Data centres causing planning headaches for housing
Data centre development applications in Victoria could see up to 20 gigalitres of water used annually if approved, according to FOI documents released to the ABC this week.With power-hungry data centres up to 100,000 square metres in size and a worsening housing crisis — are our planning laws up to scratch?Guest: Linda Allison, Chief Executive of the Urban Development Institute of Australia, VictoriaProducer: Grace Stranger
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Panda diplomacy plays out before new parliament sits
It's been a week in politics headlined by Panda diplomacy, as the Prime Minister toured China, meeting with China's leaders.Anthony Albanese's visit came as Australia's biggest security partner, the US, put pressure on over Taiwan, while back home leaked Treasury advice showed the budget needs significant repair. Guests:Phil Coorey, the Australian Financial Review's political editor Karen Middleton, political columnist and journalistBrett Worthington, senior digital political correspondent for ABC News
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Australia's biosecurity under threat and underfunded
A natural disaster as bad as any fire or flood ... that's how the Invasive Species Council described the threat of the continued outbreak of fire ants in Queensland.The Australian Government is contributing around 296 million dollars over the next four years to the National Fire Ant Response Plan but Nationals leader and Shadow Agriculture Minister David Littleproud told this program that barely scratches the surface.So what more can the government do?Guest: Julie Collins, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryProducer: Grace Stranger
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'Outstandingly successful': Australia China Business Council Chair on PM's visit to China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his almost week-long trip to China, amid ongoing criticism from some corners of the Coalition that it was 'indulgent', and little more than a photo-op.The six-day, trade and tourism-focused tour saw the PM meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.Along with journalists, the PM was also accompanied by a delegation of some of Australia's most senior business leaders during the trip.Guest: David Olsson, National President and Chair of the Australia China Business CouncilProducers: Teodora Agarici and Lexie Jeuniewic
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Hogan wants PM to have same 'exuberance' to meet Trump as he did on China 'working holiday'
Shadow Trade Minister Kevin Hogan has taken a dig at what he's calling Anthony Albanese's "working holiday" to China, questioning why the PM doesn't have the same "exuberance" to meet the US president."Look I think it's good that the prime minister went to China. I think it's good that he did the panda thing and reenacted Gough Whitlam's Great Wall of China visit. I don't have a criticism with that," he said.Guest: Kevin Hogan, Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and TourismProducer: Teodora Agarici
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