The Briefing

Five months after the Kyle and Jackie O Show was pulled off air, Kyle Sandilands will be back behind the microphone with a paid subscription show that launches next week.  In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou sits down with the veteran broadcaster for a wide-ranging chat about what really brought down the most expensive act in Australian radio.     Sandilands...

Monday Headlines: Motorists warned to expect fuel shock as excise ends  Donald Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made rapidly Authorities await results from South Australia mass bird death event Alan Jones indecent assault trial getting underway today Housing market downturn spreads across Australia Australia wins the Comm Games Chris' chat with Kyle Sandilands is out...

Victoria has a new premier this week - and within hours of being sworn in, Ben Carroll did the one thing his predecessor spent months refusing to do: call a royal commission into the CFMEU.  Jacinta Allan's resignation was driven in large part by a corruption scandal engulfing the state's Big Build, where a landmark report earlier this year alleged the construction union had siphoned $15 bill...

Welcome back to our new weekend format, The Briefing: Our Take.  Every Saturday we're loosening our ties and kicking off our shoes to take you behind the scenes of the week that was; stories we loved or debated, what you, the listener, thought of a topic or conversation, the Weekend Quiz and capping it off with a Weekend Briefing favourite: The List.  I...

Friday Headlines:  US completes ‘heavy wave’ of strikes against Iran  Australian family beg for government help as son faces death penalty in Syria Labor housing plan already 100,000 homes behind schedule UEFA agrees to boycott FIFA competitions over controversial World Cup sell-off plans Revealed: Neil the Seal's damage and care bill Deep Dive: A new push is s...

Thursday Headlines:  Pause in fighting between US and Iran over as Trump threatens to ‘beat the f****** shit out of Iran’ SA police call off search for missing 3-month-old boy Bird flu has first local transmission Rate hike unlikely after inflation numbers lower than expected OpenAI's rogue agent also hacked other companies Deep Dive: Australia's no strang...

Wednesday Headlines:  One Nation support plateaus in new poll Search for missing baby boy in South Australia continues today Human casualties confirmed after magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan Ben Carroll calls for Royal Commission as Opposition criticises his integrity 3.6 million people track Qantas flight to France Deep Dive: Jacinta Allan has stepped down from the Victoria...

What does it really take to run Australia’s most iconic airline, and oversee one of the biggest public backlashes in corporate history?  Alan Joyce has written a tell-all memoir, pulling back the curtain on his high-stakes leadership, political access, Chairman's Lounge secrets, and the personal cost of being one of Australia's first openly gay CEOs. In this episode of The Briefing, the...

Tuesday Headlines:  Vic Labor leadership spill could happen today Hanson considering High Court after losing Faruqi appeal Wildfires burn across France and Spain Australia eyes its first new refinery in 60 years AusAlert test hailed a 'success', but Queensland won't use it Deep Dive: For over a century, Qantas built a reputation as Australia’s most trusted airline .....

Monday Headlines:  Jacinta Allan expected to face leadership challenge US and Iran pause strikes as fears petrol could return to $2 a litre in Australia Berlin gay pride terror suspect shot dead More bird flu detections in South Australia  Australia's flag bearer wins gold at the Commonwealth Games Deep Dive: There’s a good chance your phone and millions of others will fr...

OpenAI admitted this week that two of its most powerful models broke out of a sealed test environment and hacked another company - on their own initiative, to steal the answers to an exam they were sitting.    The AI lab says it’s unprecedented but it lands about a month after the Five Eyes spy alliance - the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia - warned that advanced AI is ac...

Usually this is where you'd find The Weekend Briefing - a feature chat with a human behind the headline. This Saturday, we're launching something a little different: the week that was, and what we all made of it.  And by "we" we don't just mean us. You're in on this one too.  Each Saturday kicks off with a debrief on one st...

Friday Headlines: Billions more invested in AUKUS as Labor looks to keep a lid on debate at national conference Pauline Hanson lashes DV payments, child support, in newly surfaced interview Global oil price back up above $100 for the first time in two months Warnings after Open AI model breaks out of cage and hacks another company  Aussies have already won gold as slimmed down Comm Games get&...

Headlines: Pauline Hanson under fire after claiming domestic violence is a ‘two-way street’ Labor's national conference begins today Libs call for guarantee Australian ISIS doctor won't be able to return Victorian teachers strike Prince George turns 13 Deep Dive: Last week, Hamish Tait became the third man to be accused of carrying out widespread sexual abuse a...

Wednesday Headlines: Another interest rate hike now twice as likely as tensions flare in the middle east Pauline Hanson hits back at White Australia claims Interim report into Kumanjayi Little Baby's death finds child protection failings Victorian teachers to strike after rejected pay offer Aussie mum of 1 in 15 million quadruplets shares social media update Deep Dive: Victoria...

Tuesday Headlines:  Israel criticises proposed Labor policy on even of national conference Melbourne ‘ISIS bride’ granted bail Andy Burnham sworn in as the new UK Prime Minister Australia's ski resorts set new winter heat record Aussie mum's 1 in 15 million birth sees her deliver identical quadruplets Barnaby Joyce with the top contender for TV bloope...

Monday Headlines:  One Nation rebounds in the polls and Pauline Hanson criticised by Albo Fighting continues in Iran as two US personnel killed Tate brothers arrested New rules for gov departments using AI   2026 FIFA World Cup final plays this morning Deep Dive: More than half a million Israeli settlers live in the occupied West Bank - in settlements t...

One and a half billion sets of eyes will be on New Jersey come Monday morning, when Spain and Argentina face off to decide who takes home football's biggest prize. In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Ed Kavalee - co-host of SBS's nightly show Santo & Ed's Cup Fever - to get you across everything you need to know before kick-off.     They unpack Ed's theory on h...

Georgie Tunny has spent more than a decade working her way through Australian newsrooms, from an ABC cadetship to Network 10's flagship desk.  In this episode of The Weekend Briefing, Helen Smith asks Georgie what it took to carve out a place in sports journalism as a woman when the industry offered few seats at the table, the exhaustion of breakfast TV and the long road to trusting her...

Friday Headlines:  Bianca Jones’ father calls on Albanese to intervene over inadequate methanol poisoning charges Iran launches fresh attacks on Gulf states as US strikes ship attempting to breach blockade Second case of bird flu detected in NSW Smoking rates hit historic low across Australia Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart spotted at White Lotus hotel Deep Dive: Is...

Thursday Headlines:  Albanese’s plan to protect water, energy, and content from AI Brisbane teen granted bail after alleged school stabbing Trump threatens to expand strikes on Iran  A network of Australian doctors’ clinics have been hit by a cyberattack Argentina v England World Cup semifinal is underway  Deep Dive: From the demolition of the White House East...

Wednesday Headlines:  Donald Trump walks back threat to charge toll on the Strait of Hormuz Albanese to announce world-first AI office Brisbane teen critical after school stabbing Angus Taylor rules out a coalition with One Nation First FIFA World Cup semi-final underway Deep Dive: Beetlejuice has cancelled its national tour; Waitress is no longer coming to Sydney.&nb...

Tuesday Headlines:  Trump says US will collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz Sydney daycare worker accused of abusing 150 children Alleged DV murder victim’s family attend court vowing to fight for justice Albanese to unveil AI vision as Labor plots hands-on approach Tributes flow for actor Sam Neill, after his death at the age of 78 Deep Dive: Australia has been pla...

Monday Headlines:  One Nation loses support to the Coalition Trump says strait of Hormuz open despite Iran closure Australian Universities forced to adopt new definitions on antisemitism and Islamophobia Aussie students flock to free TAFE courses, but apprentice figures dip Australia to wave goodbye to paper arrival cards for incoming travellers Deep Dive: Pattaya has long traded on...

At this week's NATO summit in Turkey, Donald Trump was once again talking about wanting to take control of Greenland. So why does the US President keep talking about the country, could the US really try to take it, and what and what does it all mean for Australia?  In this bonus episode of The Briefing, we revisit Tara Cassidy's chat with defence and security expert, Jennifer Parker, who expl...