The Briefing

Jim Chalmers has handed down his fifth federal budget overnight, revealing a $45 billion improvement to the bottom line.
But amidst the numbers and policies, what are the things you should know about?
In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt and Chris Spyrou take you through the biggest announcements, from changes to negative gearing to a little tax time sweetener.
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Headlines:
Soldier Lachlan Muddle dies in parachuting accident
Another hantavirus infection, as Aussies wait in Netherlands
Chalmers gives a final pre-budget preview
UK is heading towards a leadership spill
Canvas hack resolves with hackers supposedly deleting data
... and Wordle is becoming a TV game show
Deep Dive:
Australia is a data centre destination: investors and developers love our stable infrastructure and the submarine internet cables that connect us to the rest of the world. That means that we have a lot of data centres, and more on the way.
So: what exactly is a data centre? Who owns them? Who uses them? And where are they being built? In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Dr Bronwyn Cumbo from the University of Technology Sydney.
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Tuesday Headlines:
Aussies on hantavirus cruise ship board flight back home
Pauline Hanson says she’ll ‘never ever’ give Coalition a preference deal again
Police find body believed to be Lake Cargelligo triple murderer
Alleged white house dinner shooter pleads not guilty
Trump says Iran ceasefire on 'life support'
Dua Lipa sues Samsung
Deep Dive: Australia is on the brink of a major shift in ADHD care, with GPs across the country now able, or soon to be able, to diagnose the condition for the first time.

But questions remain about whether the system is ready to do it well.
Prescription rates have surged elevenfold in 20 years, access has long been unequal across regions, and each state is rolling out its own rules with little consistency in training requirements or funding.
In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith is joined by Leanne Maskell - author, ADHD and autism advocate, founder of ADHD Works, and adviser to Australian state governments on this rollout- to explain what getting this right actually looks like in practice, and what's at stake if it goes wrong.

Further listening from the headlines:
Our chat with Pauline Hanson
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Headlines:
One Nation aims for Western Sydney next, says Barnaby Joyce
Media boss Catalano faces court over assault allegations
Trump calls Iran peace plan “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
Australian pharmaceutical giant CSL suffers 17pc one-day drop
Delta Goodrem walks the ‘turquoise carpet’ for Eurovision
Deep Dive:
Pauline Hanson joins Natarsha Belling for a conversation about the wipeout election in Farrer. One Nation won its first lower house seat in the federal parliament, and is already aiming for more. How does Hanson feel about the Liberal Party? Should Australians trust someone who has been to prison? Are her supporters racist? Senator Pauline Hanson responds.
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Monday Headlines:
Coalition leadership questions after Farrer by-election loss to One Nation
Melbourne ‘ISIS brides’ to apply for bail
Aussies stuck on hantavirus ship set to fly home tomorrow
Woman charged after allegedly making antisemitic comments at junior netball game
Best place to live in Australia revealed
Deep Dive: As we head into winter, Australians are being told the same thing: get your flu jab.
But how much do we know about the vaccine we’re encouraged to get every single year? And how effective is it really?
The science behind the flu jab is more nuanced than the public messaging often suggests - and that’s something infectious disease expert Professor Peter Collignon thinks we need to talk about more honestly.
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with the ANU Medical School professor, physician and microbiologist about how the flu spreads, who benefits most from vaccination, and whether public health messaging around the flu shot has become too simplistic.
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