- 932
- Episodes
- 433
- Transcribed
- 830
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About 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, the unemployment rate and the jobs market. Whether you rent, own an investment house or apartment, or are repaying a mortgage, ABC News Daily offers unique insights and analysis. When there are big moves from the Reserve Bank (RBA) on interest rates, or reactions in the ASX or the Australian dollar, guest experts, including economists, explain why. Look into ABC News Daily's archive to find episodes on electric vehicles (EVs), artificial intelligence (AI), politics, the big banks, supermarkets, Tesla, Elon Musk, education, schools, teachers and crime. Watch for episodes about federal politics and the leadership of Labor's Anthony Albanese. We look at policy areas that matter for voters, including education, health, housing and immigration and assess the proposals from the federal opposition. ABC News Daily follows developments in the Middle East and the war between Israel and Hamas, with insights into the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu. 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. As climate change fuelled by greenhouse gas emissions increases the risk of natural disasters, including fires and floods, ABC News Daily brings you fact-based analysis. The podcast covers the future of renewable / green power generation, including the use of wind turbines, solar and hydro electric power. ABC experts including Ian Verrender, Alan Kohler, Laura Tingle, David Speers, and Annabel Crabb join Samantha Hawley to step through big issues and current affairs.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Feb 2023
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
433 of 932 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are the Democrats coming for Trump?
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A midterm reckoning for Donald Trump
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Are the Democrats coming for Trump?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What do you think? Well, I think it is likelier to be that kind of thermostatic reaction that you're describing in your second scenario. Americans were very upset with the Biden administration because the cost of living was high and rising. Trump was elected to solve that problem. He didn't. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Geoff Kabaservice
- Dee Madigan
- John Lyons
- Nick Miroff
- Shane Oliver
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,263,347,414
- Score snapshot 27 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 64 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 766 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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