The Briefing

Headlines:
‘ISIS brides’ and children landing around 5:30pm AEST
Education platform Canvas hit by global data breach, with Aussies affected
Apparent Epstein suicide note is unsealed
Melbourne reverses course on Fed Square FIFA matches
... and French professor investigated for awarding fake prize to himself
Deep Dive:
When the Liberal Party dumped Sussan Ley as leader, they inadvertently set up a direct challenge with One Nation. Ley’s old seat of Farrer is going to a by-election this weekend, and One Nation is aiming to win its first seat in the House of Representatives. The Liberal candidate isn’t even a frontrunner; instead, the competition is between the independent Michelle Milthorpe and One Nation's candidate David Farley. Is One Nation about to become an existential risk to the Coalition?
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Tony Barry, an expert political consultant from the Redbridge Group.
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Thursday Headlines:
US-Iran deal could be closed soon
Deadly hantavirus outbreak spreads to Europe
Three states to cop snow in cold snap
Legal warnings as One Nation backs Ben Roberts-Smith
One Nation volunteer clashes with Liberal senator James Paterson
Public FIFA screenings banned in Melbourne ahead of the World Cup
Deep Dive: Critical minerals are being sold as the backbone of Australia’s future, and right now, countries around the world are scrambling to secure them.

But what exactly are they? Why have they become such a major economic and national security priority? And what does Australia, a country built on digging things up and shipping them overseas, stand to gain?

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with Professor in Global Governance at the University of Sydney Susan Park to unpack it all.
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Headlines:
Police investigate swastika wearer outside Royal Commission
Three NT child workers stood down over Kumanjayi Little Baby case
Islamic State wives and children book return to Australia
Fuel update: $10bn in budget for fuel security
Trump steps back Hormuz hostilities, pauses Project Freedom
... and the Pope calls customer support
Deep Dive:
There's a cruise ship off Africa that’s infected with hantavirus – but what exactly is hantavirus? How does it spread? Should we be worried about this disease?
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Professor Meru Sheel, an epidemiologist from The University of Sydney, to get the facts about hantavirus.
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Wednesday Headlines:
Australia’s big four banks pass on rate hike with more pain on the way
WHO suspects human-to-human transmission in deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
Carlton whacked with fine over Elijah Hollands incident
Illegal cigarettes could wipe out the legal trade in Australia as soon as 2030
Met Gala red carpet has dominated social media feeds overnight
Deep Dive: Restaurants, pubs, brothels and bars have become the latest targets of firebombings across Melbourne, with a new taskforce set up to investigate the recent spate of attacks.
Since February, at least 32 businesses have been hit with molotov cocktails, shot up with bullets and broken into.
In today’s episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by former AFP officer who led one of Australia’s illicit tobacco taskforces Rohan Pike to find out why the city’s hospitality businesses are being targeted by organised crime gangs and what’s being done to stop the violence.
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Headlines:
RBA raises cash rate target to 4.35%
Australian author Craig Silvey pleads guilty
Jefferson Lewis excused from first court appearance
Police confirm fatalities of two Marine Rescue Crew
Lively and Baldoni settle two weeks before trial
Deep Dive:
For the third month in a row, the RBA has raised interest rates. At the start of February, the RBA’s cash rate target was 3.6%; it’s now 4.35%. We know that rising rates will affect consumer debt, like mortgages – but what are the flow-on effects for businesses?
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Dan Hunter, the CEO of Business NSW.
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