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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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How China spies on dissidents in Australia
A former Chinese spy has revealed the lengths taken by its security services to track down dissidents overseas, including in Australia, and get them back home.
Some expat Chinese who are critical of the communist party and leader Xi Jinping fear for their lives, despite being Australian residents.
Today, Echo Hui on her exclusive interview for Four Corners with the spy who’s now in Australia and the national security questions raised by her investigation.
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Will RFK Jr help or harm Trump’s campaign?
He shares one of the most famous names in US political history, but can he change the course of the next US election?
Robert F Kennedy Jr, a nephew of the former president John F Kennedy is running as an independent and while he won’t win, he could steal votes from both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Today, Eliza Collins from the Wall Street Journal on Kennedy’s campaign, his extreme views and how he could become a problem for both camps.
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Would you fall for the ‘elaborate’ new scams?
Don’t you get sick of the constant text messages warning that you haven’t paid a toll, or that you’ve missed a package delivery or have a refund owing?
In many cases they’re clearly fake but there are scams that aren’t so obvious, and Australians have lost billions of dollars to them.
Today, consumer affairs reporter Michael Atkin on why more of us are falling for the traps set by criminals and what the big banks should be doing to protect us.
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What Stormy Daniels told the Trump trial
When a porn star took the stand in a New York courtroom, her account of sex with Donald Trump was so detailed and at times graphic, the former US president’s lawyers called for a mistrial.
Trump often kept his eyes closed as Stormy Daniels spoke about an alleged sexual encounter in 2006. He denies they had sex at all.
The criminal trial is all about a hush money payment she says she received before the 2016 election.
Today, Josh Gerstein, the senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, takes us through the evidence.
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The terrorism risk and radicalised teens
There have been two knife attacks within just weeks of each other that are being linked to terrorism.
One was a church in Sydney and the other outside a Bunnings in Perth on the weekend.
Both involved teenage boys. So, what’s going on?
Today, investigative reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop on the radicalisation of vulnerable young people and whether programs to stop it are working.
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Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, ABC investigative reporter
Editor’s note: The WA Education Department has confirmed the incident involving an explosive device in a school toilet happened in 2022, before the boy was put on the countering violent extremism program. -
The case for banning phones for kids
You have to be aged at least 13 to access social media like TikTok, Twitter and Instagram in Australia.
But is that an appropriate age, given the disturbing content available and harm heavy social media use can cause?
Could we just ban smartphones and social media for Australian kids altogether?
Today, we meet a father who has limited his daughter’s phone use and a psychiatrist who’ll explain the problems that smartphones can cause.
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Danny Elachi, The Heads Up Alliance founder
Dr Yann Poncin, child psychiatrist at the Yale Child Studies Center
Customer Reviews
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Well researched, timely and engaging podcast.
New format is depressing
I used to love this podcast as The Signal but now news daily is depressing. The signal was always a bright spot in my morning but now I can’t listen. The new host has no positivity in her voice
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Just for this episode. Normally a genuine 5*.
RUSI stands for Royal not Russian, context is pretty important in this matter.