The Briefing

Wednesday Headlines:
Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s announcement
Changes to the NDIS will cause ‘material harm’ to disabled Australians
Barnaby Joyce joins anti-abortion rally in Sydney
Charlie Pickering calls Grace Tame's ABC podcast 'problematic'
The ‘franken-can’ named Australia’s worst packaging
Deep Dive: Tony Abbott is back in frontline Liberal Party politics, after being appointed the party’s Federal President.
But not everyone in the party is convinced it's a good idea. Supporters see Abbott as a powerful communicator who can help reconnect the Liberals with their base, while critics fear his return could overshadow leader Angus Taylor and deepen divisions between the party's conservative and moderate wings.
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with AFR political editor Phillip Coorey about why Abbott is back, how much influence a party president really has, and whether his return can help reverse the Liberal Party's decline
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Headlines:
Minimum wages rise across Australia by 4.75%
New Australian sanctions against West Bank settlers
AI company Anthropic, worth $900bn, is going public
Tennis legend Serena Williams is returning to the game
1,037 Marilyn Monroes celebrate her 100th birthday
Deep Dive:
“Nobody knows the true scale and severity of this outbreak,” a Médecins Sans Frontières spokesman said about the current Ebola emergency in the Congo. Officially, at least 43 people have died with 263 cases confirmed. Doctors suspect the numbers are much higher.
As the disease spreads the race for a vaccine is on. In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Ebola expert and epidemiologist, Professor Paul Griffin.
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Tuesday Headlines:
Iran reportedly halts peace talks with US over Israeli strikes on Lebanon
Peter Garrett to head independent probe into Aukus
Australia hits record number of billionaires
UNSW ranked best Australian uni
Jill Biden reveals her reaction to Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate against Donald Trump
Deep Dive: They may be five months away, but chatter is already ramping up ahead of the US midterm elections.
The vote – which helps decide who controls Congress – will be the first major verdict on Donald Trump’s second presidency, but factors other than his performance in the White House will be at play.
In this deep dive, Planet America’s Chas Licciardello joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to break it all down and explain how this election could signal be end of democracy.
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Headlines:
Jim Chalmers brushes off One Nation polling
Israel expands ground offensive in Lebanon, seizes 900-year-old castle
Police investigate Melbourne house fire that killed child
Harvard speaker urges grads to “kill AI”
Deep Dive:
Complaints against NSW Police have risen by almost 70% in the last decade, and last year police paid $40 million in legal costs and settlements over alleged misconduct. Today the ABC’s Four Corners is airing an explosive report with videos of police bashing civilians, and calls for greater scrutiny.
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Four Corners reporter Dylan Welch.
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Monday Headlines:
One Nation becomes most popular political party in Australia
Defence Minister reveals changes to AUKUS pact
Searches continue in flooded Laos cave for missing miners
Australian house prices fall
Socceroos lose friendly as countdown to the World Cup hits two weeks
Deep Dive: The government last week launched its biggest lawsuit ever: Australia is suing the US corporate giant 3M for $2 billion, alleging that 3M concealed the fact that its firefighting foam was harmful.

3M's firefighting foam was made from PFAS chemicals, which scientists now say are environmental contaminants, and the government is seeking damages for the contamination of 28 military bases around Australia.
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Ian Wright, Associate Professor in Water Science at Western Sydney University, to unpack what we know about PFAS and whether the Commonwealth's case goes far enough.
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