Summer Weekends: Maria Thattil from Miss Universe to the Jungle
Welcome to our summer series of the Weekend Briefing featuring some of your favourite interviews from 2023! Maria is a queer, South-Asian woman, the daughter of migrant parents and a former Miss Unive...
22 Des 202326min
How to look after your mental health during the holiday period
In this morning's episode of The Briefing, we looked into how to manage difficult conversations with family members over Christmas. In this afternoon's episode, we turn the mirror inwards. For many pe...
22 Des 202312min
How to navigate awkward conversations at the Christmas dinner table
With Christmas just days away, plenty of us are feeling a bit of trepidation (or perhaps a lot) at the prospect of spending time with family members we might otherwise not interact too much with. Whet...
21 Des 202320min
Will you join the Coles and Woolworths boycott?
As public anger mounts over Coles and Woolworths’ super-profits during a cost of living crisis, Brisbane local Dylan Fragomeni is pushing for a boycott of the two grocery giants on December 23 and 24....
21 Des 202311min
Why are we rewatching Aussie kids' shows?
Seven out of 10 Aussies are rewatching TV shows from their childhood and it’s all part of a nostalgia trend. A recent study by Swinburne, RMIT University, and Australian Children's Television Cultures...
20 Des 202319min
Is today's court ruling the beginning of the end for Donald Trump?
The Colorado Supreme Court have just disqualified former US President Donald Trump from being listed in the ballot for the next election. They claim that his involvement in the January 6th, 2021 atta...
20 Des 20239min
Why Malcom Turnbull says King Charles' visit can't stop republic by 2026
King Charles and Queen Camilla are coming down under next year, making it their first visit to Australia as monarchs. But will it lead to a resurgence in republican sentiment? Sacha Barbour Gatt sits ...
19 Des 202318min
Step inside the house with no power bills
Many of us have been hit with record power bills this year – and a predicted hot summer ahead is not going to help with keeping costs down. But what if there was a way to avoid energy bills altogether...
19 Des 202310min
