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 unde... more

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May 18, 2023 The debt ceiling: what happens if the US runs out of money?
The US economy is in such a crisis, president Joe Biden has had to cancel a trip here next week.
He has less than a fortnight before the nation defaults on its debt - meaning it would essentially run out of money - for the first time ever.
Today, economist Dr Louise Sheiner, from the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, on how America's fragile political system could drag all of us into a recession.
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Dr Louise Sheiner, senior economics fellow and policy director, Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution, Washington DC
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May 17, 2023 Are we already in a recession?
As the US grapples with a crisis over its debt ceiling, there's concern the entire world could be plunged into a financial crisis.
Today, ABC business and economics reporter, Gareth Hutchens, unpacks how we'll know if we’ve been pushed into a recession, and what it will mean for Australians if we are.
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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter, Canberra
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May 16, 2023 How PwC leaked Australian tax secrets to multinationals
When the government went about drafting new tax avoidance laws in 2014, it turned to the big consulting firm, PwC, to help put together the best policy possible.
But it had no idea the very firm it was paying to do that would use the highly confidential information it obtained to try to help its own multinational clients avoid the new tax.
Today, ABC business reporter, Daniel Ziffer, on the evolving scandal, and whether Australian taxpayers are being ripped off.
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Daniel Ziffer, ABC business reporter
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May 15, 2023 The Prime craze and the power of YouTube
It's an energy drink that contains double the Australian legal limit of caffeine, and teenagers can't get enough of it.
So how and why did the Prime Energy drink become so popular, to the point it's being traded on some school buses?
Today, we take a deeper look at how YouTubers are infiltrating the lives of kids around the world, and why - even if they try - parents can't keep up.
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Rachelle Hampton, culture writer and podcast co-host, Slate.com and ICYMI podcast
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May 14, 2023 China's next move in Russia's war
China says it's sending a peace envoy to Ukraine, but the prospect of Beijing brokering a deal to end the war has been met with scepticism.
Instead, fighting looks set to enter a second, more violent and possibly decisive stage.
Today, the ABC's global affairs editor, John Lyons, speaks to us from the capital Kyiv about life on the ground, and what comes next in the war.
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John Lyons, ABC global affairs editor, Kyiv
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May 11, 2023 The gas super profits we're not taxing
Although Australia's natural resources, like oil and gas, belong to us all, we seem to get to see just a fraction of the super profits the global energy giants are making from them.
So why did the government only tweak that with a small change in this week's budget, when it desperately needs the extra revenue?
Today, the ABC's energy reporter, Dan Mercer, on why the Treasurer Jim Chalmers won’t go further.
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Dan Mercer, energy reporter, ABC national regional and rural team
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May 10, 2023 What happened in the Trump rape trial
Donald Trump just keeps losing court battles.
In the latest, he's been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll, who had accused him of rape.
Today Shayna Jacobs, who covered the case for the Washington Post, on how it unfolded in the courtroom, and what it means for the many other women accusing the former President of sexual misconduct.
And a warning: some listeners might find the content in this episode distressing.
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Shayna Jacobs, courts and national security reporter, The Washington Post
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May 09, 2023 'Here comes the sun': is our budget pain over?
Jim Chalmers has delivered Australia's first budget surplus in 15 years, and with inflation tipped to drop and wages rising sooner than we'd expected, things seem to be looking up.
Today, in a special episode from inside the Treasury lock-up, the ABC's business editor, Ian Verrender, explains what the budget papers tell us about the cost of living crisis in the months ahead.
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Ian Verrender, ABC business editor
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May 08, 2023 The Australians locked out of the rental market
One of the biggest problems we're facing as a nation right now is a lack of housing which is leading to soaring rents.
It's also resulting in a spike in the number of Australians who find themselves homeless.
Today, the ABCs social affairs correspondent, Norman Hermant on how we ended up here and what needs to be done to fix it.
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May 07, 2023 Who the budget will help, and who it won't
With 11 rate rises, soaring rents, rising grocery bills and eye-popping power prices, it's become really hard for a lot of Australians to make ends meet.
So as the government prepares to deliver a budget tomorrow, how and who is it going to help?
Today, Radio National Breakfast host and the Party Room podcast co-host, Patricia Karvelas, on what might be on offer, and whether Labor will go after the big end of town.
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Patricia Karvelas, host, ABC RN Breakfast and co-host, The Party Room
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FAQs about ABC News Daily:

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The podcast currently has 1,742 episodes available.