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Wednesday Headlines:  Interest rate hike reprieve, but the pain might not be over Ben Roberts-Smith bail conditions varied  Pauline Hanson to address the National Press Club for the first time in her political career Virgin Australia lashed as it plans to pocket $90 million in travel credits Kyle Sandilands apparently settles with ARN for $15 million Deep Dive: The Al...

Tuesday Headlines:  Skepticism surrounds US-Iran peace deal AFP confirms investigation into allegations of sexual assault by flotilla activists Sydney shark attack victim loses arm Economists back government’s CGT plan, but admit it’s not perfect Gina Rinehart buys ‘significant’ stake in SpaceX Deep Dive: A new cosmetic procedure is plumping faces – and...

The United States and Iran have announced a cease-fire deal that would pause fighting for 60 days. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote on social media.  Sacha Barbour Gatt has this breaking news update.  Follow The Briefing:  TikTok: @thebriefingpod Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcast See omnystudio.c...

Monday Headlines:  New poll has Pauline Hanson as preferred PM Trump tells all sides to ‘stand down’ amid peace talks Nine-year-old Australian girl killed in Pakistan Renewed calls for a Sydney shark cull after Coogee attack Socceroos stun in World Cup opener against Turkiye Deep Dive:  A proposed $900 million waste-to-energy plant in Fiji sparked fierce critic...

Terence Tao was a child prodigy, and became a mathematics professor in the United States at age 24. In his early 30s he won the Fields Medal, known as 'the Nobel Prize of Mathematics'. Tao is considered one of the greatest living mathematicians, in part because of the breadth of his contributions to the field – from finding new patterns in prime numbers to solving several of the "unsolvable"...

He became one of the breakout stars of Married At First Sight Australia last year, but life after it wasn't exactly what Dave Hand expected.  The self-described "gentle giant" found himself navigating one of TV’s biggest experiments, alongside sudden fame and online scrutiny all while his dad was undergoing cancer treatment.     And this year...

Friday Headlines:  Pauline Hanson says $2.6m donations legit after PM casts doubt Donald Trump calls off strikes on Iran El Niño returns, likely to bring extreme weather to Australia Government says it won’t repeat the mistakes of the resource boom with AI  FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico Deep Dive: The world could see its first trillionaire soon, as E...

In this episode of The Briefing, we continue Chris Spyrou’s chat with NSW Premier Chris Minns.   After discussing medicinal cannabis driving reforms, abortion laws and the state of political debate in part one, the conversation turns to One Nation.   Minns shares whether he pays attention to the polls, why he's concerned about his own seat, his reactio...

Thursday Headlines:  Trump promises to hit Iran ‘hard again today’  Belfast stabbing accused faces court as victim’s family condemns unrest Pauline Hanson met with protests on Perth campaign trip TGA launches crackdown on unregulated peptides Bad Bunny meets the Pope Deep Dive: There’s a lot going on in Aussie politics at the moment.   &nb...

Headlines:   High Court: Australian government may have to compensate people who were illegally detained  One Nation’s anti-Labor fundraising drive brings in hundreds of thousands Neale Daniher farewelled at MCG state funeral Alleged Bondi shooter charged with 19 more offences Oyster farmer elected to run for U.S. Senate New research links iPhone to declining birth rate  Deep...

Wednesday Headlines:  Trump promises to ‘respond’ after US helicopter shot down by Iran Elon Musk calls for anti-immigration protests after brutal stabbing in Ireland Apple ‘inspired’ by Australia’s world-first social media ban Opening date announced for new Western Sydney Airport Matildas win friendly against Mexico in Caitlin Foord’s 1...

Headlines:   Angus Taylor isn't ruling out One Nation preference deal  Trump's $US100,000 H-1B skilled worker visa fee struck down by Judge  New research calls for urgent Jobseeker boost with Aussies skipping meals and healthcare  Survey finds 57% of Netflix subscribers spend $119 a year without watching a thing  Deep Dive:  The FIFA world cup kicks off in a few days,...

Tuesday Headlines: Iran and Israel promise to halt strikes 35 people dead after 7.8 earthquake strikes the Philippines PM condemns ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier as Hanson tells her to ‘suck it up’ Every Australian generation thinks things are worse than they were ten years ago Couple donates $40 million to Fight MND at this year’s Big...

James Valentine passed away in April, voluntarily. The beloved ABC radio presenter and musician had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and chose voluntary assisted dying so he could have a say over how he lived his last moments.  Valentine cared about moments. In a moving eulogy at Valentine’s public memorial, his son, Roy Valentine, said that his dad always asked the question: &ldquo...

Monday Headlines:  Former Australian of the year Professor Richard Scolyer dies aged 59 More than 900 Aussies on the Kings Birthday honours list  Newspoll has One Nation ahead of Labor for the first time Oscar Piastri misses podium at Monaco Grand Prix Deep Dive:  June 8 marks the UN’s World Oceans Day, a chance to raise global awareness of the critical role our seas play in t...

As most states (sorry, WA and QLD) gear up to celebrate the King's Birthday public holiday tomorrow, some might be asking the question Aussies have been asking themselves for decades; Why are we still living life under the British monarchy? In this bonus episiode of The Briefing, we hear from a republican and a monarchist about their arguments to either leave or stay. This episode was first publis...

Antoinette Lattouf is no stranger to The Briefing. Long before she became the centre of one of Australia’s most closely watched media controversies, she was sitting in the host’s chair herself. Since then, the journalist, author and co-founder of ETTE Media has endured a very public battle with the ABC after being taken off air over a social media post about Gaza - a dismissal later fo...

Headlines:   One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce backtracks over kicking permanent residents out of their homes ASIC is formally investigating KPMG Thermos King Food Jar recalled after causing vision loss in the US China’s about to put a 55% tariff on Aussie beef Prince Andrew appears with a massive face bruise  Deep Dive:   Aussies love to talk about property prices, a...

Friday Headlines:  Labor facing uphill battle to get CGT and NDIS legislation passed Government calls for investigation into sexual assault allegations of Australian flotilla members Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire Bondi hero charged with assault Content creator fired over viral Indigenous skit Deep Dive: A robot recently beat the human half-marathon world rec...

Headlines:   Trump rebuked by Congress over war powers, as Iran and Lebanon agree to new ceasefire Elderly man was stabbed before shooting home invader in rural NSW Melbourne Neo-Nazis convicted over ANZAC Day boos, as High Court dismisses hate group challenge Mary the Tassie Devil is still on the loose Follow The Briefing:    TikTok:  @thebriefingpod   Instagram:  @t...

Thursday Headlines:  One Nation support surges among women, inner-city livers and the wealthy  Netanyahu brushes off tensions as Trump confirms fiery phone call Australia among countries facing new US tariffs  80% of cigs and vapes smoked in Australia last year were illegal Lisa Jane Spencer faces backlash for skit mocking Aboriginal Australians  NSW to...

Headlines:   GDP growth in March quarter was 0.3%, lower than expected Carlton dick pic case to be heard in public Protests in Britain over police actions during stabbing death Active fighting again between Iran and the US Bear attacks in Japan are on the rise  Deep Dive:   The accounting firm KPMG is in crisis, after a whistleblower revealed KPMG had used confidential client i...

Wednesday Headlines: Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s announcement Changes to the NDIS will cause ‘material harm’ to disabled Australians Barnaby Joyce joins anti-abortion rally in Sydney Charlie Pickering calls Grace Tame's ABC podcast 'problematic' The ‘franken-can’ named Australia’s worst packaging  Deep Dive: Tony Abbott is back in f...

Headlines:   Minimum wages rise across Australia by 4.75% New Australian sanctions against West Bank settlers AI company Anthropic, worth $900bn, is going public Tennis legend Serena Williams is returning to the game 1,037 Marilyn Monroes celebrate her 100th birthday  Deep Dive:   “Nobody knows the true scale and severity of this outbreak,” a Médecins Sans Fronti&...

Tuesday Headlines: Iran reportedly halts peace talks with US over Israeli strikes on Lebanon Peter Garrett to head independent probe into Aukus Australia hits record number of billionaires UNSW ranked best Australian uni Jill Biden reveals her reaction to Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate against Donald Trump Deep Dive: They may be five months away, but...