The Briefing

Headlines:
Politicians react, and budget battle lines are drawn
Iran still has missiles, according to US intelligence
FBI director grilled over his drinking
Inquest begins into taser death of 95yo Clare Nowland
Scrapped: plans for Gold Coast Trump tower
Deep Dive:
On the day after the Federal Budget we get a preview of a year’s worth of political messaging. The Coalition are calling the tax reforms an assault on aspiration, while the Greens have said the budget helps big corporations and cuts off disabled Australians. Barnaby Joyce thinks you might be better off buying a boat than investing.
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Tim Lester, Politics and National Security correspondent for Channel 7.
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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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