The Liberal Party has a new leader – and an uncertain future. Australia voted to send a message in last month’s election….the Morrison government was out of touch and no longer listening. Dave Sharma was defeated by Allegra Spender, one of the so-called ‘teal independents’ in the Sydney seat of Wentworth. In today’s Briefing…Dave Sharma explains how and why the Liberals lost touch with the electorate and if he believes the party’s new leader Peter Dutton is the man to lead the party out of the w...
May 31, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Everyone knows someone who’s been floored by the flu. And many say this flu virus is the worst they’ve ever experienced. They say they feel way worse than when they had covid. Medical experts are worried about how quickly this so-called ‘super flu’ is spreading - particularly in Victoria. Cases have tripled, meaning some schools have had to go back to at home learning - and a lot of sporting teams are being affected - Collingwood lost their captain recently, and a Western Bulldogs player has bee...
May 30, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Menstruation is having a bit of a moment in Australia. Victoria and South Australia made tampons and pads free last year. The federal government poured $58 million into endometriosis from this year’s budget. But with Spain becoming the first European nation to take steps to provide paid leave for period pain and new Aussie research finding that 1 in 3 women feel the need to hide their pain or endometriosis diagnosis from their employer– could we – and should we – be doing more? On today’s episod...
May 29, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Laura Henshaw looks like a model. But when she speaks? She defies all those stereotypes about what a woman who has been beautiful for a living might be. Laura started modelling at nineteen and when she was in Europe for a shoot was introduced to fellow model and now business partner Steph Claire Smith. The two became fast friends and have since built a remarkable business called Keep it Cleaner which is now a leading Australian health & fitness app that delivers a holistic wellness program t...
May 27, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Everyone’s talking about the Labor Party’s big win in last weekend’s election. But the Greens too, have had an incredibly successful campaign, looking to pick up at least three seats in the House of Reps and a swag of seats in the Senate. Greens leader – and member for Melbourne – Adam Bandt joins us to explain why voters turned away from the big parties to cast their votes with the Greens….particularly in Queensland. On today’s Briefing, how did the Sunshine State end up being ‘Greensland’? Tod...
May 26, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 119
Women voted to send Scott Morrison a message on Saturday: the Liberal Party has a problem with women….and his government was going to pay for it. Today’s Briefing takes a deep dive on how - and more importantly why - women turned their back on the Liberal Party (without necessarily flocking to Labor) and backed ‘teal independents’ at the 2022 federal election, changing the face of the federal parliament. We’re joined by former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller who talks about the Liberal Party los...
May 25, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Asylum seekers Priya and Nades came to Australia separately by boat from Sri Lanka a decade ago. They met in detention and were given bridging visas before moving to Biloela, a small town in central Queensland. They worked there, their two daughters were born there, and they became much loved members of the community. But when their bridging visas ran out in 2018, they were removed by border force and sent to Christmas Island detention centre - sparking huge protests. Angela Fredericks is a frie...
May 24, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 117
The big story out of the weekend’s federal election is the so-called ‘teal independents’. Six women elected in key Liberal seats by campaigning for more action on climate change, greater focus on integrity in government and the electorate having a bigger say in how the country is run. Kylea Tink won the long-held Liberal seat of North Sydney. In this episode of the Briefing, we find out why Kylea decided to run....what she hopes to achieve....and what the next three years will look like IF the A...
May 23, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 116
The election is done and dusted..... Anthony Albanese has claimed an historic win – becoming only the fourth Labor leader to take the ALP to government from opposition. On today’s Briefing, we’re joined by The Age’s political correspondent and the Briefing’s Canberra reporter, Annika Smethurst. Annika will explain how and why Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party were wiped out in an election whitewash......and if the teal independents are the new political power in Australia. Todays Headlines Al...
May 22, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Polls show Anthony Albanese will be the next Prime Minister of Australia! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 21, 2022•48 sec
Yael Stone took the world by storm, as Lorna Morello on the hugely popular Netflix original Orange is the New Black . After Orange is the New Black ended, Yael made international headlines when she alleged that actor Geoffrey Rush had behaved inappropriately towards her during the production of The Diary of a Madman. He denied the allegations and separately won defamation proceedings against The Daily Telegraph, and was awarded record damages by the court. In 2019, Yael was back home in Australi...
May 20, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Australia heads to the polls tomorrow to elect the 47th Parliament of Australia. Labor is ahead of the Coalition in the polls, but the margins have narrowed this week. Ben Raue from tallyroom.com.au joins us to explain what seats to watch, what seats have traditionally been key to winning government....and how important it is, that you cast your vote. Some of our Briefing listeners join the debate as well. Grab a democracy sausage....grab a pencil....and cast your vote in tomorrow’s election. (o...
May 19, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 113
What do I do when I get handed the two ballot papers on election day? One is the size of a tablecloth...and the other makes no sense at all. AND what key policies should I consider before I cast my vote? Annika Smethurst joins Antoinette Lattouf on today’s Briefing to take us through the issues that matter pre-election day. Annika not only goes through the policies.....but also explains how the parliament works.....and why it’s so important to make sure you vote correctly. So, on today’s Briefin...
May 18, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 112
In this election, it finally feels like young first home buyers are front and centre with both major parties trying to woo voters with some bold new ideas they’re promising will go some way to easing the affordability crisis. From the Coalition’s superannuation scheme to Labor’s shared equity arrangement - these are policy areas where both sides are actually differing in a major way. Eliza Owen, CoreLogic's head of Residential Research explains how these schemes work, what would they mean for th...
May 17, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Intermittent fasting is an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a regular schedule. It’s touted as a way to manage your weight and prevent — or even reverse — some forms of disease. Professor Lauren Williams, a nutritionist and dietician from Griffith University joins us to explain the first big-time intermittent fasting diet was the 5-2 diet, where you eat restricted calories for two days…on the other five you eat what you like…but keep calories pretty low. These days there’s...
May 16, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 110
In almost all energy debates in Australia you never hear about nuclear energy, even though it has a lower carbon footprint than fossil fuels, such as coal, and even though we are the world’s third-largest uranium producer after Kazakhstan and Canada. Mick Foley - climate and energy correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald tells us other countries – like the US, France and the UK - have embraced it. So on this episode of The Briefing we’re asking, why hasn’t it quite taken off here...
May 15, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Craig Foster was Australia’s 419th Socceroo and 40th Captain of our national men’s soccer side. He’s since had an illustrious career as a sports analyst and broadcaster. Craig Foster has always been passionate and dedicated to social justice. He’s campaigned for an Australian Republic, better support services for the homeless, Indigenous rights and self determination and for action to prevent dangerous climate change. In this conversation, Jamila Rizvi and Craig Foster discuss life after footbal...
May 13, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 108
What happens when your political leanings completely contradict those of your family and friends? In 2019 the Coalition received more voted from older Australians while younger Aussies favour the Greens/Labor parties. We’re joined by Briefing listeners Lauren, Laura and Finn…who are black sheep, and Wyatt Roy, the former MP for Longman in QLD, who was from a Labor family who became the youngest MP ever voted to Parliament – for the Liberal Party. On this episode of the Briefing, how to survive a...
May 12, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are embroiled in a bitter court battle - and it's all playing out like a pretty disturbing film. Both sides of the dispute argue they’re the victims ….with Depp suing Heard for $50m and Heard countersuing for $100m. Depp claims he was defamed in an op-ed article Heard wrote in the Washington Post where she claimed to have been the victim of domestic violence. Rolling Stone magazine’s Tatiana Siegel has been reporting on the case since day one. She join...
May 11, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Australia is in the grip of a rental crisis. The number of rental vacancies is at a record low. On this episode of the Briefing, we hear from families living in their car; another family of five living in a single room; and others who simply cannot afford to rent a home. Professor Wendy Stone heads up the Housing Futures Research Program at Swinburne Research Centre, and tells us the crisis will likely get worse before it gets better. The total number of properties available for rent in March 20...
May 10, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 105
The man found guilty of the murder of US doctor Scott Johnson on Sydney’s northern beaches more than 33 years ago, was sentenced last week. Scott Phillip White was handed a sentence of 12 years and seven months - with a non-parole period of eight years and three months. Scott’s naked body was found at the base of a cliff at Blue Fish Point, at Sydney’s North Head in 1988. The area was known as a gay beat. Police determined it was suicide. A subsequent Coroner’s inquest agreed. Scott’s family bel...
May 09, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 104
More than half of anyone born after 1997 uses social media as their main source of news. Google, Twitter, gaming and even Grindr, are being targetted by politicians and wanna-be politicians in the federal election campaign. Daniel Angus, a Professor of Digital Communication at the Queensland University of Technology, joins us to talk about hundreds of thousands of dollars being tipped into what’s known as ‘micro-targeting’ swing seats. It’s a new phenomenon and it’s relatively unregulated. On to...
May 08, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Our very own Antoinette Lattouf joins us on The Weekend Briefing. Antoinette's book ' How to Lose Friends and Influence White People' has just hit the shelves and is available at all good bookstores. In this conversation with Jamila Rizvi, Antoinette Lattouf goes deep on growing up in Western Sydney from a poor refugee family, the blatant racism she has faced throughout her life and what she's doing to help the racism problem within Australian media, plus her experience with perinatal depression...
May 06, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 102
A 50 year old US federal law guaranteeing the right to abortion could be overturned. The draft Supreme Court ruling would strike down the 1973 Roe v Wade case – and would see abortion become a state issue. A draft finding has been leaked to the press. Damien Cave, the New York Times’ Australian correspondent, joins us to explain what Roe v Wade is, and what this latest decision means for Americans. President Joe Biden warns if it is handed down, the ruling could jeopardise other rights including...
May 05, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 101
This is the second instalment of Jan Fran’s interview with Tom about his new book, “Speaking in Tongues” Today we learn how Tom took himself out of the hardcore Pentecostal church of his youth and how he ended up in media....via investment banking! And Jan asks if Tom’s planning on raising his new son in the Church. Tom’s memoir, “Speaking in Tongues” is out now. Todays Headlines The pitch for the economy Hungary to veto EU’s bid to cut Russian oil and gas imports Guy Sebastian’s trial continues...
May 04, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Not many people know Tom Tilley was raised in a Pentecostal Christian community....his father was a pastor. The church expected him to live by a strict set of rules – and to one day speak in tongues. As pressure grew on Tom to conform and commit, he started to question his faith and the community’s hold over his life. Tom’s book Speaking in Tongues is out today. In this special two-part Briefing, Jan Fran sits down for a one-on-one chat with Tom about his life, the book and his future. When you ...
May 03, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 99
We’re halfway through the federal election campaign – and Labor is well ahead in the polls. Anthony Albanese launched the ALP’s campaign at the weekend, outlining five key policy areas the Opposition will focus on in the lead-up to the May 21 poll. Annika Smethurst is Victorian state political correspondent for The Age and regular politics contributor for The Briefing. Annike predicts what we can expect from the remaining three weeks of campaigning…..and what the outcome of the election might be...
May 02, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Catherine Deves is the Liberal Party candidate for the Sydney seat of Warringah, handpicked by Scott Morrison, and she's been in the spotlight for offensive comments she’s made - and since deleted - about the trans community. Ms Deves says she’s protecting women’s sport but her critics say the sports debate is a veil for bigotry. We're joined by Dr Ada Cheung, an endocrinologist and founder of the Trans Health Research Group at The University of Melbourne. On today's Briefing, we go from the pol...
May 01, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 97
April Hélène-Horton is The Bodzilla . An online moniker that has won tens of thousands of social media fans thanks to April’s loud and proud revolutionising of beauty standards. April not only reveals the absence of diverse bodies in the media but she is part of the solution. She was the first plus size model to appear in a bikini as part of a major Australian advertising campaign. Of that experience, April has said "I was the first fat chick on a billboard, and I don't want to be the last.” In ...
Apr 29, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Shanghai, a city of 28 million people has been locked down now for five weeks... and dozens of other cities have had partial lockdowns. But covid cases and deaths in China are way lower than ours here in Australia... and our population is less than 2% of China’s The reason it’s so strange is that for the last two years Chinese people were living quite normally while parts of Australia went in and out of lockdown. Now the tables have turned... So, in this episode we’ll speak to New York Times rep...
Apr 28, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 95
