Is Elon Musk making an expensive mistake re Twitter?
Elon Musk has done the deal to buy Twitter. The announcement was made this week……Twitter’s board has agreed to sell the social media giant to the world’s richest man for 61 billion dollars. In a sta...
27 Apr 202222min
Can you trust election opinion polls this time?
The polls were wrong ahead of the 2019 Australian federal election….and spectacularly wrong back when Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton at the 2016 American presidential election….and don’t mentio...
26 Apr 202220min
Why our airlines and airports are in chaos
Hundreds of thousands of Australians streamed through airports over the Easter and Anzac Day weekends. There were queues out the door and onto the street in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Bri...
25 Apr 202219min
A veteran’s brave battle to overcome PTSD
In 2010, three years after Rachel Kerrigan left the RAAF, her mental health deteriorated rapidly. At her lowest point in 2012, Rachel attempted suicide, she was diagnosed with severe post traumatic s...
24 Apr 202217min
A Candid Conversation with Chrissie Swan
Chrissie Swan has spent almost 20 years being stared at down the barrel of paparazzi cameras. In that time, the beloved radio and television host, reality star and household name has become thoroughly...
22 Apr 202239min
Fleeing Ukraine: a refugee’s new life in Australia
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created a massive refugee crisis. More than five million Ukranians have fled their country since the conflict began. Eleven million have been displaced from their home...
21 Apr 202225min
The French election: Europe on the brink
France will vote in a Presidential election this weekend that could really impact the very future of Europe. The race is between incumbent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate,...
20 Apr 202223min
Zoe Daniel: An independent's view of the election
Zoe Daniel is a former ABC foreign correspondent. She’s worked as a journalist for more than 30 years. So why on Earth would she consider running for parliament. In this episode of The Briefing, Z...
19 Apr 202224min
