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Financial help for flood victims + Juiced up Enhanced Games

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Afternoon Headlines: Anthony Albanese promises finical help for flood disaster victims, the Liberals and Nationals inch closer to reuniting and Donald...

The Aussie sport in doubt for Brisbane 2032 + Wtf is a Labubu?

22 May 2025

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Friday Headlines: Third body pulled from NSW flood waters, Benjamin Netanyahu accuses world leaders of being ‘on the wrong side of humanity...

Day 17: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

22 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington ...

Two shot dead outside Jewish Museum + Flood disaster worsens

22 May 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Couple shot dead outside a Jewish Museum in Washington DC with ties to the Israeli Embassy and the Liberals and Nationals split h...

Record floods isolate nearly 50,000 + Fire, fear & politics at the CFMEU

21 May 2025

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Thursday Headlines: Almost 50,000 people isolated by one in 500 year flood, Donald Trump ambushes the President of South Africa, AFL great Joel Selwoo...

Day 16: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

21 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington ...

Worst floods in a century + Reece Walsh punch video backlash

21 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: Thousands isolated from recording breaking floods, NSW Premier urged hundreds of thousands of commuters to leave work early with ...

SPONSORED: How to use AI to work smarter not harder

21 May 2025

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Artificial intelligence is transforming how we work, streamlining everyday tasks and enhancing productivity across industries. Platforms like Smartshe...

Ex-PM calls LNP split ‘stupid’ + When laws combat crime but cost lives

20 May 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: John Howard calls Coalition split a ‘stupid move’, Sydney trains still investigating cause of incident that shut down...

Day 15: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

20 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington ...

RBA Governor's warning after cash rate cut + Liberals & Nationals split

20 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: National Party to split from Liberals abandoning Coalition, Australia has joined 23 other countries condemning Israel’s pla...

Residents evacuate as NSW floods + The ‘wicked problem’ in social media

19 May 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: Residents in parts of NSW are evacuating due to severe weather and flooding, Bondi Junction attack inquest’s expected to hear...

Day 14: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

19 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington ...

Qantas faces record fine + calls for AFL mental health round

19 May 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Qantas faces more than $120 million in penalties over illegally outsourcing staff, Vietnamese drug cartel allegedly involved in t...

Ex-cop, Mormon leader sex abuse charges + The reality of working in Gaza

18 May 2025

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Monday Headlines: Pope Leo joined by world leaders for inauguration mass, former police officer extradited to face child abuse charges, 21yo facing 53...

Jefferson Fisher on how to spot liars and win an argument

16 May 2025

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Jefferson Fisher could be the male version of Mel Robbins. He is part of the billion-dollar self-help industry fuelled by podcasts, books, TED talks a...

Day 13: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

16 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef wellington ...

Justin Bieber speaks on Diddy + Vitamin D linked to ADHD & schizophrenia

16 May 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Ben Roberts-Smith loses appeal bid to overturn defamation case vowing to head to the high court, Justin Bieber breaks silence ove...

Third of homes in $1mil dollar club + The dark side of reality music TV

15 May 2025

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Friday Headlines:  Over a third of Australian homes now cost at least $1 million, new Greens leader Larissa Waters says she wants to bring the pa...

Day 12: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

15 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef wellington ...

New Greens leader elected + Hidden dangers of tracking apps

15 May 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: New Leader of the Greens elected, The Prime Minister has kicked off his first overseas trip since being re-elected, Manhunt under...

Greens consider throuple for leader + Breakthrough in OCD ‘nightmare’

14 May 2025

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Headlines: Greens to decide new leader, NSW abortion bill update, Bondi stabbings inquest continues today, a Queensland man is feared to have die...

Day 11: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

14 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef wellington ...

Menendez Brothers’ legal win + Inside the world of Diddy ‘freak-offs’

14 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: Ex-Olympian won’t serve jail time after fatal crash killing his Olympian wife, AEC confirms missing ballots found at electo...

Russia lashed for downing MH17 + Undercover in our secret baby trade

13 May 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: Western governments continue welcoming UN’s MH17 ruling, Kim Kardashian’s Paris robbery trial, new global study ...

Day 10: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

13 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington ...

New female Liberal leader + The two words banned inside the party

13 May 2025

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Sussan Ley has made history as the first female to lead the Federal Liberal Party. So, can she help rebuild a broken party?  In this episode of T...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial begins + Exposing Australia's 'weak' rapists

12 May 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: The new leader of the Liberal party will be unveiled today, Hamas release American-Israeli hostage, the trial of Sean “Diddy&...

PM’s new cabinet + Who can save the Liberal party?

12 May 2025

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Who will lead the Liberal Party? Ahead of tomorrow’s crucial vote, we look at the top candidates and what the Liberals need to do to win back Au...

Backroom battles in Canberra + When religion & abortion rights collide

11 May 2025

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Monday Headlines: Albo to reveal ministerial lineup today, Pope calls for ‘no more war’ in first Sunday message, a tonne of cocaine seized...

Luisa Dunn on grey hair fame, beauty tricks & saying no to injectables

09 May 2025

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Luisa Dunn has transformed her natural grey hair into a powerful statement and an Instagram following of over 1.4 million. The model and activist harn...

Day 9: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

09 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef wellington ...

Surprise name in Lib leader race + Who is F1 star Oscar Piastri?

09 May 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: The battle for the Liberal Party leadership begins and the 2025 Archibald prize goes to Julie Frager becoming the 13th women to w...

World’s first American pope elected + Silent killer of our music scene

08 May 2025

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Friday Headlines: America's Robert Francis Prevost announced as new pope, More than 30 people have been arrested over a number of homophobic attacks l...

Day 8: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

08 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef wellington ...

Trump's movie tariff threat to Australia + Adam Bandt concedes defeat

08 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: Two men found guilty of murdering Indigenous schoolboy Cassius Turvey, Adam Bandt concedes defeat in Melbourne and Triple-murder ...

SPONSORED: A reliable electricity grid + a transition to renewable generation

08 May 2025

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An innovative new project is helping Australians make and save cash, while bolstering the renewable energy sector and helping the environment. &n...

Pauline Hanson celebrates Adam Bandt's loss + Are you fake rich?

07 May 2025

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Thursday Headlines:  Albo to reveal his new front bench as soon as next Tuesday, new warnings for Australians travelling to Pakistan and India, D...

Day 7: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

07 May 2025

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Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef wellington ...

Nuclear war warning between India & Pakistan + Mushroom trial latest

07 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: Deadly Queensland housefire may have links to domestic violence, court hears in Erin Patterson's mushroom murder trial that ...

Charges expected in young boys' deaths + Brutal Aussie sport going viral

06 May 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: The fall out continues following Labor’s landslide election win, developments in the NSW double child murder case, Trump sa...

Mushroom lunch survivor gives evidence + The Met Gala explained

06 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: Survivor of Mushroom murder trial speaks in court and huge swings in election results as Teals and Greens fight for seats.  ...

Rinehart slams ‘left media’ for LNP loss + How your DNA’s being hijacked

05 May 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: Gina Rinehart blames the Coalition’s election loss on 'Left Media', three major child deaths across the country, Israel ...

Another twist in Mushroom trial + New leader for Liberal Party

05 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: Anthony Albanese speaks with Donald Trump, 100% tariffs on movies made in Australia, new text messages shared in mushroom trial a...

Labor’s landslide win + The anti-vaxxers reviving a deadly disease

04 May 2025

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Monday Headlines: Unpacking Albo’s historic win, Barnaby Joyce reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and police thwart bomb attack planned for Lady ...

What Albo's win means for you: Labor's key promises

03 May 2025

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Anthony Albanese has become the first Prime Minister since John Howard to win back-to-back elections.   In this special election episode of The B...

Peter Greste on his prison nightmare, threats to journalism & new movie

02 May 2025

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Peter Greste was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of falsifying news and damaging Egypt’s international image. The Au...

ELECTION DAY: How your vote is counted

02 May 2025

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In case you missed it, here's your one-stop guide to voting in this federal election. We’re breaking down the most common voting questions and b...

Psychic crocodile predicts new PM + Mushroom trial update

02 May 2025

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Afternoon headlines: On election eve nearly 40% of Australians have already voted, chopper crash south west of Melbourne leaves three in serious condi...

Celeb cook calls off trolls in Brooki saga + How to maximise your vote

01 May 2025

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Friday Headlines: It is the final official day of campaigning before the federal election, police investigating after Trumpet of Patriots volunte...

Trump’s secret link to Australia + Coalition set for election bloodbath

01 May 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: PM Anthony Albanese hits back over Labor candidate’s father’s comments, YOUGOV poll shows Labor is set to win and hea...

Trumpet of Patriots spam texts + Ketamine 'changed my life'

30 Apr 2025

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Thursday Headlines: Greens officially launch their campaign, Coalition costings to be released, MKR contestants facing abuse claims named, Kylie Minog...

Cancer claim in mushroom trial + Sex time bomb

30 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Shock twist in Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial; good news for interest rates after latest inflation data; Peter Dutton's no-...

Albo's six-state blitz + Inside the mushroom murder trial

29 Apr 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: Albo still ahead as preferred PM, newly-elected Canadian PM sends strong message to Trump, rental affordability has never be...

‘Going to die’: Hero's chilling evidence + Fixing a broken system

29 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott speaks at Bondi stabbing inquest, the jury for the triple murder trial involving Erin Patterson ha...

Jacqui Lambie slams the majors + Bondi attacker's massacre obsession

28 Apr 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: National security, environment and dealing with a minority government firmly on the agenda, the first day of the Bondi Junction sta...

Malcolm Turnbull on backing Albo, national security & dealing with Trump

28 Apr 2025

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Feeling uninspired by the current election? You’re not alone, as latest polling shows we’re heading for a hung parliament with some Austra...

Welcome to Country controversy + 'Get ripped, get rich and get a girl'

27 Apr 2025

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Monday Headlines: Albanese wins final leaders’ debate, Canadian car ramming death toll rises to 11, thousands rally after alleged murder of NSW ...

Grace Tame on winning as a woman, side-eyes and calling out power

25 Apr 2025

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She’s side-eyed former Prime Ministers, called out power at the highest levels and reshaped Australia’s conversation around sexual abuse -...

The young faces of war: 'Gladiators with the eyes of children'

25 Apr 2025

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Deep Dive: As international alliances face growing uncertainty, new figures reveal that less than one in four Gen Z Australians feel a strong personal...

The career killing three Australians a fortnight

24 Apr 2025

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Friday Headlines: ANZAC Day services are held around the country, Extra security at MCG for today's football clash, Pope's Funeral tomorrow.Deep Dive:...

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Dutton responds to fake Nazi image, backflips and being underdog

24 Apr 2025

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With just days to go until the federal election, a record number of Australians have already cast their vote and the latest exit polls suggest Labor i...

Huge fines for Apple and Meta + 'Not the truth police’ AEC on influencers

23 Apr 2025

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Thursday Headlines: Another Coalition backflip, Apple and Meta fined hundreds of millions, Sydney man charged over NSW court leak, Bunnings strikes ag...

Are the viral Aussie ‘Twinnies’ fake or gifted? + Trump’s trade backdown

23 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Trump to reduced tariffs on China as a recession looms for the US and AI movies can now win an Oscar  Deep Dive: A pair of i...

The most fiery debate yet + Sex offender register won't stop predators

22 Apr 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: Peter Dutton wins third leaders' debate, the coalition to announce increased defence spending, details of Pope Francis' fune...

Bombshell twist in horror crime + Who will be the next Pope?

22 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Third leaders debate to go ahead tonight, NSW police investigate links to organised crime after mother killed and Harvard sues Tr...

Pope Francis’ cause of death revealed + The new shade shaking up politics

21 Apr 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: Pope Francis' cause of death revealed, early voting now open, Australia records deadliest Easter weekend of drownings, new cal...

REWIND: Julia Gillard, our first and only female Prime Minister

21 Apr 2025

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In this special election rewind we are joined by Julia Gillard, the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and our first and only female in the top job.&nbs...

How jeans, jorts & mullets could spell the next recession

20 Apr 2025

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Monday Headlines: Tragedies around the water this Easter, Labour ahead in latest poll, The Pope appears for Easter blessing, Oscar Piastri successful ...

The Kath and Kim icon on ageing disgracefully and becoming a truckie

18 Apr 2025

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Peter Rowsthorn cemented his place as Australian comedy royalty in Kath and Kim, playing the loveable bogan Brett. From staring in musicals, sitcoms t...

REWIND: Scott Morrison’s most awkward interview ever?

18 Apr 2025

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In this special election rewind we are joined by Scott Morrison, the 30th Prime Minister of Australia, lover of chicken curries and author of Pla...

Tackling kids, diss tracks & the election moments you don’t see

17 Apr 2025

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Friday Headlines: Opposition Leader clarifies he believed in climate change, Rise in DV over Easter, Great White shark concerns for an Adelaide beach ...

Housing Minister on why the great Australian dream isn't over

17 Apr 2025

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Is the great Australian dream of owning a home over?  In this special election edition of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Federa...

Climate divides leaders' debate + Why you could be detained in US

16 Apr 2025

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Thursday Headlines: Spicy second leaders' debate between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton, Australians trust in the ...

PM's security breach + Is Putin's military on our doorstep?

16 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: PM says he won’t be deterred from making public appearances after another security breach, police search underway following...

Race for deadly disease vax + Mediscare & Temu Trump: Spot political spin

15 Apr 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: Half of all investment properties sold within two years, Australian lab racing to make a vaccine to prevent deadly Disease X, Aus...

Greens cancel ANZAC day rave + Was Katy Perry’s space trip a PR stunt?

15 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Greens cancel ANZAC Day rave, grandmother shot dead in drive-by shooting and why Australians aren’t travelling to the US.&n...

Over half a million Aus homes ‘under threat’ + How to vote to save cash

14 Apr 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: Bold claims made on Sky News ‘Mavericks’ debate with One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and KAP’s Bob Katter, Trea...

Adam Bandt on leading with Labor, free uni and taxing billionaires

14 Apr 2025

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Free uni and TAFE for all Australians—that’s the headline promise from Greens Leader Adam Bandt, as the party reveals some of its major po...

Leaders make huge housing pitch + My ADHD isn’t ‘trendy’

13 Apr 2025

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Monday Headline: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton ‘officially’ launched their election campaigns, one year since the Bondi Junction stabb...

Jameela Jamil: my eating disorder, white man energy & The Good Place

11 Apr 2025

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Jameela Jamil is a fierce critic of power, tackling the erosion of women’s rights to the rise of far-right ideologies. The British actor, writer...

Major IVF mistake + Fatal chopper crash

11 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Peter Dutton calls politics a ‘brutal business’ after alleged terror attack, six dead after helicopter broke up mid-f...

Dutton target of alleged terror plot + Why Netflix is so not chill

10 Apr 2025

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Friday Headlines: Peter Dutton allegedly target of a schoolboy terror plot, RBA pours cold water on significant rate cuts, Brisbane woman gives b...

Is Trump playing us all? + Rape game banned

10 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Key Democrats alleging possible insider trading after Donald Trump’s tariff pause and Virgin Australia reportedly overcharg...

Major tariff backflip + The new Big Brother watching you

09 Apr 2025

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Thursday Headlines: Trump walks back tariffs, Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor's first debate, Australia removes video game featuring rape and Mr G ...

Trump’s new attack on tariffs + Stopping our soaring power bills

09 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Donald Trump’s 'Liberation Day' Tariffs have come into effect, Virginia Giuffre failed to appear in a Perth Court and an Au...

Albo wins first debate + The hacker exposing all our vulnerabilities

08 Apr 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: Anthony Albanese wins first leaders debate, Jim Chalmers having high-level finance talks, Australia's median home value has incre...

US vs China trade war escalates + Housing crisis solution

08 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Prime Minister's not ruling out a recession as ongoing tariff war between the US and China continues Deep Dive: As uncertainty co...

New social media rules for politicians + Will Elon unplug your EV dream?

07 Apr 2025

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Tuesday Headlines: New mental health promises, Bondi Junction stabbing inquest, NSW public hospital doctors walk off jobs, Israeli Prime Minister...

Treasurer flags interest rate cuts + Stock market bloodbath

07 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Multiple rate cuts expected as ASX tumbles  Deep Dive: The federal Treasurer says a number of interest rate cuts could be on...

What journalists think of influencers in politics (Part 2)

06 Apr 2025

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In Part Two of The Briefing’s special on influencers in politics, we turn the spotlight on the media itself.  As backlash grows over conten...

LNP ditches WFH policy + Influencers vs journalists in politics (Part 1)

06 Apr 2025

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Monday Headlines: Peter Dutton backflips on WFH promise, Liberal MP stood down after comments about women in combat, Jordanian man on Sydney-boun...

Elouise Eftos is 'Australia’s first attractive comedian'

04 Apr 2025

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Elouise Sofia Eftos, is 'Australia’s first attractive comedian', according to her Instagram bio. She’s taking on the comedy world with her...

Cyber-attack on superfunds + What happens next on White Lotus

04 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Australians superfunds stolen in cyber attack and notorious gangland figure Tony Mokbel free after 18 years Deep Dive: Season 3 o...

Albo's Joe Biden moment + Dutton's radical plan to save billions

03 Apr 2025

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Friday Headlines: Albo goes for a tumble, Abbie Chatfield interviews cleared by AEC, Victorian man charged for allegedly threatening to kill poli...

China vows to retaliate after Trump's ‘bully’ tariffs

03 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Trump's 'Liberation Day' announces 10% tariffs on all countries  Deep Dive: The fallout continues from Donald Trump’s ...

Albo’s post with podcaster investigated + We debate the 'war on woke'

02 Apr 2025

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Thursday Headlines: Prime Minister and Abbie Chatfield's social media post being investigated by the AEC, Trump will hand down sweeping "Liberation Da...

Hollywood legend dies + mass evacuations from flooding

02 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: Thousands of residents across outback Queensland evacuated and Val Kilmer star of Top Gun and Batman dead at 65.  Deep dive:...

Mangione, Caddick, Mokbel updates + The 'bogeyman' influencing your vote

01 Apr 2025

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Wednesday Headlines: Labor to push for real wage increase, US prosecutors seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione, IVF for single women and same se...

Interest rates on hold + PM hits back over US Tariffs

01 Apr 2025

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Afternoon Headlines: RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%, PM hits back at Trump over new trade demands and Jeffery Epstein and Prince Andrew’s top accus...