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Today on The Briefing we explain Bitcoin. Have you missed the chance to buy Bitcoin? The value has tripled over the last few months and there's been greater institutional acceptance, so should you put your savings in this new currency? Could it make you rich? or is it like playing the pokies? Finance/crypto expert Scott Philips Chief Investment officer from Motley Fool joins us to explain everything you need to know about Bitcoin In today's headlines: Sam Groth says Australian Open players should check their privilege Tropical Cyclone Kimi puts hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders on high alert Norway officials say “no link” between vaccine and elderly deaths Biden’s inauguration rehearsal locked down, evacuated by small fire Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Jan 202118min

When Joe Biden is sworn in this week it will be one of the most unusual Inauguration ceremonies in history. The FBI has warned that armed protests by violent Trump supporters were being planned in all 50 state capitals as well as in Washington for the days leading up to the inauguration. To find out how tight security will be and what the risk of more violence is we’re joined by US politics reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age Matthew Knott Have we learned why they were incapable of the mob storming the capital and confident we’ll get it right this time? How likely is it we’ll see violence from pro Trump extremists? A number of protesters have been locked up, what are they actually facing and will it reduce the risk this week? What normally happens at the Inauguration? How quickly will there be a noticeable change once Biden takes office? Trump has been impeached again, does it give him a reason to keep fighting? Does the Senate trial have to happen for him to not be President again? Will the Inauguration bring a new sense of moving forward for America? In today's headlines: Australian Open in chaos with fifth COVID-19 case Australia probing Norway deaths following Pfizer vaccine Unvaccinated patrons could be banned from NSW pubs and clubs Australia leads by 54 runs heading into day four of the fourth test Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Jan 202121min

Welcome to our Briefing ‘Summer Mode’ series, where we check in on your favourite stories of 2020, and catch up with the key people in those episodes to see if anything’s changed. On today’s episode we catch up with Marcus Tomoff a 28 year old from Florida who got COVID-19 and infected his parents. Months after getting the virus, we find out what’s it like, and if Marcus and his family have been able to get back to normal? We’ll be back to our normal daily episodes this Monday with the latest news headlines and a deep dive on a bigger story. Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Jan 202112min

Welcome to our Briefing ‘Summer Mode’ series, where we check in on your favourite stories of 2020, and catch up with the key people in those episodes to see if anything’s changed. On today's episode we’re joined by Googles Data Editor Simon Rogers to see if our top google searches have changed over the last few months since our episode in September, what our searches say about us, and if Australia remains the top-ranked country for Googling “toilet paper”? The Briefing will be back from 6am Monday Jan 18, ready to bring you all the big news stories for 2021. Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Jan 202112min

Welcome to our Briefing ‘Summer Mode’ series, where we check in on your favourite stories of 2020, and catch up with the key people in those episodes to see if anything’s changed since we first spoke to them. On today’s episode we’re joined by Jacob Greber who took us on a road trip through Trump territory and the rust belt in the lead up to the election. He helped understand more about the people that would decide those key states. We find out if the election played out the way it expected to or were there some big surprises for Jacob? The Briefing will be back from 6am Monday Jan 18, ready to bring you all the big news stories for 2021. Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Dec 202018min

Welcome to our Briefing ‘Summer Mode’ series, where we check in on your favourite stories of 2020, and catch up with the key people in those episodes to see if anything’s changed. On today's episode we look at the 35,000 Aussies that are stranded overseas and cant get home for Christmas: Tim an Aussie living in MaltaDave an Aussie stuck in BerlinJess an Aussie stuck in London The Briefing will be back from 6am Monday Jan 18, ready to bring you all the big news stories for 2021. Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Dec 202013min

2020 has been a year. We really thought the January bushfires were going to be the worst of it, but then came floods, a recession, and a global pandemic. It’s been so bad that it can be difficult to put into words. Except that someone has. Writer, radio presenter and Chaser co-founder Dom Knight has written the 2020 Dictionary: The Definitive Guide to the Year the Planet Turned to Shit. Dom joins us for our final daily episode as we look back on the year of 2020. In today's headlines: Christmas chaos as Northern Beaches cluster explodes States move to lock out NSW, Sydney Melbourne’s public tower lockdowns “breached human rights” Dramatic first day in the big summer test cricket series Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Dec 202023min

Four years ago 10-15 percent of ASIO cases were linked to the far right. Now, that figure has almost tripled. The head of ASIO, our national security agency, says that Neo-Nazis are one of the most challenging security threats in Australia. Reports tell us racially motivated terrorism, especially from white supremacists is “on the rise and spreading geographically.” On today’s episode we’re going to hear from someone who not only knows white supremacist ideology well, he used to preach it himself. Tony McAleer is a former White Supremacist and far right recruiter who these days preaches the very opposite of what he used to believe. In today's headlines: Sydney records three new local Covid-19 cases Israel orders extradition of accused Australian child abuser Malka Leifer Australia takes China to the World Trade Organisation over barley tariffs Tom Cruise social distancing rant revealed in leaked audio Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Dec 202021min