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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. Key topics of recent episodes include the Donald Trump administration, the risk of constitutional crisis, DOGE, Tesla, insurance costs, recession risks, egg shortages, DeepSeek, neo-Nazis, Putin and Xi, the jobs market, anti-Semitism, and the Israel-Hamas war. 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. In this election year expect regular updates on Australian politics, with key comments from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as they compete for votes in the 2025 Australian election. The podcast picks apart major policy areas, including energy policy, finance and the Federal Budget. The podcast covers news from America, with analysis on the Donald Trump administration in the White House. His return to power has big implications for global politics and security 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 remarkable 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), the big banks, supermarkets, TikTok, Ozempic, Tesla, Elon Musk, Twitter, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, COVID, cyber security, spies, espionage, education, schools, teachers, crime and issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) Australians. ABC News Daily follows developments in the Middle East and the war between Israel and Hamas, with insights into the mindset of Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinians and the role of Iran. 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. When North Korea's Kim Jong Un fires ballistic missiles, we'll assess the danger his regime poses. When scammers target superannuation, your tax return and the ATO, you'll hear advice on what you can do to protect yourself. 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 future of electricity generation in Australia is being debated, and as claims are made about the merits of nuclear power, come to ABC News Daily for context around its potential role in replacing or augmenting coal and gas power plants and what it could mean for power bills. The podcast covers the future of renewable / green power generation, including the use of wind turbines, solar and hydro electric power. The podcast looks at key businesses, including Coles and Woolworths, Qantas, the Commonwealth Bank and the construction, resources and manufacturing industries. When they report record profit, battle unions, or raise prices, the podcast pays attention. ABC experts including Ian Verrender, Alan Kohler, Laura Tingle, Patricia Karvelas, John Lyons, and Annabel Crabb join Samantha Hawley to step through big issues and current affairs.

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The ‘sinister’ warning in Trump’s stock market plunge 15:19

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Stocks are tumbling, the value of the Australian dollar is falling and the scene looks set for a US recession with global fallout. The tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on imports to the United States are rattling global markets with potential wide ranging impacts for our economy. Our biggest trading partner China is one of the hardest hit, so what happens next? Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender on why stock market falls could signal something more ‘sinister’ ahead and how Trump’s tariffs have destroyed investor confidence. Featured: Ian Verrender, ABC chief business correspondent…

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Your questions: Defending Australia in Trump’s world 15:20

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Both major political parties think Australia needs to spend more on defence in an increasingly uncertain world. But what is the threat we have to be ready for? Our listener, Eric, asked us about defence funding and whether boosting it can be justified when so many Australians are struggling to get by. Today, Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program on whether Trump’s America is a reliable ally and why he thinks the Australian continent can be protected without breaking the bank. Featured: Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program…

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Will Trump’s ‘liberation day’ lead to global recession? 15:16

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The US president says America has been looted and plundered for decades. Global trade is his enemy and his response? Big tariffs, or taxes, charged on goods imported to the United States, from another 34 percent on Chinese imports to 10 percent on everything sent from Australia. They’re coming into effect this weekend and Trump thinks they will revitalise the American manufacturing industries and the economy. The Australian treasurer describes it as a dark day for the global economy. Today, North America correspondent Carrington Clarke explains what it means for all of us. Featured: Carrington Clarke, ABC North America correspondent…

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The secrets of John Howard’s war on the docks 16:19

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The power of the unions has always been a huge battleground for Labor and the Coalition. Now there are revelations about the role the former Prime Minister John Howard and his ministers really played in one of the biggest, most divisive industrial disputes in Australia’s history. In April 1998 Patrick Stevedores dismissed and locked out 1400 wharfies from their worksites, planning to install an alternate non-union workforce. Today, Jan Fran host of the podcast series Conspiracy? War on the Waterfront on what was hidden from the public until now. For the whole series, look for Rewind on the ABC Listen app. Featured: Jan Fran, host of Conspiracy? War on the Waterfront…

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Your questions: Is Gina Rinehart an oligarch? 14:29

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We won’t know until after this election who has donated to the political parties for this campaign and how much they’ve handed over. But voters are sceptical, with some of our listeners questioning the role of billionaires in our politics. Evalyn from Bendigo in Victoria asked us about the mining magnate Gina Rinehart. What influence do donations to political parties get you? Today, Kate Griffiths from the Grattan Institute explains what we know about political donors. Featured: Kate Griffiths, researcher at the Grattan Institute…

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Why ‘Adolescence’ is a wake up call for parents 12:31

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It’s just a TV show, it’s not real, but the series Adolescence has really got people talking. The Netflix crime drama is about a teenage boy accused of murdering a female classmate and it takes the issues of toxic masculinity, loneliness and the gender divide to the extreme. It’s got a lot of parents thinking about what their children are seeing on their phones when they’re in their rooms. Today, parenting author and educator Michelle Mitchell on what the show gets right and wrong and the responsibilities of parents. Featured: Michelle Mitchell, parenting author and educator…

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Understanding the Tasmanian salmon saga 16:11

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Last week, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young stood up in the Senate chamber holding a big dead fish. Almost all of us have eaten Tasmanian farmed salmon at some point, so why has it become so contentious ahead of the federal election? Today, Leon Compton, host of ABC Radio’s Tasmania Mornings program, explains the controversy and what it means for the pink flesh fish on so many dining tables. Featured: Leon Compton, host of ABC Radio Tasmania Mornings…

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Why the May 3 election will be like no other 19:07

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On May 3rd, just five weeks from now, Australians will be heading to the polls. The campaigning is underway after a visit to the Governor General by the Prime Minister. So, who will convince Australians they deserve to lead the country for the next three years, Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton? It’s an election with key policy differences so far all about the cost of living and energy policy. Today, election analyst Casey Briggs explains why there’s a growing number of swing voters. He’s been looking at what they’re thinking as politicians begin the hard sell. We want you to help shape ABC News Daily’s coverage of this election campaign. Send us a short voice memo telling us what’s caught your attention in this campaign. We’ll dedicate one episode each week of the campaign to explain a policy area and the politics around it with an expert or a journalist. We need topics and policies that a lot of people will be interested in. Email us: abcnewsdaily@abc.net.au Featured: Casey Briggs, ABC election analyst…

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Team Trump’s ‘comically incompetent’ group chat 15:12

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Very senior members of the Trump administration have this week been caught mistakenly sharing secret plans to bomb the Houthi rebel group in Yemen with a journalist. It happened when the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was added to a group chat on the popular messaging app Signal, in what appears to be a spectacular breach of US national security. Today, David Smith, from the United States Studies Centre on the great ‘Signalgate’ scandal. Featured: David Smith, associate professor of American Politics and Foreign Policy at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney…

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Laura Tingle on how Labor’s tax cut ‘snookered’ Dutton 15:17

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It’s a budget with a surprise tax cut, so there must be an election coming up. Today, Laura Tingle, political editor for the ABC’s 7.30 program tells us the new tax cut is the world’s biggest ‘neon sign’, giving the Labor government a selling point for its fourth budget. She says there are a few things working politically for the prime minister at the moment as the Coalition ‘implodes’. But everything can change in the upcoming election campaign. Featured: Laura Tingle, 7.30 political editor…

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The surprise tax cut in the pre-election budget 15:02

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Every taxpayer is getting a new tax cut in a pre-election pitch from Labor revealed in the federal budget. It’s not much extra, starting at just a few hundred dollars extra over the whole year in 2026-27 for a worker on average earnings. At the same time, the budget’s back in red, with a decade of deficits forecast. So, how is Labor managing the economy? Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender joins Sam Hawley in the budget ‘lock up’ where reporters and experts get early access to the government’s economic plan. Featured: Ian Verrender, ABC Chief Business Correspondent…

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Is Trump being played by Putin in peace talks? 15:08

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The Trump administration insists there’s been real progress towards a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, but is Donald Trump being played by Vladimir Putin? Talks continue this week in Saudi Arabia, but it’s questionable whether Russia’s conditions can ever be accepted by the Ukrainians. Today, Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University on where the talks are up to and what Putin really wants. Featured: Associate Professor Matthew Sussex, Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University…

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How power companies justify another price hike 14:00

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We’re being told to expect our electricity bills to go up again this year. So why is it that we keep seeing hikes above the inflation rate and are extra government subsidies in this week's budget the best solution? Today, energy expert from the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve explains why consumers keep being slugged and what the long-term outlook is for our power costs. Featured: Alison Reeve, energy and climate change deputy program director at the Grattan Institute…

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Trump’s showdown with the courts over migrants 14:00

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Donald Trump’s showdown with the courts reached a new level this week when it appeared that the US government defied a judge’s order blocking the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. The US president invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to send alleged gang members to El Salvador where they’re being held in a harsh prison. It seems that planes were in the air when the judge made the ruling, so why weren’t they turned around? Today, what happens if the Trump administration ignores the courts. Ilya Somin, law professor at George Mason University, on the risks of a constitutional crisis in the United States. Featured: Ilya Somin, Professor of Law at George Mason University in Virginia and the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute…

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How long will the egg shortage last? 14:27

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