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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.
Key topics of recent episodes include the Donald Trump administration, DOGE, Tesla, insurance costs, recession risks, egg shortages, DeepSeek, neo-Nazis, Putin and Xi, solar batteries, the jobs market, anti-Semitism, and the Israel-Hamas war.
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 on the Donald Trump administration in the White House. His actions, including massive tariffs on trade, 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 remarkable 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), the big banks, supermarkets, TikTok, Ozempic, Tesla, Elon Musk, Twitter, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, COVID, cyber security, spies, espionage, education, schools, teachers and crime.
ABC News Daily follows developments in the Middle East and the war between Israel and Hamas, with insights into the mindset of Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinians and the role of Iran.
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.
When scammers target superannuation, your tax return and the ATO, you'll hear advice on what you can do to protect yourself.
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 future of electricity generation in Australia is being debated, and as claims are made about the merits of nuclear power, come to ABC News Daily for context around its potential role in replacing or augmenting coal and gas power plants and what it could mean for power bills. The podcast covers the future of renewable / green power generation, including the use of wind turbines, solar and hydro electric power.
The podcast looks at key businesses, including Coles and Woolworths, Qantas, the Commonwealth Bank and the construction, resources and manufacturing industries. When they report record profit, battle unions, or raise prices, the podcast pays attention.
ABC experts including Ian Verrender, Alan Kohler, Laura Tingle, Patricia Karvelas, John Lyons, and Annabel Crabb join Samantha Hawley to step through big issues and current affairs.
Key topics of recent episodes include the Donald Trump administration, DOGE, Tesla, insurance costs, recession risks, egg shortages, DeepSeek, neo-Nazis, Putin and Xi, solar batteries, the jobs market, anti-Semitism, and the Israel-Hamas war.
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 on the Donald Trump administration in the White House. His actions, including massive tariffs on trade, 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 remarkable 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), the big banks, supermarkets, TikTok, Ozempic, Tesla, Elon Musk, Twitter, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, COVID, cyber security, spies, espionage, education, schools, teachers and crime.
ABC News Daily follows developments in the Middle East and the war between Israel and Hamas, with insights into the mindset of Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinians and the role of Iran.
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.
When scammers target superannuation, your tax return and the ATO, you'll hear advice on what you can do to protect yourself.
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 future of electricity generation in Australia is being debated, and as claims are made about the merits of nuclear power, come to ABC News Daily for context around its potential role in replacing or augmenting coal and gas power plants and what it could mean for power bills. The podcast covers the future of renewable / green power generation, including the use of wind turbines, solar and hydro electric power.
The podcast looks at key businesses, including Coles and Woolworths, Qantas, the Commonwealth Bank and the construction, resources and manufacturing industries. When they report record profit, battle unions, or raise prices, the podcast pays attention.
ABC experts including Ian Verrender, Alan Kohler, Laura Tingle, Patricia Karvelas, John Lyons, and Annabel Crabb join Samantha Hawley to step through big issues and current affairs.
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The United States has deployed 15,000 troops and sent warships to the Caribbean in the biggest military build-up there since the Cuban Missile Crisis.It follows months of deadly US strikes on boats from Venezuela it says are smuggling drugs.Today, Latin America expert Orlando Pérez from the University of North Texas on why Donald Trump is turning up the pressure on Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and why toppling him won’t be easy.Featured: Orlando J. Pérez, Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas in Dallas
Australia’s renewable energy transition is well underway with new poles, wires and transmission towers planned across the country.But some farmers say they’re being pressured and harassed to hand over land for the infrastructure to get electricity from where it’s generated to where it’s used. Today, reporter Alysia Thomas-Sam from ABC’s 7.30 program on the farmers pushing back at the farm gate and climate reporter Jess Davis on why transmission towers need to run through farmland.Featured: Alysia Thomas-Sam, 7.30 reporterJess Davis, ABC climate reporter
Australian property is now more expensive than ever and soaring mortgage debt has the financial regulator hitting the brakes on risky lending.But could stopping banks for offering some loans do anything to stop rapid price growth for homes and units? Today, the ABC’s chief business correspondent Ian Verrender on what’s worrying APRA and the outlook for the housing market. Featured: Ian Verrender, ABC chief business correspondent
In a flurry of peace talks over the last week, Ukrainian officials have been desperately trying to avoid an unjust deal with Russia being imposed on it. They’ve been pushing back against a controversial 28-point proposal that would have required Ukraine to surrender significant territory, restrict the size of its defence force and give up on ambitions of joining NATO. The US is leading the talks with both sides, but will Trump ultimately side with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin?Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on whether this latest round of diplomacy offers any real hope and what Kyiv may still have to give up.Featured: Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York
Every day millions of Australians take vitamin supplements, hoping for a health boost. But there’s been a sharp rise in people suffering numbness, nerve damage, even paralysis, after accidentally overdosing on vitamin B6. Many don’t even realise B6 is in so many products at high concentrations and that the vitamin can build up in the body. Today, reporter for the ABC’s 7.30 program Tom Hartley unpacks his year-long investigation into the surge in cases and the regulator’s long-overdue crackdown. Featured: Tom Hartley, 7.30 reporter
1Donald Trump has called a female journalist piggy, labelled another insubordinate and demanded Democratic politicians be arrested, even suggesting they could be executed for seditious behaviour.The US president is no stranger to unconventional acts and confronting statements, but does his recent behaviour go beyond even his usual standards? Today, staff writer at The Atlantic magazine, Tom Nichols, on his analysis that the president’s latest outbursts are a sign he’s losing control of himself. Featured: Tom Nichols, The Atlantic magazine staff writer
For many years the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was a pariah on the world stage, but the US president is bringing him back into the fold. We know Donald Trump wants the US to do business with the wealthy Gulf Arab state, but what else does he like about the country?Today, The New York Times contributor Noah Shachtman on how Trump wants America to be a lot more like Saudi Arabia and how he’s trying to achieve it. Featured: Noah Shachtman, national security reporter and The New York Times contributor
Australians are all pretty invested in the weather and the Bureau of Meteorology is our go-to source of forecasts and information. So, people noticed when the BOM changed its website and many, including farmers, complained that data sources they relied on were either missing or hard to find. A change in the rain radar has already been rolled back and now the bureau has revealed it cost close to a hundred million dollars to build the website and all the infrastructure behind it. Today, the ABC’s lead rural reporter in Victoria, Justine Longmore, on the BOM website debacle.Featured: Justine Longmore, ABC lead rural reporter, Victoria
The devastating Optus outage that was linked to three deaths revealed we can’t always trust we can get through when we call Triple Zero.More than two months later, surely the system has been fixed.Today, consumer affairs reporter Michael Atkin on why some people still can’t get help when they need it most.Featured: Michael Atkin, ABC consumer affairs reporterEditor’s note: On Monday, WA Police said the death of a Perth man initially linked to the Optus Triple Zero outage was not connected to the failure. As of Tuesday 25th November two deaths are believed to be related to the outage.
Our peak scientific body, the CSIRO, has made extraordinary discoveries and invented everyday wonders like Aerogard, plastic banknotes and WiFi. But once again the CSIRO is axing jobs, saying the cost of doing science has outpaced its funding and it needs to refocus on big issues. Today, Adam Spencer, ambassador for mathematics and science at Sydney University on what happens when science is underfunded. Featured: Adam Spencer, science communicator and University of Sydney’s mathematics and science ambassador
There’s a secret US-led plan to end the war in Ukraine, but it reportedly asks a lot of the country that’s been invaded by Russia. Media reports suggest the plan would see Ukraine would give up land, reduce the size of its army, relinquish weapons and make Russian an official state language. At the same time, Putin’s forces have launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities and a Russian spy ship off the coast of Scotland is causing concern. Today, Matthew Sussex, a visiting fellow at the ANU’s Centre for European Studies on why prospects for peace are looking dim. Featured: Matthew Sussex, visiting fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for European Studies
The remaining Epstein files are finally set to be released after a vote in US Congress and a shift in the US President’s position. Despite dismissing calls to release files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for months, Donald Trump reversed course when it became clear a bill to compel the release would pass in the US House of Representatives. Today, David A Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic, on how Trump was backed into a corner and what it says about his leadership and support among his MAGA base.Featured: David A Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic
Asbestos is highly carcinogenic, is banned and can’t be imported in Australia. But in the last week it’s been found in various children’s coloured sand products from China, causing a major alarm across the community. The discovery has led to the closure of dozens of schools and products have been recalled from stores including Kmart, Target and Officeworks.Today, Associate Professor Anthony Linton from the Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute on the health risks the sand poses and why every state is dealing with it differently.Featured: Anthony Linton, academic and research director at the Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute
The Liberals and Nationals have now officially dumped the net zero emission target from their climate and energy policy. It keeps the Coalition together, but what do voters think? Today, pollster, former Labor strategist and director of the RedBridge Group, Kos Samaras on whether it’s a winning strategy.Featured: Kos Samaras, director of the RedBridge Group
Donald Trump’s been all over the place with his tariffs, but the US is now bringing in billions of dollars in revenue from them.Months since the tariffs were first announced and after dire warnings from economists, how is the American economy really faring? Today, Penny Goldberg, professor of economics at Yale University, on why the US economy hasn’t yet seen a major downturn and the dark clouds in the longer term outlook. Featured:Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Professor of Economics at Yale University and fmr Chief Economist at the World Bank Group
How is it that a neo-Nazi rally targeting Jewish people was allowed to take place on the steps of the New South Wales parliament? Why is it that the same group of people, who want a 'white Australia', could be allowed to form a political party?Today, extremism expert Josh Roose explains the tactics neo-Nazi groups are using to skirt the law and continue to build their brand. He outlines why even in a liberal democracy where extremism is often tolerated, it might be time to think about ways to ban the movement. Featured: Josh Roose, extremism expert and an associate professor in politics at Deakin University
More than one million workers sent home or working without pay, the poorest Americans left hungry and travel plans thrown into chaos.The longest government shutdown in American history is coming to an end, more than 40 days after it began. Today, political scientist Charles Hunt from Boise State University on why a small group of Democrats ended up giving Donald Trump what he wanted.Featured: Charles Hunt, associate professor of political science at Boise State University
We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 ABC News Daily Audience SurveyDonald Trump wants to sue a media organisation - again. This time he’s threatening a US $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC, capping off one of the worst weeks in the British public broadcaster’s history.Both the corporation’s director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism over the editing of a January 6th speech by US President Donald Trump.Today, Monica Attard, professor of journalism at the University of Technology Sydney and former ABC journalist, on what’s unfolded and attacks on public broadcasters. Featured: Monica Attard, professor of journalism at the University of Technology Sydney and former ABC journalist
We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 ABC News Daily Audience SurveyThree hours of free electricity sounds pretty good to many Australians struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.But is the federal government’s latest solar offering, which features energy retailers being made to offer free power in the middle of the day in selected states, really going to reduce hefty power bills?Today, energy expert from the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve unpacks the ups and downs of the scheme that’s set to start in July next year.Featured: Alison Reeve, energy and climate change deputy program director at the Grattan Institute
We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 ABC News Daily Audience SurveyYou may have noticed a crypto ATM in the corner of a shopping centre or in a convenience store. There are thousands of them, tapping into investor’s interest around booming markets for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.But increasingly crypto ATMs are being used by criminals to launder money and to scam Australians out of millions of dollars.Today, business reporter Rhiana Whitson on why feeding cash into a crypto ATM can be so risky and why there’s so little regulation of the market. Featured: Rhiana Whitson, ABC business reporter
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hilarious bs leftoids seething
seriously who is this guy, he seems to just be an israeli shill, the palestunians wherent 'prisoners' they where hostages. viewing this through an implicit Israeli lens is totally biased.
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change your drug dealer!!!!it may help stop saying nonsense!
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he wants to make Iran great again!! first make America great then Israel then all the mess that america did to other countries.....
Australia's continuing lack of action and hollow words in the face of the most broadcast Genocide innhistory is cowardice and complicenty in it. Israel is an ethno-supremacist apartheid genocidal state. We will look back at this with an indellable shame. Albo and Wong should especially hang their heads in shame and beg for forgiveness. Gutless wonders!
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It is called the Persian Gulf, no matter who is in charge in Iran ...be careful about your words.
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keloing people and put the reporter in the jail!! developed countries! as mine
What a terribly pro-Royal episode.
Menthol cigarettes?!? That's the best issue you could come up with for Black voters??
Sam Holy, I get used to listening to you every single day .This gap since the end of last year sort of depressed me .
I missed you