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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, and Bension Siebert.
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Drake v Kendrick Lamar isn't just a war of words
Popular rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are currently embroiled in a very public spat.
It’s a feud that has a long history, but things have really escalated. Hip hop journo and author Simone Amelia Jordan explains why this feud is more than petty online drama.
Headlines:
US pauses weapons delivery to Israel amid Rafah offensive
Treasurer forecasts a growth in disposable incomes in Budget sneak peak
Stormy Daniels details Donald Trump encounter in hush money trial
World reaches crucial clean energy turning point
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Confronting the instigator of the same-sex book ban
A local council in Sydney has voted to ban books about same-sex parents from its libraries. Six Cumberland City Councillors voted in favour of the ban, while five, including Mayor Lisa Lake, opposed it.
The New South Wales Government has warned it could breach the Anti-Discrimination Act and even threatened to pull the council’s library funding, as a result.
Councillor Steve Christou proposed the ban, arguing that most of the council’s constituents are conservative and religious, and don't want “any form of sexualised experiences” available to children in the library.
But is a same-sex parenting book sexualised content?
In this episode, Bension Siebert speaks with Councillor Steve Christou to find out why he proposed the ban.
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Why Australia’s birth rate is lower than ever
Australia’s birth rate has been in a relatively steady decline since a peak in the early 1960s.
It’s rebounded a small amount after hitting a record low in 2020, but it still sits well below the total fertility rate of 2.1 that’s needed for a population to sustain itself.
Is that a bad thing for Australia? And how does the rest of the world compare?
On today’s deep dive we speak with Professor Amanda Davies from the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia to try to answer those questions.
Headlines:
Parents of slain Aussie brothers speak for the first time
Israel takes control of Palestinian side of Rafah crossing as ceasefire deal stalls
Interest rates staying at 4.35 per cent
TikTok sues to block US law that’d ban the app
Mona’s ‘Ladies Lounge’ could become a toilet or church in a bid to keep men out
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This is why Israel is about to invade Rafah
Israeli tanks have reportedly been spotted just 200 metres from the edge of Rafah, less than a day after an estimated 100,000 Palestinian civilians were ordered to evacuate.
Bordering on Egypt, the southernmost city of Gaza has become the last refuge for around 1.4 million Palestinians who have fled the violence and destruction elsewhere.
The impending invasion comes after Hamas agreed to a proposed ceasefire that was declined by Israel, and after the forced the closure of foreign media outlet Al Jazeera - one of the only media broadcasters active from the Gaza strip.
To explain more, Bension Siebert is joined by Antony Loewenstein, an independent journalist, film-maker and author of the best-selling book, The Palestine Laboratory.
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Why witch hunts are still happening in 2024
Witch hunts aren’t just the stuff of colonial America; they’re happening right now all around the world.
People are still being persecuted and often murdered on suspicion of being involved in witchcraft, in a trend that’s currently being driven by fundamental Christianity, poverty and civil conflict.
On today’s briefing we’re joined by Professor Miranda Forsyth to find out who is at risk, why they’re being targeted and what’s being done to address the issue.
Headlines:
Hamas accepts “softened” ceasefire deal
Tributes for Aussie brothers killed in Mexico
Judge in Trump hush money trial threatens jail as ex-President breaches gag order for a 10th time
Met Gala Monday is here
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How our youth are being radicalised, and how we can stop it
Over the weekend in Perth, a sixteen-year-old boy has been shot dead by police after allegedly wounding a man who was unknown to him with a knife. WA Premier Roger Cook has said that there were indications that the teenager had been radicalised online.
The news comes just weeks after Sydney's Wakeley church attack, where another 16-year-old boy allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, in what has been labelled a terrorist act.
In this episode, Bension Siebert speaks with internationally renowned expert on terrorism and extremism, Deakin University Professor Greg Barton, to establish how big of an issue radicalisation is in Australia, and what is being done to prevent and safeguard our youth.
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