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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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It was all captured on camera. The former treasurer Peter Costello barged into a reporter at Canberra airport.
Now he’s resigned as chairman of Nine Entertainment.
It’s not been a great time at Nine with its former news boss Darren Wick reportedly departing with a million-dollar payout despite sexual harassment accusations against him.
Today, host of the ABC’s Media Watch program Paul Barry on how the scandal unfolded.
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Paul Barry, host of Media Watch
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Some people think wind turbines are an engineering marvel, others can’t stand the sight of them.
Battles are raging across the country over the placement of wind farms.
Growing community objections are slowing Australia’s fight against climate change and the transition to a green energy future.
Today, we assess the arguments around the impact on the environment and country views.
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Angus Grigg, Four Corners’ reporter
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If you don’t personally suffer from migraines, the chances are you know someone who does, because an estimated five million Australians get the debilitating headache.
Now there’s a push to class the condition as a disability, but is that going too far?
Today, migraine sufferer Tamara Oudyn, who presents the ABC TV news in Melbourne, on her experience and why it’s an area of medicine that’s been largely ignored.
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Tamara Oudyn, migraine sufferer
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ABC News Daily will be back on Monday.
In the meantime, we wanted to let you know about The Global Story, a podcast from the BBC.
In each episode, host Katya Adler brings together different perspectives to tell one big international news story.
Find The Global Story on the BBC website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The opposition leader Peter Dutton has set migration up to be a key issue as we head to an election within a year.
He says he’ll slash numbers to help address overwhelming demand for housing, childcare and hospital beds.
But what would life be like if immigration slowed dramatically?
Today, economist Saul Eslake on population growth and whether we really need it.
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Saul Eslake, independent economist
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India’s Narendra Modi told everyone who’d listen he’d win the election in a landslide.
In a shock result, he’s held on to power, but his party has lost its majority in parliament.
Today, Avani Dias, who was until recently the ABC’s correspondent in India, discusses the result and how Prime Minister Modi has worked to cement his power.
She also shares her own ordeal of being hounded and harassed because of her reporting on the ground.
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Avani Dias, fmr ABC South Asia correspondent
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Since Donald Trump’s conviction last week his critics have been increasingly concerned by his rhetoric and the potential for political violence in the United States.
That he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal has only emboldened his loyal supporters.
Who are they, what risk do they pose to stability in the US and are there enough of them for Trump to win the November election?
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica investigative reporter
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A man charged with murder, a rapist, and a child sex offender are among the criminals who were granted visas to remain here, even though they’re not citizens.
It’s caused such outrage the government’s been scrambling to modify something called direction 99.
It was a change to the rules made just over a year ago after pressure from New Zealand about the people Australia was deporting.
Today, national affairs editor Melissa Clarke explains the latest immigration scandal.
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Melissa Clarke, ABC national affairs editor
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Imagine the excitement of buying your first home and then having to sell it just a few years later.
That’s the reality for a growing number of Australians who can’t cope with the 13 interest rate hikes ordered by the Reserve Bank.
Today, business editor Michael Janda explains what the data shows about growing hardship for borrowers and why the big banks have a case to answer.
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Michael Janda, ABC Business Editor
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The former US president Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
A jury has found him guilty on all charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn star who said the two had sex.
Will Donald Trump go to jail?
Today, Bruce Wolpe, a senior fellow from the US Studies Centre and author of Trump’s Australia on what it all means for the former president's campaign for the White House.
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Bruce Wolpe, senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre
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Have you ever wondered just how much better electric vehicles are for the environment?
It’s more complicated than you’d think.
Today, climate reporter Jo Lauder compares the lifetime greenhouse gas footprint of an electric car with that of a petrol car and delivers the verdict.
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Jo Lauder, ABC climate reporter
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The international community demanded Israel stay out of Rafah in Gaza’s south, where millions of civilians have sought shelter.
But Benjamin Netanyahu ignored that, insisting he’s pursuing Hamas, and now civilians living in makeshift camps are dying.
Today, global affairs editor John Lyons explores what could happen next.
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John Lyons, ABC Global Affairs Editor
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Bird flu is spreading around the world.
Australia’s first human case of this outbreak was reported this month and farms in Victoria have been hit by the virus.
But how concerned should we be about the possibility of a human pandemic?
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Professor Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity at the Kirby Institute, UNSW
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As scammers get more sophisticated, many Australians are losing their hard-earned money.
But now, one woman who lost half a million dollars in a fake investment scheme has fought back, tracking down and confronting the scammer, before passing the details on to police.
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Michael Atkin, ABC consumer affairs reporter
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Many young Australians have given up hope of ever buying a home.
So how are political leaders planning to fix the nation’s housing crisis?
Peter Dutton’s proposal is to slash migration to free up housing.
And Labor has a plan to build 1.2 million new homes over the next five years.
But how do they stack up?
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Ann Chakraborty, Melbourne renter
Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter
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Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson said no when OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman asked if she could be the voice for a new version of ChatGPT.
But they went ahead and released a chatbot that the actor thinks sounds “eerily similar” to herself.
As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, how do we protect ourselves from being copied?
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Sharon Goldman, AI reporter at Fortune
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When a boat carrying Chinese men arrived in Western Australia last month it was unusual.
Not only because it’s rare for boats to make it to the mainland but those on board are almost never from China.
So why are Chinese nationals so desperate to get to Australia that they pay people smugglers?
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Wing Kuang, ABC reporter
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