A futurist explains what the big trends will be for 2024
It’s the first day of 2024, and some big trends are on the cards for this year. Democracies will be tested; AI will lead to major changes in our work and health; and we might finally move beyond the s...
31 Dec 202314min
Summer Weekends: Dilruk Jayasinha was never going to be an accountant
Welcome to our summer series of the Weekend Briefing featuring some of your favourite interviews from 2023! Dilruk Jayasinha is one of Australia’s most in-demand comedians. As we jump back in time to ...
29 Dec 202324min
The Briefing’s 2023 Pop Culture Wrap
Britney Spears and Prince Harry’s bios took the world by storm in 2023; Taylor Swift became a billionaire; and the Barbie movie got us going to the cinema again. In this episode of The Briefing Tom Ti...
28 Dec 202314min
The Briefing’s 2023 Sport Wrap
There’s one word for Aussie sport in 2023 and that is: Matildas! But that wasn’t the only big news in sport: we also saw a massive year in cricket, beating India on their home soil in an ODI; while th...
28 Dec 202316min
The Briefing’s 2023 International News Wrap
Nothing has made international news more in the last few months than the conflict in Gaza, but do you remember some of the other big stories that hit our shores in 2023? Tom Tilley and Katrina Blowers...
28 Dec 202314min
The Briefing’s 2023 National News Wrap
2023 has been a big year for Australia. In this episode of The Briefing Katrina Blowers and Tom Tilley take us through all the big moments from the failed Voice referendum, to the sacking of Qantas an...
28 Dec 202319min
A powerful description of what it’s like living with adult ADHD
There has been a rise of well-known Aussies, particularly females, announcing that they have been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. Due to this rise there have been many conversations on social media a...
27 Dec 202315min
Synthetic "forever chemicals" found in popular cosmetics brands
We took six well known cosmetics to an independent laboratory for testing. The results show that two of the brands contain PFAS, which are dangerous synthetic ‘forever chemicals.’Find out which brands...
26 Dec 202314min
