Who said women 'want it all'?
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, we investigate the concept that women have to somehow ‘have it all.’ It comes as a recent article in a News Corp paper suggested a string of high profile w...
15 Helmi 202318min
So you think you have adult ADHD: what now?
This is our second episode focusing on adult ADHD. Two weeks ago we spoke with Bridget Pringle, a Melbourne based advertising professional and mother of two who was diagnosed about two years ago. Bri...
14 Helmi 202319min
Who we do and don’t trust
Edelman’s annual Trust Barometer has revealed that the government and the media are among the least trusted by Australians. Whereas trust in business to take on social and structural issues, like clim...
13 Helmi 202320min
Why Australians need to get serious about sun protection again
Australia has the highest skin cancer rates in the world - with one person here diagnosed with melanoma every 30 minutes. Last year alone, 17,000 people were diagnosed. Social media is adding to the p...
12 Helmi 202320min
Jan Fran questions everything (and so should you)
Jeanette Francis, better known as Jan Fran, is one of our brilliant hosts of The Briefing podcast. Jan recently returned to the show after having her beautiful baby boy. Jan Fran is a Lebanese-Austr...
10 Helmi 202336min
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a...Chinese spy balloon?
Last week a massive white balloon drifted across U.S. airspace before being shot down by the Air Force. But where did it come from? The US believes China was spying on its military camps with the 200f...
9 Helmi 202320min
Birth Part 3: Australia’s maternity crisis
Rural regions in Australia are facing major maternity shortages as services in rural hospitals are forced to close. Pregnant women are travelling for hours to get care – some fearing they may have to ...
8 Helmi 202323min
Birth Part 2: Is IVF the answer?
The first baby born through IVF was in 1978 and since then the treatment has dramatically changed how the family unit can look. It has also given same sex couples more options when it comes to creatin...
7 Helmi 202321min
