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ABC News Daily

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, anti-Semitism in Australia, TikTok’s future, artificial intelligence, Israel-Hamas war and ceasefire, Australian dollar, bushfires, the Australians

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0:25:24

Housing Hostages: The great (investor) dream

ABC News Daily ·

2025/03/02

Housing has become a dream for investors and a nightmare for those struggling to get a slice of the pie. We find ourselves increasingly mired in a debt trap at both an individual and economy-wide level. This is Housing Hostages; a five-part series from ABC News Daily. With the help of ABC business editor Michael Janda, we’ll get to the heart of the housing crisis and explain why we’re all hostage to housing. Imagine owning dozens of properties at once. In this episode, investing

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0:15:25

The real mission of Musk and DOGE

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/27

It was Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting of his second term, sitting at a table with his controversial picks, all dressed in suits and smiling for the cameras.But it was a man dressed all in black, wearing a T-shirt, jeans and a black MAGA cap who dominated the room. Elon Musk is the man of the moment, as he goes about slashing government spending and jobs. Today, Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, on what Musk and Trump are really trying to achieve. Featured: Tom

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0:14:21

How job hunting became like online dating

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/26

At 4.1 percent, Australia has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world.That should mean that most people who want a job, have a job. But for anyone looking to switch jobs or climb up the ladder it’s really hard. Experienced professionals who have decades of experience are being overlooked for cheaper, younger talent. Today, business reporter Nassim Khadem on why job hunting’s become like online dating, where hirers ‘ghost’ applicants. Featured: Nassim Khadem, ABC business

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0:16:00

Will Putin really allow European troops in Ukraine?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/25

US President Donald Trump insists that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would allow peacekeepers into Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war.But how would that work and would it be risky having soldiers from European nations on Russia’s doorstep?Today, Russia expert Matthew Sussex on the three-year anniversary and what version of peace the US and Russian leaders are aiming for. Featured: Matthew Sussex, associate professor at the Centre for European Studies at the Australian

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0:14:01

Is GP bulk billing about to make a comeback?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/24

Labor and the opposition are in furious agreement, each committing to boost funding for Medicare to stop the decline in the number of GPs bulk billing.But what was behind the fall in the first place and can $8.5 billion fix it? Today, health economist Stephen Duckett on how the bulk billing incentive policy could work and whether your GP is about to offer bulk billing. Featured:Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health at the

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0:15:50

Is the world ready for what comes after IVF?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/23

You’ve heard of IVF, now scientists are working on the next generation of reproductive technology, called IVG or in vitro gametogenesis. It’s technology to produce eggs and sperm in a lab, possibly from just the skin cells of a prospective parent. It would, in theory, allow three people to create a baby or even just one person, alone. Today, Dr Alexandra Harvey, a senior research scientist with Melbourne IVF on the science behind it and the ethical dilemmas it will

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0:14:27

What Trump’s shift to Putin means for Europe

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/20

Donald Trump declared Ukraine had started the war with Russia and labelled its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a dictator. Trump’s vice president JD Vance has thrown his support behind far-right parties in Germany.At the same time, talks on ending the war in Ukraine began with only the US and Moscow at the table. It was a week where we saw an extraordinary shift in American foreign policy, which led to European leaders holding crisis talks. Today, Samir Puri, director of Chatham

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0:15:29

Will a single rate cut change your vote?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/19

The RBA’s interest rate cut has been largely welcomed but it won’t make much difference to the family budget. So, why is there speculation that the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might call an early election because of it?Today, we speak to someone whose life was upended by the 13 interest rate rises and to a pollster about why Labor’s finding it hard to convince voters it’s not to blame for the financial pain. Featured: ‘Jane’, former home ownerKos Samaras, former Labor

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0:14:31

Alan Kohler on the first rate cut in years

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/18

It’s almost three years since the Reserve Bank began the most aggressive cash rate hiking cycle in its history to combat surging inflation.Now, Australia’s central bank has delivered a slight reprieve to borrowers, taking 25 basis points off the interest rate for mortgages, once the banks pass it on. Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on what it means for households and when the next cut might be. Featured: Alan Kohler, ABC finance expert

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0:14:17

Is China’s DeepSeek riskier than ChatGPT?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/17

Within hours of its release, the Chinese-owned AI chatbot called DeepSeek became one of the most downloaded apps in the world.Most commentators say it performs just as well as the market-leader ChatGPT, but should we be wary of it? Each time users open it up and type something into that box, the app is gathering information and sending it back to servers in China. Today, ABC technology reporter Ange Lavoipierre on why the Australian government has banned it on its devices and

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0:15:28

How neo-Nazis are recruiting Australian kids

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/16

Emily’s son loved sport, animals, reading and music, but when he turned 16, everything changed. He started to get obsessed by politics and thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. It wasn’t until his mother saw a photo of her son on the news that she realised he’d joined a neo-Nazi group. Emily hopes a deradicalisation program will keep her son safe from extremists, but there’s concern about the availability and quality of the services. Today, Four Corners reporter

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0:16:19

What Trump’s call with Putin means for the war

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/13

Donald Trump says negotiations to end the war in Ukraine have begun and both Russia and Ukraine want peace. The US president chose to call the instigator of the war Vladimir Putin first to discuss a potential deal, raising fears he’ll push Ukraine to the sidelines. The US is already insisting that Ukraine can’t restore its territory to what it had in 2014 and it says Ukraine won’t join the NATO military alliance. Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on what peace might

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0:15:14

The Sydney nurses exposed in a ‘vile’ anti-Israel video

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/12

Two nurses from a Sydney hospital have been stood down while police and the health department investigate them for making threatening comments about Israelis. One says they’ll refuse to treat Israeli patients and the other even claims he’s killed Israeli patients.NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said the comments made by the pair were "vile, dehumanising and unacceptable".Today, Deborah Stone from The Jewish Independent news website on the footage and the response to

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0:15:09

Will Albanese’s call with Trump save us from tariffs?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/11

Donald Trump says no nation will be exempt, although there’s a prospect of Australia winning a rare reprieve from hefty tariffs being imposed on all steel and aluminium imports to the United States. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been on a phone call with the US president, urging him to exempt Australia from the 25 per cent import tax. The key argument is that Australia imports a lot more from the US than it sells there. Today, economist Susan Stone on the latest

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0:14:28

Elon Musk’s attack on ‘evil’ aid

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/10

Elon Musk thinks the peak US foreign aid agency is ‘evil’ and so in his powerful position as Donald Trump’s cost cutter he’s getting rid of it.USAID was set up by President John F. Kennedy and supports humanitarian projects across the globe. Already there are reports of people dying on the Thai-Myanmar border when a US supported hospital in a refugee camp was abruptly shut down. So, what’s Mr Musk up to and why?Featured: Matthew Maury, interim CEO of The Australian Council for

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0:15:15

Why we need to move beyond BMI

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/09

BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese.But when it was devised by a Belgian mathematician almost 200 years ago, it was never supposed to be a tool to measure health.Now, researchers are challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. Today, a look at the new approach and why there’s a global push away from BMI.Featured: Willow Moscarda, Perth studentDr Louise Bauer, Professor of

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0:14:26

Making sense of Sam Kerr’s trial

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/06

The police bodycam vision has been beamed around the world after being played in a London court. It shows Sam Kerr calling a police constable ‘f***ing stupid and white.’ Now the Matildas captain is on trial over allegations she racially harassed him.Today, host of The Sports Ambassador podcast Tracey Holmes walks us through the case. Featured: Tracey Holmes, The Sports Ambassador podcast host

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0:14:20

Can Trump really take over Gaza?

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/05

Donald Trump wants America to take over Gaza and for all Palestinians to leave so it can be turned into a “Riviera of the Middle East.” The idea, unleashed in a joint press conference with the Israeli Prime Minister at the White House, is a complete upending of decades of Middle Eastern policy that could involve American troops on the ground. Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on the implications of Trump’s words and what might come next. Featured:Hussein

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0:14:28

Alan Kohler on Trump’s tariff chaos

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/04

Donald Trump says he loves tariffs but just hours after he slapped massive levies on Mexico and Canada he’s taken them away. The surprising U-turn has rattled financial markets and revived fears of a global trade war. So, what on earth is the US President up to and how will the global economy respond? Today ABC TV’s finance expert Alan Kohler on what Trump’s tariff moves mean for Australia. Featured:Alan Kohler, ABC TV finance expert

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0:14:13

Inside Trump’s immigration crackdown

ABC News Daily ·

2025/02/03

The raids and deportations have begun and undocumented migrants in the United States are being rounded up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. President Donald Trump is making good on his threats to target those accused of crimes first, with plans to send tens of thousands of people to Guantanamo Bay detention centre. Today, an immigration attorney from Texas explains how the new policy is playing out on the ground.Featured:Ruby Powers, immigration attorney in

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