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If you watch or listen to sport on TV or radio, it’s hard to escape a bombardment of gambling ads.
One year ago, a committee of Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs all agreed that gambling ads should be banned during sports broadcasts.
But 12 months on, there’s little sign of progress.
Today, the push and pushback, when it comes to sports, gambling and politics.
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Matthew Doran, ABC political reporter
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Inflation is stubbornly high in Australia, making every trip to the shop and paying bills really painful.
For those with debt, expectations of an interest rate cut this year have evaporated and another rate rise is a distinct possibility.
It’s not how the federal government had hoped the year would pan out.
Today, the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas on how high prices are changing political calculations.
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Patricia Karvelas, host of RN Breakfast, Q&A and The Party Room podcast
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Labour has won the UK election by a huge margin, with voters kicking the Conservative Party from government after 14 years.
One of the key policies the Tories ran on is a version of Australia’s offshore immigration detention policy, which was launched by Prime Minister John Howard in the lead-up to the 2001 election.
This is episode four of Who Broke Britain? A special series from If You're Listening with Matt Bevan.
ABC News Daily will be back tomorrow.
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Building a retirement nest egg takes decades of careful saving.
But wherever there’s money, there are scammers.
They’re targeting superannuation accounts and with little more than a fake signature and a copy of your passport, they can clean out your life’s savings.
Today, one man’s battle to get his money back.
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Michael Atkin, national consumer affairs reporter
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Labor senator Fatima Payman caused a storm in her own party when she defied the rules, joining the Greens in a symbolic vote on recognising a Palestinian state.
The combination of the Middle East conflict, old party traditions and a new generation of MPs is a volatile mix.
Today, Laura Tingle, the chief political correspondent for ABC TV’s 7.30 program, on the Labor party’s rigid rules and its ‘irreconcilable’ split with Senator Payman.
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Laura Tingle, 7.30’s chief political correspondent
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The US Supreme Court has delivered Donald Trump a major legal victory, ruling that presidents have significant protection from criminal prosecutions.
It sets back efforts to prosecute Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result.
It also gives extraordinary immunity to presidents, putting actions deemed to be ‘official’ beyond the reach of the justice system.
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Rick Hasen, Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles and director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project
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Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump is still reverberating through US politics.
Democrats are openly discussing whether Biden should step aside for a new candidate, while Trump is taking a victory lap.
Today, we speak to John Barron, co-host of Planet America, about how the election of one of the world’s most powerful leaders has come down to two unappealing candidates.
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John Barron, co-host of Planet America
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ABC journalist Jessica Kidd couldn’t believe it, when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer in her early 30s.
She’s by no means alone. The stats show the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with cancer is increasing.
Today, we speak with Jess about her experience and an oncologist about why cancer in young adults is on the rise.
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Jessica Kidd, bowel cancer survivor
Prof Jeanne Tie, medical oncologist and researcher
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Unless there’s some sort of miracle for the Tories in the next few days, the party is about to be all but wiped out when the Brits head to the polls on July 4.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has led a disastrous campaign, but the Conservative Party’s demise has been long in the making.
Today, we explain what David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak did to Britain, with Matt Bevan, host of the podcast series Who Broke Britain?
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Matt Bevan, host of If You’re Listening podcast
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The trial of the missing campers in Victoria fascinated Australians and now Greg Lynn, the former Jetstar pilot, is a convicted murderer.
He’s awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of killing Carol Clay. He was found not guilty of murdering Russell Hill.
Today, creator of the Trace podcast Rachael Brown takes us through the captivating and unusual case.
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Rachael Brown, ABC Development Executive True Crime
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After years behind bars, Julian Assange has walked free from jail and boarded a flight out of the United Kingdom.
A plea deal has been reached with the United States and soon the 52 year old will be back on Australian soil.
But why did he finally plead guilty and what’s next for the WikiLeaks founder?
Today, Peter Greste, a former Al Jazeera journalist who was jailed in Egypt for 13 months.
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Peter Greste, professor of journalism at Macquarie University and executive director of The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom.
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An investigation into Australia’s in vitro fertilisation industry has found a dark side.
In one case, an Australian woman born via IVF thinks she could have up to 700 siblings, another woman’s eggs were fertilised with the wrong sperm, and 17 embryos were lost after being accidentally contaminated.
Today, Four Corners reporter Grace Tobin on the scandals the fertility industry would prefer to keep hidden.
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Grace Tobin, Four Corners reporter
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If you have a Facebook or Instagram account, it’s likely you’ve had it for years. But do you remember everything you’ve ever posted?
Now, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is taking your public social media posts, pictures, captions and comments to train AI and there’s not much you can do about it.
Today, Kimberlee Weatherall, an expert in the regulation of technology from Sydney University on Meta’s latest moves.
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Kimberlee Weatherall, Professor of Law at the University of Sydney
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Peter Dutton has a plan for nuclear power and he says it will reduce our electricity bills.
It’s a claim that would be music to most Australians ears, given the cost of gas and electricity has surged.
But how likely is it that building expensive nuclear plants could lead to cheaper power?
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Daniel Mercer, ABC energy reporter
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is going all in on nuclear energy, announcing seven sites for reactors and setting the stage for an energy referendum at the next election.
So, voters will have a choice at the next election, between Labor’s renewable energy future or one that’s nuclear powered.
Today, the ABC’s David Speers on what will be one of the biggest policy debates of our time.
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David Speers, ABC National Political Lead and host of Insiders
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The RBA has kept rates on hold again and it seems there’s next to no chance it will be moving them down this year.
That’s bad news for people repaying debt, while prices keep rising and we’re teetering on the edge of a recession.
Today, the ABC’s Ian Verrender explains what’s going on.
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Ian Verrender, Chief Business Correspondent
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The capabilities of some artificial intelligence tools are horrifying.
Female students at a private school in Melbourne have been sickened after their innocent photos were transformed into abusive and explicit images.
Today, Raf Epstein from ABC Radio Melbourne on how it unfolded and whether we can stop it happening again.
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Rafael Epstein, presenter of ABC Radio Melbourne Mornings
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You might know Australian-born Holly Valance from her time on Neighbours or from her music career and hit single Kiss Kiss. Now she’s in the headlines for supporting Donald Trump.
She held a ritzy function with her billionaire husband in London last week to raise money for the Trump campaign.
The former US president has seen cash flowing into his campaign since he was convicted of 34 felony charges last month.
In the lead up to November’s US election, is Donald Trump or Joe Biden winning the race for campaign funding?
Today, Sarah Bryner from OpenSecrets, a non-profit group that tracks money in politics.
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Sarah Bryner, Director of Research and Strategy at OpenSecrets
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The climate wars are back after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton revealed a plan to abandon the 2030 emissions reduction target and build nuclear power plants.
He says the Coalition is still committed to net zero by 2050, but will Australians really stomach a watering down of our climate policy ambition for the next decade?
Today, host of ABC Radio National Breakfast and The Party Room podcast, Patricia Karvelas, on Dutton’s climate punt.
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Patricia Karvelas, host of ABC Radio National Breakfast and The Party Room podcast
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The Russian leader Vladimir Putin seems more confident, as his forces are making gains in Ukraine’s east.
New weapons from the United States are starting to reach the front lines, raising Ukrainian hopes of repelling the invading forces.
Today, Rajan Menon from the Washington based think tank Defense Priorities, on when the war might end.
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Rajan Menon, director of the Grand Strategy program at Defense Priorities
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