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Goodbye Sussan, hello Angus + Australia’s deadliest narcissists exposed
Australia’s most dangerous killers...The new podcast series that investigates our country’s soaring rates of domestic violence and homicide. In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling speaks with the host of “Kiss and Kill”, Alison Sandy, who explains the dangerous narcissistic traits the…
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First Aussie gold at Olympics + The sex & spectacle of “Wuthering Heights”
Friday Headlines: We’ve won our first gold at the Winter Olympics, Liberal leadership spill today, Israeli President's visit to Australia wraps, ICE agents to pull out of Minnesota, Katie Holmes pays tribute to Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek and Kylie Minogue's been honoured with her ver…
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It’s on – Can Angus Taylor save the Liberals? + Closing the Gap report falls short
After months of speculation, Angus Taylor will finally challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal Party leadership. So, who is Angus Taylor, and can he save a party heading into political oblivion? In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by political reporter Katina Curtis to unpack…
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Angus Taylor resigns + Inside Musk’s race to colonise the moon
Thursday Headlines: Leadership spill imminent as Angus Taylor quits, Herzog cancels visit to firebombed Synagogue amid security concerns, just three Aussie millionaires have backed calls for more taxes on the super rich, police release audio of Austin Appelbee’s heroic 000 call, Jakara Anthony miss…
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“Globalise the Intifada” explained + Canada mass shooting
“Globalise the Intifada” has been in the spotlight this week after Grace Tame used the contentious phrase at a pro-Palestinian rally. Calls are growing from both sides of politics for Grace to be stripped of her Australian of the Year Award, with the NSW Premier inferring the phrase means a violent…
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Aus Olympian fractures neck + The truth about Brenton Tarrant’s appeal
Wednesday Headlines: Albanese meets with the President of Israel, Liberal leadership challenge set to begin today, Australia calls in Lao ambassador over response to the methanol poisoning deaths of Melbourne teens, Aussie ruled out of Winter Olympics after neck fracture, and Robert Irwin has been …
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'A police officer punched me': MP hospitalised in wild protest
What began as a peaceful rally in Sydney’s Town Hall Square turned into scenes Abigail Boyd MP says she never thought she’d witness in New South Wales. In this episode of The Briefing, the NSW Greens MP joins Natarsha Belling to describe the moment she was knocked to the ground and allegedly punch…
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Pt 2: Matt Acton on what it’s like to have your child targeted by an online predator
Big tech is under fire for failing to protect Aussie kids from online sexual abuse, including a sharp rise in sextortion and abuse via video calls and livestreams. Reports to the Australian Federal Police jumped 41% last year, showing just how fast the problem is growing. In part two of this …
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Violent clashes at Herzog protests + Pt 1: The platforms live-streaming abuse
Tuesday Headlines: Violence erupts at Sydney protests against Israeli President’s visit, King Charles 'ready to support' police investigation into Prince Andrew, Communications Minister seeks urgent meeting with Roblox over predator claims, and Elon Musk switches Space X’s focus to the moon. Deep …
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Trump slams Bad Bunny's Super Bowl + Australia’s definition of terrorism
Australia’s definition of terrorism was set up after the Sept 11 terror attacks, but now the world and Australia have changed dramatically. In 2026, the landscape of terror and radicalization is complicated with new threats from a range of different groups including lone actors. In this episode …
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