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March 28, 2023 Will Australia's new climate policy work?
Over the past few years, we've suffered through devastating bushfires and terrible floods in Australia.
But while we've been bearing the brunt of climate change, we haven't had a national climate policy.
That is, until this week, when the Greens confirmed they'd struck a deal with the Albanese government on a bill that is meant to force the nation's biggest polluters to slash emissions.
So how will it work?
Today, we speak with professor of environmental and climate change economics, IPCC lead author Dr Frank Jotzo, about the deal, and why it shouldn't mean consumers will pay more.
Featured:
Dr Frank Jotzo, lead author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and professor, Australian National University, Canberra
14 min
March 27, 2023 The message voters are sending the Coalition
Is there any place left for conservative politics in Australia?
The New South Wales election result suggests not, with the entire Australian mainland now red, with Labor in power in every state and territory except Tasmania.
Today, a public policy expert on why Coalition parties seem to have lost touch with what many voters want.
Featured:
Dr Ariadne Vromen, chair of public administration, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra
13 min
March 26, 2023 'Lies on top of lies': the tricks of the real estate trade
It's one of the most important decisions you'll make in your lifetime: buying a home.
But can you really trust the people selling it to you?
Today, Four Corners reporter, Paul Farrell, on his investigation into the questionable practices of real estate agents.
Featured:
Paul Farrell, ABC TV Four Corners reporter
14 min
March 23, 2023 Lidia Thorpe, 'Posie Parker' and the neo-Nazis
You've probably seen the clip by now of Senator Lidia Thorpe being thrown to the ground by police outside Parliament House in Canberra.
She was trying to confront a British anti-trans-rights campaigner, Kelly-Jay Keen-Minshull, known online as 'Posie Parker', whose tour of Australia this week has attracted support from neo-Nazis, including at a rally in Melbourne.
It's raising concerns about the growth of extremist groups in Australia.
So what's fuelling it?
Today, we speak with an expert on conspiracies and the far-right.
Featured:
Dr Kaz Ross, independent researcher
13 min
March 22, 2023 Antony Green on the cost of living election
We're all facing the financial pressures that come with the spiralling cost of everything, and on the weekend residents in one state will get the chance to punish politicians for it.
In New South Wales, Australia's longest-serving state government is asking voters for an unprecedented fourth term, and polls and history suggest it could be a tall order.
Today, the ABC's elections analyst, Antony Green, on why the NSW coalition government might not survive, as voters find it harder and harder to make ends meet.
Featured:
Antony Green, ABC elections analyst
12 min
March 21, 2023 What does China want from Putin?
He wants to be seen as a peace broker in the Ukraine war, but is that really why Chinese President Xi Jinping is rubbing shoulders with Vladimir Putin in Moscow?
Today, Bates Gill from the Asia Society Policy Institute on China's ambitious plans and whether they should worry Australia.
Featured:
Bates Gill, Executive Director of Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis
14 min
March 20, 2023 Australia's multi-billion dollar super gamble
At the height of the pandemic, many Australians found themselves with less work and struggling to make ends.
Because of that, and with lots of uncertainty about the months ahead, many jumped at the chance to access their retirement savings early, as part of a federal government change.
Now, we know a lot more about what those who withdrew spent the money on: a new study suggests gambling was high on the list.
So was allowing people access to their own super for cash during a crisis the right idea?
Today, we speak to one of the co-authors of the study, economist Dr Steven Hamilton, and we chat to two Australian women who will now have a lot less in their super funds for when they retire.
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Dr Steve Hamilton, economist, George Washington University, Washington DC
14 min
March 19, 2023 Should you delete TikTok?
When you're sitting on a bus or train and watching people with their heads in their phones, there's a fair chance many of them are watching videos on TikTok.
The platform, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is currently the most downloaded app in the world, and nations including the US are increasingly worried about how its algorithm works, and where all the data it's collecting might end up.
Today, tech and privacy reporter for Vox.com, Sara Morrison, on the TikTok bans sweeping the world.
Featured:
Sara Morrison, senior reporter, Vox.com
14 min
March 16, 2023 Is Australia safe from the US bank collapse?
The US is weathering its worst bank failure since the Global Financial Crisis.
So why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse and what implications could it have for us here in Australia?
Featured:
Nassim Khadem, ABC business reporter
14 min
March 15, 2023 Your power price pain explained
As we move into winter this year, if you live on the east coast you’re about to be slugged with a huge spike in your power bills once again.
Today, an energy expert explains why prices just keep going up and when it will end.
Featured:
Alison Reeve, Climate Change and Energy Deputy Program Director, the Grattan Institute
13 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.