ABC News Daily

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ABC News Daily episodes

October 04, 2018 Paris targets: Are we dreaming?
Why did the Government delay the release of emissions figures that suggest Australia might not meet its 2030 climate targets?
How bad are the numbers?
And can we turn them around?
16 min
October 03, 2018 Why Customs wants your passwords
The next frontier of airport security is your passwords.
New Zealand is the latest country to give Customs access to your devices and accounts.
Is there a way around it?
14 min
October 02, 2018 Can you change your memories?
Christine Blasey Ford is "100 per cent" certain US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her in 1982, and he's just as sure he didn't.
Is it possible they're both being honest?
16 min
October 01, 2018 Why Indonesians weren't warned
Hundreds of people are dead after a tsunami in Indonesia, but many could have been saved by an early warning system which had been trialled.
So why wasn't it in place?
16 min
September 30, 2018 Stalking's hi-tech evolution
Technology is making everyone's lives easier, and that includes stalkers and abusers.
There's a new generation of techniques being deployed to intimidate, and the pressure's on tech companies to do something about it.
15 min
September 27, 2018 Is the ABC really independent?
The two most senior roles at the ABC are vacant, after the managing director was sacked and the chairman resigned.
So how did we get here? And can the ABC's independence be guaranteed?
15 min
September 26, 2018 Japan's lonely, sexless generation
Record numbers of young people in Japan aren't hooking up, marrying or having kids, and say they're overworked and lonely.
So how lonely are Australians in comparison?
18 min
September 25, 2018 How to get a pay rise
Wage growth in Australia is fairly flat, so if you want to get a pay rise it's down to you.
But how to you do it? And is it more difficult for women?
17 min
September 24, 2018 What just happened at the ABC?
The ABC's boss Michelle Guthrie has been sacked.
Almost no-one saw it coming, and the reasons it happened aren't clear.
So why does it matter who runs Australia's billion-dollar public broadcaster?
13 min
September 23, 2018 How your tech could land you in jail
We're surrounded by more technology all the time, and in most cases it's making life easier.
But new tech is also providing police with new ways to investigate crime. We find out what they are.
14 min

About ABC News Daily

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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.