The Briefing
Episodes
Record house prices + How our gov let $7 billion go up in smoke
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday Headlines: Our house prices and rents are at record highs, Australian Border Force says its actively monitoring a Chinese warship, convic...
Mother arrested after 3 children stabbed + Super fund rorts
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon Headlines: Mother of attempted triple murder suicide arrested, Danielle Laidley battling rare brain tumour and cast of The White Lotus in Au...
Residents cut off, man missing in floods + Aus footballers face ban in US
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Headlines: PM off to WA today, flooding could see communities cut off for weeks in NSW and QLD, search and rescue efforts continue in Myan...
Punter's Politics on billionaires, billboards and backroom deals
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Konrad Michalski, better known as Punter's Politics, is on a mission to cut through the political spin and convince everyday Aussies (or punters) that...
Poll shock on election campaign + Kings Charles hospitalised
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: New poll shows Peter Dutton is now in the lead with voters, no jail time for ex-cop who tasered 95 year old in age care and two s...
We have an election date + The truth about 'Australian Made'
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday Headlines: We have an election date, Peter Dutton’s budget reply, NSW court docs and Nine hit by data breach, search continues for missin...
PM's embarrassing election blunder
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deep dive: Speculation is rife the Federal election will be called tomorrow, after an embarrassing blunder. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabin...
Dutton's plan for cheaper fuel + The deadly virus back in Australia
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday Headlines: Labor’s surprise tax cut passes the senate, groceries are the most expensive at Woolies, Salmon laws, NSW court data breach,...
What the Federal Budget means for your interest rates
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon Headlines: The PM blasts the opposition over tax cuts, Jeanswest goes into administration and AirPods Pro 2 can now act as hearing aids.&nbs...
Budget breakdown: A cuppa's worth of tax cuts, free GPs & cheaper pints
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his fourth—and possibly final—Federal Budget. There are tax cuts, energy bill relief, a...
Top secret war plans sent to journalist by mistake
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon Headlines: Trump and US Defence Secretary respond to leaked Yemen war plans and 2032 Olympic Games venue confirmed Deep Dive: Top secret US ...
Extreme weather warning + Inside Netflix's Adolescence
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday Headlines: Budget will be in deficit + more potential energy relief on the horizon, sixth day of protests in Turkey, Queensland told to brace ...
$1 billion for defence + Women abandon major parties
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Teal MP Monique Ryan’s partner has apologised after stealing a Liberal campaign sign, Federal Government announces $1 billi...
Hundreds to be slashed from your bills + Why more men are sports betting
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Headlines: More bill relief announced as budget looms, Gaza death toll passes 50,000, Pope Francis makes first public appearance since hospital...
David Pocock: rugby star, activist or political saviour?
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Pocock, the former rugby star turned independent senator, embraces the label of “weirdo” for his belief that sports and politics sho...
Why country music is sliding into your playlist
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Treasurer Jim Chalmer stands by ACCC inquiry, flights to Bali cancelled after volcano eruption and Donald Trump shutting down the...
Coles and Woolies 'shock' findings + Pets on flights
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday Headlines: Coles and Woolies found among ‘most profitable’ supermarkets in world, US Tech giants call on Trump to target Australia,...
Cash splash vs frugal living: our two-tier economy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Peter Dutton’s speech interrupted by protesters, employment figures show despite thousands losing work unemployment rate ho...
Can we blame our housing pain on immigration?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday Headlines: Labor promises to cap prescription medications at $25, Putin accused of breaking promise to not strike Ukrainian energy targe...
Who shot JFK? Surprise Australian link revealed
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Astronauts touch down to Earth after nine months in space, ex-nurses charged over an alleged video threatening Israeli patients f...
Why we shouldn't torpedo AUKUS
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday Headlines: Trump and Putin hold phone call about Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, More Israeli airstrikes in Gaza as death toll climbs, Treasurer p...
The explosive new twist involving the CFMEU
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon Headlines: Israel launches new airstrikes across Gaza, inquest into Lilie James’ murder finds it was a planned attack and scientists d...
Top 10 hacks to cut your supermarket bill
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday Headlines: Anthony Albanese receives highest approval rating in almost 18 months, Trump and Putin to discuss an end to the war tomorrow, 48% o...
Australia's new health crisis: Do you have an STI?
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon Headlines: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull slams AUKUS deal as 'dumb' and 'unfair', Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the financial fa...
Inside Clive Palmer's plan to win you over with Trump's handbook
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Headlines: Chalmers reveals cost of Cyclone Alfred ahead of earliest budget ever, dozens dead in North-Macedonian nightclub fire, heartbreak fo...
Drive to Survive’s Guenther Steiner on his first "shit box" and leaving F1
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guenther Steiner isn’t just an F1 boss – he’s an American-Italian motorsport icon and a fan favourite on Netflix’s Drive to Su...
The Aussie female driver changing the face of motorsport
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Australia’s youngest convicted murderer set to be released, American Airlines Boeing 737 bursts into flames on tarmac and r...
'A mouthful of razor blades': What’s with all the shark attacks?
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Putin says he agrees 'in principle' to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, Kevin Rudd says he's 'thrown everything' at getting a tariff exempt...
Meet the professor behind our world-first titanium heart surgery
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Former Australian cricketing great Stuart MacGill found guilty over facilitating a cocaine deal, power bills to increase again an...
The ugly truth about your delicious bacon sandwich
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday Headlines: Greens unveil new plan to legalise weed, Trump tariff chaos continues, Indigenous incarceration rates have jumped 20% since 2019, ...
Malcolm Turnbull on why the US tariff deal is a huge wake up call
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Anthony Albanese responds to Trump's tariffs on Australia Deep dive: Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull issues a stark warnin...
The sporting codes earning millions from gambling, but paying no tax
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday Headlines: Australia’s requests to be exempt from US tariffs has been rejected as ‘Trumpcession’ fears continue, Ukraine s...
What a "Trumpcession" could mean for Australia
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon Headlines: ASX stocks plummet amid US recession fears Deep Dive: The US stock market has plunged this week prompting fears of a recession so...
Is our coverage of Cyclone Alfred 'disaster porn'?
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday Headlines: Donald Trump and ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull continue trading blows, Russia warns Australia against putting boots on the ground in Ukrai...
How to outsmart storm-chasing scammers
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Afternoon headlines: Raids reportedly carried out in relation to a caravan allegedly found packed with explosives, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese war...
The environmental group suing Tanya Plibersek
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Headlines: Hundreds of thousands without power as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves inland, latest Newspoll shows hung parliament still lik...
Why Michelle Brasier kept her brother's ashes in a sandwich bag
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and author Michelle Brasier transformed the heartbreak of losing her brother and father to cancer into a bold and unflinching brand of comedy...
Cyclone Alfred is about to hit - what you need to know
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of residents across NSW and Queensland are preparing for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, expected to make landfall tomorrow. Torrential rain a...
Global politics was cooked this week. Here's what went down
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues slow journey towards land, Teenager arrested after trying to board plane with shotgun, EU leaders close t...
The councils criminalising homelessness during Cyclone Alfred
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charities and community leaders are raising the alarm, accusing Australian councils of criminalising homelessness, effectively making it illegal. Coun...
What does a neo-Nazi look like in Australia?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Tropical Cyclone Alfred slows but still expected to bring “three natural disasters in one”, US cuts off intelligence sharing wi...
Part 3: Is the government going to save us from an AI jobs ‘tsunami’?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us are considering how we might protect ourselves and our careers if artificial intelligence gets smart enough to do our jobs better than we c...
Why this petition could change MAFS forever
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Concerts and footy matches cancelled as Alfred heads towards land, Zelensky says he’s ready to work under President Trump’s str...
Part 2: How doctors are bringing AI into medicine (and protecting their jobs)
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you can’t beat them – join them? Tech billionaires like Elon Musk say the AI systems they're building will replace lots of people&rsquo...
Do women need to 'shut up' for men's mental health?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the federal election date, new findings on the gender pay gap and the 2025 Oscars wrap Deep dive: What doe...
Part 1: AI crushed Tom’s career. Are the rest of us next?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk say the AI systems they're building will replace lots of people’s jobs, but also create better ones in their pl...
The high-profile illness seeing Aussie parents wrongly accused of abuse
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Europe is putting together a ‘coalition of the willing’ to stop the war in Ukraine, Israel blocks entry of all humanitarian aid...
From Julian Assange to Amber Heard: The Australian lawyer behind it all
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Robinson made headlines as the lawyer who helped secure the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after 14 years, but her advocacy doesn&rsq...
Who is the 'Milkshake Man' representing Australia at Eurovision?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Viral emerging pop sensation Go-Jo, also known as Marty Zambotto, will represent Australia at Eurovision in Basel, Switzerland this year. He’s t...
Star Casino is in a trading halt, but can a casino go broke?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Casinos are usually synonymous with high rollers and high stakes. But running a business of the size and scale of a casino comes with big risks and bi...
Are you the winner in the deal between Virgin and Qatar?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday headlines: Australian divorce rates at lowest in half a century, Penny Wong accuses coalition of ‘gunboat diplomacy’, mystery surro...
Yes Marty Sheargold, endometriosis exists
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Overnight, comedian and broadcaster Marty Sheargold parted ways with Triple M after comments he made on his drive show surrounding his views on the na...
Thousands killed, millions displaced. Is the West giving up on the Congo?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday Headlines: Dutton defends share purchases and late property disclosures, religious sect jailed over death of Elizabeth Struhs, cost of p...
Should we foot the bill for other people's weight loss?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If it benefits the health of the whole country, would you be willing to pay for someone else in Australia to lose weight? Ozempic, Wegovy and medicati...
Microsoft has a new quantum computer chip. Could it change the world?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday Headlines: Labor pushes Peter Dutton on allegations of insider trading, ABC says it’s spent $1.1 million on Antoinette Lattouf’s...
We're being promised free GP visits. What's the catch?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With cost of living dominating the 2025 election, it was only a matter of time before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a major move. Over the week...
Murky waters: the Chinese warship saga explained
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday Headlines: Anthony Albanese speaks about Medicare, racism and the US, New telco rules to protect DV victims announced, SAG awards recap. ...
What happens when the Pope dies? The power games begin
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Francis is currently battling a serious bout of double pneumonia, with his condition described by the Vatican over the weekend as “critical...
Who is 'Peggy Sue'? Inside the viral campaign targeting Peter Dutton
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Headlines: New poll shows Labor on track to lose the election as the Coalition matches Labor’s Medicare boost, today marks the third...
The Imperfects ask the big questions, but can they answer them?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Resilience is a journey we’re all on - and it's the cornerstone of one of Australia’s top podcasts, The Imperfects. Hosted by Hugh van Cuy...
What? Are your noise cancelling headphones making you deaf?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are your noise-cancelling headphones doing you serious damage? In ear, over-ear, for work, for working out, for study, for music festivals – rem...
Is it unethical for us to read the lips of famous people?
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday Headlines: Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault over soccer player kiss, Peter Dutton wrongly says Labor is fast-tracking citizens...
Has President Trump turned into Dictator Donald?
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During last year’s election, Donald Trump joked about becoming a dictator, but “only on day one” of his second term as president. Bu...
What the actual f*** is Skibidi Toilet?
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator without elections’, ASIO boss says multiple ‘hostile’ nations plotted to murder cr...
Another plane crashed. Here's how to stay calm on your next flight
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a plane carrying 80 people crash landed, burst into flames and flipped upside down on the tarmac of a Canadian airport yesterday, it was the thir...
If you're getting your pills tested, should we all see the results?
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: The Reserve Bank finally cut interest rates, man charged with online harassment of Antoinette Lattouf and a TikTokker finds an album of uns...
How the Catholic Church protected Australia's worst paedophile
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Ridsdale, known as Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, has died in prison, aged 90. Ridsdale was convicted eight separate times...
Part 2: Why some stem cell treatments are banned in Australia
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stem cell treatments are being offered around the globe as an almost ‘miracle’ intervention promising to help patients avoid major surgeri...
Part 1: Inside the hospital offering 'miracle' stem cell treatment
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday Headlines: Big day for borrowers as the RBA meets to consider rate cut, new video emerges of Australian soldier Oscar Jenkins captured fightin...
How White Lotus is influencing your next holiday
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The highly anticipated third season of cult TV show The White Lotus has dropped today and as much as we’ll be picking apart the storylines and t...
The Greens have a plan - but is anyone listening?
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday Headlines: Australia building half as many homes compared to 30 years ago, Ukraine not part of fresh peace talks between US and Russia, an...
Kishwar Chowdhury is high on Bengali cuisine and a Snoop Dogg collab
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kishwar Chowdhury never imagined she’d find herself on national TV, but MasterChef took her to new heights giving her the platform to showcase B...
Asteroid hurtling towards Earth? Meet the team tasked with protecting us
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know there’s a body responsible for monitoring asteroids, and planning what to do should they set a collision course with Earth? The Int...
Ukrainian Australian Chrestyna knows what she'd say to Trump and Putin
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: NSW nurses banned from practising anywhere in Australia, Hamas says ceasefire deal back on track, Albo drops strongest hints of a March or ...
Here’s how you should break up with someone
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking up with someone is never easy - and new research has found that the week leading up to Valentine's Day is a peak time for relationships break...
How I exposed Belle Gibson's cancer con (and what Netflix got wrong)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Two NSW health nurses to be charged for antisemitic comments, Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal trial hears from final witnesses,...
Why you can't get your medication, and who's to blame
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is in the grip of a growing medicine shortage, with pharmacists, doctors and patients all feeling the impact. There are currently more than ...
What's revenge quitting - and should you do it?
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Sam Kerr not guilty in racially aggravated harassment case, Trump tariffs on Australia still on the cards despite PM phone call, Banks to d...
Do I need therapy? Here’s how to try it without breaking the bank
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about going to therapy? Official stats show mental illness now affects about double the Australians it affected in the ea...
Kendrick v Drake: The Super Bowl diss explained
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Popular rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are currently embroiled in a very public spat - which has come to a triumphant head with Kendrick's knockout ...
Trump's tariff war has come to Australia. Here's what it means for you
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Jury in Sam Kerr trial retires, Hamas pauses release of Israeli hostages, Nationals walk back Dutton’s threat of axing public servant...
Do egg shortages mean it's time for you to get a backyard chook?
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been impacted by the recent egg shortages across Australia? The major supermarkets have been hit hard by limited supplies – and a new b...
Musk and Zuckerberg don’t care about child abuse content in your feed
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Labor’s major announcement for women’s health, Labor vote dives in Victorian by-elections, Sam Kerr’s lawyers to give fin...
Maddy MacRae on a $15k debt, being a slice of bread and her viral stomach
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maddy MacRae has over 3.5 million followers across her social media accounts, but surprisingly has spent years facing rejection and chasing acting gig...
Confessions of an ex-MAFS producer
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Australia’s biggest reality TV show unethical? Married at First Sight – one of Australia's most popular reality TV shows, currently in ...
Would you give your thumbprint over to your bank?
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Peter Dutton holds rare press conference calling for inquiry into PM’s knowledge of explosives caravan, Trump restates plan for Gaza,...
Are billionaires buying Australia’s elections?
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you satisfied with the Government right now? If polls are anything to go by, Australians are increasingly getting over being led by majority gover...
How to make frequent flyer programs work for you, not the airlines
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Labor agrees to minimum jail sentences for terror crimes, the world reacts to Trump’s Gaza plan, Sam Kerr’s trial continues, an...
'A nightmare': What Trump taking over Gaza means for the world
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We'll own it.” US President Donald Trump has just announced his intentio...
Who is the real Elon Musk?
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Australia to ban DeepSeek from government devices, China hits back with retaliatory tariffs on US goods, FBI enlisted in case against Melbo...
We've finally figured out an easier way for you to learn languages
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learning a new language is famously very hard and usually takes years. Could all that be about to change? While we now have apps like Duolingo t...
Will your fun DNA test put a family member in prison?
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Major parties rake in over $130 million in political donations last financial year, Sam Kerr faces UK trial over racially aggravated harass...
Federal parliament is back. What does it mean for you?
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Politics is about to be back on for 2025. You'd be forgiven for thinking government has already been in session this year – there’s been a...
Michael was nearly beheaded by ISIS. He's worried they could be back
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Labor imposes counter-terrorism sanctions on online neo-Nazi network for the first time, North Queensland floods update, trade war looming ...
Steph Claire Smith doesn't care what a mother 'should' look like
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steph Claire Smith has always been a trailblazer - and the model turned business founder and podcast host with over 1.4million followers doesn’t...
These apps will help you save (and sometimes make) money
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2024 was full of comments, complaints and promises from politicians and companies over the cost of living - and so far this year we're looking likely ...
BONUS: Sexsomnia is now a defence in sexual assault cases. What is it?
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man diagnosed with sexsomnia has been found not guilty of having non-consensual sex with a woman in Sydney. With the disorder now appearing as a key...
Bunnings responds: Why 'big is not bad' in the hardware industry
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this morning’s deep dive, we spoke to consumer and money expert Joel Gibson about how Bunnings has monpolised the hardware industry. When we ...
Is Bunnings’ glowing reputation earned, or engineered?
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines: Greens to push for 50 cent public transport nationwide, no survivors after Washington plane and helicopter crash, Australians facing long-t...
Why this man wants us to stop using toilet paper
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all got a butthole, but why are we so afraid to talk about it without making a joke of it? Professor Richard Hillman is one of the few spe...