Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
a listener production. Hi, Natasha Belling with you and welcome to the afternoon edition of The Briefing. Coming up in our deep dive, it's 30 years today since the Port Arthur massacre. We speak with a journalist who was on the ground to cover the horrific event that changed our nation forever. That emotional interview is coming up in just a moment.
But first, let's check the afternoon headlines this Tuesday, the 28th of April.
Chapter 2: What are the latest headlines discussed in this episode?
The US sees flagging concerns over Iran's latest proposal for peace in the Middle East. It's being reported Iran submitted a plan to the US that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but delayed discussions over its nuclear program to a later date. Local media is claiming that President Trump is not satisfied with the latest proposal as he continues to meet with his national security officials.
But the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revealed in a new Fox News interview that the proposal was, quote, better than what we thought we were going to submit. Rubio also says a key problem the US is facing is that the political power within Iran seems to be fractured. and that there is clearly tension between different parts of Iran's leadership.
That tension has always existed there, always. I think it's pronounced. Now that you have a supreme leader whose credibility is still untested, whose access is questionable, who has not been seen visibly, publicly, has not spoken, we have not heard his voice. So I think that creates tension in the system as well.
So as much as anything else, one of the impediments here is that our negotiators aren't just negotiating with Iranians, Those Iranians then have to negotiate with other Iranians in order to figure out what they can agree to, what they can offer, what they're willing to do, even who they're willing to meet with.
Meantime, the US has named David Bratt as a new ambassador to Australia. Mr Bratt is a former representative for the state of Virginia for the Republican Party. If he is confirmed by the US Senate, Mr Bratt will be replacing Caroline Kennedy, the former ambassador who left the role in 2024.
And King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing their tour of the US, posing for a number of photos, including enjoying tea with the US President and First Lady, and also posing near a miniature model of the White House that is actually a beehive. Apparently the honey from the White House bees has been served to the royals.
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Actress Rebel Wilson has been in court today defending herself against a lawsuit that claims she defamed a young actress who worked on the film The Deb, which Miss Wilson directed. Actress Charlotte McGuinness is suing Miss Wilson over a number of social media posts the bridesmaid actress made in 2024 and 2025. Miss McGuinness alleges Wilson ruined her reputation by calling her a liar.
In court today, Ms Wilson says she considers herself a champion of women and that any suggestions of bullying the young actress were, quote, absolute nonsense.
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Chapter 3: Why is Trump dissatisfied with Iran's peace proposal?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has escalated the Australian government's fight against the big tech giants over who pays for news. In draft legislation revealed today, the companies behind Facebook, TikTok and Google are now strongly encouraged to sign deals with local Australian news outlets.
If the tech giants don't, they'll face charges that the government will then distribute to Australian media. Today's announcement is the latest update to the News Media Bargaining Code, which the Scott Morrison government first enacted in 2021. Here is the Prime Minister earlier today.
Frankly, if the work is being done by the people here at this press conference and in other places right around Australia, then your work needs to have a monetary value attached to it. It shouldn't just be able to be taken by a large multinational corporation and used to generate profits for that organisation with no compensation.
And in other tech news, the case Elon Musk brought against Sam Altman has started with jury selection in California. Musk, the richest man in the world, is suing Sam Altman, the CEO behind ChatGPT, over a disagreement about the direction of OpenAI. Musk and Altman helped start OpenAI together in 2015.
Under an agreement, it's alleged OpenAI would not be for profit, designing the technology for the benefit of all humanity. The pair reportedly then had a falling out and a couple of years ago, Altman changed OpenAI into a full profit company, which is what Musk is suing over.
Opening arguments are expected on Tuesday, American time, and both Musk and Altman are expected to testify during the court proceedings. And a dog has been rescued from the window ledge of a 13th floor apartment on Sydney's northern beaches. LB, who is a Jack Russell, went missing over the weekend. Her owner's putting out a call for help.
A neighbour came to the rescue and put up a drone which spotted the stranded pooch wedged in a narrow gap on the balcony. After a delicate operation involving a number of firefighters and nervous onlookers, Elby was safely returned to her relieved owners. Owner Alex Dobrin says he is incredibly relieved.
Jack Russell's usually are pretty naughty dogs, but she's very chilled and doesn't misbehave too much. She's fun, but this is not normal. And she sits out on the balcony all the time and has done for the last two years.
Elby was taken to the local vets to check she is all OK. Now it's time to get into our deep dive on the Port Arthur massacre. Today is the 30th anniversary of the horrid shooting attack that killed 35 people and injured many more. Joining us to take us through the day that changed our nation forever is Seven News journalist Mike Amor. Mike, thanks so much for joining us.
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Chapter 4: Who is the newly appointed US ambassador to Australia?
It was a very quiet service event. one survivor, Jane Schofield, spoke quite passionately about the burden that day still carries on her, but also how love hopefully will win out over evil at the end of the day. We certainly didn't hear Martin Bryant's name ever mentioned, but we heard the roll call of the 35 victims.
And what it demonstrated for me was that there were multiple members of families lost that day There were families having lunch in the Broad Arrow Cafe or like Nanette Mickack and her daughters, multiple families torn apart in the space of just seconds. So that was very poignant for me.
And then they laid wreaths at the bottom of a Huon Pine cross that has been erected here for a number of years that carries the names of all the victims. So 30 years on, it's still very tough for these people.
So incredibly tough. And you make a great point there, Mike, that no one begins to heal or get over such a horrific tragedy, not only if you lose a loved one, but for the survivors too. That was a couple of minutes or a day in their life that they forever live through day after day after day.
In regards to what happened after this massacre is Walter Mekak, who was the dad who lost his two little precious daughters and his wife. He actually wrote a letter to John Howard, who was the Prime Minister at that time in 1996, pleading for something to be done about guns.
Yeah, he just said, do something, do something. And to John Howard's credit, he did something. He banned guns, which meant hundreds of thousands of guns were taken off the streets. Remember that Martin Bryant used a weapon of war that was legally bought to kill so many people.
It was a weapon that civilians shouldn't have the right to carry and it's the type of weapons that we see Americans carry out massacres with. So he got those off the street and I think most people applaud him for that, his politics aside. And I think that's one of the things that the survivors want to be heard is let's not forget those lessons because unfortunately we saw Bondi.
Let's not forget the lessons and we now know that Tasmania is again the most armed state per capita country. There's one gun for every four Tasmanians. So they're at pains to say, let's continue to remember the good that's come out of so much evil here.
Mike, for you, you have been an outstanding journalist that has covered events right across the world for decades. For you standing there right now at Port Arthur marking this horrific anniversary, what's the key message you're walking away with today?
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Chapter 5: What legal issues is Rebel Wilson currently facing?
Thanks, Tash. That was Channel 7 journalist Mike Amor. And that's it for this episode of the afternoon edition of The Briefing. We'll be back in your feed tomorrow morning with a deep dive on what would actually happen if President Trump was to die in office. And we'd love you to subscribe or follow us on Instagram at The Briefing Podcast. I'm Natasha Belling. Thanks for your company.