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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |David Speers |Lara Heaton |Jess O'Callaghan
The Prime Minister has come out swinging against the Trump administration's decision to slap tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium — labelling it "entirely unjustified."Meanwhile Peter Dutton has been painting the move as a failure of the Albanese Government. But are there risks to both approaches? Patricia Karvelas and David Speers break it all down on Politics Now. Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at [email protected]
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |Tom Crowley |Lara Heaton |Jess O'Callaghan
As the deadline for US tariffs on steel and aluminium looms, President Donald Trump and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have exchanged barbs. Mr Turnbull has suggested the "chaos" of the Trump Administration was a "gift to China" — while the US President has labelled Mr Turnbull a “weak and ineffective leader”. So, will the exchange impact Australia's chances of carving out a tariff exemption? Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley break it all down on Politics Now.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Mario Christodoulou |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Judy Rapley |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: I'm Alice Brennan and you're listening to Background Briefing. This week Mario Christodoulou lifts the lid on one of the world's fastest-growing scams. They're called binary option scams. Don't be baffled by the name. There are questions about whether authorities and big tech companies are doing enough to stop them. Now, Mario, I have to admit that until you started this story I had never heard of binary options scams, and when you first mentioned it to me, I had a little snooze.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Sarah Dingle |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: I'm Alice Brennan, this is Background Briefing. And before we start this week's story I want you to know that we're going to some pretty grim places, including discussions of suicide and murder. If it raises any issues for you, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, and if you need to speak to someone about domestic or family violence, call 1800 RESPECT, that's 1800 737 732.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Mario Christodoulou |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |David Lawford |Russell Stapelton | +1 more
Alice Brennan: I'm Alice Brennan. This is Background Briefing. This week, can you imagine losing it all? You've worked your entire life to save up your nest egg. You've invested safely with an institution that you trust. Only to wake up one day to find it's all gone. Worse still, it's gone and there's bugger all you can do about it. Mario Christodoulou's investigation this week takes you to that grim place. Mario Christodoulou: This is a story about Macquarie Bank.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Alex Mann |Jess O'Callaghan |Linda McGinness |Mark Don |Alice Brennan
Why would someone intentionally start a bushfire? And if authorities knew why, could they stop them? Background Briefing gains rare access to convicted arsonists and at-risk teens to find out. Alex Mann investigates a new approach that fire authorities say could split those with an interest in fire from those with a burning obsession. This is a repeat of a program that aired in November 2017.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Allan Clarke |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: Hi there, Alice Brennan here, and you're listening to Background Briefing. This week, a special preview for you. It's of 'Unravel', a podcast investigating the death of Aboriginal teenager Mark Haines in Tamworth back in 1988. Allan Clarke is an investigative reporter and he's been looking into the case for five years. Welcome, Allan. Allan Clarke: Hi, thanks for having me. Alice Brennan: So tell me about how you first came across this story.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Russell Stapleton |Alice Brennan |Alex Mann
Alice Brennan: Hi there, I'm Alice Brennan, and this is Background Briefing. And before we start this week's story I wanted you to know that what you're about to hear deals extensively with sexual abuse and trauma. If it raises any issues for you contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, and if you need to speak to someone about sexual assault, you can call 1800 RESPECT, 24 hours a day, that's 1800 737 732.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Sarah Dingle |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Judy Rapley |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: Six years ago, with a lot of angst and arguing, Australia kicked off the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. We've spent $8 billion taxpayer dollars on it so far, with $5 billion still to go. But if something isn't working, at what point do you just say 'stop'? Quentin Grafton: The elephant in the room, the rhinoceros in the corridor, is the infrastructure subsidies, that 701 gigalitres they claim which makes up that number, okay, as far as I can tell it's zero.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Sarah Dingle |Brendan King |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Andrei Shabunov |Alice Brennan
Alice Brennan: Hi there, I'm Alice Brennan, this is Background Briefing. Have you ever heard of the 'tragedy of the commons'? It's an oddly charming term for human greed. The phrase 'tragedy of the commons' was first coined almost two centuries ago, in 1830s England. The commons was a pasture set aside for anyone to use for free. And in those difficult times, the commons was seen as a boon for poorer individuals who could graze cattle on it to supplement their income.
