The Briefing

About this podcast

A news show that serves you the latest headlines each morning. Plus, we go deeper and 'brief' you on one topic per day via interviews. Hosted by Tom Tilley (former presenter of Triple J's Hack) with regular rotating co-hosts Jan Fran (from ABC's Pineapple Project, The Project and SBS's The Feed), Annika Smethurst (News Corp Journalist) and Jamila Rizvi (author, presenter and political commentator).

The Briefing

Episodes

Season 2
Paramedics: their workload is putting lives at risk
A listener wrote to say Victorian paramedics are spending hours waiting outside emergency departments rather than back on the road responding to more emergencies. This is not a problem affecting only Victorian ambos. There’s been a big jump in response times right around the country. We’re joined by Danny Hill, secretary of Victorian Ambulance Union; and Chris Kastelan, President of the NSW branch of Australian Paramedics Assoc. It turns out, most of the delays are Covid-induced. People aren't going to their GP so they're letting their manageable conditions spiral out of control. Paramedics are not responding to emergencies, just simple health issues. And they're overworked and stressed to the max. TODAY'S HEADLINES Princes William and Harry pay tribute to Prince Philip WA smashed by massive cyclone Taiwan scrambles jets to combat Chinese incursions Overseas travel not back to normal "until 2024" Minneapolis rocked by another police shooting death OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 12, 2021
19 min
The NZ travel bubble: what to expect over the ditch
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern last week announced that as of Monday April 19 the travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand will reopen. And the response has been huge! There was a “100-fold increase” in ticket sales between Australia and New Zealand after that announcement was made. Aussies are keen to head over but before you book your tickets though … a warning! We’re joined by Quentin Nolan a ski-tour operator in Queenstown; and Ben Groundwater, a writer for traveller.com.au to talk through what to to expect and what risks you might face. Today on The Briefing - what you should know before you fly across the ditch. TODAY'S HEADLINES PM backs away from vaccine rollout deadlines WA prepares for massive cyclone Prince Philip to be farewelled at low key funeral 80 dead in Myanmar protests OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 11, 2021
19 min
The Weekend Briefing with Abbie Chatfield
Jamila Rizvi talks to Abbie Chatfield who rose to fame as the runner up and perceived villain of The Bachelor Season 7, chasing the heart of Matt Agnew. She’s since turned the public’s opinion around to become one of Australia’s leading body positivity influencers, a podcast host and social media icon. Abbie was even crowned the 2021 Queen of the Jungle in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Jamila and Abbie discuss her time on the reality dating show, the price of fame and her recent sex toy collaboration. THE WEEKEND LIST Podcast: It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield Read: Sex, Lies and Question Timeby former MP Kate Ellis Listen:Fearless (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift Send us your suggestions on Instagram at @thebriefingpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 9, 2021
21 min
Has the Coalition lost the female vote?
A poll released last week showed the PMs approval rating dropped 10 points in a fortnight to 57 percent and what’s interesting is that his approval with women voters is down 16 points since the Britney Higgins story broke - but with male voters his approval rating has remained relatively unchanged. Dr Sarah Cameron, a political scientist in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney joins us to discuss whether the Coalition has lost the female vote. Has the Coalition’s recent cabinet changes; and the announcement it will implement all 55 recommendations in the Respect@Work report; changed voters’ intentions? Has the Coalition lost the female vote? TODAY'S HEADLINES Pfizer to be prioritised for young people Government accepts sex law reform recommendations Christian Porter accuser requested interview with police Joe Biden calls for ban on assault weapons NSW government considering Luna Park fire inquiry OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 8, 2021
24 min
Australia’s place in global cyber warfare
The Nine Network was hacked last month. Australia has increasingly been the target of hacks. Is Australia fighting back... with our own hacking attacks? Or are we only playing a defensive strategy? We’re joined by Dr Suelette Dreyfus - Lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Systems at The University of Melbourne. You’ll be surprised by her response. We also discuss if Australia is using the right strategy in the escalating cyber war? TODAY'S HEADLINES Blood clots should be listed as vaccine side effect: EU PM Morrison denies vaccine stoush with EU Peter Dutton starts Twitter defamation Women’s safety summit announced for July Speed a factor in Tiger Woods car cash OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 7, 2021
21 min
Australia's vaccine rollout debacle
The Morrison government promised the vast majority of Australians would be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of October. It’s now been revised to the end of April 2020. Paul Cross runs three online trade magazines focusing on the pharmaceutical industry. He’s been watching developments closely and says the Commonwealth, while wanting to shine in the spotlight by rolling out the jab, has no experience in the space. The states traditionally dole out vaccines. So where does the stand-off end? When will the average 30-year-old get their Covid jab? TODAY'S HEADLINES Australia/New Zealand travel bubble launched EU denies stopping Aussie Covid vaccine shipments Malcolm Turnbull sacked from climate role Victorian police win "right to disconnect" Melissa Caddick's family farewell her OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 6, 2021
23 min
How to get a pay rise!!
The gender wage gap is at more than 13 percent. But it’s not always a woman being paid less for doing the same job as a man, it’s often the type of roles women do. Meggie Palmer developed what’s called PepTalkHer, a site for teaching women the skills needed to get a better deal in the workforce. So how do we secure fairer and more equitable pay for people like nurses, nursing home staff and people at the front line of critical care – roles usually performed by women? TODAY'S HEADLINE Vaccine clinics ramp up amid clot concerns NZ to announce travel bubble details Putin unlocks terms with new law OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 5, 2021
17 min
Meet a real spy, like James Bond, or Jason Bourne
On today’s Briefing you’re going to meet a real life Jason Bourne... or James Bond... It’s very rare that spies speak out publicly, as you’ll hear, when they join a secret service they basically have to ghost their old life... stop contact with all their friends and family. But the former French spy we're speaking to, has moved to Australia and he’s written about his 9 years in the French secret service under the guise of fiction using a fictional alias... Jack Beaumont... the book’s called The Frenchman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 4, 2021
21 min
The Weekend Briefing with Rosie Waterland
Jamila Rizvi talks to Rosie Waterland, a best-selling author, award-winning podcast host, screenwriter, comedian and actress. She became a household name for her satirical recaps of The Bachelor ten years ago, before going on to tour her stand-up comedy around Australia and writing two popular memoirs about her harrowed childhood, all before the age of 31. Jamila and Rosie discuss her dark comedy sourced from her past, what encouraged her to pursuit her career and Rosie's ultimate end goal. THE WEEKEND LIST: Watch: Behind Her Eyes (Netflix) Read: The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. Listen:Butter playlist (Spotify) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 2, 2021
18 min
Is Hillsong still a ‘rockstar’ church?
Christianity is on the decline in Australia. In 1966, 88 percent of the Australian population identified as Christian. In 2016 - 50 years later - that figure was down to 52 per cent. But there’s one Christian denomination bucking the trend, Pentecostalism. Aka the religion of our current Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Prof Andrew Singleton, from Deakin University joins us to talk through the rise of Pentecostalism, and whether the charismatic churches rely on migrants to stay on top. Is Hillsong still a ‘rockstar’ church?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 1, 2021
21 min
Farmers’ role in our net-zero emissions ambitions
We received an Instagram message from Melissa Smith who asked why farmers are never included in the discussion about climate change, when they’re a key part of the country’s net-zero emissions ambitions. We invited Mel onto the Briefing to pose the question herself, and then invited Adam Coffey from Coffey Cattle - a beef producer from Miriam Vale, halfway between Rockhampton and Bundaberg to explain exactly what farmers are doing…..and they’re doing a stack. The politicians supposedly representing farmers want producers left out of the net-zero equation. But producers themselves tell a much different story. TODAY'S HEADLINE Brisbane awaits lockdown update Vaccine war of words between states and Commonwealth Home grown guided missiles NSW government in minority as troubled MP quits OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 31, 2021
21 min
A humanitarian crisis on the US/Mexico border
What’s the difference between locking a child in a cage... in a chain linked partition... or in a child migrant facility? Those words are part of a war over the Mexico border... where President Biden is being called a hypocrite from both sides of politics for detaining migrant children in detention facilities. The ABC’s US correspondent, Kathryn Diss has just returned from the border. Dulce Garcia is executive director of Open Borders and she joins us from a border camp. In today’s Briefing... what’s going on with the US Mexico border... is Biden doing the same thing he accused Trump of? TODAY'S HEADLINE QLD cluster: hospital closure and superspreading Labor conference and Cabinet swear-ins China to fill Hong Kong parliament with "patriots" OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 30, 2021
20 min
A return to Hong Kong under Beijing’s rule
In June, 2019, hundreds of thousands of protestors lined the streets of Hong Kong. China has jailed many of Hong Kong’s loudest progressive voices. Almost two years later, the news cycle has moved on. We’re joined by The Atlantic’s Tim McLaughlin who writes on politics and societal change in Hong Kong. What is life like for the people of Hong Kong in 2021? And what does Beijing have planned for what’s now known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 29, 2021
23 min
The end of JobKeeper: a report card
The federal government’s Covid subsidy, JobKeeper ends today. We’re joined by Professor John Quiggan from the University of Queensland’s School of Economics to talk about what’s likely to happen once the subsidy is cut. We’re about to enter a post Covid economy. What does the future hold, and how many people will lose their jobs once the handouts are wound back? JobKeeper ends today PM's approval rating plummets 100s dead as Myanmar violence erupts OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 28, 2021
21 min
The Weekend Briefing with Wil Anderson
Jamila Rizvi talks to Wil Anderson, the award-winning stand-up comedian, television host, writer and podcaster. Wil’s about to take his show Wilegal to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after the event was cancelled last year – the first time in 25 years he hasn’t attended. Jamila checks in on how his year without touring has been, his personal philosophy for life and what audiences can expect from his upcoming live show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 26, 2021
16 min
Consent: how, why and when
We’re all talking about consent! And with good cause! It lies at the heart of the reason 100k plus women hit the streets last Monday. That march for justice was responding to the issues around sexual violence that have been raised through the Brittany Higgins and Christian Porter allegations... and the way they’ve been handled. Broadcaster, podcaster and author Yumi Stynes joins us to talk about consent. Consent 101. What is it... and how should we teach it? In Today's Headlines PM grilled over ministers' future Questions over NSW flood death Suez ship jammed for at least a week Tokyo torch relay begins OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 25, 2021
21 min
Freezing your eggs to have a baby later in life
More and more women are freezing their eggs to have a baby later in life. In fact, there’s been a 20 percent increase in the number of women freezing eggs, and it prompts the question….why? Musician and broadcaster, Linda Marigliano’s podcast is called Tough Love. This week she talks about HER egg freezing journey. To give us the medical facts and figures, we’re joined by Dr Peter Illingworth - Medical Director of IVF Australia. All your questions answered in relation to freezing your eggs. The pesto recipe will come later In Today's Headlines Scandal-plagued ministers expected to move in re-shuffle NSW MP names himself as rape accused Two dead as massive flood clean-up begins Container ship stuck in Suez Canal OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 24, 2021
22 min
Locals being priced out of their own housing market
Covid showed people they could work from home – live in a regional centre or on the coast, and work in the city. It’s meant a massive rise in house prices pretty much across the country. It’s also meant locals are being priced out of their own market. We’re joined by Byron Bay local Nicqui Yazdi who’s had to move to Lennox Head to find affordable housing; Tim McKibbin is CEO of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, who says he’s never seen anything like it. Byron Bay councillor Sarah Ndiaye says the local community is in ruins. Where do we draw the line? Or is regional housing simply a reflection of the gentrification of country and coastal towns? In Today's Headlines MP Morrison forced to apologise to NewsCorp over sex allegations Rain eases as big flood clean-up begins Local AZ vaccine approved Ten dead in US mass shooting Festival cancels Union Jack artwork OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 23, 2021
23 min
Should we follow NZ and set-up sex assault courts?
Tens of thousands of women marched in rallies and protests across Australia last week. They sought a renewed dialogue about misogyny, sexual assault and respect. New Zealand established a specialised court ten years ago to deal sensitively with victims of sexual assault. Angela Lynch from the Women’s Legal Service of QLD joins us to talk about how the court works and why she’s leading a push to establish a similar court here in Australia. It’s time to start treating victims of sexual assault with the care and respect they deserve – and it might just mean more perpetrators are brought to justice. In Today's Headlines Weather crisis continues across Australia More claims of sex romps in Canberra's parliament house PM under pressure over inquiry pause Former NRL and NFL star Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault NZ travel bubble talks continue OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 22, 2021
21 min
Introducing Brooke & Linda's Dream Club
Brooke Boney and Linda Marigliano, two of Australia’s most connected entertainment tastemakers, tell you what to think about the most important moments in culture this week. Brooke & Linda’s Dream Club is a book club for film, TV, fashion, politics, society and culture, food, literature, gaming, travel, relationships and mental health. From the biggest stories of the week to the ones you need to know about, Brooke & Linda give their authentic insider opinions and tunnel into the deeper issues behind the moments. https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/brooke-and-lindas-dream-club See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
March 22, 2021
2 min

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The Briefing

Episodes

Paramedics: their workload is putting lives at risk

The NZ travel bubble: what to expect over the ditch

The Weekend Briefing with Abbie Chatfield

Has the Coalition lost the female vote?

Australia’s place in global cyber warfare

Australia's vaccine rollout debacle

How to get a pay rise!!

Meet a real spy, like James Bond, or Jason Bourne

The Weekend Briefing with Rosie Waterland

Is Hillsong still a ‘rockstar’ church?

Farmers’ role in our net-zero emissions ambitions

A humanitarian crisis on the US/Mexico border

A return to Hong Kong under Beijing’s rule

The end of JobKeeper: a report card

The Weekend Briefing with Wil Anderson

Consent: how, why and when

Freezing your eggs to have a baby later in life

Locals being priced out of their own housing market

Should we follow NZ and set-up sex assault courts?

Introducing Brooke & Linda's Dream Club