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 he...
Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Australian aluminium and steel imports this week, but in the lead up, the government was still hoping for an exemption. So, how should we be dealing with the US president? The former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, for one, isn’t holding back. His criticism of Donald Trump has landed him in the president’s firing line.But the real casualty of Trump’s trade policies can be seen on the stock markets, which are suffering heavy falls as the president refuses to rule out a recession.Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender on what’s got the markets so worried and what a Trump recession could mean for all of us.Update: After we published this episode, the White House confirmed Australia would not be granted an exemption on aluminium and steel imports. Featured: Ian Verrender, chief business correspondent
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How China wins from Trump’s pivot to Russia
The world was shocked by Donald Trump’s oval office clash with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The US president has been aligning himself with Russia’s view of the war in Ukraine and pressuring the Ukrainians to start negotiating, without any iron-clad security guarantees. As Donald Trump takes a less adversarial approach to Vladimir Putin, who else wins? Today, Dan Blumenthal, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a centre right think tank, on what it all means for China’s ambitions in our region and around the world. Featured: Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
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How we responded to Cyclone Alfred
Just before midnight on Friday millions of people living in south-east Queensland were told to take shelter, to go to the strongest room and stay there. Tropical Cyclone Alfred was coming their way and for most residents it was the first time they’d faced such a threat. By the next morning Alfred would be downgraded to a tropical low, even before it reached the mainland. So what happened? How did it unfold and how should we assess the warnings, preparation and response?Today, we speak to a cyclone expert and go to Lismore in northern New South Wales where the community is breathing a sigh of relief. Featured: Jonathan Nott, professor of Geoscience at James Cook UniversityJenny Dowell, Red Cross deputy team leader and former mayor of Lismore
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Housing Hostages: The supply ‘solution’
For so many experts and politicians, the answer to Australia’s housing crisis is simple. Rejig zoning rules, build more homes and get Australians into increasingly dense developments. But is the supply ‘solution’ the cure-all it’s made out to be? In this final episode of our series, ABC business editor Michael Janda looks at what really needs to be done on supply and demand to make it just a little bit easier for people to buy a home. We’ll also take you to Melbourne, where apartment prices have flatlined over the past five years and first home buyers are flooding into the market. We’ll explain what it will take to finally free Australia’s housing hostages.
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Housing Hostages: Time for a crash?
Has a housing bubble ever burst without devastating pain across the economy and society? New Zealand is in a recession and home values are more than 17 per cent lower than the post-COVID peak. In Ireland, a massive house price surge and crash in the 2000s saw house prices in Dublin more than half. So, does Australia need a crash and what would that mean for all of us? Some economists think recessions are needed occasionally to reset the economy. In this episode ABC business editor Michael Janda explains how a shock wave would ripple through the economy if the housing bubble bursts. Is the medicine worth the pain?
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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.
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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.
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