This episode features some of the best conversations of 2023, ABC News Daily will be back on Monday 29th January, 2024.  The world’s second biggest economy has a huge influence on Australia. Whether it’s about trade or regional security, Australia maintains a delicate relationship with China.  In this episode we dive into how China’s housing crash shook its economy and the story behind that alleged spy balloon.   Featured:  Ian Verrender, ABC business editor Iain Boyd, professor of aerospace engineering and the director for the Centre of National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado in Boulder

2023 Collection: China

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Some people think wind turbines are an engineering marvel, others can’t stand the sight of them.   Battles are raging across the country over the placement of wind farms.  Growing community objections are slowing Australia’s fight against climate change and the transition to a green energy future.  Today, we assess the arguments around the impact on the environment and country views.  Featured:  Angus Grigg, Four Corners’ reporter

Why we can’t get over our wind farm fears

If you don’t personally suffer from migraines, the chances are you know someone who does, because an estimated five million Australians get the debilitating headache.  Now there’s a push to class the condition as a disability, but is that going too far? Today, migraine sufferer Tamara Oudyn, who presents the ABC TV news in Melbourne, on her experience and why it’s an area of medicine that’s been largely ignored.  Featured:  Tamara Oudyn, migraine sufferer

Why we don’t take migraines seriously

ABC News Daily will be back on Monday.  In the meantime, we wanted to let you know about The Global Story, a podcast from the BBC.  In each episode, host Katya Adler brings together different perspectives to tell one big international news story.  Find The Global Story on the BBC website or wherever you get your podcasts.

INTRODUCING: The Global Story from the BBC

The opposition leader Peter Dutton has set migration up to be a key issue as we head to an election within a year. He says he’ll slash numbers to help address overwhelming demand for housing, childcare and hospital beds. But what would life be like if immigration slowed dramatically?  Today, economist Saul Eslake on population growth and whether we really need it.  Featured:  Saul Eslake, independent economist

What happens if we slash migration?

India’s Narendra Modi told everyone who’d listen he’d win the election in a landslide.  In a shock result, he’s held on to power, but his party has lost its majority in parliament.  Today, Avani Dias, who was until recently the ABC’s correspondent in India, discusses the result and how Prime Minister Modi has worked to cement his power.  She also shares her own ordeal of being hounded and harassed because of her reporting on the ground.  Featured:  Avani Dias, fmr ABC South Asia correspondent 

2023 Collection: China

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