Starting 2023 with more attention and less distraction
We know gym memberships go up at the start of the year with people keen to get their bodies in shape, but what about our minds? In this episode of the Briefing we find out why we feel like our attenti...
3 Jan 202318min
Behind the mask of the Australian bushranger
The bushranger holds a special place in the Australian psyche. Celebrated for their bravery and their ability to go against the grain, against authority and deified through time as heroes. But not all...
2 Jan 202320min
The man behind Sydney’s fireworks
This year, the Sydney New Year’s fireworks were watched by millions of people around the world, but have you ever wondered how it’s put together? We speak to the man behind the fireworks, Fortunato Fo...
1 Jan 202315min
2022: A year in review
A look back on The Year That Was with Tom Tilley, Katrina Blowers, Antoinette Lattouf and Rhianna Patrick. We talk about the biggest stories of the year, including the Queen’s death, the federal elect...
29 Dec 202225min
Best of 2022: BookTok: How TikTok is changing literature
What is the BookTok phenomenon? Is it making reading cool? And how is it affecting book sales? There’s been a big surge in book sales, and publishers are putting it down to a new phenomenon called Boo...
28 Dec 202218min
Best of 2022: Amber Heard's lawyer speaks to The Briefing
In today’s Briefing we look at a perverse twist of 'Me Too'. The wave of abuse stories has come with a wave of defamation lawsuits. London-based barristers Jen Robinson and Keina Yoshida have written ...
27 Dec 202217min
Best of 2022: The deathbed confession of Jane Roe (Roe v Wade)
This year the USA has been rocked by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade - the case that has protected the right to abortion in the US for almost 50 years. Already, states are banning...
26 Dec 202217min
Best of 2022: How to not worry in chaotic times
With rising interest rates, escalating inflation, a war underway in Ukraine and coming out of the pandemic, it’s understandable we’re all a bit more worried. In today’s episode of the Briefing, we tal...
25 Dec 202215min
