The Briefing

Headlines:   Jim Chalmers brushes off One Nation polling  Israel expands ground offensive in Lebanon, seizes 900-year-old castle  Police investigate Melbourne house fire that killed child  Harvard speaker urges grads to “kill AI”  Deep Dive:   Complaints against NSW Police have risen by almost 70% in the last decade, and last year police paid $40 million i...

Monday Headlines:  One Nation becomes most popular political party in Australia Defence Minister reveals changes to AUKUS pact Searches continue in flooded Laos cave for missing miners Australian house prices fall Socceroos lose friendly as countdown to the World Cup hits two weeks Deep Dive: The government last week launched its biggest lawsuit ever: Australia is suing the US corpo...

Elon Musk has sparked fresh space-race chatter after revealing SpaceX is shifting its focus from Mars to the Moon, with ambitions to build a “self-growing” lunar city within the next decade.   With multiple countries and private companies rolling out lunar missions, the push to develop Earth’s only natural satellite is heating up fast.   In this bonus episode...

John Safran is a cult Australian documentarian and professional bear-poker whose career has included everything from trying to join the Ku Klux Klan to getting crucified in the Philippines - and he says he’d probably still do it all again.  The filmmaker first gained fame in Race Around the World in 1997 and since then has always inserted himself into the centre of uncomfortable stories...

Headlines:   Aussie Rents could increase Opposition Leader withdraws his comments Amazon Backpack in trouble with ACCC Tribute show to John Farnham announced Deep Dive:   Sports journalist Emma Lawrence made history this year as the first woman to call an NRL game, with her achievement being hailed as a win for all women in broadcasting and the industry.  In this episode of The Brie...

Friday Headlines:   90% of young Aussies will be better off under tax overhaul  US and Iran agree on 60-day ceasefire extension Australian joins rescue mission for Laos villagers trapped in a cave AFP commissioner defends Ben Roberts Smith airport arrest Blues women win clean sweep of Origin Deep Dive:  The way Australians think about their money has shifted amid year...

Headlines:   Govt. launches $2bn lawsuits against 3M over “forever chemicals”  Fourth ‘ISIS bride’ arrested and charged with terrorism offences  Trump rape accuser targeted by criminal investigation  More US strikes in Iran, alongside peace negotiations  Germany’s “most wanted” woman, 67, found guilty of armed robbery  Deep Di...

Thursday Headlines:  Appeal date set for Erin Patterson Five people found alive after week trapped in Laos cave 240,000 people to be cut from NDIS over four years Labor’s controversial tax changes to be introduced to parliament today Blues win Origin 1 in stunning comeback  Deep Dive: Australia’s courts have long allowed judges to consider “good character...

Headlines:   Inflation drops to 4.2% in year to April  Biggest shake up in the employment system in decades  Westpac hit with 26-million-dollar penalty  Europe swelters in record summer heatwave  NASA reveals plans to settle on the Moon Deep Dive:  What caused the top boss of the National Anti-Corruption Commission to resign? We unpack Paul Brereton’s controvers...

Wednesday Headlines: More ‘ISIS brides’ touch down in Sydney and Melbourne  More small businesses to be exempt from CGT changes amid backlash Australia records first diphtheria-related death in almost a decade Donald Trump to undergo third physical in 13 months Europe hit by unseasonal heatwave  Aussie wildcard downs former world number one at Fr...

Headlines:   Two men arrested in Victoria in connection to Dezi Freeman  Police renew search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont Energy prices to fall for most households in NSW and QLD, with bigger drops for businesses US military unleashes new ‘self-defense' strikes on Iran, amid tense peace talks  The Australian share market tumbles, following news of US strikes on Iran Vi...

Tuesday Headlines:  Labor asks for donations to fight One Nation surge Tributes flow for Neale Daniher New group of ‘ISIS brides’ to return within days Ebola outbreak in Central Africa outpacing health response Aussie astronaut offered a spot on the ISS Enhanced Games finish with just one record broken  Deep Dive: Is Australia about to get a brand-new political part...

Headlines:   Budget legislation is coming Thursday, as CGT pushback grows  Steggall and Spender explain why they’re exploring a new political party Royal Commission hearings return with focus on Bondi attack Second person dies of diphtheria in the Northern Territory More Aussie flotilla activists return, and Israel’s president condemns poor treatment Guzman y Gomez faces US c...

Monday Headlines:  Flotilla activists claims of sexual assault while detained Trump says no rush for Iran deal despite it being ‘largely negotiated’ Second Australian killed in shark attack in as many weeks  Independents in 'advanced talks' to create a new political party Animals thriving in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone  Deep Dive: One of Australia’s biggest cocai...

What happens when the Australian dream turns into a family nightmare?  The new Australian film Birthright takes a darkly funny look at housing inequality, intergenerational wealth and the growing divide between baby boomers and younger Australians - as more adults find themselves moving back in with their parents.  As Australia’s housing crisis deepens, the idea that hard work...

Lyse Doucet is a proud Acadian woman who was born in a small town in Canada and went on to become the BBC’s chief international correspondent - having just the other week returned from reporting in Iran.    She's spent her career on the ground in some of the most dangerous and infamous war zones - ranging from Damascus to Tehran and the Ivory Coast to Gaza, but she’ll be the...

Headlines:   Australian man dies after fall on Inca Trail to Machu Picchu  Guzman y Gomez is closing its doors on US business  New Zealand’s Finance Minister invites Aussies over after latest budget changes  Stephen Colbert's Late Show finale begins  Deep Dive:   Kylie Minogue kept her second cancer diagnosis a secret – until this week. Australia&rsqu...

Friday Headlines:  Australian flotilla activists released More ‘ISIS brides’ heading to Australia Pauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy, staffer tells journalist to ‘shut up’  New documents reveal Queen’s hopes for Andrew  Legendary BBC international correspondent Lyse Doucet on the Weekend Briefing Deep Dive: The sudden departur...

Headlines:   Paul Keating backs the CGT changes The US reveals arrest warrant for Cuban ex-president World’s first trillionaire? Two big tech companies are going public Aussie unemployment climbs higher than expected Avalon airport resumes flights after a hairy scare  Deep Dive:   Diphtheria was eradicated in Australia, so why is the government spending $7.2 million to contain...

Thursday Headlines:  Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists Anthony Albanese meets with the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby NRL player announces immediate retirement after MND diagnosis Queensland's new public hospital to refuse VAD or abortions Melbourne teen becomes youngest Aussie to reach Everest summit Deep Dive: AI-generated images of T...

Headlines:   Minns enters the tax reform chat, as Chalmers and Taylor spar over CGT Putin arrives in China to meet Xi Jinping, days after Trump leaves Trump threatens Iran again, a day after calling off another strike Hillsong’s Houston has another problem with porn on Twitter Kylie Minogue’s second cancer diagnosis revealed in doco  Deep Dive:   The war in Iran has take...

Wednesday Headlines:  DFAT seeking confirmation on the welfare of Aussies on board flotilla reportedly taken by Israel Questions about BOM efficiency after Gold Coast rainfall Australia's 'biggest diphtheria outbreak’ in decades spreads into Qld, SA and WA SA politicians walk out of One Nation leader’s maiden speech Axing carparks in apartments could...

Headlines:  47-year-old man faced court after being charged over alleged murder of wife and two children PM Anthony Albanese addresses AI images slamming tax changes Five dead after Mosque shooting in US Bunnings bomb threat in Brisbane Shakria to be paid nearly $90 million AU  Deep Dive: A bombshell new report has revealed a concerning amount of alcohol sold at Australian bottle shops i...

In part two of our chat with the deputy leader of the Liberal Party, Senator Jane Hume, we get into her party’s migration policy and what the “right mix” of migrants looks like in Australia.    After announcing welfare would be limited to citizens in its budget reply, the Coalition has been asked whether it’s failed in its promise to not become ‘One Nation L...

Tuesday Headlines:  Elon Musk loses high profile lawsuit against Open AI Australians among those on-board Israeli-seized Gaza flotilla Sydney triple murder a suspected domestic violence incident Global scramble underway to try to stem Ebola outbreak  Social media ban preventing Aussie teens from accessing news Two men arrested over stunt at Punch the monkey’s enclosu...