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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
a listener production. Hello, happy Friday. Welcome to The Briefing. Sasha Barbagat with you. The great Hollywood biopic is nothing new, but few have focused on a subject quite as divisive as Michael Jackson.
He just obviously had a very stunted growth from an emotional capacity and they try and reflect it in that being the negative as opposed to any of the, you know, controversial stuff around him.
Chapter 2: What triggered the violence in Alice Springs?
After the headlines, we break down all the chatter surrounding Michael and discuss whether the criticism is justified. That's in the second half of this episode. But first, as always, let's get into the headlines with Chris Spirou on Friday the 1st of May.
Morning, Sash. We start today in Alice Springs where violence has erupted following the arrest of a man over the death of five-year-old Kumanjai Little Baby. The little girl's body was found yesterday, five days after she went missing from an Indigenous camp just north of the town.
A makeshift shrine sprung up shortly after at Old Timers Town Camp where she lived while her devastated mum and brother issued this message.
I have a message from mum and the immediate family.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Australia reopening the Strait of Hormuz?
It is going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you. Ramziah wants to tell you that when he sees you in heaven, he is going to give you the biggest hug ever.
That was Leanne Little, the Director of Cultural Reform at NT Police, reading that statement there.
Last night, police confirmed the man they believe murdered Kumanjai, Jefferson Lewis, had been arrested following a manhunt. It is understood he was badly beaten by a group of people in the area before being recognised as the suspect in the little girl's disappearance and alleged murder.
The 47-year-old was then taken to Alice Springs Hospital, where a huge crowd then gathered, demanding Lewis be handed back to them to face prosecution. which in this case refers to a term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal law.
Footage has surfaced of people hurling projectiles at officers, including rocks and bottles, while police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.
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Chapter 4: What are the key recommendations from the Bondi Royal Commission?
A police car also caught fire during the violence. At the time of recording, there has been no official word from NT Police about whether any arrests have been made in relation to the violence, but reports suggest the crowd has since dispersed.
Australia is in talks with the US about joining its latest push to reopen and manage the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirming overnight the government's been briefed on the plan to get ships moving in the Strait, which carries around one fifth of the world's oil and gas supply. She says Australia is working with the US, UK and France and are engaging on options.
Now, a reminder, the Trump administration wants countries to join an international coalition that's called the Maritime Freedom Construct to get the Strait open and coordinate sanctions once the conflict ends. Countries would chip in through things like diplomacy, intelligence sharing or a naval presence.
Now, also overnight, Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a statement on state TV warning that foreigners have no place in the Strait except at the bottom of its waters. He's also vowed to protect the country's nuclear and missile programs. And a reminder, while Iran has effectively closed the Strait, it's now a dual blockade, with the US Navy also cutting off all traffic to and from Iranian ports.
back home now and the Queensland government says it's unwavering in its resolve to stamp out anti-Semitism but has drawn a hard line on some of the recommendations from the Bondi Royal Commission saying a gun buyback will not keep guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals.
A reminder it was yesterday that Commissioner Virginia Bell handed down an interim report from the Royal Commission on anti-Semitism and social cohesion in the wake of the Bondi massacre and
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Chapter 5: How are the proposed changes to capital gains tax affecting investors?
The commission making 14 recommendations, including event security overhaul, a review of our current counterterrorism responses and speeding up a jointly funded weapons buyback scheme. So far, only New South Wales is the only clear supporter of this scheme, with Premier Chris Min saying he hopes the other states will come around. But if they don't, New South Wales will push ahead regardless.
Yeah, along with Queensland, the Northern Territory has ruled out supporting the buyback. South Australia says no changes are under consideration and Victoria is sitting on the findings of its own snap review with a state election due in November. Now, if this buyback goes ahead, it would be the biggest since Port Arthur. Of course, we only just marked the 30th anniversary. of that tragedy.
Pauline Hanson yesterday called the focus on guns a deflection from Islamic extremism, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is continuing to urge states to engage. Now, the government is yet to say when this buyback would start or what it would cost, but has expressed frustration at the states that are dragging their feet after the measure was agreed to at a national cabinet meeting.
One of the interesting things on the Commission's report, Chris, just quickly, is that more than a third of those 14 recommendations were will be kept confidential.
Chapter 6: What was the outcome of the Women's State of Origin match?
So we won't know what those recommendations actually were. But Anthony Albanese says the government will implement all of them. The first round of public hearings meantime in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion starts on Monday. So this is going to hear from members of the public and the community who are affected.
Yeah, and if you do want to know more about these particular recommendations and the contents of that interim report, hop back to yesterday's Deep Dive. A link to that will be in the show notes.
As the federal government prepares to finally overhaul the capital gains tax and negative gearing, there's now criticism that the changes won't go far enough.
Treasury Jim Chalmers has all but confirmed the CGT, which gives investors a 50% tax discount on the sale of assets, will be cut to 33%, while negative gearing, which allows investors to offset their rental losses against their income, which reduces how much tax they pay, will likely be abolished.
Now, these are reforms that advocates have been calling for for years as a way to help make buying a house more accessible for first-timers, but Chalmers has flagged that any changes to the housing tax system will likely be grandfathered, meaning it won't apply to existing investors.
Deloitte, a leading consulting firm, says that will delay any real improvements to housing affordability and the budget by only generating an estimated $500 million over the first four years.
Now, it forecasts that if all existing investments were captured by the new policies, so this grandfathering rule wasn't established as part of the changes, it would boost the budget by $18 billion in the same time period. That is a huge difference.
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Chapter 7: What are the main controversies surrounding the new Michael Jackson biopic?
Now, the Treasurer has already admitted that the changes won't generate much revenue for if they're brought in, still not formally confirmed. They want to make sure as well that the choices people have made in the past are being recognised by the government. Now, some analysts say that this is the political palatable approach. So this policy, these policy changes have been...
quite unpopular in the past with, you guessed it, investors, a lot of which are part of very prominent lobby groups. It is people who are well off and high up in society. So, of course, they make a lot of noise and they say that they don't want these rules to come into force. analysts say that you can have a transition period.
So they say, yeah, look, it's a good idea to not say, oh, well, too bad, you're all going to be captured by this rule. But you could have a transition period that would allow people to make adjustments to their assets and let them organise their affairs so it's not an immediate shock, an immediate hit. And then if it doesn't work out for them, they sell their investments.
So, yeah, it seems like there's a middle ground that the government doesn't want to take. They're going for the approach of let's make this as palatable as possible.
But full-time here at McDonald's own stadium, let the celebrations begin for New South Wales.
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Chapter 8: How does the film portray Michael Jackson's childhood and career?
They take a 1-0 lead in the series.
And the first scalp of the 2026 Women's State of Origin has gone to the Blues, who have downed Queensland 11-6 in Newcastle overnight. More than 20,000 fans turned out to see the opening clash.
Yeah, Blue Star Kezi Apps told Triple M, it's awesome to see so many people support Women's Rugby League.
I have to be so present. I'm just like just taking it all in because I still remember my very first game and it was just literally our parents in the crowd and a few family members. So to see how far it's come in 13 years and to see so many people coming out to support the women, it's just unbelievable.
Now, the next game, we'll see the Maroons try to level the series at Brisbane Suncorp Stadium on May 14, less than two weeks away. Chris, I've got to say, when I returned to Sydney from working in Melbourne for a few years, one of my Jobs was, I was reporting and I was going out and I was meeting with some of the women blues players as they were training as part of a story.
And I remember them at the time. So this was in 2023. The series was only two games and they were like, why aren't we playing three? Like we want to be like the men and we should be able to have a three game series for Origin. And that's been in place now for three years.
It's crazy how much things have changed and to see 20,000 people there, what a great win for not only women's sport, but footy more broadly.
Yeah, indeed. And also, can I just say, not having a Queenslander sitting opposite me, like the wind feels great, it does, but it doesn't feel as good. We're both from Sydney. We're both New South Wales supporters. I'm so sorry, Tara Cassidy, but I loved when New South Wales was from Queensland. It was so much more fun. Shout out, Tara. We miss you.
Hey, before we get into today's deep dive, I want to remind you listening that we put out a feature interview every Saturday morning. It's called The Weekend Briefing. And we've had some great guests so far this year.
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