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The European Parliament held its elections over the weekend, with provisional results showing significant victory for radical-right political parties across the continent.

As preliminary election results rolled in, French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliamentary election in the country later this month, following strong results for his right-wing rival party Marine Le Pen.

In this episode of The Briefing, we take a deep dive into the surge of right-wing parties and policies across Europe, what’s behind the drift to the right, and what the impact might be here in Australia.

Headlines:

Investigations suggests PwC scandal to be beyond just Australia

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas proposes bill to ban all political donations

Former footballer Jarryd Haynes wins appeal against sexual assault convictions

World records broken at Aussie swimming trials

Note: If you'd like to hear our former episode on how companies pay to influence our politicians, head here.

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Run clubs are trending.

They've been called the new dating app, the millennial quarter life crisis, and the cozzie livs gym membership.

So if you’ve found yourself lacing up or have signed up for the next fun run in your city - what’s the best way to start running and do it safely? And is this a 2024 fad, or here for the long haul?

In this episode of the Briefing Former Australian Athlete of the Year and World Champion sprinter Katie Williams joins Helen Smith to give her advice on how to hit your running goals without causing an injury, and where she thinks the popularity is coming from.
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There’s a lot of talk about AI taking our jobs, but what if we made it find us jobs instead? That’s the premise of UK-based AutogenAI, a rapidly growing generative AI company that went to market six weeks before ChatGPT.

It developed software - written by a team that includes historians, psychologists and philosophers – to enable clients to write winning bids for tenders, contracts and proposals.

Now it’s launching in Australia, but will it just make big companies richer by taking bigger slices of the pie? In this episode of The Briefing, we’re joined by AutogenAI CEO and founder Sean Williams to find out.

Headlines:

Hamas agree to a ceasefire

Hunter Biden convicted of all three felonies related to gun ownership

Bonza staff sacked after two months without pay

Socceroos beat Palestine as Usman Khawaja takes a swipe at Albanese over recognising Palestine as a state.

 

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Four hostages taken by Hamas during last year’s October 7 attacks were rescued safely from Gaza at the weekend.

According to the Gazan health ministry, 274 Palestinians were killed, sixty-four of them children, during the brutal operation to free the hostages.

In this episode of The Briefing, we’re joined by Sarah Schwartz, a human rights lawyer and executive officer of the Australian Jewish Council to discuss a morally sound way to react to Israeli lives being saved alongside Palestinian lives being taken, and how we should maintain humanity and our empathy for everyone involved.
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Robert Farquharson was convicted for murdering his three sons after driving into a dam on purpose on Father’s Day in 2005.

A new campaign is trying to prove he is innocent - that he suffered a medical episode.

In this episode of The Briefing we hear the other side of the story from crime journalist and author Megan Norris, who covered the original criminal trials and feels a sense of obligation to be a voice for Cindy Gambino -- the mother of the three dead children who is no longer here to tell her side of the story.

Headlines:

Bird Flu spreads across Victorian farms

Antony Blinken and Netanyahu meeting to discuss ceasefire deal 

EU election shows a surge in popularity for the far-right

Ariarne Titmus dominates in the women's 400m freestyle

 

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It seems that every few months another massive Australian business is accused of wage theft.

Coles, Woolworths, the ABC, BHP, Qantas, big banks, major universities...the list of firms found to have not paid workers what they should is expansive. In response, the federal government has introduced new laws starting January 1 next year will make it a criminal offence to deliberately underpay staff, with massive penalties for companies and individuals.

But how do you even know if you’re being underpaid? And will these laws be enough to stop this happening? 

On this episode, Bension Siebert finds out more from principal lawyer at Maurice Blackburn, Patrick Turner.
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