Cities in China are sinking and satellite imagery shows Beijing is among one of the fastest going under.
According to a new study in the journal Science, development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise. Within 100 years, a quarter of China’s urban coastal land could sit below sea level.
In this episode of The Briefing, we’re joined by Robert Nicholls, a climate scientist and civil engineer at the University of East Anglia who reviewed the paper to find out why China’s cities are sinking and what can be done to fix the problem
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Could Beijing be underwater in 100 years?

A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews, all in under 20 minutes. Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 3pm Monday to Friday, and profiles across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.
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News broke last week that a teenager is about to become the world’s first millennial saint. 
Carlo Acutis passed away in 2006, but spent his life spreading his faith, coming to be known as the patron saint of the internet for his work creating websites about Catholicism and its saints. 
So, how does the Catholic church decide on who gets to be a saint? What’s the criteria, who tests the miracles and what role could coincidence and other factors play?  
Sydney priest, Father Anthony Robbie joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to discuss on this episode of The Briefing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God knows why this millennial is becoming a saint

Late last week, China launched a comprehensive two-day military drill around Taiwan, mimicking a full-scale attack. The drills included dozens of fighter jets carrying live missiles, alongside navy vessels stationed at strategic locations around the island.
The military operations have been viewed as retaliation to Taiwan's newly elected president, Lai Ching-te, who in his recent inauguration speech reinforced the island's independence from China.
So how much has changed in the tensions between Taiwan and China over the last few months? And what does this mean for Australia?
In this episode, Bension Siebert unpacks the situation with Dr Roger Lee Huang, an expert in Southeast Asian politics and international relations at Macquarie University.
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Experts to meet in fast-tracked gender-based violence review
Fly high Bette; world’s longest serving flight attendant dies
 
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Is this a drill? The latest tensions between Taiwan and China

It’s become one of the world’s biggest online shopping marketplaces, churning out more than a million parcels to be flown to customers around the globe every day.
Here in Australia, more than 1.2 million of us shop on Temu every month – and it’s our most downloaded app.
But how did the Chinese start-up skyrocket to global online megastore - selling everything from clothing and household items - less than two years after launching?
Dr Shasha Wang from QUT joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to explain Temu’s unique recipe for success in commerce and its meteoric rise.
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Part 2 - How Temu conquered the world

Amid a cost of living crisis, who can resist the invitation to “shop like a billionaire” at bargain-basement prices?
Online juggernaut Temu is Australia’s most popular free app, offering a vast vortex of low-cost merchandise from fashion and homeware to toys and electronics.
But amid the thrilling rush of retail therapy lie some serious questions: Where does this stuff come from? What are conditions like for those at the bottom of the supply chain? And what about the environment?
On this episode of The Briefing Sacha talks to Sarah Rogan, senior labour rights campaigner at Oxfam.
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More than 600 feared dead in PNG landslides
WA Premier describes murder of mother and daughter as ‘chilling’
Hamas launches rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time in months
Donald Trump booed at Libertarian convention 
 
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Part 1 - The truth about Temu

Abbie Chatfield is an Australian media personality, television host, radio presenter and podcaster. She is best known for her appearances in reality television as both a contestant and host, she is also the host of Listnr podcast “its a lot.”
In this episode of The Weekend Briefing Abbie tells Antoinette about the crime of bad change room lights, oversharing, unexpected fans and why she could never go on Farmer Wants a Wife.
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Could Beijing be underwater in 100 years?

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