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March 14, 2023 Why Australia wants nuclear submarines
In as little as four years' time, US nuclear-powered attack submarines will be deployed to Australia, the government says to keep us safe.
They're the length of a rugby pitch and can cruise through the water in almost complete silence, and the price tag is mind-blowing too: up to $368 billion over the next 30 years.
Today, the ABC's political editor, Andrew Probyn, on how fear of China has driven us to the biggest defence investment in our history.
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Andrew Probyn, ABC political editor
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March 13, 2023 Are supermarkets supercharging your grocery bills?
When you cruise the aisles at the supermarket, you would have noticed almost everything is more expensive.
Coles and Woolworths blame inflation, but is that really all that’s at play?
Today, the ABC’s Business Editor Ian Verrender on why company profits are soaring while households struggle to make ends meet.
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Ian Verrender, ABC Business Editor
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March 12, 2023 Inside Australia's first long COVID clinic
Three years into the pandemic, most of us have had at least one bout of COVID.
While it’s usually not that pleasant, we recover.
But for hundreds of thousands of Australians the symptoms can last for months.
Today we visit a long COVID clinic.
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Dr Anthony Byrne, St Vincent's Hospital
Paul, long COVID patient
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March 09, 2023 Robodebt was illegal. So who's to blame?
Imagine the distress you'd feel if you were told, out of the blue, that you owed the federal government thousands, or even tens of thousands, of dollars.
That's the anguish the former coalition government inflicted on 400,000 Australians when it tried to illegally claw back welfare payments.
Public hearings in the Royal Commission investigating who's to blame for the deeply flawed Robodebt scheme end this week.
Today, ABC reporter Rachael Mealey walks us through the key evidence.
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Rachel Mealey, ABC national affairs reporter
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March 08, 2023 The court case questioning how much we work
In Australia, the law says we're meant to work a 38 hour week.
In reality though, many of us do a lot more than that.
So how many extra hours is reasonable?
That's a question being tested in court, in a high profile case involving the teal independent MP Monique Ryan and her former staffer, the activist Sally Rugg, who says she worked up to 80 hours a week.
Today, an expert in employment law on why Australians are working too much, and what the case could mean for employees across the nation.
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Dr Giuseppe Carabetta, senior lecturer in employment law, University of Technology Sydney
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March 07, 2023 Perth's billion-dollar gold scandal
As the saying goes: all that glitters is not gold.
And at the Perth mint, which is in the business of selling the precious metal, that's certainly the case at the moment.
An ABC investigation has found that holes in the mint's compliance regime could have left it a target for criminals trying to launder money.
Today, ABC TV Four Corners reporter, Angus Grigg, on why that could end up costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
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Angus Grigg, ABC TV Four Corners reporter
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March 06, 2023 What the 'stage 3 tax cuts' mean for you
With the growing cost of living, we'd all love to pay less in income tax.
So why is there a growing number of people arguing against the so-called 'stage 3 tax cuts'?
Today, the host of ABC Radio National Breakfast, Patricia Karvelas, explains the biggest shake up to income tax in decades, and how the wealthier you are the better you'll do.
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Patricia Karvelas, host, ABC Radio National Breakfast
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March 05, 2023 How Russia could spark a new nuclear arms race
Since the war began in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons.
Now, he's backing out of a nuclear agreement with the United States which limits the amount of nuclear warheads both nations can stockpile.
But why?
Today, the former US chief negotiator of New START on why Putin's decision could spell the beginning of a new arms race.
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Rose Gottemoeller, former NATO deputy secretary and former chief US negotiator, New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
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March 02, 2023 Laura Tingle on taxing the 'super' rich
Superannuation was set up to be your ticket to a comfortable retirement.
But over the years, the richest Australians have done a lot better out of it than everyone else.
Today, ABC 7.30's chief political correspondent, Laura Tingle, on the Albanese government's surprise move to target the wealthy with a tax hike on some of their super.
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Laura Tingle, ABC 7.30 chief political correspondent
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March 01, 2023 The Australian suburb switching off fossil fuels
In a suburb in the NSW city of Wollongong, residents want to shake things up by electrifying their homes, all at the same time.
The hope is, if the residents of postcode 2515 can get rid of gas and coal from their lives, they'll show the rest of Australia how easily it can be done, and why it's a huge part of reducing our carbon emissions.
Today, ABC TV Australian Story producer, Olivia Rousset, on how the plan works, and the man who's helping the community make it happen.
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Olivia Rousset, producer, ABC TV Australian Story
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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.