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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet visited flood-ravaged northern NSW this week to announce what’s called The Back Home scheme. The state will provide up to $20,000 to residents whose homes have been declared damaged or destroyed. Locals say the $112 million scheme is too little too late. Harper Dalton is a Lismore local whose home was wiped out in the floods: and Eddie Lloyd is a Lismore lawyer and community advocate. They say the community is shattered and flattened. It could take years to get back on their feet. What does the future hold for Lismore and the NSW Northern Rivers region who have been wiped out by floods TWICE in four weeks? Todays Headlines PM heckled in Newcastle pub Feds reject QLD request for flood funding US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Putin's daughters Rain lashes NSW coast Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Apr 202223min

David Pocock was no ordinary rugby player. He has always been a principled changemaker - he painted his rugby boots black when he made his super rugby debut because of his concerns about the sweat shops they were manufactured in and he and his partner didn’t sign their marriage certificate until gay couples had the same rights. He’s also chained himself to a bulldozer in a protest against coalmines. Well, now the former Wallaby and ACT Brumby is making a run as an independent for one of two ACT Senate spots at the upcoming federal election. What are his chances of victory? And what type of difference does he hope to make, if he makes it to the Senate? Todays Headlines PM defends his role in pre-selection scandal Australia to team up with US and UK to develop missiles Zelensky tells UN of Russia’s ‘atrocities’ Rain bomb heading for NSW Tiger Woods says he’ll contest the Masters Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Apr 202221min

Money laundering, links to organised crime, private jets and debit cards that let high rollers from China gamble millions… it sounds like the script from a movie - but these are some of the explosive revelations that have come out of an inquiry into the running of Sydney’s Star Casino. James Thomson from the Australian Financial Review joins us to explain how and why high rollers – called whales – pounce on Casinos to gamble big. On today’s episode, what goes on inside the murky world of Aussie casinos and where to from here, now that we’re learning that Crown and Star - our biggest AND second biggest operators - have big problems. Todays Headlines Biden calls for war crime charges for Putin IPCC report condemns global governments Two dead in family tragedy in the Blue Mountains Elon Musk splurges on Twitter shares Tassie Premier resigns Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Apr 202220min

The Ukraine president Vlodomyr Zelensky has refused to leave the country, despite reportedly being ‘target number one’ for Russian troops invading the country. He went from comedian to leading his country in a David v Goliath battle against Russia.   Zoya Sheftalovich is a contributing editor for POLITICO based in Australia with a Ukrainian background. Zoya says the scale of this invasion is a reaction to Zelensky and Zelensky’s effect on Ukrainian resistance. So who is Vlodomyr Zelensky – and how did he go from a TV comedian, to a Churchillian wartime president? Todays Headlines PM denies acted inappropriately in pre-selection battle Support for Labor slows as election approaches Russia denies troops killed innocent Ukraine civilians Six shot dead in Sacramento Australia wins Women’s Cricket World Cup Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Apr 202220min

Rhys Nicholson is a multi-award winning Australian stand-up, writer, actor and judge on Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under.His stand up comedy is daring and honest, witty and wildly inappropriate in the best possible way. In this conversation, Jamila Rizvi sat down with Rhys Nicholson to talk about everything from being bullied at school, to falling in love, from making a political stand, to walking the runway on Drag Race. Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Apr 202238min

Imagine being locked-up in an Iranian prison for more than two years – when you’re innocent. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian expert on Islam, went to Iran in late August 2018 to attend a seminar. Three weeks later, as she checked-in at Tehran Airport to return home, she was arrested. Iranian authorities accused her of being a spy and she was jailed for 10 years, thrown into a high-security prison run by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Kylie joins us to tell us how she survived, what it was like in solitary confinement in a two-by-two metre cell….and how her family and friends told the world of her plight, eventually securing her release. Her new book is called ‘The Uncaged Sky’ Todays Headlines Ukraine’s president addresses Australian parliament Albanese pledges to fix aged care NSW floods death toll rises Aussie journo remains locked up in China Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Mars 202223min

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the Budget on Tuesday night….a critically important budget with an election due to be called in weeks. Annika Smethurst, a Walkley award winning political reporter at The Age, the author of The Accidental Prime Minister and regular contributor at The Briefing, tells us it’s a Budget for our time….when we’re coming out of a pandemic, inflation is rising, and the looming election. And it call comes as the Prime Minister is copping criticism from MPs on his own side of politics We’ll hear Annika’s take on the politics of the Budget….and what it means for Scott Morrison heading into an election in a matter of weeks. Todays Headlines Northern Rivers floods again Russia ramps up shelling despite scale-back claims PM Morrison plays down Lib Senator’s claims Hillsong loses footing in US World farewells Shane Warne Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Mars 202224min

Shane Warne’s send off at the MCG tonight will be one the biggest we’ve ever seen, especially when you consider the television audience, around Australia but also in India, Pakistan, and the UK. It could be Australia’s biggest TV event ever. Tracey Holmes is a veteran sports journo, host of the ABC podcast, The Ticket. Tracey joins us to explain the unique combination of factors that make this man one of the most popular Australians in history. Everyone loved Warnie….and you as you’ll hear, you didn’t need to be a cricket fan to fall under his spell. Todays Headlines What the Budget means for you More rain in flood-affected northern NSW Russia appears to be easing war attacks Will Smith apologises for Oscar meltdown Plans revealed for Warne funeral Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Mars 202223min