Cyber security: What do we have to fear?
Last month our Prime Minister, side by side with the Defence Minister gave us a very strong warning about cyberattacks. Along with that warning here in Australia, there’s been a concerning development...
20 Jul 202019min
How does contact tracing actually work?
On todays episode we interview a disease detective hunting for patient zero and trying to stop the spread of COVID-19. Christian Peut is a Contact Tracer in the Communicable Disease and Control Branch...
19 Jul 202017min
The Weekend Briefing with Special Guest Dr Pimple Popper
Welcome to a special weekend edition of The Briefing with guest Dr Pimple Popper. In today’s episode, we catch up with global YouTube sensation, dermatologist Dr Pimple Popper AKA Dr Sandra Lee. She...
17 Jul 202019min
Dr Pimple Popper explains why the pandemic’s got us binging her videos
Is the pandemic making us watch strange internet videos? Jan Fran has felt the need to watch ASMR and Pimple Popping videos during lockdown and on today's episode we explore why? Pimple popping videos...
16 Jul 202021min
The Palace Letters explained
For 45 years letters between the Queen and Australia’s Governor General have been kept secret. This week, against the Queen's wishes this series of private letters were released. On todays episode o...
15 Jul 202018min
The Aussies who can’t get home
When most of us could travel overseas we knew that that if it all goes pear shaped you still call Australia home and it will be waiting for you with open arms. But for many Australians overseas that c...
14 Jul 202017min
Should we all be wearing face masks?
Should we be wearing face masks in public? To mask or not to mask? It’s a simple question: so why has there been so much mixed messaging about wearing a face mask here in Australia and Overseas? The a...
13 Jul 202019min
Should we be forcing people to take COVID-19 test?
We know that Covid-19 testing, especially in hotspots, will be key to stopping it’s spread. However, since the second wave hit Melbourne we’ve heard of thousands of people who have refused the swab te...
12 Jul 202019min
