Day 35: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

The concept of the four-day working week has been around for almost a century, but like the idea of working from home which needed a pandemic to make happen, the four-day week concept hasn’t really taken off in Australia until recently. Researchers have found a four-day work week without a pay cut improves both productivity and a sense of wellbeing, less stress and burnout, and a better work-life balance among workers. Joe O’Connor is the CEO of 4 Day Week Global who’s running a huge trial in the UK. Joe joins us on The Briefing to talk about the possibility of a four-day week taking off in Australia. Today's Headlines Minimum wage decision imminent RBA warns of more rate pain + sharemarket spirals Power companies on notice Airport mask mandate lifted Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Kesä 202220min

Johann Hari’s new book Stolen Focus is all about the crisis in concentration sweeping the world. The book goes into why it’s happening, how much it’s affecting us, and what can be done to tackle the problem. Johann joins us to explain there are so many things competing for our attention, it makes it really hard to focus. Can we fight back against it as individuals... by being more disciplined... or is there a bigger war we need to wage on the forces that are stealing our attention? There is a lot we can do to change our own behaviour, but will it ever be enough when we’re up against the best engineers in the world, who work for the social media companies that so often fight for our focus. Today's Headlines Australia qualifies for FIFA World Cup 2022 East coast facing power outages Trump had “no chance” of winning election Defence Minister forges ties with Japan Monique Ryan reports ‘racist, misogynistic’ letters to police Rebel Wilson: newspaper issues apology Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Kesä 202221min

Australia’s new government has appointed an Assistant Minister for the Republic. Matt Thistlethwaite has been tasked with taking the Labor Party’s policy of making Australia a republic from policy to reality. Mr Thistlethwaite joins us on the Queen’s Birthday holiday to talk about what his plans for a republic, what our new nation’s leader would be called….and if we’ll get to KEEP our Queen’s birthday long weekend!! On today’s Briefing…is Australia going to become a republic? Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Kesä 202221min

Sophie Cachia has always been in a rush. At twenty she met a bloke and fell in love, by age twenty-three she’d given birth to her first child, and within another year or two grew a formidable social media following for her account “The Young Mummy”. Then There Was Her is Sophie’s debut book. It’s intimate, illuminating and revealing - which might surprise readers given that so much of Sophie’s life has been lived publicly on Instagram. The book details Sophie’s catapult into the public eye and the identity crisis she was grappling with behind the shiny, happily married wife and mum of two kids image. It unpacks how Sophie lost and then found herself again in motherhood, and how she navigated her sexuality and fell in love all over again. Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Kesä 202229min

Filming on Australia’s longest-running television show Neighbours, finishes today…..after nearly 9,000 episodes, 63 weddings, 20 births and 68 deaths. We’re joined by Ryan Moloney – who plays Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi to talk about the show’s legacy – and his plans for the future; and Andrew Mercardo – the TV reviewer and historian about why the show is ending and it’s place in the Australian psyche. On today’s Briefing we look back on four decades of Neighbours with long-running cast member Toadie. Today's Headlines ACT decriminalises drugs Russia sentences POWs to death Twitter to provide Elon Musk with bot data Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Kesä 202220min

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been charged in a Chinese court of supplying state secrets. Detained since August 2020, her family and friends now say she’s been denied access to consular officials and prison officials have tightened her food supply. Her partner, Nick Coyle joins us on the Briefing to talk about what the future looks like for Cheng Lei and what life is like for her behind bars in a Chinese prison. With the Albanese government pledging to improve relations with Beijing, it’s time to lobby for the release of Cheng Lei, who is believed to be in a prison in Beijing. Todays Headlines No silver bullet for the energy crisis Stripping citizenship law struck down Chinese Port of Darwin lease to be reviewed Qld wins Origin I Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Kesä 202221min

In the next 20 years, almost 250 billion dollars will be transferred from baby boomers to Generations X, Y and Z. We’re joined by Aleks Vickovich, the Wealth Editor at the Australian Financial Review to discuss what it means for the economy – and in particular young Australians hoping to buy their first home. And with yesterday’s interest rate decision by the Reserve Bank….younger Australians are going to be watching the housing market, hoping prices fall to help them enter the market. So what will the future look like with this massive transfer of wealth about to take place….and what can governments do to help younger Australians make the most of the windfall. Todays Headlines Banks start to pass on rate rise Emergency meeting called to address energy crisis PM to meet with NZ counterpart China accuses Australia of “dangerous and provocative” acts Biloela family heads home Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Kesä 202219min

Will Joe Biden be the US President who actually changes gun culture in America? 19 students and two teachers were shot at an elementary school in Texas last week. It was the 27th school shooting in the US this year. It feels like every time it happens we hear the same calls for action on guns, AND the same rhetoric from the NRA and gun owners…..that the Second Amendment is the right to bear arms. We’re joined by Farrah Tomazin, the US correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. So where to now for Joe Biden? What are his options…? Could he be the US President who actually changes gun culture in the US once and for all? Todays Headlines Boris Johnson faces no confidence motion Interest rate rise expected today PM pledges to meet Putin at G20 Submarine delays expected Italian Mafia infiltrates Australia’s crime gangs Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Kesä 202218min