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The nation is watching Sydney right now as it struggles to get this Covid-19 outbreak under control. For people in Melbourne, it's looking eerily similar to the second wave that sent the Victorian capital into 112 days of lockdown last winter... There is speculation Sydney’s so-called ‘lockdown lite’ is to blame. We’re joined by Juliette O’Brien – a digital and data journalist who established covid19data.com.au, the definitive Covid-19 tracking website, who takes us through the chronology of the outbreak. How did this outbreak blow away the expectations of the state who’d been labeled the gold standard for managing covid risk? TODAY'S HEADLINES New financial support template paves the way for extended lockdown New vaccine advice for hotspot residents Chinese spy ship returns to Queensland coast South Africa violence claims 45 lives IOC slips up in message or reassurance to Japan Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Jul 202120min

One of our listeners sent us a message asking us to do an episode on whether Botox is dangerous. We know it’s become incredibly popular since it was approved for cosmetic use 20 years ago We’re joined by Dr Cara McDonald, a dermatologist from Sunbury in Victoria. Dr Cara tells us what Botox is, why it’s so popular….and the best way to make the most of what it has to offer. The college of cosmetic surgery in Australia puts the spending on cosmetic procedures at more than one billion dollars... with around a third of that on Botox. And increasingly...it’s being used by younger Australians in an effort to prevent aging. Is Botox dangerous….? TODAY'S HEADLINES Cash support for NSW as lockdown likely to be extended AstraZeneca advice remains unchanged VIC and SA on alert over Covid removalists England manager, Prince William condemn racial football abuse Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Jul 202119min

Mariam Dabboussy was married in 2011 and she and her husband went on a holiday in 2015. Her husband took her into Syria and joined the ISIS fight to establish a caliphate. He was killed just before their second child was born. Mariam was subsequently married off twice more. Her father, Kamalle Dabboussy joins us to tell his daughter’s story – and to talk about trying to bring his daughter and now three grandchildren home. It’s a heartbreaking story of the plight of a young Australian family – and a failure of government leaving helpless women and children to suffer in a camp in northern Syria, desperate to come home, even if they have to face the consequences for their actions. TODAY'S HEADLINES NSW cases likely to hit 100 New vaccine ad campaign begins as deaths increase Government confirms all ADF troops out of Afghanistan Richard Branson goes to space England prepares for historic final Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Jul 202122min

A big episode for a big name! Dannii Minogue is one of the country's golden girls, with Australians growing up with her on Young Talent Time before she cracked the international market as a pop success; and now as a mum, podcaster and fashion designer, while gracing our screens as a television show judge. Amidst her astronomical fame has been turmoil, from relentless paparazzi snapping her every move to being caught in the 2011 UK phone hacking scandal and being robbed of important personal moments. Jamila Rizvi sat down with Dannii to discuss her life as she blossomed into fame and how that now impacts her son Ethan, landing a record deal as a teenager, the devastating phone scandal, and her new LiSTNR show, The 90s with Dannii Minogue. THE WEEKEND LIST with Tait McGregor: Watch: The OC (Stan) Watch: Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (Netflix) Read: The Success Experiment by Lillian Ahenkan Let us know what your list suggestions and guests you'd love to see on the show! Send us a message on Instagram at @thebriefingpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Jul 202136min

Covid 19 has made avoiding plastics a lot harder; cafes stopped taking keep cups, there was an increase in food and grocery deliveries - all wrapped in plastic and use of disposal PPE gear spiked … for obvious reasons. On today’s Briefing - are we losing the fight on plastics? We’re joined by Kate Noble, World Wildlife Fund Australia’s No Plastics in Nature Policy Manager to discuss if we’re doing enough in the fight to reduce plastics and their impact on the environment. In the last few years each state and territory has progressed at a different pace.... bringing in bans on items like straws and plastic cutlery. Are we doing enough? TODAY'S HEADLINES NSW leaders split on virus strategy as police crack down on Sydney No fans at Tokyo Olympics after fourth state of emergency Ash Barty through to Wimbledon finals Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Jul 202123min

In today’s briefing - the vaping problem in schools. Teachers and parents are extremely worried that school students are illegally dealing vapes... and that more and more students are taking it up. There are reports that increasingly younger students, even primary students, are taking it up. Rudy and Maya, year 12 students give us their first-hand experience. We’re also joined by Craig Petersen, President of NSW Secondary Principals' Council; and drug and alcohol educator Paul Dillon. Students are vaping inside the classroom... and it's spreading from the city to country schools. Australia has relatively strict vaping laws, many say too strict because they restrict access to people that could use nicotine vapes as a way of quitting smoking. So what’s the answer here? Are our laws too lenient, or are vapes the answer to reducing our reliance on nicotine…? TODAY'S HEADLINES Sydney lockdown extended as big business invited to join vaccine rollout State of emergency in Haiti after President assassinated Trump to sue Facebook, Twitter and Google US wins right to appeal Assange decision Historic first for Olympic flag bearers Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Jul 202122min

In 2019, Bridie Jabour wrote a piece for the Guardian about the malaise of millennials. She found herself and her friends talking about the painful, protracted end of their adolescence. They're looking at their lives and thinking: 'Is this it? Have I chosen the right place to live, the right job, the right partner? Am I, perhaps, not as special as I thought?' The article went viral and Bridie decided the time had come to write a book about her generation - those much-maligned millennials. After all, this generation is coming of age in a unique set of social and economic circumstances, including precarious work, delayed baby-making, rising singledom, a heating planet, loss of religion, increased unstable housing and, now, a pandemic. Today’s Briefing is all about Millennial malaise. TODAY'S HEADLINES Lockdown extension expected as Sydneysiders await confirmation Under-40s could get mRNA jabs by September Reserve Bank to ease back on easy money Barty through to semi after All-Australian Wimbledon showdown Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Jul 202121min

Joanna, a Briefing listener, wrote to us via Instagram to ask us to do a story on the discovery of First Nation’s children in Canada. Hundreds of bodies have been found in unmarked graves. We’re joined by Kerry Benjoe - a journalist from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and a former residential school student; and Fiona Cornforth, CEO of The Healing Foundation. Kerry tells us first-hand what it was like in the schools, and Fiona tells us if there are parallels with Australia and our Stolen Generation. Sadly, there are many parallels. This is a very important story, particularly given it’s NAIDOC Week. TODAY'S HEADLINES Inquiries won’t change parliament - Julia Banks $50,000 fines and suspensions for NRL partygoers Gaming inspectors stopped from investigating Crown Thousands of Afghan troops flee Taliban as visa concerns grow Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Jul 202123min