Far-right political commentator, Tucker Carlson, is known for pushing extreme views on social and political issues, conspiracy theories and a strong stance against immigration.

Recently, Clive Palmer’s mining company Mineralogy brought Carlson over to Australia as part of The Australian Freedom Conferences, visiting several major cities on a speaking tour.

While in Sydney, two LiSTNR journalists attended, to find out what would be up for discussion, and to learn more about the Australians who identify with Tucker Carlson’s ultra-conservative beliefs.

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Poh Ling Yeow is proof that second place doesn’t always have to suck.

Joining MasterChef as a contestant in 2009 now 15 years later she’s gracing the screens as a judge, with the new panel of faces joining in the wake of the tragic death of former judge Jock Zonfrillo.

In this chat with Antoinette Lattouf, Poh shares the challenges of being a woman in the public eye and her hidden phobia of eating in front of other people.

WEEKEND LIST

• TO WATCH - American’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders on Netflix
• TO DO - Aussie Bro Squad call out on TikTok
• TO EAT - Plunger coffee and Honest to Goodness coffee
• TO WATCH - I Am: Celine Dion on Amazon Prime

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The Conservative Party have ruled the UK for the past 14 years – but it hasn’t been smooth sailing with 5 different Prime Ministers occupying 10 Downing Street in just the last 8 years. At the end of May, the current leader of the Tory party, Rishi Sunak called an election.

The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer had been picked to take the biggest win in nearly 200 years. So has that happened? And what will this new government mean for the UK’s future?

Joining us to unpack what we know of the results, is The Briefing’s former Senior Producer, Eleanor Harrison-Dengate, who is currently on the ground in the UK.

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Since Peter Dutton’s announcement on the Liberal party’s intention to go nuclear, there has been fierce debate on if it will work and if the Australian public should commit to it.

But what are the plain and simple facts on nuclear?

On this episode, we help you out with Sacha Barbour Gatt and Bension Siebert providing a quick explainer about nuclear energy - using fact-checked info without the political spin.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration CSIRO GenCost report
International Energy Forum

Headlines:

UK election underway, Labour poised for a “supermajority”

Labor reacts to Fatima Payman’s resignation

Joe Biden admits he “screwed up” debate

Nine-year-old chess prodigy is the youngest person to represent England internationally in any sport

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“With a heavy heart but a clear conscience, I announce my resignation from the Australian Labor Party. I have informed the Prime Minister that, effective immediately, I will sit on the crossbench to represent Western Australia”.

That’s the statement from Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman, announcing today at a press conference at Parliament House that she has made the decision to leave the Labor Party.

In this episode of The Briefing we’re joined by Kos Samaris, Director of polling group Redbridge Australia, and Australian Financial Review federal politics reporter Tom McIllroy to discuss what it means for the future of the ALP - and the future of Senator Payman.

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NASA have announced that the International Space Station is doomed to de-orbit by 2031, and SpaceX are going to help take it down with a contract worth $1.26 billion (AUD).

It’s the end of an era – the ISS was for many years a beacon of international cooperation in the final frontier of space.

So why is the ISS being decommissioned, will a new station be replacing it, and what does this mean for international space relations in the future?

Dr Rebecca Allen, Co-Director of the Space Technology and Industry Institute at Swinburne University of Technology, joined The Briefing to explain.

Headlines:

White House denies Biden is considering his future

Damning ASIC inquiry

New research has found what Australian’s are spending their money on

Canberra’s night of nights – the Midwinter Ball.

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One of the world’s biggest live entertainment companies, Live Nation, has been hit with a double whammy.

It’s being sued by the US Department of Justice following its subsidiary Ticketmaster being targeted by a notorious hacker group affecting 560 million customers worldwide.

As a follow-up to our investigation into Australia’s ticket industry, Tessa Randello from the LiSTNR Newsroom joins Sacha Barbour Gatt to break down what is happening at Live Nation and the effect it could have worldwide.

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This week, campaigners for animal rights won a years-long battle to ban the live export of sheep, with the practice to end by 2028 after it was passed in parliament. According to Animals Australia, three million animals have died in live export from Australia ... and that's not to mention what happens to them once they arrive at their destination.
On the flipside of that though is the farming communities who rely on the trade for their livelihoods.

In today's Briefing, we speak with John Hassell, a WA farmer and the Vice President of the National Farmers Federation to find out what's next for the industry and what farmers wish they could say to inner city folk who are against the practice.

Headlines:

More than 100 dead in crowd crush at religious event in India

Palestinians flee Khan Younis after texts from Israel

Donald Trump sentencing delayed

Bob Katter portrait in Parliament House

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