Thursday Headlines:

• Pauline Hanson criticised for press club address as AFP investigates banner incident
• US officials reveal Iran peace deal details
• Pakistani officials apologise for fatal shooting of Australian girl
• First non-stop flight to Europe from Australia’s east coast confirmed
• The Maroons thump the Blues in State of Origin 2

Deep Dive:
Kyle Sandilands and ARN have settled their legal dispute, clearing the way for the radio shock jock to make his next move in the audio space.

But it turns out he’ll still be tied to his former employer, which will be taking a cut of the profits from his new show, and they’ll still have to host ads for him on the station he once called home.

In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined again by industry insider Craig Bruce to break down the deal and what it means for the future of audio in Australia.

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Wednesday Headlines:

• Interest rate hike reprieve, but the pain might not be over
• Ben Roberts-Smith bail conditions varied
• Pauline Hanson to address the National Press Club for the first time in her political career
• Virgin Australia lashed as it plans to pocket $90 million in travel credits
• Kyle Sandilands apparently settles with ARN for $15 million

Deep Dive: The Albanese government has been struggling to convince voters its proposed changes to the Capital Gains Tax – as outlined in last month’s budget – will be beneficial for Australians.

The business sector and Coalition is up in arms about the effects it will have on investment in this country, with accusations the two-day Senate inquiry into the planned changes is rushed.

Independent economist Saul Eslake appeared at that hearing this week. In this episode of The Briefing, he joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to explain how the reforms to CGT will affect different Aussies and give his verdict on the changes.

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Tuesday Headlines:

• Skepticism surrounds US-Iran peace deal
• AFP confirms investigation into allegations of sexual assault by flotilla activists
• Sydney shark attack victim loses arm
• Economists back government’s CGT plan, but admit it’s not perfect
• Gina Rinehart buys ‘significant’ stake in SpaceX

Deep Dive: A new cosmetic procedure is plumping faces – and raising eyebrows – in the US.

It involves using the fat from dead bodies as filler in patients seeking plumper lips, butts and faces, despite very limited clinical trials or proof it’s safe.

In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined by QLD plastic surgeon Dr David Sparks to talk zombie filler and ask not only whether it’s safe, but also whether it’s ethical to use cadaver tissue for beauty.

Further listening from headlines:
'I heard the screams': Inside Israeli detention
Elon’s road to $1,000,000,000,000

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The United States and Iran have announced a cease-fire deal that would pause fighting for 60 days. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote on social media.

Sacha Barbour Gatt has this breaking news update.

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Monday Headlines:

• New poll has Pauline Hanson as preferred PM
• Trump tells all sides to ‘stand down’ amid peace talks
• Nine-year-old Australian girl killed in Pakistan
• Renewed calls for a Sydney shark cull after Coogee attack
• Socceroos stun in World Cup opener against Turkiye

Deep Dive: A proposed $900 million waste-to-energy plant in Fiji sparked fierce criticism before it was ultimately rejected, with opponents warning the nation risked becoming the "Pacific's ashtray" and accusing Australia of engaging in "waste colonialism".

The project has reignited debate around waste-to-energy technology, which supporters say can reduce landfill and generate electricity, but critics argue risks creating a dependence on burning waste rather than reducing it.

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with environmental researcher Professor Ray Wills about the Fiji proposal, the future of waste-to-energy in Australia, and whether burning rubbish is a necessary part of solving the country's growing waste problem.

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Terence Tao was a child prodigy, and became a mathematics professor in the United States at age 24. In his early 30s he won the Fields Medal, known as 'the Nobel Prize of Mathematics'. Tao is considered one of the greatest living mathematicians, in part because of the breadth of his contributions to the field – from finding new patterns in prime numbers to solving several of the "unsolvable" Erdős problems.

On Monday, the King's Birthday, Tao was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia.

In this bonus episode of The Briefing, Terence Tao, AC, speaks with Natarsha Belling about the pleasures of solving problems, and how maths makes the world a less scary place.

If you want more Terence Tao, one of the YouTube channels he mentions is 3Blue1Brown, and Tao is featured on an episode.

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He became one of the breakout stars of Married At First Sight Australia last year, but life after it wasn't exactly what Dave Hand expected.

The self-described "gentle giant" found himself navigating one of TV’s biggest experiments, alongside sudden fame and online scrutiny all while his dad was undergoing cancer treatment.

And this year he swapped one reality TV juggernaut for another, joining Netflix's Perfect Match alongside stars from Love Is Blind, Love Island, Vanderpump Rules and Too Hot To Handle.

In this episode of The Weekend Briefing, Dave joins Chris Spyrou to unpack the reality behind reality TV, from MAFS dinner parties to producer relationships, tattoo regrets and how he managed to avoid Bali belly while filming in ... Mexico.

The Weekend List

To Watch: Project Hail Mary (recommended by listener Rebecca)
To Watch: Not Suitable For Work on Disney+
To Do: Get around Baby Bunting’s ‘Storktake’ sale

To Listen: Anything from Madonna’s upcoming Confessions II album.

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Friday Headlines:

• Pauline Hanson says $2.6m donations legit after PM casts doubt
• Donald Trump calls off strikes on Iran
• El Niño returns, likely to bring extreme weather to Australia
• Government says it won’t repeat the mistakes of the resource boom with AI
• FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico

Deep Dive: The world could see its first trillionaire soon, as Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, goes public. If the SpaceX public offering goes to plan, then Musk could increase his personal fortune by hundreds of billions of US dollars in just a few days.

How did Musk get so filthy rich? And how should we think about one individual controlling a trillion US dollars, and the unique power that type of wealth confers?

In this episode The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Tom Maloney - an editor and wealth reporter at Bloomberg in New York to unpack Musk’s path to a trillion and how he conquered capitalism.

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