Join the rat race with a tour of NYCs secret rat hotspots
Kenny Bollwerk has built over 240,000 TikTok followers and amassed millions of views of his livestreams showing some of the most rat-infested streets of New York City. Interest has been so great, the creator of ‘RatTok’ is now running free rat tours across the city, taking tourists to “rat hotspots” seven nights a week. He joined Tom Tilley to explain where he thinks the fascination has come from. Headlines: Clive Palmer spending $2m promoting the No vote British actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82 AFL Grand Final parade to hit Melbourne today Follow The Briefing:Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Syys 202318min
Young donors, where the bloody hell are you?
The top blood donors in Australia are older men – but young blood and plasma are needed to keep saving lives. Data shows young people are sporadic donors at best, and most don’t turn up to appointments. However, one young donor, Sam Ryan, has become a prolific donor after his life was saved by 22 bags of donated blood after an accident when he was 17. On this extra episode of The Briefing, we hear about Sam's incredible story and his message encouraging other young people to donate. We also speak to Red Cross Lifeblood to find out what they are doing to raise awareness and recruit young people to roll up their sleeves and give blood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Syys 202312min
You can now join a national revolution calling out shit rentals
Jordie van den Berg (known by his influential social media alias PurplePingers) and Lauren Michaelides (known as Toilet Paper Australia on X) have launched a free database to call out “shit rentals” across the country. With the aim to better empower renters facing sometimes shocking rental conditions, Shitrentals.org has already received over a thousand reviews from tenants since it’s launch last week. Website co-creator PurplePingers joined Tom Tilley to explain why he’s taken his online activism to a new level, how the website works and what he hopes the website will achieve. Headlines: RBA unlikely to lift rates in October as mortgage holders brace for higher payments Jacinta Allan is Victoria’s new premier Qantas head faces awkward senate grilling Follow The Briefing:Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Syys 202321min
How a brutal murder sparked the Canada vs India conflict
Canada and India are at loggerheads, with both nations in a diplomatic storm that looks like it’s going to get much worse before it gets better. Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated in Vancouver earlier this year. But now, Canada has blamed the Indian government, saying it was a political assassination, and sparking a massive confrontation between the two powerhouse nations. In this extra episode of The Briefing, we're joined by Professor Ian Hall from the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, to break things down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Syys 202310min
Dan Andrews, the Victorian Premier who ruled from the left and survived
Dan Andrews, Labor’s longest reigning Premier in Victoria, has announced he will resign from the top job. What was the reasoning behind his decision, what impact will that have on the future of Victorian Labor party, and what can other leaders around the country learn from his time in power? Tom Tilley is joined by Kos Samaras, Director of polling and research company RedBridge group and former Labor campaign director to unpack the decision and explore how the progressive leader held onto power for so long. Headlines: Jacinta Allan tipped to replace former premier Daniel Andrews PwC to announce findings of tax leak scandal and major overhaul Reddit is set to start paying its top contributors Follow The Briefing:Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Syys 202322min
Dan Andrews resigns. What will Victoria make of his legacy?
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has announced he’ll retire at 5pm tomorrow. He says he has no plans, and will take time to spend with his family. He led Victoria for nine years and was Labor leader for 13 years. His legacy will be mixed, with there being many who will say he was a brilliant but divisive leader. In this episode of The Briefing, we’re joined by The Age newspaper's Victorian State Parliament correspondent Annika Smethurst to discuss the announcement, Mr Andrews’ future and what his legacy will be.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Syys 20238min
Inside the sinister new experiment to kill death row inmates
The state of Alabama is planning to use nitrogen gas to execute prisoners on death row, after a series of botched lethal injections. Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Alabama have all approved nitrogen gas for execution, but none have ever used it. Katrina Blowers sits down with Dr Joel Zivot, an expert on physician participation in lethal injection, to explain why convicted murderer Kenneth Smith might be the first death row inmate to die by nitrogen gas. Headlines: Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo stood aside as inquiry underway Tentative deal reached for the Writers Guild of America Qantas pilots join calls for Chairman Richard Goyder to step down Lachie Neale takes home the Brownlow Medal and Wallabies out of the World Cup Follow The Briefing:Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Syys 202321min
Why are we so blasé about privacy a year after the Optus hacking breach?
It’s been a year since the details of nearly 10 million Aussies were compromised in the Optus data hack. Past and present customers were left confused and frustrated, asking why big companies are allowed to have all our data if they can’t protect it properly. But with what seems like a new breach every few weeks, do we even still care when our information is compromised? In this episode of The Briefing, Antoinette Lattouf is joined by LiSTNR journalist Micaela Savage to talk about the current situation, and what you can do to avoid being hacked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Syys 202310min
