
And why is it getting harder to test Facebook's claims independently?
Today on The Signal, we speak with Technology Editor at The Conversation Shelley Hepworth, and digital media professor at QUT, Axel Bruns.
17 min
November 19, 2018 Brexit 2.0?
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May finally has a plan to exit the European Union, but it's going down like a lead balloon with her colleagues.
While the PM is doing the hard sell with the public, six ministers have resigned, others are brainstorming alternatives, and yet more Tories are plotting her demise.
So is Britain's Brexit mess about to claim another prime minister's scalp?
And could all the chaos surrounding Brexit force another referendum?
Today on The Signal, we speak with astute Brexit watcher Professor Simon Tormey from the University of Sydney, and with former ABC Europe correspondent Steve Cannane.
And we swear: Brexit isn't as boring as you (or we) thought.
18 min
November 18, 2018 Why APEC got so awkward
China's been trying to buy and win influence in the Pacific for more than a decade now, sometimes at the expense of Australia and its allies.
Those tensions really boiled over on the weekend at the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea.
But why now, when China has been building up its power in the region for so long?
The answer might have something to do with a fiery speech at the summit from US President Mike Pence, which included a promise to invest in a naval base on Manus Island.
So is this the start of the US pushing back against Chinese influence on Australia's doorstep?
Or is it too little, too late?
17 min

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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.

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