ABC News Daily
ABC Australia
250 episodes
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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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.
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Can Iran and Trump really agree on a peace plan?
Donald Trump was threatening to wipe out ‘a whole civilisation’, then about an hour before his deadline the US president announced a ceasefire deal had been struck with Iran. Iran and the United States will now spend…
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Ben Roberts-Smith and the war crime of murder
As a Victoria Cross recipient, Ben Roberts-Smith is one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers. Now, he’s been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder. It comes after he lost a landmark defamation trial…
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Will Pete Hegseth take the fall for the Iran war?
We know that US President Donald Trump is the ultimate decision maker when it comes to the war in Iran, but who’s in his ear? From Pete Hegseth to Marco Rubio and JD Vance, they’re each playing a role in executing or…
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Are insiders profiting from the Iran war?
Oil and financial markets have been swinging wildly with every social media post from Donald Trump. But a pattern of large, well-timed trades placed on commodity and prediction markets just minutes before major Iran…
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Will Trump escalate or end the war?
He's sending more troops to the Middle East, while insisting the war in Iran is nearly over. So is Donald Trump preparing to pull out or digging in? If the US steps back, it's signalled other countries could be left…
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Will there be enough fuel for Easter travel?
With the Easter break approaching, many motorists are wondering if they’ll be able to fill up their tanks and whether it’s worth travelling far from home. The fuel crunch has been triggered by the ongoing war in Iran…
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Why Alan Kohler is worried about a recession
Could the Iran war lead our economy into a recession? Past oil shocks have sparked economic downturns and as petrol and diesel prices climb now, it could happen again. Today, the ABCs finance expert Alan Kohler on…
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Will the fuel crisis spark a switch to electric trucks?
With the Iran war sending the price of fuel skyrocketing, the trucking industry is amongst the hardest hit and the costs will be passed on to consumers. So, are the latest electric trucks up to the job of moving goods…
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After Iran and Venezuela, is Cuba next for Trump?
Donald Trump is in the midst of a messy war with Iran, but at the same time his sights are set on Cuba. The US leader says he’ll be having the “honour of taking Cuba”, which has been crippled by an oil embargo…
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Why Iran thinks it’s winning the war
Donald Trump says Iran is negotiating with the US to end the war, but Iran says that’s ‘fake news’. So, are there efforts underway to bring the conflict to a close or not? And who’s winning the war? Today, Jonathan…
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Is this the start of Pauline Hanson’s 'orange wave'?
When South Australians went to the polls on the weekend one in five voters put One Nation first. That’s the party’s best showing in that state ever and federal party leader Pauline Hanson says a movement is under way.…
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Is it time to rethink flying with Gulf airlines?
For years, Australians heading to Europe have relied on flights that have stopovers in the Gulf. But as war in the Middle East disrupts travel plans for thousands, should we reconsider the region as a transit hub?…
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Are the petrol stations ripping us off?
Are the petrol stations price gouging and cashing in on the Iran war? If they are, is there anything that can stop them? Today, David Byrne, professor of economics at the University of Melbourne on how fuel companies…
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Is Israel trying to make Iran a failed state?
Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism official has quit over the war in Iran. He says pressure from Israel, not an imminent threat from Iran, led the US president to start the conflict. Today, Hussein Ibish from the…
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Will the Iran war drive interest rates even higher?
The RBA has lifted interest rates for a second consecutive month. Are we now in a long rate hiking cycle, accelerated by the war in Iran, or could this be the rise that finally brings inflation under control? Today,…
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Is it time to ration petrol and diesel?
As the Iran war enters its third week, the ripple effect is growing around the world as the global oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. In Australia, petrol and diesel prices are soaring and in some…
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The truth behind the toxic algal bloom
It was one of the worst environmental disasters to strike Australia’s oceans. When a massive algal bloom arrived in South Australia, devastating the coastline and killing marine life, the public was initially told it…
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How Donald Trump caught 'victory disease'
Almost two weeks into the war in Iran, Donald Trump's endgame remains elusive. He insists the US has won already, even as the bombs fall and Iran's drones cause havoc in the region. Did the US president misjudge how…
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Why Iran is just the beginning of AI warfare
Artificial intelligence is playing a key role in the war in Iran, with AI tools suspected of being used to gather intelligence, pick targets and plan bombings. At the same time, a battle has broken out between the…
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The brave escape of the Iranian soccer players
They stood on a field in the Gold Coast and bravely refused to sing their national anthem and they were condemned as traitors on Iranian state TV. A week later, members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who competed…
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Is Iran’s new supreme leader looking for revenge?
Donald Trump wanted regime change in Iran and to personally choose who the next leader would be. Instead, Iran’s top clerics chose Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he was killed in…
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Why it’s finally time for high speed rail
Can you believe the construction of a high speed rail network could start in just two years? Scepticism is not unwarranted because we’ve been talking about fast train travel for decades, but it’s never happened…
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How the Iran war increases the global nuclear threat
One of Donald Trump’s stated reasons for going to war with Iran is to destroy the nuclear threat he says it poses. But by starting the conflict has he made the world less safe? There are concerns around what happens…
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How the Iran war fuels inflation
It’s been less than a week since the war in Iran began but it’s already having an economic impact here. Oil and gas prices are rising and that has the Reserve Bank worried about inflation and analysts warn that could…
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How long can Iran keep fighting?
The Iran war is expanding and already having ripple effects across the globe. How long will it last? US President Donald Trump says a month or longer, “whatever it takes”. Today, we speak to Rana Dadpour who fled the…
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Why Trump’s Iran gamble could end very badly
Donald Trump says the war with Iran will continue until all his goals are achieved and he’s warned more US troops are likely to die. But if one of the aims is regime change in Iran, can the US president achieve that…
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What comes next in Trump’s war with Iran?
For weeks Donald Trump threatened Iran with military strikes and on Saturday morning in Iran the bombing by US and Israeli forces began. He says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. In a…
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Why Bill and Hillary Clinton are testifying about Epstein
They tried to stop it happening, but Bill and Hillary Clinton had no choice in the end but to testify or face jail time. The political power couple is being hauled before a US congressional investigation into late sex…
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Trump’s theatrics at the State of the Union
US President Donald Trump spent almost two hours outlining what he believes to be a myriad of achievements on the economy and immigration. It’s the longest State of the Union address ever recorded. But has the US…
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The secrecy surrounding the 'ISIS brides'
The possible return home of a group of so-called ‘ISIS brides’ from Syria has caused a political storm. But why? Given similar groups of women and children have been returned in the past by both the Albanese and…
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Will anyone get a refund for Trump’s illegal tariffs?
The US Supreme Court has ruled that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal. So, will President Trump give back to Australian companies the millions of dollars they’ve already lost? What does the new 15 percent…
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What are AI agents and can they be trusted?
They used to be known as personal assistants, now you can just get an AI agent to plan your day, answer your emails and organise your life. But what are the risks around handing over control of your data, messages and…
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Annabel Crabb on Andrew’s arrest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has spent about 10 hours of his 66th birthday in police custody as they investigate whether the former prince shared government secrets with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King…
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A former FBI profiler on the Nancy Guthrie case
It’s a case that’s captivated America and grabbed headlines around the world. The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Australian-born US Today show host Savannah Guthrie. The 84-year-old has been missing for…
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Will Coles go ‘Down Down’ in court?
When Coles told you that prices were “Down Down”, were they really? That’s a matter now before the Federal Court with the competition watchdog, the ACCC, arguing consumers have been misled and it needs to end. Today,…
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How a wealth tax could fix the housing crisis
Could we solve the housing crisis in Australia by increasing taxes on the extremely rich and targeting mining giants’ profits? Today, British economist, former trader and YouTube star Gary Stevenson on why a wealth…
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Trump’s latest attack on climate science
Donald Trump says it’s a scam to say that climate change is a threat to public health. So, the US president has killed off a scientific finding that says it is. The so-called endangerment finding was the basis for…
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How Trump could interfere with the midterm elections
We know Donald Trump doesn’t like losing elections and the US president is still claiming that the 2020 poll was rigged and stolen. Now with the midterm elections just eight months away there’s concern he’s trying to…
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Will Angus Taylor make it to the next election?
Sussan Ley has lost the Liberal leadership. The partyroom voted to dump its first female leader after she’s been in the role for just nine months. Angus Taylor now has the mammoth task of turning around some of the…
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Will the Epstein files bring down the British PM?
Donald Trump was Jeffrey Epstein’s one time friend and his name appears countless times in the Epstein files. But it’s not the US president who’s currently fighting for his political survival. Instead, it’s the…
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What ASIO heard about the Bondi shooters years ago
Six years ago, ASIO had the Bondi shooter Naveed Akram under investigation. So why did the spy agency determine in 2020 that the alleged terrorist didn’t pose a serious threat and was that an intelligence failure?…
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Why police clashed with Sydney protesters
The protesters came in force, but what began peacefully descended into chaos. Around 6,000 people had gathered to condemn the visit to Sydney by the Israeli president but there were violent clashes with police after…
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Laura Tingle on the Israeli president’s divisive visit
After the horrific Bondi terrorist attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the Israeli president to come to Australia. It’s a visit welcomed by prominent Jewish groups, but President Isaac Herzog is a…
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Will the home battery boom slash power bills?
Demand for home batteries in Australia has taken off, with a generous government subsidy prompting more people to add power storage to their solar panel set up. More people installed a battery in the second half of…
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Can middle powers really take on Trump?
The Canadian prime minister wants us to give up on the international rules based order, which he bluntly says is fiction and he’s urged middle power countries to unite. As Donald Trump continues to up-end US foreign…
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Why the gold price has gone crazy
Ever since Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were announced in April last year, the price of gold has been rising. Its price is about 80 percent higher than it was a year ago and it’s still near its all time…
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Alan Kohler on the rate hike and the RBA’s mistakes
The Reserve Bank cut the cash rate target three times last year, but already there’s a U-turn. The RBA board is so concerned about inflation sticking around that it has increased interest rates for the first time…
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Unpacking the latest Epstein files
There are three million files and thousands of mentions of Donald Trump. But the US president says the latest batch of the Epstein files clears him, while the US Department of Justice says there’s no need for any…
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What China’s military turmoil means for Taiwan
There’s turmoil at the top of the Chinese military with President Xi Jinping removing some of his most experienced generals. He sacked two key figures, accusing them of corruption, raising questions about the timeline…
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What’s behind Trump’s milk obsession?
We know he loves McDonald’s but why is Donald Trump so passionate about full cream milk? Whole milk has become an obsession for the US president and his health secretary RFK Jr who thinks everyone should be drinking…
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