The Briefing

Thursday Headlines:
China to resume jet fuel exports to Australia
Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers for multiple flights to fundraisers
Family of missing Alice Springs girl say they’re ‘desperate’ for her return
Australia’s meth use soars to record highs
Australia’s best places to work revealed
Deep Dive: A new toolkit targeting 'uniquely female' mental health challenges is being put to the test - addressing burnout, caregiving, stigma and coercive control, where traditional approaches haven't kept pace.
Launched by Smiling Mind in partnership with the Sisterhood Foundation, the free Women and Girls Mental Fitness Hub focuses on building everyday resilience and prevention, and it's already showing promising results.
In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith is joined by Michele, a psychologist, mother, carer and survivor of coercive control, who shares how the program has helped reshape her daily life.

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Why smoking is ‘cool’ again
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Headlines:
Child abuse material found at Dezi Freeman’s home
Mum of Beau Lamarre-Condon charged with witness tampering
James Comey, former FBI director, faces new retribution charges
... and a dinner menu fit for a king
Deep Dive:
Inflation is on the rise again, with consumer prices rising 4.6% in the 12 months to March. Transport costs alone rose 8.9% over the last year, jacked up by the oil crunch caused by the US-Iran war.
What do these figures mean for you? And for interest rates? In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Carrington Clarke, host of the ABC Business Daily podcast and the ABC’s Fuelcast.
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Wednesday Headlines:
King Charles addresses US Congress
Tech giants slam PM’s news laws
World’s most powerful oil cartel dealt major blow
New poll shows a majority of Aussies approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership
Victorian teachers to be offered major pay deal
Olivia Rodrigo shows up unannounced to New York open mic night
Deep Dive: Donald Trump has once again been the target of an assassination attempt, with Cole Tomas Allen charged with attempting to kill the US President.
It’s the third time in less than two years that a plot against Trump has been either attempted or foiled, and you might be wondering – what would happen if an assassin succeeded?
In today’s episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou investigates what succession plan is in place if the US President is killed in office and how such an event could reshape US politics and the world.

Guest: Garrett M. Graff, journalist, historian and author of Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself While the Rest of Us Die
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Headlines:
Trump unhappy with Iran's proposal to end the war
The US names a new Aussie ambassador
Rebel Wilson begins her evidence in court
PM announces new levy on Big Tech
Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman: expect fireworks
Elbie the dog saved from window ledge ordeal
Deep Dive:
On 28 April, 1996, a gunman killed 35 people in Australia’s worst mass shooting. Within months, Prime Minister John Howard had harnessed the grief of the country to implement world-leading gun control laws. We didn’t have another mass shooting for decades, until recently.
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Mike Amor, who reported from the scene of the Port Arthur massacre.
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Tuesday Headlines:
Cole Tomas Allen charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump
Iran offers deal to end the war
RSL to review its Welcome to Country policies
Port Arthur 30th anniversary
Majority of Aussie teens still using social media
Taylor Swift is trying to trademark her voice amid AI concerns
Deep Dive: For two months, the world’s been fixated on the escalating conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel, but another superpower, China, has been quietly shaping events behind the scenes.
While Beijing presents itself as a calm mediator, reports suggest it may also be covertly supporting Iran’s war efforts.
So, is China a peacemaker, a silent backer, or simply playing both sides? In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou asks international conflict expert Dr Jessica Genauer.
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