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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RFK & Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘digital’ affair + Cops search for Dezi Freeman’s body
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Meta axes teen accounts early + Tips from a snake catcher
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THE BEEFING: Rupert vs James Murdoch
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The top Google searches of 2025 + Australia’s e-bike problem
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Higgins responds to Lehrmann appeal + The fight to ditch the algorithm
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The neo-Nazi mums raising a ‘whites only’ generation + Bruce Lehrmann loses (aga...
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How Trumpism hurt the Libs + Was TikTok’s red carpet racist?
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THE BEEFING: Princess Diana vs the BBC
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The complex reality of Ozempic + Gov ‘Jobs for Mates’ review released
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WHO green-lights Ozempic for obesity + The gov's war on subscriptions
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The new frontier of domestic abuse + Australia tracking Chinese Navy Flotilla
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Coal ships halted in major protest + Confessions of an ex-Scientologist
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BONUS: JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg is getting political
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Why Greens founder Bob Brown wants you to revolt
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Man shot dead in suburban street + Lifesaving importance of blood donors
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Labor finally gets green bill done + Why you need to rawdog boredom
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THE BEEFING: Colin Kaepernick vs the NFL
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Barnaby Joyce quits + Why you’re getting paid less than your colleague
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Anger at new ‘secret’ defence panel + Inside our non-stop sales season
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A new law that punishes people before they’re guilty + Rob Irwin wins DWTS
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Labor’s U-turn on job cuts + The abusers being dosed with digital poison
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THE BEEFING: Pete Evans vs the TGA
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The search for Gus Lamont + Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate
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Pauline Hanson’s recycled burqa stunt + Why Menulog couldn’t deliver
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Canberra shutdown for Chinese visit + New treatment when IVF fails
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Trump & Zelenskyy clash again + Inside the scam factories on our doorstep
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BONUS: Bonnie Blue's schoolies return
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Marcia Hines on Australian Idol, being a teen mum & her Elvis legacy
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Wieambilla attack not ‘terrorism’ + Hidden risks of ultra-processed food
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Another Coalition casualty + The schoolies trading parties for Pilates
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THE BEEFING: The Ashes - Australia vs England
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Trump signs release of Epstein files + How CSIRO cuts will hit you
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US hits out at Aus ‘censorship regime’ + How to survive the AI revolution
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Why we need the ARIA's more than ever + Major win in Epstein case
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Epstein files vote underway + Native title explained
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THE BEEFING: Pauline Hanson vs Mehreen Faruqi
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The Coalition killing season has arrived + UN approves Gaza peace plan
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‘Sorry mate’ neo-Nazi's visa cancelled + Scientology’s Aussie rebrand
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Sussan Ley on net zero & the glass cliff
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Immigration named Libs' next battle + How work will change with Gen Alpha
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BONUS: Inside the Wicked press tour insanity
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Zoe Terakes on making Marvel history and queer myths
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Accused murderer pleads guilty + Why 80’s and 90’s rock gods are back
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New tool to track child sex abusers + The genius in Kim K’s TV bomb
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THE BEEFING: Harry and Meghan vs The Royals
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Sussan Ley’s position ‘untenable’ + Neo-Nazi granted bail
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New Epstein files released + Vic Premier on locking up kids for life
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Inside the Liberal party meeting + Tips for Black Friday sales
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Ley’s leadership on the line + Gen Z’s done with democracy
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THE BEEFING: Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs
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