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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.
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Julia Baird on Kate, cancer and conspiracies
Who’s to blame for harassing a princess when she’s seriously ill?
The frenzied search for information about the welfare of the Princess of Wales came to a sudden halt last weekend, when Kate revealed she is receiving treatment for cancer.
Leading up to the revelation, the conspiracy theories about her absence from public view were running wild on social media, between friends and family, and in the mainstream press.
ABC broadcaster and royal historian Julia Baird explores how we forgot a princess was human.
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Could Assange really face the death penalty?
Supporters of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange have always warned he could be locked up for the rest of his life if he ends up in the United States to face charges which include espionage.
But now judges in London, where the Australian is in jail, have asked for assurances that if they agree to extradite him, the death penalty is off the table.
But could Assange actually face that fate in the US?
Today, international law expert Don Rothwell explains the latest court ruling.
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How an AFL stadium split Tassie voters
Should your taxpayer dollars be used to construct sports stadiums?
Some politicians think bringing big sporting events to their voters is a core part of their job, with little regard for the cost.
But building the venues demanded by event organisers is becoming increasingly costly and controversial.
A Tasmanian government plan to put hundreds of millions of dollars into a big ritzy new stadium in Hobart was one of the most contested issues of last weekend’s election.
Today, Kos Samaras the director of polling company RedBridge Group on why some voters have had enough of paying to construct sports stadiums.
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The Moscow terror attack and Putin’s future
Russians are mourning after the worst terrorist attack in the country in two decades.
More than 130 people died when gunmen opened fire at a concert hall on Moscow’s outskirts on Friday night.
It’s a major security lapse, but will it cause more Russians to doubt Vladimir Putin’s leadership?
We’ll also explain why the Islamic State group that’s claimed responsibility for the attack would want to strike Russia.
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"Robotax": The ATO’s clawback of old debt
When the tax office comes knocking, it’s not usually good news.
And right now the Australian Taxation Office is pursuing thousands of people over historical debts that it had previously put on hold.
Today, business reporter Nassim Khadem, on why the ATO is trying to recover the funds now and why some people are comparing it to Robodebt.
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Why China’s so keen on meeting Keating
When one of China’s most senior figures came to Australia this week, it was one unofficial meeting that really stuck out.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi was very keen to meet former prime minister Paul Keating. It’s a move that would have frustrated Australian officials.
Today, foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic on what China’s playing at.
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Stephen Dziedzic, ABC foreign affairs reporter