Since Russia invaded Ukraine, a wide range of sanctions has been imposed by western countries. Sanctions are penalties imposed by one country on another, to stop it acting aggressively, or breaking international law.    

We’re joined by David Uren - an economic analyst and commentator with the Australian   Strategic Policy Institute - to determine the real impact of the sanctions.

In today’s Briefing we take a deep dive on the real impact of six months of sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Headlines:

- Mourners pay respects to the queen
- Pandemic payments extended
- Saudi golf tournament could come to Australia
- 900k Aussies hold down two jobs
- RBA board under review

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We have now entered the realm of King Charles III. To many, Charles is an eccentric environmentalist whose relationship with his first wife Diana filled tabloids and documentaries for decades. 

Now he’s ascended the throne on his mother’s death, we take a deep dive on the man himself with Dr Cindy McCreery, a historian with the University of Sydney and an expert on the history of the Royal Family.  

In today’s Briefing, Australia has a new King. Do you know the real Charles, the person behind the crown?

Headlines:

- The Queen’s coffin arrives in London
- Uncle Jack Charles dies
- Third La Nina confirmed 
- Pet kangaroo kills owner
- Aussie actor Murray Bartlett wins an Emmy

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With the Queen’s death last week, the world woke to a new generation. We have a new King, a new heir to the throne and many expect conversations to begin about Australia’s future in the Commonwealth. What should you do if you feel unsure about the future?

In today’s episode of the Briefing, we’re joined by Brigid Delaney whose new book Reasons Not To Worry - How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times, comes out next week. Brigid explains what we can learn from stoics, philosophers who lived by a set of rules that helped them find solace and comfort in difficult times.

As Australia – and the world – enters a new era, we talk about Stoicism and why worrying is simply a waste of time.

Today's Headlines:

- King Charles admits to feeling ‘weight of history’
- New Covid vaccine approved by ATAGI
- Caddick inquiry hears unlikely she cut off own foot

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The Queen’s body has begun its journey from Scotland to England.

Tens of thousands of Britons lined the highways of Scotland overnight to watch the Queen’s cortege from Balmoral Castle to Holyrood House in Edinburgh where her body will lie in state for a day before being taken to London. We’re joined by Jacob Farr from Edinburgh Live who can take us through the ins and outs of the Queen’s final journey.

In today’s Briefing, the Queen’s final journey has begun.

Today's Headlines:

- Queen's cortege arrives in Edinburgh
- King Charles III proclaimed in Australia
- US commemorates 21 years since September 11 attacks
- Massive earthquake in PNG

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Two months ago Hannah Diviney wrote a tweet that went viral. Hannah was the driving force behind Lizzo and Beyonce, two of the most powerful and influential people in pop music, changing their lyrics which used an ablest slur.  

 

Hannah Diviney is a writer and disability & women’s rights advocate. In this conversation Jamila Rizvi and Hannah Diviney unpack everything from pop stars, to cartoons, to the experience of life from a different vantage point.

 

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In today’s Briefing, we bring you the news that Queen Elizabeth has died aged 96.

Buckingham Palace made the official announcement at 6.30pm British time -  3.30am this morning our time.

Her majesty was Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

The Queen, born in Mayfair, London on April 21, 1926, died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

In this special episode of the Briefing, we remember Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second.

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It’s National Child Protection Week. Australian authorities have served Apple, Microsoft and Meta with world-first legal orders this week to come clean on what they are doing to detect and report child sex abuse material or face fines of more than half a million dollars a day.

Australia’s move will be watched internationally- in the US, there has been bitter debate over whether child security should trump privacy. We speak to filmmaker Simon Nasht about the orders, about the potential implications and why the world is watching.

Simon’s film The Children in the Pictures is available at SBS OnDemand and will be featured on SBS in late October. 

Today's Headlines:

- Putin threatens to cut energy to west 
- New figures show economy grew 0.9%
- Major update in Trump archive seizure
- Domestic flight fares surge
- No Aussies left in US Open

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As a detective, Gary Jubelin used to sit on one side of the interview room table facing murderers, child abductors and rapists. Now he’s sitting on the other side: disgraced, forced out of the police and judged to be a criminal. His new book Badness, shows us the view from the other side.

One of Australia’s most famous detectives has done a very different kind of investigation; instead of locking up criminals he’s befriended some of the country's worst criminals to understand what made them bad. 

In today’s Briefing, Gary Jubelin, former NSW police homicide detective who is famous for leading the William Tryell investigation, and then being booted out of the force for illegal recordings, explains how and why his own criminal conviction has given him a very different perspective on the criminal mindset. His book Badness, is out today.

Today's Headlines:

- Early childhood centres to ‘shut down’
- Cost of living to be addressed in budget 
- China tensions could be thawing
- Liz Truss makes first speech

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Japan is planning a dramatic shift back to nuclear power more than a decade on from the Fukushima disaster. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced last week Japan will restart idle reactors and develop new plants to avoid new strains on power grids that buckled under heavy demand this summer. 

We’re joined by Dr Carol Bond from RMIT, a political and social scientist with a focus on energy policy. In this episode of the Briefing, is Japan ready to transition back to nuclear energy, what are the risks, and what has it learned in the wake of the Fukushima disaster?

Is Japan ready to transition back to nuclear energy?

Today's Headlines:

- Liz Truss to be new British PM
- Manhunt continues in Canada after stabbing murder spree
- Wayne Carey denies white powder is banned substance
- Aussies through to US Open quarters after historic day in NY
- Tracey Grimshaw to leave A Current Affair

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A new study has found friendships between rich and poor can reduce poverty. The study looked at thousands of social media connections and found if poor children grew up in neighbourhoods where 70% of their friends were wealthy, it would increase their future incomes by 20%.

We’re joined by one of the study’s authors, Matthew O Jackson, a professor of Economics and Stanford University who explains how the study was conducted and what they found.

In this episode of the Briefing, how your friends impact your bank balance.

Today's Headlines:

- 5 million to benefit from welfare increases
- Climate bill debate begins today
- Trump holds first rally since FBI raid
- Kyrgios to take on Medvedev in bid for US Open quarters
- Nirvana wins court case over baby photo

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