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, DOGE, Tesla, insurance costs, recession risks, egg shortages, DeepSeek, neo-Nazis, Putin and Xi, solar batteries, 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. After Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor were returned to office in the 2025 election, with a strong parliamentary majority, we will be following the government’s new agenda and how the diminished Liberal and National Party Coalition responds. 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 actions, including massive tariffs on trade, have big implications for global politics and the economy 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.
Episodes
The tech bros of Silicon Valley are dominating the AI race, using the most advanced computer chips and US expertise.
But there’s an artificial intelligence boom underway in China giving them a run for their money.
US President Donald Trump doesn’t like it; he’s vowing he won’t allow America’s adversaries to control the algorithms.
Today, Kyle Chan from the global policy think tank the Rand Corporation on what’s at ...
Our hunger for electricity has never been so great.
That’s hardly surprising given the growing desire to electrify our homes and transport.
But it’s the massive computer data centres that could become a big problem.
There are questions about whether the official forecasts underestimate how much power they’ll need over the next ten years.
Today, ABC energy reporter Dan Mercer on whether we have enough electricity to...
If you hadn’t realised that cameras are everywhere by now, the so-called Coldplay-gate is a great reminder.
The kiss cam vision of a canoodling couple at the concert, who were apparently having an affair, is proof again how quickly salacious news (and memes) can travel on social media.
Today, political scientist from Loyola University in Chicago, Jennifer Forestal, on public shaming and when it can be a good thing....
On the one side there’s a media tycoon, on the other the President of the United States.
It has all the makings of a fascinating courtroom drama.
Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over an article alleging the US President sent a lewd birthday message to Jefferey Epstein in 2003.
Today, media expert Rod Tiffen on the complex relationship between Trump and Murdoch and how the legal pr...
A decade ago, a Chinese company was given the green light to take control of the Darwin port, which is key Australian infrastructure.
Now, the Albanese Government is scrambling to get it back in Australian hands, in a move that risks antagonising China, while being welcomed by the United States.
Today, veteran defence analyst Alan Dupont, who until recently was the Defence and National Security Advocate for the No...
When convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019, conspiracy theories about his death began circulating.
Now, some of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again supporters are furious that the US president is refusing to release files linked to a sex trafficking investigation, which many think contain a list of Epstein’s high profile clients.
Today, John Barron, co-host of the AB...
After heaping so much praise on his Russian counterpart, Donald Trump’s view of Vladimir Putin has finally soured.
But is the US president’s demand for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war within 50 days and a promise of US weapons for NATO really a sign that the bromance is over?
Today, Russia expert Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European studies at the ANU on how Putin’s still playing Trump.
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Would Australia join the United States in a war against China if it invades Taiwan?
That’s the question Anthony Albanese faced during his delicate visit to Beijing where he’s trying to strengthen trade and business ties.
As the Prime Minister meets the Chinese President, can he drum up more business while managing tensions in the relationship?
Today, global affairs editor Laura Tingle joins us from Beijing.
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Donald Trump has long aspired to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
He’s now collected several nominations for the prestigious award from global leaders, the latest from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Today, Emma Shortis, director of the International and Security Affairs program at the progressive think tank The Australia Institute, looks at controversial past recipients, the president’s track record on pea...
Teenagers influenced by the so-called ‘manosphere’ are bringing the misogyny they absorb online into the classroom.
It’s forcing some female teachers to leave the profession entirely.
Today, the ABC’s Siobhan Marin on her Compass investigation into where these disturbing ideas are coming from and how we can pull teen boys out of the rabbit hole.
This episode includes some confronting accounts of behaviour in our sc...
Sun safety is drilled into Australians from a young age.
But the protection offered by some of the most popular sunscreen brands is in question after consumer group Choice released test results showing many are not meeting their SPF claims.
Today, ABC reporter Rachel Carbonell on the industry backlash, her investigation into an overseas testing lab and whether we can trust the SPF on the bottle.
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After spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help put Donald Trump in the White House, Elon Musk is launching his own political party.
Musk says his ‘America Party’ will challenge the status quo, which he believes is bankrupting the United States.
Today, political scientist Geoff Kabaservice from the Niskanen Center on what the party stands for and who might vote for it.
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The Reserve Bank board has defied the expectations of investors, many economists and even the treasurer.
It’s not giving borrowers an interest rate cut this month, revealing a six to three split on the decision to keep rates on hold.
Today, the ABC’s business editor Michael Janda on whether the RBA is playing it too safe.
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Michael Janda, ABC Business Editor
Cancer has traditionally been a disease of old age.
But younger Australians aged in their 30s and 40s are increasingly being diagnosed with cancer and scientists are desperate to understand why.
Could it be processed foods, plastics, or exposures during childhood or birth?
Today, Dr Norman Swan on his Four Corners investigation into what could be causing the sharp rise in cancer rates among younger generations and w...
After deliberating for a week, a jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms.
She had pleaded not guilty to the crimes, saying the mushrooms were accidentally included in the meals.
The team at the ABC’s Mushroom Case Daily podcast has been following every development and today on ABC News Daily we bring you their coverage ...
Music has always been a powerful form of protest, but rap band Bob Vylan could be facing criminal charges after leading a chant at Glastonbury calling for ‘death’ to the Israeli military.
The incident was shown on the BBC and the broadcaster, festival organisers and the UK Prime Minister have all raised concerns about anti-Semitism.
Today, British music journalist Dorian Lynskey on the controversy and when protest...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set his sights on bold economic reform with options to be discussed at a meeting of some of the nation’s best policy minds next month.
It’s called the economic reform roundtable, but is a big shake up of the tax system, for example, even possible in the current political climate?
Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on why these experts would be better off talking about artificial...
Parents send their young children to childcare trusting they’ll return home each day safely.
But families are in shock after a Victorian childcare worker was charged with 70 offences, including sexual assault and producing child abuse material. The alleged victims were as young as 5 months old.
The staff member had worked at 20 different centres and held a valid Working with Children Check.
Today, Caroline Croser-...
After the strikes against Iran, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is turning his focus back to the conflict in Gaza.
Talks are planned between Netanyahu and the US president at the White House next week, as Donald Trump insists “we’re going to get a ceasefire”.
Benjamin Netanyahu also faces public pressure in Israel to bring the hostages home, but is it really time to strike a deal with Hamas?
Today, Husse...
The countdown is on to the start of the social media ban for Australian children aged under 16.
It’s due to start in December, but which platforms are banned and how users will have to prove their age is yet to be revealed.
Today, the ABC’s national technology reporter Ange Lavoipierre on the many unanswered questions.
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Ange Lavoipierre, ABC’s national technology reporter
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