Headlines:

• 47-year-old man faced court after being charged over alleged murder of wife and two children
• PM Anthony Albanese addresses AI images slamming tax changes
• Five dead after Mosque shooting in US
• Bunnings bomb threat in Brisbane
• Shakria to be paid nearly $90 million AU

Deep Dive:

A bombshell new report has revealed a concerning amount of alcohol sold at Australian bottle shops is contaminated.

The top drug and alcohol experts found unsafe levels of methanol and plastics during testing and are now calling for a crackdown on retailers and also better regulation.

In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Dr Nicholas Taylor from the National Drug Research Institute who explains how dangerous this contamination is and the deadly side effects.

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In part two of our chat with the deputy leader of the Liberal Party, Senator Jane Hume, we get into her party’s migration policy and what the “right mix” of migrants looks like in Australia.

After announcing welfare would be limited to citizens in its budget reply, the Coalition has been asked whether it’s failed in its promise to not become ‘One Nation Lite’ and if its future could include Pauline Hanson’s party.

Hume responds to those questions, as well as Sussan Ley’s claims that the Coalition is worse off now than it was when she was dumped.

Listen to part one here.

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Tuesday Headlines:

• Elon Musk loses high profile lawsuit against Open AI
• Australians among those on-board Israeli-seized Gaza flotilla
• Sydney triple murder a suspected domestic violence incident
• Global scramble underway to try to stem Ebola outbreak
• Social media ban preventing Aussie teens from accessing news
• Two men arrested over stunt at Punch the monkey’s enclosure

Deep Dive: The Coalition has spent the last year in the political wilderness, battling an increasingly influential One Nation and a failure to present genuine and clear policies.

Last week, opposition leader Angus Taylor issued his budget reply speech, with a focus on taxes and migration as a way to win back disaffected voters.

In this special two-part interview, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with the deputy leader of the Liberal Party, Senator, Jane Hume, about whether this budget platform will be the one to claw them back votes and re-cement them as a meaningful opposition to Labor.

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Headlines:

• Opposition promises to scrap Labor's tax changes

• US President Donald Trump's new threat for Iran

• Passenger detained and banned from Qantas after allegedly biting attendant

• Thousands queue across the globe for SWATCH watch

Deep Dive:

Over the weekend the World Health Organisation declared an Ebola outbreak in the Republic of Congo and Uganda as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’, following the recent Hantavirus cruise ship crisis, which has left many asking if Australia is prepared for another pandemic?

Have we learnt any lessons from COVID-19 and what is needed to make sure that next time the Government gets the balance right?

In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Paul Griffin, a microbiologist and director of infectious diseases at Mater Hospital, who explains why trust in the public health system is vital for prevention.

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In the second part of this special two-part deep dive, we continue to learn about the investigation that exposed a global online rape academy.

It wasn’t hiding on the dark web either, but in plain sight on forums and websites accessible by anyone with an internet connection.

So far, we’ve heard from CNN’s Kara Fox about the early days of her team’s probe, and in this episode, we learn how they tracked one of these abusers to his hometown in Poland – and what happened next.

You can read Kara and her team’s investigation piece here.

Listen to part one here.
Pt 1: Exposing a global ‘rape academy’

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Monday Headlines:

• Angus Taylor overtakes Anthony Albanese as preferred PM
• Tributes flow for Perth dad killed in shark attack
• WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak
• Health experts warn big tobacco is exploiting illicit market fears to unwind health gains
• Cops guarding king under investigation for falling asleep

Deep Dive: The shocking case of Gisèle Pelicot was one that gripped the world and lead a team of investigative journalists to expose what’s come to be known as a ‘global rape academy’.

Their investigation revealed that just like Gisèle’s former husband, men around the world are taking to forums and websites to openly discuss, plan and carry out and profit from the drug facilitated sexual abuse of their partners without their knowledge as they sleep.

In this special two-part deep dive, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined by CNN Senior Reporter Kara Fox, whose team tracked down perpetrators and spoke with survivors to expose the online world hiding in plain sight.

You can read Kara and her team’s investigation piece here.

Listen to part two here.

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An investigation into Australia’s cocaine binge, Behind the White Line, traces the trail of white powder, from narco to nostrils. The series goes inside a $1 billion shipment, exposing a police turf war between the United States' DEA, the AFP and WA cops over an audacious sting to outwit a Mexican cartel.

With exclusive interviews of high-ranking detectives, undercover operatives, DEA agents and coke users, Behind the White Line, examines the human cost of the world’s glamour drug hosted by investigative journalist Richard Baker.

Available from 21 May on LiSTNR's Secrets We Keep, on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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For years, Colin Fassnidge was sold to Australian audiences as the gruff Irish answer to Gordon Ramsay, but off camera he’s far more thoughtful, self-aware and surprisingly soft-hearted than his TV persona suggests.

After becoming a household name on My Kitchen Rules, Colin continued to travel through food and delivering TV gold, but behind the fiery one-liners and shows, he’s now opening up about therapy, burnout and the pressure of constantly performing.

In this chat with Sacha Barbour Gatt, Colin opens up about the realities of making television, why a recent filming trip to Mongolia pushed him to his limits, his friendship with Pete Evans and what food still means to him after decades in the industry.

Weekend list with Helen Smith

• Listener Bree TO READ: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• TO TRY: L'Oreal Paris Elvive Bond Repair shampoo and conditioner
• TO EAT: Get a slow cooker!
  
• TO WATCH: Ladies of London season 4 on Hayu

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