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A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews, all in under 20 minutes. Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 3pm Monday to Friday, and profiles across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.

Hosted by a cast of rotating journalists including Sacha Barbour-Gatt, Katrina Blowers, Antoinette Lattouf, Bension Siebert, and Tom Tilley. Brought to you by LiSTNR - download the app for free.

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A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews, all in under 20 minutes. Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 3pm Monday to Friday, and profiles across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.

Hosted by a cast of rotating journalists including Sacha Barbour-Gatt, Katrina Blowers, Antoinette Lattouf, Bension Siebert, and Tom Tilley. Brought to you by LiSTNR - download the app for free.

    The rise and rise of ANZAC day

    The rise and rise of ANZAC day

    On this Anzac Day morning, we reflect on the rise and rise of Anzac Day and how only a generation ago, it was declining before a huge upsurge in interest and favour in the late 1990s.

    The day has not always been as revered as it is today.

    We’re joined by Anzac historian Mat McLachlan to discuss the current popularity of Anzac Day, and whether it will survive into the future.
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    • 18 min
    Would tougher bail laws make women safer?

    Would tougher bail laws make women safer?

    At the beginning of this week, a woman was allegedly murdered by her former partner while he was out on bail. He’d been charged with her rape as well as intimidation. The alleged incident has thrown our bail laws into sharp relief, with both federal and state politicians pledging to do more to keep women safe.  

    In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with Dr Terry Goldsworthy, an associate professor in criminology at Bond University, about whether our bail laws need to change. 
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    • 11 min
    More parents are choosing to keep their kids off socials

    More parents are choosing to keep their kids off socials

    Social media has become entrenched in our society, replacing town squares and the water cooler as the place we come together to share our lives, our thoughts and our ideas.

    But the internet can be a dangerous place, especially for kids, where predators lurk, scams are rife and content inappropriate for young eyes is readily available.

    Even innocent trends can prove dangerous; think intense skincare regimes designed for 30- somethings becoming popular among little kids who just want to be like their favourite influencer.

    So, it’s no surprise that new research has revealed parents are looking to delay their children’s entry into the world of social media – but are they fighting a losing battle?

    Headlines:

    Donald Trump is back in court for day two of his criminal trial 

    200 days of war on Gaza

    Coalition to call for compulsory age verification on social media

    Indigenous spears returned from Cambridge University

     

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    • 22 min
    Meet the double act who want to be Australia's first job-sharing MP

    Meet the double act who want to be Australia's first job-sharing MP

    For the first time, two independent candidates are attempting to run for federal parliament as ‘job-sharing candidates’.  

    Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock want to run for the Melbourne seat of Higgins as a single candidate on the ballot paper. They claim that they could do the role like any other job-share – splitting duties, making join decisions, sharing the salary – and that allowing job-sharing would make parliament more representative of modern Australian society. 

    But is it constitutionally legal for two people to run as a single federal member? And how would this actually work? 

    Joining Bension Siebert are the job-sharing independent candidates for the singular seat of Higgins in Melbourne, Bronwen Bock and Lucy Bradlow. 
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    • 12 min
    Doctors Note: The consequences

    Doctors Note: The consequences

    Today, we bring you the final episode of our exclusive, three-part special investigation into the risky new frontier of Australia's healthcare system. The Briefing's investigative team went undercover online to expose the risks Australia's government, medical regulators and doctors' groups are only now beginning to realise.

    The investigation reveals how the crisis in Australia's GP practices has degraded the way healthcare being is done online - including by doctors working for one of this country's biggest corporations.

    In our last part of Doctors Note - we find out the consequences for doctors who practice this kind of healthcare, and hear from the people meant to keep us safe about what they're going to do about it.

    Headlines:

    e-Safety Commissioner to force X to hide stabbing video

    Israeli military intelligence chief resigns

    Donald Trump’s hush money trial begins

     

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    • 24 min
    Doctors Note: The sting operation

    Doctors Note: The sting operation

    Today, we bring you the second part of our exclusive, three-part special investigation into the risky new frontier of Australia's healthcare system.  

    The Briefing's investigative team went undercover online to expose the risks Australia's government, medical regulators and doctors' groups are only now beginning to realise. 

    The investigation reveals how the crisis in Australia's GP practices has degraded the way healthcare being is done online - including by doctors working for one of this country’s biggest corporations. 

    In part two of Doctors Note - we show you how we went undercover, and expose the potential danger that online medical services pose to your health.
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    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
886 Ratings

886 Ratings

Juliaa007 ,

Great podcast

Informative and interesting.

Pap&Vleis ,

Targeting vegans

Making fun of and targeting vegans is not smart, so fo f your selves , mmmmwooah!

Reg564 ,

Opinionated

I think I need to unfollow. It’s hard for me as I’m a creature of habit and the Briefing is my morning routine now. It started when the news broke that the King needed a Prostrate op and simultaneously Princess Kate had surgery. I’m no fan of Chuck and find the royals outdated but come on the two presenters didn’t need to go on and on and on about Chuck’s prostate acting all disgusted. Imagine if a guy talked about lady parts in such a condescending way. Turned me off. The presenters couldn’t even wish the both a get better soon. Horrible. And now whenever there is a story about Gaza don’t put Antionette on. I get her bias and I agree what Israel is doing is genocide but please don’t go on and on about it. It’s tiresome. Im no moron and can form my own opinion.

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