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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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Australia’s hidden home loan crisis
Imagine the excitement of buying your first home and then having to sell it just a few years later.
That’s the reality for a growing number of Australians who can’t cope with the 13 interest rate hikes ordered by the Reserve Bank.
Today, business editor Michael Janda explains what the data shows about growing hardship for borrowers and why the big banks have a case to answer.
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Michael Janda, ABC Business Editor -
Donald Trump is a criminal
The former US president Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
A jury has found him guilty on all charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn star who said the two had sex.
Will Donald Trump go to jail?
Today, Bruce Wolpe, a senior fellow from the US Studies Centre and author of Trump’s Australia on what it all means for the former president's campaign for the White House.
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Bruce Wolpe, senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre -
The EV emissions claims tested
Have you ever wondered just how much better electric vehicles are for the environment?
It’s more complicated than you’d think.
Today, climate reporter Jo Lauder compares the lifetime greenhouse gas footprint of an electric car with that of a petrol car and delivers the verdict.
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How many ‘mistakes’ can Israel make?
The international community demanded Israel stay out of Rafah in Gaza’s south, where millions of civilians have sought shelter.
But Benjamin Netanyahu ignored that, insisting he’s pursuing Hamas, and now civilians living in makeshift camps are dying.
Today, global affairs editor John Lyons explores what could happen next.
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Could bird flu be the next pandemic?
Bird flu is spreading around the world.
Australia’s first human case of this outbreak was reported this month and farms in Victoria have been hit by the virus.
But how concerned should we be about the possibility of a human pandemic?
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The woman who tracked down her scammer
As scammers get more sophisticated, many Australians are losing their hard-earned money.
But now, one woman who lost half a million dollars in a fake investment scheme has fought back, tracking down and confronting the scammer, before passing the details on to police.
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Michael Atkin, ABC consumer affairs reporter
Customer Reviews
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...Stay because it’s really interesting and informative, with good reporting and investigating.
I started listening to this podcast a few months ago because I wanted to perfect my Australian accent. I keep listening because it’s great reporting and always has an interesting topic. Try it out!
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Democratic Push on ABC
ExPat here,listened to your news half my life but now you have been following suite to the BBC and CNN ( USA)I can’t listen anymore because of your blatant anti Conservative agenda like the other couple of news outlets you seem to be getting your ratings from Trump bashing,I believe you are afraid to broach the subject of the danger you are facing with the Chinese,and the crooks in your own parliament