Looking over the vaccine horizon to the UK & US: part one
The UK, Europe and the United States are forging ahead with mass vaccines. Australia is well behind in terms of progress. So, what is life like in London, Washington and Madrid now the vaccination nu...
21 Apr 202119min
Royal Commission into veterans' deaths: a vet’s view
The Prime Minister has announced a Royal Commission into veterans’ suicide. Will it be enough to stem the number of returned servicemen and women taking their own lives? We’re joined by Heston Rus...
20 Apr 202124min
The Briefing's FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
The Briefing kicked off on April 20, 2020, amid a global pandemic. No one was sure what the future would look like. Many of us were working from home for the first time, our computers perched on box...
19 Apr 202124min
Dr Abby: An Aussie behind the Mars rover
Did you know an Australian is leading one of the teams behind the Mars rover? Australian geologist Dr Abigail Allwood is the first woman and the first Australian to ever be a principal investigato...
18 Apr 202120min
The Weekend Briefing with Benjamin Law
Jamila Rizvi sits down with Benjamin Law, a man of many talents in the Australian media industry. He is the creator and writer of SBS’s award-winning ‘The Family Law’ and the maker and subject of the ...
16 Apr 202124min
Minneapolis erupts: the Derek Chauvin murder trial
Are we witnessing another big flashpoint for the BLM protests...? When George Floyd was killed by a police officer last year... it sparked that wave of protests around the world including here in Aus...
15 Apr 202123min
Jewish female resistance fighters in Hitler's WWII ghettos
Over the last two months here in Australia there’s been a number of sexual abuse and harassment scandals that have forced a rethink about the way women are treated in our society. Right in the midd...
14 Apr 202121min
30 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody: what have we learned?
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, created by the Hawke Government in 1987. We’re joined by Warren Mundine... former ...
13 Apr 202119min
