The Briefing
A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday, and profile features across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour-Gatt, Chris Spyrou and Natarsha Belling.
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The systemic failings in Bondi stabbings + Invasion Day terror charges
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Bill Gates breaks silence on Epstein + How to buy a politician
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Young Aussies know less about sex than you think + US shoots Iranian Drone
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Interest rates blame game + Fact-checking TikTok’s talking veggies
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Pauline Hanson’s recruitment strategy + RBA lifts rates
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The pollies pocketing dark money + The Trump 'vanity project' on Albo's desk
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Coalition circus crumbles + Pauline Hanson most popular leader
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Palmer rejects Epstein link + What to expect from interest rates in 2026
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BONUS: The man who exposed a dangerous government 'lie'
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Ilai Matangi is TikTok’s favourite girl dad
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The secret life of birders + Sussan Ley’s ultimatum
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Landlords scoring big on tax breaks + Why Aus sport needs influencers
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Larissa Waters on Sussan Ley, One Nation, and the embarrassment of Aussie politi...
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Perth bomb threat probed for terrorism + ChatGPT’s about to get shit
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The journo who took on a surgeon (and won) + Nats face leadership spill
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Questions over player privacy at the AO + Are celebs ruining surrogacy?
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Are bail laws failing DV victims? + Controversial British Israeli influencer ban...
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Temps nudging 50C expected today + Why we’re pirating again
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Albo pleads for unity + How patriotism became ‘cringey’
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BONUS: Inside the Beckham-Peltz feud
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How Wil Anderson escaped the Sunday scaries
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Mapping the manosphere + Lake Cargelligo fugitive identified
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PM’s apology at Bondi memorial + What we can learn from the Beckham feud
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Prince Harry vs The Daily Mail + Sussan Ley's leadership in turmoil
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Trump’s 180 on Greenland + How your car is spying on you
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Coalition at war with itself (again) + European leaders slam Trump
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New Bondi laws explained + We need to rethink shark safety
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Paracetamol and autism link debunked + Hate crime laws pass first hurdle
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Labor strikes Bondi bill deal + Could Pauline Hanson be our next PM?
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How the PM failed in overhauling hate speech + Another shark attack
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Albo invited to Gaza board + The controversial ICE tech at our door
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BONUS: Trump's Nobel Peace Prize obsession
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Why Hannah Ferguson takes credit for choosing our Prime Minister
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When antidepressants don’t work + Faith leaders' warning to PM
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Tourists hit by flood chaos in Victoria + The Marty Supreme hype machine
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Is this the end for our biggest Nazi group? + Pipe bombs found in Canberra
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US and Greenland meet + Inside Elon's problematic chatbot
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‘She’s lying’: Premier bushfire backlash + Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens to sue
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Neo-Nazis scramble ahead of new laws + Why axing writers is dangerous
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Kevin Rudd’s diplomatic exit + Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled
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Bondi law reforms criticised + Iran’s deadly protests explained
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ICE agents unmasked + Rose Byrne wins first Golden Globe
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Victoria’s bushfires turn deadly + Is bulk billing bouncing back?
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BONUS: Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah on the price of speaking out
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Rachel Perkins takes us inside the Australian Wars we weren't taught
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When arson meets climate change + Two people shot by US Immigration Officers
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Firies ‘nervous’ as major bushfires spread + Is the record label dead?
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Making the Bondi royal commission count + US mother shot dead by ICE
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PM to announce Bondi Royal Commission + Your AI cheat sheet for 2026
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Trump vs Greenland explained + Final Bondi terror attack funeral
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