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Russian citizens are marching in the streets. It’s being called the greatest threat to President Vladimir Putin’s reign in a generation. We’re joined by Nadya Tolokonnikova, one of the founders of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot to discuss the groundswell campaign backing Opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny remains in prison after surviving an assassination by poisoning, when spies, believed to be working on behalf of the Kremlin, put a nerve agent in his underpants. In today's headlines: NSW returned traveler tests positive two days after leaving quarantine. Melbourne hotel worker tests positive as Aus Open gets underway WA arson squad investigating six deliberately lit fires Agriculture to be excluded from zero emissions by 2050 scheme Super Bowl LV begins in Florida this morning Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Feb 202116min

Jamila Rizvi talks to former tennis champion Jelena Dokic ahead of the Australian Open about her impressive career and the pressures of professional sport. Jelena made headlines in 1999 at just 16 years old when she beat world number one Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon. She then continued to climb the ranks to world number four, all while suffering horrific abuse at the hands of her father and coach, Damir Dokic. She opens up about her traumatic personal life while competing on the world stage and gives insight into the pressures that the Australian Open competitors could be feeling, particular amidst a pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Feb 202120min

What’s with the Reddit v Wall St rumble – and why is the GameStop stock soaring? This story ticks all the boxes of being a big cultural ‘moment’ of our time? It involves the internet; it’s got the internet mob and meme culture element and even Elon Musk is tweeting about it. We're joined by Scott Phillips from Motley Fool. It’s got the little guy, the small-time internet investor, attacking the entrenched power and privilege of the big Wall St investors who’ve always had lots of access to information and control big enough amounts of money to move the markets. Not anymore. In today's headlines: Australia secures an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine Rain on the way as Perth bushfire losses rise Australian Open on track despite Covid-19 case Collingwood players pen apology after scathing racism report Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Feb 202119min

The world watched on as the QAnon conspiracy theory circled over the White House during the Trump years. Trump has gone, what now for the QAnon believers and their claims? We’re joined by New York Times writer and editor Stuart Thompson who spent three weeks in a QAnon chat room. What he learned will make you wonder what the QAnon conspiracists truly believed. In today's headlines: Aus Open in chaos after Covid finding in Melbourne quarantine hotel Japan releases plan for Tokyo Olympic Games PM chides Coalition MP Craig Kelly after fiery clash with Labor MP Tanya Plibersek RBA says interest rates to remain low until 2025 Dragons backflip on Folau deal after backlash Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Feb 202119min

Today on the Briefing we discuss the chances of the Tokyo Olympic Games going ahead as planned in July. The Olympic Games is the biggest event in the world – and Tokyo’s Games were postponed last year due to the Covid pandemic. Today we’re joined by the Australian Olympic Committee CEO Matt Carroll to talk about the likelihood the Games will go ahead; and we speak to Australian rugby gold medallist Chloe Dalton about the impact the postponement has had on athletes. In today's headlines: Collingwood Magpies' racism scandal escalates Cricket Australia postpones South Africa tour due to Covid risk Up to 59 homes destroyed in bushfire near Perth British hero Sir Tom Moore dies of Covid-19 related illness St George-Illawarra Dragons seek clearance to sign Israel Folau Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Feb 202120min

Today on the Briefing we discuss how billionaires are getting richer – and the rest of us are picking up the crumbs. We’re joined by Andrew Leigh, a Labor MP and former economist who explains how and why the rich are getting richer. He calls for big corporations to give back taxpayer-funded benefits like JobKeeper. Where do you fit in the ever-widening wealth divide? In today's headlines: Collingwood Magpies engulfed in racism scandal No new Covid-19 cases in WA amid five-day lockdown PM Morrison announces goal for zero net emissions by 2050 Daily Mail settles with Prince Harry. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrested as military reinstates 'dictatorship’ Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Feb 202118min

In today's Briefing, we explain what the dark web is... and what’s happened in the ten years since Silk Road first launched. Silk Road was the first big dark web marketplace to gain notoriety... but it only lasted two years until it was shut down and its owner arrested and jailed. Earlier this month a very similar shutdown happened... and this time an Australian guy was in the cross hairs. We're joined today. by a dark web user; and Professor Monica Barratt, a senior researcher at RMIT, to tell us who uses the dark web, and why. In today's headlines: Millions Western Australia in lockdown after first case in ten months No more “blank cheques” from federal government, warns Scott Morrison Former White Ribbon chairman Andrew O'Keefe charged with domestic violence Mass arrests in Russia as protesters demand jailed critic’s release Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Jan 202118min

Jamila Rizvi chats to Thomas Mayo, a campaigner for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and celebrated indigenous author.   Thomas has travelled around Australia to promote the statement’s vision for a better future for First Nations people turning his experiences into books to educate adults and children: Finding The Heart Of The Nation and Finding Our Heart.   Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Jan 202121min