Are we ‘mission creeping’ into Iran? + The Trump buddy running your world

Monday Headlines:

• Australia’s role in Middle East being considered
• Crocs “absolutely everywhere” in flooded NT
• Tributes for 22-year-old Melbourne Good Samaritan
• Age verification comes into effect for porn sites from today
• Matildas draw 3-all with South Korea in electric Asian Cup clash

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• Watching porn? ID please
• How I escaped porn addiction

Deep Dive: There are fears one family is accumulating more control over tech, government and media than any other family in modern history. Most Australians have barely heard of them, but they probably should.

Tech titan and Trump backer Larry Ellison is one of the wealthiest people on the planet, and his company Oracle doesn't just do business with governments - it helps run them.

Now his son David has won the most expensive bidding war in entertainment history, bringing a vast collection of film studios, news networks and streaming platforms under the same family umbrella.

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by NPR host Roben Farzad to unpack what the Ellison empire actually controls and what its latest moves tell us about who really holds power in 2026.

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