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Todays Headlines New modelling predicts hundreds of thousands of daily Covid cases unless authorities act now Quarantine-free travel to New Zealand delayed again Locals council's deemed the weak link in Australia's national security Covid hits the AFL Follow The Briefing AND 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.

21 Dec 20212min

Todays Headlines Emergency National Cabinet meeting called as Australia battles Omicron Covid variant Tennis legend Rafael Nadal tests Covid positive Good news for those planning an Aussie getaway with flights cheaper than they have been in years And, Australia claims a stunning two-nil lead in the Ashes Follow The Briefing AND 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.

20 Dec 20213min

Todays Headlines How Christmas could be a super-spreader event Specialist NSW police to investigate Tasmanian jumping castle tragedy New rules forcing power companies to dumb down power bills Australia is poised to take a two-nil lead in the Ashes Follow The Briefing AND 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.

19 Dec 20213min

Dinesh Palipana works as a doctor in one of Australia’s busiest hospital emergency rooms. If this wasn’t impressive enough, Dinesh also had to learn how to do the immensely physical work of medicine with a spinal cord injury. In this chat with Jamila Rizvi, Dinesh recounts the harrowing accident that left him quadriplegic in 2010, how he’s learnt to meet the demands of his job without the use of much of his body, and why he feels like the luckiest person alive. THE WEEKEND LIST with Linda Marigliano and Brooke Boney: Read: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Watch: And Just Like That (Binge) Listen: Actual Life by Fred again.. Watch: Succession season 3 (Binge) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Dec 202134min

Australians will go to the polls in 2022 to elect a federal government. There are so many critical issues dominating the news: Covid-19 and its many variants; inflation; house prices; unemployment; education; health; and climate change. Dan Ilic, an Australian comedian, started a crowdfunding campaign to fund Times Square billboards to embarrass Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Commonwealth Government over their inaction on climate change. His original campaign aimed to raise $12,500 to fund a billboard near November’s Glasgow COP26 conference. He ended up raising more than $228,000. So what big-ticket item will dominate the 2022 federal election? Todays Headlines Number of children killed in jumping castle tragedy rises to five NSW residents urged to avoid crowded events after record cases Federal budget $7 billion better off as government prepares for election battle Kennedy files released as descendant named as new Australian ambassador Ashes curveball for Australia, former Wallabies captain to run for senate Follow The Briefing AND 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.

16 Dec 202124min

2021 has certainly thrown us some curveballs. Covid’s Delta outbreak (and then Omicron), lockdowns, protests and vaccine mandates, the Royal family and their many sagas, and who could forget the Tokyo Olympics. In this episode of The Briefing Tom Tilley and Katrina Blowers look back on the big issues of 2021, how they impacted us, and what they viewed as the critical issues we should keep an eye out for, in 2022. Todays Headlines WA tightens travel restrictions as NSW cases increase Treasurer to promise higher wages, lower unemployment in budget update Labor warns Coalition grants would be targeted in corruption probe Defence to make case in Ghislaine Maxwell trial Hundreds rescued from Hong Kong office tower fire Follow The Briefing AND 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.

15 Dec 202122min

Booster jabs will be offered to everyone over 18 in England from this week. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation and said: "No one should be in any doubt, there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming." Johnson said the target to offer a booster to all adults by the end of January will be brought forward by a month. The British government is hoping to vaccinate a million people a day by Christmas. Hans van Leeuwen is the Europe correspondent for the Australian Financial Review. He tells us what’s happening in the UK right now….and what it’s like in an area of South London, where families and minority groups are living in fear of catching Omicron. Today’s Briefing goes inside the UK’s Omicron tidal wave. Todays Headlines Restrictions easing in New South Wales and Tasmania Tyrrell search to wrap-up this week: police Capitol riot texts expose Trump Jr's concerns National mourning for Haiti after dozens killed in fuel tanker explosion US hockey team, bank apologise for teacher cash stunt Follow The Briefing AND 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.

14 Dec 202119min

New Zealand has introduced a very radical plan to ban smoking for the next generation. Legislation, which comes into effect next year, means those who are aged 14 and under today will never be legally able to buy tobacco. The legal smoking age will increase every year, with the plan to create a smoke-free generation of Kiwis. Chris Bullen is Professor of Public Health at the University of Auckland. Prof Bullen joins us to talk about the measures to help phase out smoking including reducing the legal amount of nicotine in tobacco products, cutting down the shops where cigarettes could legally be sold, and increasing funding to addiction services. At the moment, around 12 percent of New Zealand's adults smoke but the rate is much higher among the indigenous Maori population, where it soars to almost a third. NZ’s goal is to have fewer than 5% of the population smoking daily by 2025. Todays Headlines UK PM says Omicron to be dominant within days following first death McGowan locks-in date for WA reopening Moderna to be made in Australia under new VIC deal Australia and South Korea sign defence deal as border opening confirmed Joyce calls for Assange to be returned to Australia Follow The Briefing AND 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.

13 Dec 202120min