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January 11, 2023 2022 Recap - China's 'armageddon' warning to Australia
In the Northern Territory thousands of US Marines and Australian soldiers are preparing for battle.
The United States is even sending nuclear capable bombers here amid heightened concern from the Pentagon that China could invade Taiwan before 2027.
Today, Four Corners reporter Angus Grigg on his investigation into how the top end is becoming a major military base for the US and why that could leave Australia vulnerable to attack.
Originally published on 1 November, 2022
Featured:
Angus Grigg, reporter, ABC TV's Four Corners
14 min
January 09, 2023 2022 Recap - The mysterious deaths of two Saudi sisters
When two sisters from Saudi Arabia were found dead and naked in their beds in a Sydney apartment it shocked Australians and puzzled police.
It raised questions about who the young women were and why they fled their homeland.
Today, Background Briefing reporter Rachael Brown on her chilling investigation into their mysterious deaths and why other Saudi women in Australia are living in fear.
Originally published on 12 August, 2022
Featured:
Rachael Brown, Background Briefing reporter
13 min
January 04, 2023 2022 Recap - Satan, miracles and God's plan: Scott Morrison 'unplugged'
Scott Morrison managed to be at the centre of multiple controversies this year, even after losing the election in May. One of his forays back in the headlines occurred after delivering a lengthy address at a Pentecostal church in Perth.
In it, he referenced Satan, miracles and God's plan, telling the faithful it would be a mistake to trust in governments like they trust in God.
Radio National Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas unpacked what he said and why they matter.
Originally published on 21 July, 2022
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Patricia Karvelas, host, ABC RN Breakfast
12 min
January 02, 2023 2022 Recap - The day three men in a tugboat prevented a disaster
Last July three men embarked on a perilous journey to stop a catastrophe from unfolding on Sydney's shoreline.
On a tugboat, in 9 metre swells, they worked for hours to prevent a cargo ship carrying fuel from ploughing into a cliff, saving the lives of 21 crew members and averting an ecological disaster.
We spoke to those men about an extraordinary rescue mission which had a nation holding its breath.
Originally published on 8 July, 2022
Featured:
Brad Lucas, tugboat captain
Marius Fenger, engineer
Alex Alsop, deckhand
14 min
December 28, 2022 2022 Recap - The final days of Mississippi's only abortion clinic
The decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade has seen abortion clinics across America scramble to perform procedures before they're forced to close their doors.
Today, US reporter Rosemary Westwood takes us to the only abortion clinic in Mississippi as it prepares to shut forever.
Originally published 30 June, 2022
Featured:
Rosemary Westwood, public health reporter for public radio in Louisiana and host of the podcast Banned.
13 min
December 26, 2022 2022 Recap - Booze and boos: how Boris Johnson hangs on
Can you imagine if an Australian prime minister broke strict COVID-19 lockdown rules, held more than a dozen parties at The Lodge, was fined by police for breaking the law, and still managed to keep the job?
Well, in the UK, that's what Boris Johnson managed to pull off for several months until he finally stepped down.
But how?
Today, the chief political commentator at The Independent newspaper in London, John Rentoul, on the boozy nights at 10 Downing Street and how Boris Johnson managed to stick around for so long.
Originally published on 10 June, 2022
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John Rentoul, chief political commentator, The Independent, London
13 min
December 21, 2022 2022 Recap - Why no one is safe from long COVID
At the moment around the country, 60,000 people are catching COVID every day, and official figures show at least 4.5 million of us have now had the disease.
It means more and more Australians now have the debilitating condition known as 'long COVID'.
But how much do we really know about it?
Today, we speak to a Melbourne nurse who hasn't recovered from a bout of COVID she had in 2020, and we hear from a doctor at the forefront of global research into what remains a mystery illness.
Originally published on 1 April, 2022
Featured:
Irene Tey, long COVID sufferer
Dr David Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation, Mt Sinai hospital system, New York
12 min
December 19, 2022 2022 Recap - The flood dilemma: How do you move an entire town?
With residents in flood-devastated towns across New South Wales and Queensland trying to clean up and get on with their lives, the question is: what comes next?
Should flood-prone towns be rebuilt? Or could they be moved to higher ground?
Today, the ABC's national regional affairs reporter, Lucy Barbour, takes us on a journey to the small town of Grantham, in south-east Queensland, to find a lasting solution.
Originally published on 25 March, 2022
Featured:
Lucy Barbour, ABC national regional affairs reporter
Gordon Linley, Gundagai resident
Shane Herrington, Wirajuda Warragul man
Rebecca Sparkes, Grantham resident
Tanya Hooper, Grantham resident
15 min
December 15, 2022 The changing face of poverty in Australia
Imagine for a second what it would be like to not have a home this Christmas or to not have enough food to feed your family.
That's the reality for a growing number of Australians faced with a massive increase in costs.
In Sydney, Reverend Bill Crews provides three meals a day for the less fortunate and will help feed thousands, including many children, on Christmas day.
After 50 years working in the field, today he discusses the changing face of poverty in Australia.
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Reverend Bill Crews, The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation
14 min
December 14, 2022 Energy giants are making billions, are price caps enough?
Federal parliament is set to pass the government's caps on coal and gas, with the hope that sometime next year it will start saving households money.
But with estimates that multinational fossil fuel corporations could take away a whopping 140 billion dollar gross profit this year, is there more we could be doing to bring prices down?
We speak to Alison Reeve from the Grattan Institute on whether the Government's going far enough to reduce our energy costs.
Featured:
Alison Reeve, Grattan Institute, deputy program director of Energy and Climate Change
14 min

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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.

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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.

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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.