Friday Headlines: 

• Teachers union hit back at Matt Canavan's claims Australia's education system is 'anti-boy' 
• World told to brace for strongest El Nino on record
• Lindsay Clancy jury remains deadlocked
• France targets Temu and Shein with world-first fast fashion crackdown
• It’s 20 years today since Steve Irwin died

Further listening from the headlines: 

• The real victims of the manosphere with the CEO of The Man Cave, Ben Vasiliou about the lessons we need to learn about the manosphere and ‘toxic masculinity’. 
• Why the Lindsay Clance case matters

Deep Dive: Dave Hughes has gone from making Australia laugh to telling Australia how to vote.  

Since the May Budget, the comedian-turned-self-described "political agitator" has waged an increasingly loud campaign against the government, despite admitting he's only recently started paying more attention to politics.  

So is Hughesy a genuine voice for the fed-up - or just the loudest bloke in a system that rewards shouting? And is this what real political engagement looks like now - or just anger dressed up as insight?  

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by broadcaster and three-time independent candidate Alex Dyson, who took Hughesy on in a "spicy chat," to dig into this new era of political anger and whether we will ever see a system that prioritises people over power.

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