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December 13, 2022 The kids who shut down Alice Springs
Looting, trashing property, ramming stolen cars: crime in Alice Springs has been so severe recently, police have closed down the CBD on several occasions.
14 min
December 12, 2022 Crypto's moment of reckoning
A number of congressional hearings are set to begin this week in US into one of the biggest financial collapses in history.
Around 30,000 Australians were caught up in the spectacular downfall of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which went from a $50 billion company to declaring bankruptcy in a matter of hours.
Today, Tory Newmyer from the Washington Post on the Wild West of cryptocurrency, and whether investors will keep coming back for more.
Featured: Tory Newmyer, economic policy reporter, Washington Post
14 min
December 11, 2022 The popular apps secretly collecting kids' data
Australia's been hit by a number of large hacking scandals this year, with millions of Optus and Medibank customers having their data stolen.
But did you know children could be just as vulnerable?
While young kids are playing on tablets and smartphones, in the background millions of pieces of their personal data are being collected.
Today, the ABC's national education and parenting reporter, Conor Duffy on how tech companies are building complex profiles that could follow our children throughout their lives.
Featured:
Connor Duffy, ABC education and parenting reporter
13 min
December 08, 2022 Will harsher punishments stop climate protesters?
This week a climate change protester was jailed for 15 months after she disrupted traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge earlier this year.
It's outraged human rights groups and the United Nations but others say it's exactly the deterrent that is needed.
Today, we discuss whether these kinds of protests are effective and if stricter laws will really discourage them.
Featured:
Sarah Maddison, Political Science professor and Director of the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne
14 min
December 07, 2022 Can Australia fix its gas price mess?
While energy giants have made massive excess profits this year worth billions of dollars, consumers are facing soaring power bills.
And it's going to get worse with predictions costs will have increased by 50 per cent by the end of next year.
Today the ABC's energy reporter, Daniel Mercer on the government’' plan to intervene in the market to ease the pain.
Featured:
Daniel Mercer, ABC energy reporter
14 min
December 06, 2022 How Australia's economy is made in China
2022 has been a rocky economic year, and now we’ve had a pre-Christmas interest rate rise; the eighth in a row.
So what can we expect in 2023?
Today Business Editor Ian Verrender on why China has a lot to do with where we're heading.
Featured:
Ian Verrender, ABC's business editor
12 min
December 05, 2022 How Brittany Higgins put rape trials in the spotlight
In 2021, Brittany Higgins became known across Australia after she publicly alleged she'd been raped in an office at Parliament House.
The man she accused, Bruce Lehrmann has always maintained his innocence.
Today, criminologist Dr Rachael Burgin on why the focus has shifted to how our legal system is working now the charges have been dropped.
Featured:
Dr Rachael Burgin, criminology lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology and CEO, Rape & Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy
13 min
December 04, 2022 Could winter be Putin's deadliest weapon?
As Christmas approaches, temperatures plummet and snow falls it's hard to fathom just how hard life is for the people of Ukraine.
The country is being continually plunged into darkness, as Vladimir Putin targets the nation's energy system with missile and drone strikes.
Today we touch base again with Olga Polotska, a resident in the capital Kyiv and we speak to a former energy expert at the US embassy in Ukraine about the long winter ahead.
Featured:
Olga Polotska, Kyiv resident
Suriya Jayanti, former Energy Unit Chief at the US Embassy in Kyiv
14 min
December 01, 2022 The uninsurable Australians
Much of Australia has been ravaged by floods this year, with some towns almost virtually wiped out.
To make matters worse, many residents were unable to afford the soaring insurance costs, and have been left with nothing.
As rising costs associated with climate change are making more and more homes uninsurable nation-wide, we ask how we can protect Australians when insurance companies no longer will?
Featured:
Professor Paula Jarzabkowski, University of Queensland School of Business.
14 min
November 30, 2022 Is this the end of 'dodgy' politicians?
Integrity in politics has been in the spotlight again, with the former Prime Minister Scott Morrison censured by the Parliament over his secret ministries, in the same week a national anti-corruption commission was passed.
The commission will begin operating next year, but who will be hauled before it first?
Today, RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas on how the new body could go some way to restore confidence in our political system.
Featured:
Patricia Karvelas, host of RN Breakfast and The Party Room podcast
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.