Is laughter the best medicine? Well comedian Michael Shafar might be able to help with that.
He’s probably the only person who can make fun being Jewish, having cancer and his genitals in the same breath – and not only get away with it – but have the room in hysterics
In this chat with Antoinette Lattouf, Michael explains why he isn’t afraid to tackle political topics in his shows and how he’s accidentally become the Jewish representative of comedy.
 
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How Michael Shafar became the  accidental Jewish rep of comedy

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Snus is a small tobacco sachet placed between your gum and upper lip. But now there’s a new form of ‘snussing’, with products that take out the tobacco and replace it with flavours like cool mint, espresso, or bellini, and leave in the nicotine. 
Advertised on TikTok as an alternative to vaping, following a federal crackdown on non-prescription vapes, are these products just another sneaky way to keep the tobacco industry alive?
In this episode, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with Associate Professor Becky Freeman, from the School of Public Health at Sydney University, to learn more about nicotine pouches and their growing popularity in Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are nicotine pouches the new vapes?

A movement is growing around the world protesting Israel’s offensive against Palestine in the Middle East. This time it feels different.
More than 100 students at Columbia University in New York were arrested last month when the college called in police to break up their protest, an encampment in the university’s quadrangle. Riot police were called in yesterday to remove students from a campus building.
The arrests at Columbia marked a defining moment in the global protest – and similar protest encampments are springing up on campuses across the globe.
In this episode of The Briefing, LiSTNR reporter Helen Smith visits an encampment at Sydney University to find out how and why the students have decided to join the global campaign.  
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What’s come out of yesterday’s National Cabinet meeting on domestic violence?
US Uni protests escalate into violence
New AI chatbot launching on our iPhones 
 
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Inside student camps for Palestine at Australian universities

Experiments on driverless - or autonomous - cars began 100 years ago, but only in the last twenty years have they become a genuine reality. Elon Musk's Telsa announced last month it was launching an autonomous taxi.
How do they work? How safe are they? And how long will it be before we're all expected to share the road with autonomous vehicles?
In this episode of The Briefing, we're joined by James Ward from Drive.com.au to discuss the latest developments in autonomous vehicles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Driverless cars. Would you climb into an autonomous vehicle?

Over the last few weeks, our national conversation has been heavily focused on the number of lives that have been taken by men because of domestic violence.
Arman Abrahimzadeh lost his mother to domestic violence in 2010 when his father murdered her in front of 300 people.
Since then Arman has dedicated his life to trying to end family and domestic abuse - talking to perpetrators in prisons, young people and across schools.
On this episode, Arman joins us to discuss how we can stop the abuse, stop re-offenders, and protect victim-survivors.
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National Cabinet to discuss tracking DV offenders, online content  
Donald Trump fined $13,000 and threatened with jail time over gag order 
Bonza enters voluntary administration 
King Charles returns to public duties 
 
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Arman's dad killed his mum. Here's how he broke the cycle

Ozempic is the new wonder drug sweeping the world of weight loss. But now a new surprising side effect has potentially been uncovered.
There's anecdotal evidence that semaglutide – the active ingredient in Ozempic, may also be able to reduce the desire for alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs. Now, research is being undertaken to find out if science can back up those claims.
In this episode of The Briefing, Simon Beaton speaks with Dr Leigh Walker from the Florey Institute to find out what we know already, and how safe Ozempic could be to treat addictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Michael Shafar became the accidental Jewish rep of comedy

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