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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hey, it's Chris Spear with you. Welcome to The Briefing. A new mental health toolkit designed specifically for women is tackling burnout, stigma and coercive control. And a former psychologist and survivor of domestic violence says it's completely changed how she manages her mental health every day.
I discovered that I can actually move an emotional state. So I might be really feeling very anxious. And then after I've used a five minute meditation, I'm no longer anxious, which is extraordinary.
That chat is coming up in the second half of this episode. First, though, let's get into the headlines with Sasha Barber-Gatt.
Chapter 2: What recent fuel deal did Australia secure with China?
It's Thursday, the 30th of April.
Hey Chris, Australian businesses are one step closer to receiving jet fuel from China again after Penny Wong secured a breakthrough in Beijing overnight. Foreign Minister confirming after a three-hour meeting with her Chinese counterpart that China has agreed to reopen the door to jet fuel exports to Australian businesses.
This after it heavily reduced shipments at the outbreak of the Iran war as Beijing was stockpiling supplies for itself.
I can confirm that the Chinese government is facilitating engagement with Australian businesses on jet fuel.
Now, the foreign minister says a phone call earlier this month between the prime minister and Chinese premier helped paved the way.
And while she didn't detail which Aussie businesses or sectors were involved or when the exports would ramp up, we do know that Australia sources about 30 percent of its jet fuel from China, with everything from airlines, freight and defense all depending on that supply. Wong had made clear before the trip that the message to Beijing was simple.
you want our iron ore and gas, we need your jet fuel. And this week's trip through Asia, which we'll see her next in South Korea, is continuing that message.
Yeah. Meantime, we have had some more results released from the latest Guardian Essential poll, which the first round of data was dropped the day before yesterday. The latest is all around how we're feeling about petrol prices and the changes we've made to our habits in the wake of the outbreak of the Iran war.
So interestingly, and you know what, not surprisingly, 68% of respondents to this survey said they want the fuel excise cut to be extended. So right now that's due to wrap up in June and that's what's seen 26 cents a litre wiped off our petrol bills. So that is due to come back in June and it's not surprising that people want it to stay off as long as possible.
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Chapter 3: How is Pauline Hanson using taxpayer funds for travel?
Yeah.
I was in a marriage which was with an abusive partner for 30 years and people said, why didn't you get out? Well, I don't think in those days we really understood and there wasn't that social awareness at all. So he would just break into totally unpredictable rages. He'd be quite demeaning of me. I now have the word called, he was financially controlling and he bullied the kids.
And it was, it was horrific. I'd walk out of the house and didn't have anywhere to go and there was some rocks across the road and I'd sit on the rocks and think, you know, am I going to commit suicide? So it was just dreadful. But I kept going because of the kids and because in those days it wasn't, I was ashamed. I was totally ashamed. And I thought it was my fault.
I know it sounds insane, but that's the reality. And even though I was a psychologist, et cetera, I really didn't know what to do. But because of counselling, I had very, very, very good counselling and a wonderful friend who said, when you're ready, you will leave. That's actually what happened. I walked out the door and literally my partner said to me, why are you leaving?
I mean, he's no one, never said sorry, never, nothing. As a result, though, the screaming and rage is still a trigger for me. I find it very hard. And I'm surprised because I've got insight into what went on. I've got a language for understanding and I'm certainly a much happier person. I feel much more of an independent person. But I still... freeze or froze until recently.
What I found was when I used the app after quite a bit of time, I have to say, because I think particularly meditation, the short meditations, I discovered that I can actually move an emotional state. I might be really feeling very anxious. And then after I've used a five-minute meditation, I'm no longer anxious, which is extraordinary. And then all of a sudden I realised, no, it's not me.
It's a temporary state. It's not a personality trait. And that was really due to the app that helped me to move through an emotion rather than get stuck in it and feel incapable and stupid because I couldn't. So it's empowered me, to use that word.
Unfortunately, your story is very common and a lot of women and even some men have gone through similar experiences. And you mentioned that you were a psychologist. You were a professional in your field. You had the skills that... a lot of people don't have. But what tools did the app give you? How does it fill that gap that maybe some other more traditional methods might not?
Initially, it was the short meditations. So the breathing, the meditations are very brief, and yet it really shifts the my emotions. It was a real wake-up call for me. So I can have the intellectual insights, but this is core stuff. This is really deep core stuff. And insight, unfortunately, is not everything.
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