Ex school teacher defies music industry gatekeepers
Young Aussie artist AViVA is a perfect example of someone you mightn’t have heard of in the mainstream, but who has had her emo/pop songs downloaded billions of times. She’s had nearly 70 million vie...
3 Nov 202121min
Breaking news: Cleo Smith is found alive and well
Police in Western Australia have found missing four-year-old Cleo Smith. Officers broke into a locked house in the town of Carnarvon, 900 kilometres north of Perth, about 1am local time (4am AEDT) w...
2 Nov 20213min
ICAC and Gladys Berejiklian: Was it just a bad boyfriend
Gladys Berejiklian stunned the people of NSW on October 1st by announcing her resignation. The state’s Independent Commission Against Corruption had announced it was investigating Ms Berejiklian over ...
2 Nov 202123min
How to know if you’re lonely
In today’s Briefing, we’ll learn just how much better life could be if we properly understood loneliness... because it’s connected to so many things that go wrong in our lives, like drug addiction, vi...
1 Nov 202123min
Are we risk-takers or not? An American weighs in
When Damien Cave brought his young family to Sydney to set up the New York Times’ Australian Bureau, they encountered the local pursuits of Nippers and surfing – and a completely different approach to...
31 Okt 202120min
Steph Claire Smith on motherhood and measuring up
Steph Claire Smith isn’t your average model turned fitness influencer. Boasting over one million followers on social media, the 27-year-old uses her platform to champion how healthy doesn't need to be...
29 Okt 202129min
Why Dave Chappelle and Hannah Gadsby are clashing
What’s behind the stoush between Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby and the US superstar Dave Chapelle? It’s all about Chappelle’s Netflix comedy special, The Closer. Netflix has stood by its deci...
28 Okt 202122min
Why were there bullets on the set? Alec Baldwin disaster
The film industry was in shock last week when a director of photography was shot dead on the set of a movie in New Mexico. The shot was fired by Hollywood legend Alec Baldwin. On today’s Briefing w...
27 Okt 202122min
