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Helen Smith

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The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Among those supporting the new party is Malcolm Turnbull, the former Liberal Prime Minister, and he actually spoke with the briefing, and that interview will be in your feed tomorrow morning.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

The Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion has returned to hearing from witnesses with Australia's spy boss, Mike Burgess, taking the stand today.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

We learnt that within the first 30 seconds of the start of the shooting of the Bondi terror attack targeting Jewish Australians, 11 people had been shot and 10 of them fatally.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

The next block of hearings is focused on the circumstances around the terror attack and what was known about the two shooters.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Burgess was asked about whether changes in ASIO's priorities led threats to go unchecked.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Here's what he had to say.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Burgess will also return to the commission in closed hearings so that the national security secrets can be discussed.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

A second person with diphtheria has died in the Northern Territory as health authorities keep working through a rare outbreak.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

The man, aged in his early 60s, died at the Alice Springs Hospital yesterday with the ABC reporting he had existing heart issues.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

More Australian activists have returned home after being detained in Israel for their participation in a naval flotilla that was trying to reach Gaza.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

The activists held a conference at the airport earlier today detailing some of the conditions they faced.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Meanwhile, the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, has given a speech in which he denounced brutal acts against detainees in Israel and called out a handful of people who think that detainees, those under interrogation or suspects, have no human rights at all.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Herzog's role is ceremonial, so this speech is a notable political move.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

And an update on the Aussie burrito chain, Guzman & Gomez.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

We heard on Friday that the chain was immediately shutting down its American operations, but now it's facing a class action from its US workers, with a lawsuit saying that Guzman needed to give its workers 60 days' notice that it was shutting down.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Instead, the workers found out that they were losing their jobs through a post on an internal message board, which was quickly then deleted.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

Now it's time to get into our deep dive with Tom Decent, the chief sports writer for the Sydney Morning Herald on the Enhanced Games.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

It's the comp that the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee have called utterly irresponsible and immoral.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

It's backed by billionaires and draws athletes from across the globe with huge prize money up for grabs, including $1.5 million that's in AU if you break a world record.

The Briefing
Antisemitism Royal Commission returns + Did the ‘steroid Olympics’ flop?

So why are these athletes choosing to juice up and what does that mean for the future of modern sporting events?