The Tokyo Olympics. Risk v reward?
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 ye...
2 Feb 202120min
The impact of the Covid-induced wealth divide
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 an...
1 Feb 202118min
Happy tenth birthday, the Dark Web
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... bu...
31 Jan 202118min
The Weekend Briefing with Thomas Mayo
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...
29 Jan 202121min
NEW: The Weekend Briefing is here!
Jamila Rizvi skips the small talk and goes deep during her conversations with celebrities, opinion shapers and newsmakers. Join The Weekend Briefing on Saturday mornings to slow down, lean back and ...
28 Jan 20211min
You’ve seen the ad. Will you get the vaccine?
Does the federal government’s new Covid-19 ad campaign make you more likely to get the vaccine shot when it becomes available later this year? The grim reaper AIDS campaign in the 80s scared Austral...
28 Jan 202122min
The incredible story of Asia’s el Chapo
Today we discuss the arrest of the man they call Asia’s el Chapo. It’s estimated, Tse Chi Lop oversees a drug empire worth $90 billion a year. Considering Mexico and South American drug lords trade ...
27 Jan 202118min
How proposed cuts to JobSeeker and JobKeeper will affect you.
What do proposed buts to JobKeeper and JobSeeker mean for those who have come to rely on the increased payments in the wake of the Covid pandemic? We're joined by Charmaine Crowe from the Australian...
26 Jan 202120min
