The Briefing

Friday Headlines:
Trump welcomes Xi to White House for AI talks
Albanese disappointed in OpenAI after Medicare breach
White House lifts press ban after judge order
Two children die in NSW following separate tragedies
Rate hike almost certain next week despite jobs data
Lachie Neale wins appeal as Lions and Freo take unchanged sides into tomorrow's AFL Grand Final
Deep Dive: Kylie Minogue headlines the AFL grand final this weekend.
A week later, the NRL will kick off its decider without a star act. The league says it would rather put the money into junior footy than pay a performer $90,000 a minute. Its broadcaster reportedly isn't happy, all the while plenty of fans are shrugging.
So are these pre-game spectacles worth the millions, or just a tradition nobody has thought to question?
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Dr Hunter Fujak, senior lecturer in sport management at Deakin University. They unpack who these shows are really for, how they’ve changed over time and why the NRL’s move could completely change the game moving forward.
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Thursday Headlines:
Iran accuses US and Israel of terrorism as Albanese pledges $60million to Ukraine
Gus Lamont's parents make emotional plea as $1m reward offered
Half of Aussies in their 20s still living with their parents as housing and financial stresses bite
Swans players return to the club for the first time
Angry Anderson dies aged 79
Deep Dive: In the past week, four more women and children have been added to the national domestic violence death toll in Australia, which is currently sitting at 72.
They were lost in suspected murders across NSW, including a shocking case involving three children in the Blue Mountains, with their mother now accused of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
As these horrific cases continue to hit the news, it can feel like progress has stalled or completely halted.
In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined by the NSW Women's Safety Commissioner, Dr Hannah Tonkin to discuss the ongoing fight to end domestic violence in our communities, and whether we're getting closer to that goal.
Additional resources:
1800 RESPECT: https://1800respect.org.au/ or call 1800 737 732
Full Stop Australia: https://fullstop.org.au/
eSafety Commissioner: https://www.esafety.gov.au/

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Wednesday Headlines:
Donald Trump addresses UN General Assembly on Iran, AI and domestic record
NSW mother charged after fatally stabbing her son
Beau Lamarre-Condon claims self defence in double murder case
Coroner says Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose
Brisbane Lions dealt major blow ahead of grand final
NRL finals to go ahead without pre-match entertainment
Deep Dive: A patch of sea between Yemen and Saudi Arabia has become the Middle East's newest flashpoint. Iran-backed Houthi rebels have swept down Yemen's coast and now sit within reach of a shipping lane the whole world leans on.
Saudi Arabia is bombing back.
Missiles, drones, and tens of thousands of people have been forced to run.
So how did a rebel group end up with its hand on a valve of the global economy, and how much worse could this get?
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Jessica Genauer, Associate Professor in International Relations at UNSW, to explain who the Houthis really are, why the US is staying on the sidelines and what it all means for the price you pay at the bowser.
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Tuesday Headlines:
Albanese signs AI warning alongside world leaders
Trial of accused killer of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies gets underway
Calls for Telstra to be stripped of Triple Zero responsibilities
Fox News among outlets refusing to cover Trump after CNN banned from White House
Nick Daicoss wins Brownlow in record-breaking vote
Deep Dive: Migration has long been of the most fiercely debated issues in Australian politics. But it's reached a fever pitch in recent years following an explosion in migrants coming to Australia in the wake of the pandemic.
What has followed has been a debate around what that number should be, driven by competing demands across the economy, housing, the labour market, and our shared values.
As the major political parties roll out their platforms ahead of the next election, we're cutting through the noise to dive into what they're promising, what real-world impact these policies will have, and find out if anyone is actually getting the balance right.
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Monday Headlines:
Australia launches UN seat campaign while Albanese in the US
Child and three women dead after horror weekend of domestic violence in NSW
Coalition unveils cheaper fuel plan
Vic police working to ban AFL fans who threw bottles at umpires
Ed Sheeran takes to the stage alone in first show since Macklemore axing
Deep Dive: Australia is one of the world's biggest consumers of illicit drugs, and the numbers are still climbing. The country's top cop, AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett, says the way forward is to talk about it louder - to convince Aussies that their weekend habit is bankrolling the gangs behind a wave of violence. But one of the nation's leading drug policy researchers doubts that will help.
If decades of cracking down on supply hasn't dented demand, what actually works and why does so little funding go towards it?
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Professor Alison Ritter, director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program at UNSW, to discuss.
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