Why Hannah Ferguson takes credit for choosing our Prime Minister
In 2020, at just 22 years old Hannah Ferguson launched Cheek Media Co - an independent news platform designed to break down big, complex issues and speak to people who feel alienated by traditional me...
16 Jan 39min
When antidepressants don’t work + Faith leaders' warning to PM
20% of Aussies with depression don't respond positively to antidepressant medication. In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Co-Director of Health and Policy at The University...
16 Jan 15min
Tourists hit by flood chaos in Victoria + The Marty Supreme hype machine
Friday Headlines: Cars, caravans and tents swept out to sea as flash flooding hits Victoria, millions of accounts deactivated after world-first social media ban, British band agrees to play Adelaide F...
15 Jan 23min
Is this the end for our biggest Nazi group? + Pipe bombs found in Canberra
Australia’s largest Neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Network, has announced its disbanding ahead of the proposed overhaul of hate speech laws by the federal government. But there are concerns th...
15 Jan 17min
US and Greenland meet + Inside Elon's problematic chatbot
Thursday Headlines: Coalition set to vote against new hate speech laws, Iran fast-tracks trials and possible executions, JD Vance meets with foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Victorian schoo...
14 Jan 22min
‘She’s lying’: Premier bushfire backlash + Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens to sue
Victoria Premier, Jacinta Allan, is under increasing pressure over a funding crisis for firefighters. Firefighters and volunteers say they’ve been calling for more money for years, with their trucks a...
14 Jan 13min
Neo-Nazis scramble ahead of new laws + Why axing writers is dangerous
Wednesday Headlines: New hate speech laws trigger the disbanding of neo-Nazi group, Trump says killers of protesters in Iran will ‘pay a big price,' acclaimed Australian author charged with child exp...
13 Jan 22min
Kevin Rudd’s diplomatic exit + Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled
Former PM Kevin Rudd has resigned as US ambassador a year early. His reign has been filled with plenty of controversy, including critical comments about US President Donald Trump. So, why did Mr Rudd ...
13 Jan 15min
