
Samantha Donovan
Journalist at ABC News (Australia)
Journalist at PM (Podcast)
Journalist with ABC's Radio Current Affairs programs AM, PM and The World Today @amworldtodaypm
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6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan
Retired Australian Army Major-General, Mick Ryan, says Ukraine's drone strike on Russia should be a warning to Australia that long-range strikes on countries can be launched using relatively cheap equipment. He believes Australia's military bases are vulnerable and argues the nation needs to diversify its military equipment including through the purchase of cheap adaptable drones.
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6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan
In a development that's surprised some observers, accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been called to give evidence at her Supreme Court trial in regional Victoria. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected a demand from the United States for Australia to spend an additional $40 billion a year on defence. Joe Montemurro has been picked as the Matildas' new head coach after a ten-month recruitment process.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan
US President Donald Trump's tariffs remain in place after another court ruling, but the uncertainty about his trade agenda continues. Health experts are warning a new strain of COVID 19 is spreading across the country. And in Alice Springs, there are calls for an independent investigation into the death of a disabled Indigenous man in police custody.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan
An American court has struck down Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff regime, ruling that the President overstepped his authority. Sources in the captured areas of Ukraine say Russia is seizing homes owned by Ukrainians who fled the invasion. Every year, Australians either throw away, or return, billions of dollars worth of perfectly-good, unused products. One organisation is trying to get some of those products to people who are doing it tough.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan
The controversial North-West shelf gas project in W-A has been given federal government approval to operate until 2070. The Federal Coalition is back together and there are some surprise appointments to the new shadow frontbench. At the first game of the men's State of Origin, Queensland halfback Daly Cherry-Evans will make history as the oldest player to wear an Origin jersey.
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