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There’s been a worrying rise in police killing and injuring people in the line of duty. Including the recent tasering of 95-year-old great grandmother Clare Nowland. Hearing about such cases on the news is a nightmare for Leesa Topic, whose 22-year-old daughter was shot dead by NSW police outside a Hungry Jacks in 2015, in a response condemned as “entirely inappropriate” by a coroner.

Leesa and Terry Goldsworthy, an Associate Professor in Criminology at Bond University, join us to explain what’s happening within the Australian police force. 

Headlines:


Prince Harry finishes eight hours of testimony  
Controversy over Higgins pay out
Economy in dire straits
LIV and PGA golf tours merge
Nazi symbols to be banned

 

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Porn addiction isn’t a clinical diagnosis, but psychologists are seeing more and more people whose lives are dictated by when they can get their next dopamine hit from porn.  

You’ll hear from man we called “Julian” and how porn addiction took over his life. He was so desperate to get help that he turned up to an alcoholics anonymous meeting for support. We also speak with Jane O’Keeffe, consulting psychologist for sex and porn addiction at South Pacific Private.

In this episode of the Briefing, what to do if you or someone you love has a porn addiction.

 

Headlines:


Prince Harry makes historic court appearance  
The RBA raises rates again
Australian surfer avoids Indonesian jail
Commonwealth bank pays spam fine
BoM declares El Niño alert

 

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Kathleen Folbigg has been released from prison after serving 20 years for murdering her four children. Yesterday, she received the pardon she’s been waiting for, for over two decades. 

We’re joined by Matthew Agius, science reporter at Cosmos Magazine and the Science Briefing, who explains how and why the decision has been made – and what it means for other court cases with similar findings 

In this episode of The Briefing, Kathleen Folbigg’s long journey to freedom.

 

Headlines:


Judge makes damning findings against Ben Roberts-Smith  
US: Mike Pence enters the presidential race
AFL to launch new investigation into Hawthorn
PwC names staff involved in tax scandal

 

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The number of male teachers in Australia has been steadily declining for decades. In Queensland for example, in the past two decades, the number of female teachers in the state’s schools increased by a staggering 230 times the number of males.  Studies suggest if the decline continues male primary school teachers will extinct by 2050.

We’re joined by Angelo Gavrielatos is the President of the NSW Teachers Federation; and Joel, a male teacher who is watching first-hand the decline in numbers of male teachers and the impact the decline is having.  

 

Headlines:


Bruce Lehrmann speaks out
Indian train crash caused by signalling failure
New poll on Voice to parliament
David Warner plans to retire from test cricket

 

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The drama of the Roy family has captured the worlds attention, been compared to Shakespeare and created it’s own fashion wave. Why has Succession created so much hype and is it deserved? In this bonus episode of the Briefing, we’re joined by Michael Lucas, screenwriter for Offspring and The Newsreader, to find out what makes Succession such a successful show.

 

 
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Comedian Peter Helliar has done it all, from the jungle to co-hosting the Project, to even being declared dead. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here was never a reality television experience that had tempted Helliar. But after his resignation from The Project - alongside Carrie Bickmore and Lisa Wilkinson - the time was right to say yes to something totally different.In this chat with Jamila Rizvi, Helliar is circumspect. Not the usual laugh-a-minute guy you’re used to seeing on screen. 

 
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