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.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.The podcast covers news from America, with analysis of the Donald Trump administration in the White House. His actions, including threats of massive tariffs 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

ABC News Daily is a news podcast hosted by ABC Australia, with 250 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

ABC Australia hosts ABC News Daily, a news show with 250 episodes published.

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  How many data centres will we end up with?

  Oct 4, 202614 min

  A plan for a data centre metres from homes and a school in Lane Cove has been shelved after residents of the Sydney suburb fought back and won. But it’s just one proposal among many, as demand for AI drives a boom in data centre construction across Australia. Today, we hear from a Lane Cove resident, and ask the ABC’s national AI reporter Cam Wilson just how many data centres we could end up with. Featured: Sasha Titchkosky, Lane Cove resident and Cam Wilson, the ABC’s national AI reporter

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  What happens if China's AI goes rogue?

  Oct 1, 202616 min

  Donald Trump says the US is in an AI race against China and he doesn’t want regulation that would risk American dominance. But Beijing is taking a very different approach with the Chinese Communist Party exerting tight control over the sector. Today, Alvin Wang Graylin from Stanford’s Human-centered AI institute on what that means for which country is best place to stop AI going rogue. Featured: Alvin Wang Graylin, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society policy institute and a digital fellow at Stanford’s Human Centered AI Institute.

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  Terror on a flydubai flight

  Sep 30, 202616 min

  A flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv has turned into a terrifying high-altitude struggle when one of the pilots was attacked in the cockpit by his co-pilot. Passengers were fighting to help crew regain control of the plane as it plunged 17,000 feet before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Today, counterterrorism expert Greg Barton on what we know about this mid-air attack and what it could mean for security in the region. Featured: Greg Barton, Rector of Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia.

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  What did Netanyahu know before October 7?

  Sep 30, 202615 min

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing renewed political scrutiny after media investigations reported that he and his government were warned about an impending large-scale Hamas attack before October 7. The reports say Egypt’s former intelligence chief travelled to Jerusalem days before the attack to issue a warning, while the UAE president allegedly alerted Netanyahu personally. Netanyahu has dismissed the claims as ‘absolute lies.’ Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on what the allegations could mean for Netanyahu, with an election due in Israel this month. Featured: Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute.

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  Alan Kohler on how AI's moving interest rates

  Sep 29, 202615 min

  There’s been another interest rate rise, pushing it to the highest it’s been in 15 years. It’s partly thanks to Trump’s war in Iran fuelling global inflation, but the conflict is not the only thing putting pressure on interest rates. Artificial Intelligence is a factor too. Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on how AI impact rates and why it might also be the reason they fall again Featured: Alan Kohler, ABC News Finance presenter

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