What the US warning on China means for our defence
Donald Trump is demanding America’s allies massively boost defence spending and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be ‘imminent’.At the same time, the United Kingdom, one of Australia’s closest allies, is rushing to invest billions of dollars in its defence force to make sure it’s ‘war ready’.Today, Peter Dean from the United States Studies Centre at Sydney University on what that all means for us and whether our defence force is fit for purpose. Featured: Peter Dean, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney
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Alan Kohler on making housing a bad investment
Interest rates might be coming down, but house prices are heading in the other direction, once again.Given there is a major problem with housing affordability and there are so many people who can’t even afford to enter the market, who keeps pushing up prices?Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on why history is repeating and conditions are ripe for a housing price surge like that in the early 2000s. He explains why housing really needs to become a bad investment. Featured: Alan Kohler, ABC finance presenter
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Erin Patterson’s evidence about eating wild mushrooms
For a second day, the accused in the keenly watched mushroom murder trial has been questioned in court.Erin Patterson is accused of murdering her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson with death cap mushrooms served at a beef wellington lunch in 2023.She denies the charges. Today, co-host of the Mushroom Case Daily podcast, Stephen Stockwell, on Erin Patterson’s evidence and the key evidence the court has heard over the past five weeks. Featured: Stephen Stockwell, Mushroom Case Daily co-host
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Is it really the end for Elon Musk and Trump?
Elon Musk has spent a lot of time inside the Oval Office since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It was from there that the world’s richest man, sporting a black eye, was farewelled from his role in the Trump administration on Friday. He insists his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has made great progress, cutting more than $150 billion from the US budget. But that falls well short of his initial wildly optimistic claims that he could slash one trillion dollars in government spending. Today, staff writer at The Atlantic magazine, Ashley Parker, on Elon’s exit and whether that’s really the end of involvement with the Trump administration. Featured: Ashley Parker, staff writer at The Atlantic
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Why so many psychiatrists are quitting
Why would dozens of psychiatrists, dedicated to helping people at times of crisis, walk away from their jobs?On one hand it’s a simple pay dispute, but those who’ve been inside the system say it’s broken, with a demoralised workforce delivering substandard care.There’s a spotlight on the failures of mental health care in the New South Wales public system and a doctor has shared fears of another ‘Bondi Junction’ attack after witnessing someone with violent thoughts absconding from hospital.Today, Four Corners reporter Avani Dias on why dozens more doctors are threatening to quit and what it means for patients. Featured: Avani Dias, Four Corners reporterIf this episode has raised any issues for you or anyone you know, Lifeline is one service that can help. Contact them on 13 11 14.
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