The Briefing

When two police officers were shot dead in regional Victoria, the man accused vanished into the bushland. What followed was one of the most extensive manhunts in Australian history.
7NEWS journalist Michael Usher and Crime Editor Cassie Zervos take you inside the case from every angle: what happened, how it unfolded, his ideology, and the impact on those left behind.
Dezi Freeman: The Hunt, is a 7NEWS and LiSTNR co-production.
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Friday Headlines:
Violence erupts in Alice Springs after Jefferson Lewis arrested over the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Australia in talks with US to open Strait of Hormuz
Queensland rules out gun buyback
Chalmers criticised for ‘grandfathering’ CGT and negative gearing changes
NSW women claim first Origin win
Deep Dive: The new Michael Jackson biopic has opened to rave reviews from fans and has broken box office records here in Australia.
But the film is courting controversy with critics saying it’s sanitised and ignores some of the grittier details of the artist’s highly contentious life.
In today’s deep dive, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined by entertainment guru Justin Hill to break down everything we need to know about the new Michael Jackson movie, Michael.

Further listening from headlines:
Bondi Beach Royal Commission findings
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Headlines:
Body of missing Sharon found near Alice Springs
The US gives a cost estimate for the Iran war
Mark Latham to pay $100k for tweets
More Aussie residents now from India than England
... and the top 50 Aussie films
Deep Dive:
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion handed down its interim report this morning, and PM Albanese has already vowed to implement all 14 recommendations. Among those recommendations are that Jewish festivals and events should receive greater security protections from police, and that Australia’s national gun control laws should be strengthened.
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Antony Loewenstein, a journalist, film-maker, and author of The Palestine Laboratory, who is also on the Advisory Committee of the Jewish Council of Australia.
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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.

Further listening from the headlines:
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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